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Make Surfboard buildable by cons?

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4/22/2016 7:45:07 AMAUrankAdminAquanim before revert after revert
4/22/2016 7:44:45 AMAUrankAdminAquanim before revert after revert
4/22/2016 7:44:11 AMAUrankAdminAquanim before revert after revert
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1 With respect to the Valkyrie comparison: 1 With respect to the Valkyrie comparison:
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3 - Valkyrie is *much* faster compared with both the Surfboard and the units it transports 3 - Valkyrie is *much* faster compared with both the Surfboard and the units it transports
4 - The kinds of terrain you want Valkyries to transport over is far more common than the situations you want a Surfboard for 4 - The kinds of terrain you want Valkyries to transport over is far more common than the situations you want a Surfboard for
5 - Valkyrie can be built anywhere and get to where you need it, Surfboard has to be built in the body of water you need it 5 - Valkyrie can be built anywhere and get to where you need it, Surfboard has to be built in the body of water you need it
6 - Valkyrie is much more aggressively costed (80m vs. 220m) 6 - Valkyrie is much more aggressively costed (80m vs. 220m)
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8 Surfboard may need buffs and fixes in addition to this to be viable. In fact, it probably does. 8 Surfboard may need buffs and fixes in addition to this to be viable. In fact, it probably does.
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10 However, if you have to make a Ship factory to make Surfboards, and there is enough water that this seems worthwhile, I have never seen a situation in which making Surfboards (even if they were buffed) was preferable to just making combat ships. 10 However, if you have to make a Ship factory to make Surfboards, and there is enough water that this seems worthwhile, I have never seen a situation in which making Surfboards (even if they were buffed) was preferable to just making combat ships.
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12 Moving ground units around, on the other hand, is frequently preferable to making gunships. 12 Moving ground units around, on the other hand, is frequently preferable to making gunships - or at least useful in combination.
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14 I don't think limiting it to Athena is necessary - Athena is already pretty niche in its own right. 14 I don't think limiting it to Athena is necessary - Athena is already pretty niche in its own right.
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16 This might have the (partially) unintentional side effect of allowing landfac cons to take sea mexes. I don't see this as a huge problem. 16 This might have the (partially) unintentional side effect of allowing landfac cons to take sea mexes. I don't see this as a huge problem.