Domis are Useless

Since the recent nerf to domis they no longer serve any purpose within their own mechanics. Domis have all the disadvantages of an antiheavy, but since they can no longer capture heavies they have none of the advantages.

-They have a super long cooldown after every capture, like an antiheavy.

-All captured units are freed if the domi dies, which only makes sense if the units are more expensive than the domi itself.

-They're too slow to even keep up with an aspis.

-They die when sneezed at.

Even the domi mission is no longer winnable under the current balance. At least not with anything I've tried thus far, including adding rackets or gnats as supports. Really my last ditch effort with that is just to forget domis entirely and spam scorchers and scalpels instead. If none of the disadvantages are removed then they just aren't viable.

I tend to play lobster games, but I've noticed that when an opponent has a sizeable domi ball, it can be quite tricky to deal with. Remember: multiple dominatrix units can stack their capture rate, so if you have 10-15 in one spot, capture rates skyrocket.

They also have pretty long range, making them dangerous against anything but the longest-range skirmishers.

It has its weaknesses, to be sure, but it's certainly got its place.

Maybe domis should do a burst of capture damage akin to a penetrator at skrim range follow by some slow down during reload.

Meh. I mean the nerf was specifically to make them worse against assaults, which is fine but it changes their role. Burst capture would be ridiculous against striders and things, which is definitely cancer. However if they're going to be restricted to being useful against light units then their cooldown needs to be reduced or else the revert-on-death mechanic should be removed.

Then they could be a semi-riot/skirm instead of an antiheavy, and heavies would still counter them which is a lot less scary.

Also I still haven't beaten the mission, and I've tried pretty much everything I can think of. The AI's advantage ends up being so large that you literally get killed by welders. :\

The Dominatrix mission does need to be rebalanced. It probably also needs a buff since the redesign that made it not negate tanks. Its intended role is as a counter to the heavier riots (Mace and Ogre) because Rovers don't have many other options there.

It's domi vs crab that annoys me these days, purely because of the armour effect. As part of a reasonably balanced rover salad, I find they're otherwise still a useful asset, if not first choice for almost everything like they used to be. Even picking off just the odd unit still encourages caution.

Xivender is right. You have to use Domis with shields and / or cloaks for the best results. You also need rippers to protect vs light unit swarms. Domis are still viable.