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====== 1.3 Offense and Defense (Damage and Shields): ======

On the average, defensive bots have a slight advantage over offensive bots, considering equal player level and
scope upgrades on both sides. Normally in warfare, an established defense caries a significant advantage, but that
is less true with nanobots. Just the same, it is possible with the proper scope upgrades and support bots to increase
every bots defense by over 200%. Alternatively, some attacks with appropriate upgrades and support bots can be
increased by over 150%. While defense may have the advantage there is little defense against overwhelming
numbers and large offensive campaigns conducted by many coordinated players can overcome the offensive
disadvantages quickly.


Every bot formation has multiple levels of potency. The most significant difference between the lowest level of a bot
formation and the highest level (Zone Assault 1 vs. Zone Assault 5) is the sheer number of bots used in every
deployment. Zone Assault 5 uses approximately 50 times more bots than Zone Assault 1, however each bot in Zone
Assault 5 is only about 25% stronger than its weakest cousin. While a low-level player may feel inadequate in
strength compared to the top-level players on the battle field, know that each of your bots is only slightly less effective than the big boys. Every bot counts. This is especially true of shields. On average, the shields (defense) of low
level bot formations are much closer to the top level, as compared to damage (offense), on a bot by bot basis.


Balance is very important in QONQR. Having 1 million Deflection bots in a zone will be less effective than having
half that many bots of a variety of formations. Monitor your zones often to make sure you have the right defensive,
counter attack, and support formations in place. An enemy can undermine your zone control a number of ways, so it
is important to have a balanced approach to holding your zone.