Talk:Weyland/@comment-38977150-20191111230228

I feel like the Weyland was designed in a weird, perhaps flawed way. Despite being the heavier medic, Mender seems to be the more popular choice for support. Why is that? Weyland, despite being fit for the front lines, tends to perform differently in reality. The Mender, despite having lower strength and health, sees more close/medium range combat. For one thing, the ability makes Weyland stand still. This means that while it can set up repair mode in chokepoints, it needs to turn off the ability every time its teammates decide that no immediate threat is present and they move on. Constantly turning on and off the ability while traveling with a group is very tedious, not to mention Weyland's far-below-stellar speed anyway. In actuality, Weylands tend to stay in the back lines being repair bases for damaged allies to stay with. This means that its high health does not get put to good use supporting its teammates. And many new robots are geared toward offense with high attack power and speed. Offensive robots often don't have time to just stand still for a few seconds to get healed by a Weyland. This is why the Mender often ends up being the superior choice in general, as it has the speed to keep up with allies while providing healing support. Yes, Weylands can set up shop at a center beacon and become a serious defensive headquarters, but it needs to get there first. That, of course, means never using its healing(the thing it's known for) in order to get there as fast as possible.

In a nutshell, I guess what I'm trying to say here is that the Weyland's severe lack of speed/manuverability due to its ability makes it less suitable for front line support than originally thought, despite having much more health than the Mender. Simply put, the Mender is able to keep pace with nearby allies while providing firepower and healing, and is generally used as the front line healer/support despite its lower firepower and HP. I've imagined Weyland as the tanky front line healer while Mender being a back line support. What happened here??