Talk:Heavy Gunner/@comment-71.198.204.55-20120807123814/@comment-5007614-20120822153030

While I think nanopod costs need to drop for a variety of things, I don't agree that spending nanos at any level is not worth it. There's no difference if you're spending 5 or 2000 nanos at level 1 - those purchases should help, or used on decorations. Players can dictate how they play and how they want to spend their money.

The Heavy Gunner is just the middle step between the Gunner and Tempest. It's an optional step, but the player will be waiting quite a while to make that jump from Gunner to Tempest. It's sort of like skipping the Marksman to get the Assassinater - instead of spending money, you're spending hours/day/months to get the XP to level and prestige.

With all that said, these units don't cut it after level 35. They are ineffective against armor (Armored Mammoths, Sandworms, Silver Wolves), do too little damage, especially compared to units with Triple Strike. In my opinion, the nanos are better saved to research Heavy Fire for the Gunner and skipping the Heavy Gunner altogether.