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Re: Shooter vs Dumper Trade Study

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Originally Posted by Creator Mat View Post
Cons: this is a maybe and don't quote me on this but somehow i heard that there is a rule that you can only put 1 ball at a time in the reloading station (i.e. no mass dumping of 10 balls at once) so this might rule out a dumper.
Tell whoever told you that that they need to read the manual. There is no such rule.

The exception? Empty Cells. Empty Cells (and only Empty Cells) can only be herded/possessed one at a time. All other balls are fair game, any time, anywhere on the field.


Shooters: longer range, more adjustable. Also have the accuracy factor, which can go either way.

Dumpers: mass quantities, very high accuracy. You do kind of have to get close to the target, though.
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