I have always used GDI . Never ever used NOD. I get to Masters and then start over. I’ve done it multiple times. It usually takes me about 2 weeks.
This last time, I actually tried NOD. What a difference. I made it to Masters in a little over a week.
This is what I’ve noticed...
Attack bikes cost less and are double the speed than a pitbull . This allows me to use no harvester until I take out theirs. When doing so with GDI, it doesn’t always work. The extra 10 tiberium and the slow moving pitbull slows the harvester rush considerably. I can also micro the attack bikes easier due to their speed.
Seth. Using Seth, I can attack their harvesters with attack bikes and base with flames at the same time. With GDI, I cannot do that. Shockwaves are too slow to walk all the way across the entire map. So with NOD since I’m attacking both the base and harvesters at the same time, the player usually only focuses on one attack while the other attack completes the mission. Many times they ignored my flames attacking their base while defending the harvester. I only needed one missile after that to win. Also flames having the ability to go anywhere allowed me to steal missile and jump onto the 3rd pad at the last second. GDI has no such missile stealer.
Tanks. The predator tank was too slow for me. I couldn’t micro it. It always got shot down by orcas and missile/ lasers so I never used it. With the Scorpion tank, it’s greater speed me allows me to hit and run with it. Now I actually have a good counter against Wolverines and Widowmakers where previously with the predator tank I didn’t because I couldn’t use it.
Banshee. With the banshee I can use it against tanks and aircraft. In contrast with GDI’s Orca, it was useless against air. With NODS banshee, I get 2 for 1 out of its use.
Also since the new Meta changes with Tech coming out faster, with GDI, I had to throw Zone Troopers in there to give me a chance. With NOD and it’s increased speed and multi roled banshee, I do not need tech. I also don’t need to add Flames to my deck since Seth gives me the ability to add flames. With GDI I needed one slot allocated to Shockwaves. Because of Seth, that extra slot can go to something else. That extra slot is being taken up now by a Scorpion tank to be used when I need it.
With cheap Militants for scouting and taking out lasers and missile troopers , lasers for vehicles and air, buggy for infantry and air, scorpion tanks for wolverines and widow makers, attack bikes for rushes and air, and the banshee for air and vehicles, avatar, centurion, and sometimes infantry, Seth for zones and cyborgs in conjunction with militants, I do not need a tech unit at all.
