pre-built structures shouldn't use power

[FunkOff]

I played a game with a T2 radar as my only pre-build structure. T2 radar is, normally, not a very good unit because it only provides slightly more range than a T1 radar, but has a much higher cost and and energy cost. It's not very good as a pre-built either because it's extremely easy to kill (particularly from bombers).

These weaknesses are compounded in GW because the radar doesn't activate for, like, 5 minutes (that's 5 minutes the enemy gets to snipe it and they have so little health the wreckage dies too) and when they do activate, they crash your energy economy with -250 (or some ridiculous number).

Why not just make it work from the beginning, but make it not use energy? Or, automaticallyturn it off as soon as it's active so that I can choose when I want to turn it on (when I have the energy).

[pip]

I don't agree : pre-built building should work normally after the timer is over, otherwise, it will become too easy to abuse them and get an early advantage. If a structure is really weak, it's easier to set a low price in credit. Then, if you lose yourt2 radar, it's not a big deal (but you can protect it with t1 / t2 aa, and it affects the price in credit). What you said is important though : a t2 radar can cost less credit than other t2 structures because it's much weaker.

[Gowerly]

At worst it's a bunch of free mass for you to reclaim.

[Astrofoo]

At worst it's a bunch of free mass for you to reclaim.

Well that's just it. A t2 radar has 50 HP. a T1 bomber does a minimum of 150 damage. That's a massive overkill thus leaving you with no reclaim. It seems like a T2 Radar is not something you want as a free building. The 250 energy drain is pretty massive anyway.