Masochist
| Masochist | |
|---|---|
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| General Data | |
| Faction | Substrate |
| Type | Cruiser |
| Cost | 5 Logistics, 450 Metal, 80 Radioactives, 40 seconds |
| Statistics | |
| Hit Points | 1250 |
| Shields | 40 |
The Masochist is a cruiser class ship for the Substrate.
Background
This anti-frigate ship is aptly named. As the Masochist becomes damaged, its attacks become even more powerful, often to the point where it can take out enemy cruisers easily. Its plasma flail is powered by all of the Masochist's absorbed damage; the more damage this unit takes, the more beams it can use at once.
Weapon Specs
Plasma Flail
- 30 DPS per unit
- 300 meter range
Game Usage
- The Masochist is an upgraded version of the Avenger, retaining frigates clearing capability (albeit with a trigger condition) and almost twice the durability. It's however slightly slower than the Avenger, but faster than the slow cruisers, such as Drone Hive.
- The Masochist is basically a moving bomb, dealing more and more damage the closer it gets to dying. This is particularly dangerous to close range frigates and cruisers, but is usually not an issue for range cruisers, such as Nemesis or Hera.
- Overall, the Masochist is underused as it's hard to justify its cost when it could be spent on building other cruisers that could potentially live through the fight and gain more value in the next combat. The Masochist is the opposite of this longevity idea, and is designed to suicide with having mostly HP durability and next to no shield durability, making it unable to regenerate the damage taken. Also, the availability of heavy cruisers and Nemesis, all of which have good range, greatly reduces the Masochist effectiveness as it dies before it can get close enough to unleash the damage.