Bloontonium Reactor (BMC): Difference between revisions
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Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) No, it is not the worst ever, because rof can't beat rainbows on its own in multiplat. Still doesn't justify its use for just the damage function. Guaranteed lead-popping is thus the only realistic use case for the damaging aura. You CANNOT deny that. It does the job but is overpriced as heck for the job. Sure, other defenses outclass i, but the option exists. Glue strike is useless because the t3 does exactly the job. At least reactor fulfills something the other subs can't do |
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==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
Bloontonium Reactor struggles to see much improvement from [[Submerge and Support (BMC)|Submerge and Support]], being only really useful for the water cooldown buff. It doesn't improve its decamo rate, and the speed of the damage-over-time effect often doesn't fully pop Bloons stronger than a [[Pink Bloon (BMC)|Pink Bloon]] on most tracks, and all speed buffs are useless on this attack. Much like the similar-costing [[Ring of Fire (BMC)|Ring of Fire]], Reactor fails to break down [[Ceramic Bloon (BMC)|Ceramic Bloon]]s, but at least works as a solo against incoming Rainbow Bloons on the Percent track, where short-ranged towers will not work due to lack of land. However, many other towers and their combinations are cheaper and more efficient for damage; Reactor's guaranteed Lead damage (due to infinite pierce) is the only reason to invest for its damaging aura. As a result, this upgrade is difficult to justify using outside of [[Contested Territory (BMC)|Contested Territory]]. In [[Monkey Teams (BMC)|Monkey Teams]], the full roster of available Monkey Teams that include Sub do have more cost-efficient Lead-popping, even [[Razor Rotors (BMC)|Razor Rotors]] on Lock In Place.<!--SIDE NOTE: Tack and Ace are the only things worse vs pure Leads than a Reactor, but neither are on the roster with Sub--> | |||
Due to the ability cooldown stacking bug, it can be used in CT on maps with a lot of water to reduce the cooldown of some [[First Strike Capability (BMC)|First Strike Capability]] subs to almost nothing, and deliver its massive damage missile multiple times per turn. Due to the limited amount of Subs per city, a ratio of about 1:2 First Strikes and Reactors should maximize the rate of abilities. | Due to the ability cooldown stacking bug, it can be used in CT on maps with a lot of water to reduce the cooldown of some [[First Strike Capability (BMC)|First Strike Capability]] subs to almost nothing, and deliver its massive damage missile multiple times per turn. Due to the limited amount of Subs per city, a ratio of about 1:2 First Strikes and Reactors should maximize the rate of abilities. | ||