Talk:Arsonist/@comment-121.218.82.42-20131003095130/@comment-97.88.61.100-20140426221858

To use Riot Troopers you have to have the hundreds of iron to make and heal them. In the early stages of the game, this unit is great. It deals more damage with the SMG than the trooper, and while it's not as strong as the Shock Troop, it's A) much cheaper, especially if you friend some people, and B) more versatile, with a weak attack that can hit the second row, good for finishing off guys who have less than fifteen HP left (also the attacks are on seperate cooldowns). It does have some longevity as a shield/minor anti-air unit in boss strikes and PvP, but its main use is for before you get good iron production (and if you want you can skip Riot Trooper, maybe build one, and go straight to Minitanks).