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| Overall, Aces is not a //bad// program, but it is highly situational --- it can work well as part of a specific strategy, but in most [[:loadouts]] there are better options. At 600 credits, Aces is also quite expensive for a utility program. | Overall, Aces is not a //bad// program, but it is highly situational --- it can work well as part of a specific strategy, but in most [[:loadouts]] there are better options. At 600 credits, Aces is also quite expensive for a utility program. |
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| Aces lowers the [[:armor]] level of guards, so it has a similar purpose to the armor-piercing bonuses [[:augments:Penetration Scanner]], [[:augments:Piercing Scanner]] or a [[:items:Ventricular Lance]]. The upside is that Aces works for every agent instead of just one; the downside is that it only works on TAGged guards, so Aces is only useful in combination with [[Wisp]] or a [[:weapons:TAG pistol]]. However, TAGging guards makes it easier to avoid them, so being able to attack them is less important. | Aces lowers the [[:armor]] level of guards, so it has a similar purpose to the armor-piercing bonuses of [[:augments:Penetration Scanner]], [[:augments:Piercing Scanner]] or a [[:items:Ventricular Lance]]. The upside is that Aces works for every agent instead of just one; the downside is that it only works on TAGged guards, so Aces is only useful in combination with [[Wisp]] or a [[:weapons:TAG pistol]]. However, TAGging guards makes it easier to avoid them, so being able to attack them is less important. |
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| Unlike armor-piercing bonuses which only affect attacks made by agents, Aces also lets you use [[:mainframe devices:Turrets]] or hacked [[:guards:Obake Drones]] to shoot guards with 1 armor; hacked [[:guards:Akuma Drones]] can also be used to shoot guards up to armor level 3, such as [[:guards:OMNI Soldiers]]. | Unlike armor-piercing bonuses which only affect attacks made by agents, Aces also lets you use [[:mainframe devices:Turrets]] or hacked [[:guards:Obake Drones]] to shoot guards with 1 armor; hacked [[:guards:Akuma Drones]] can also be used to shoot guards up to armor level 3, such as [[:guards:OMNI Soldiers]]. |
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| Because Aces technically works by triggering an algorithm, [[:agents:Central]]'s [[:augments:Antiviral Proxy]] augment generates +5\ [[:PWR]] when Aces is used, for a net +3\ PWR. Aces can therefore be used as a [[generator]] when Central is on your team, for an average of +1\ PWR per turn if Aces is used every 3 turns. | Because Aces technically works by triggering an algorithm, [[:agents:Central]]'s [[:augments:Antiviral Proxy]] augment generates +5\ [[:PWR]] when Aces is used, for a net +3\ PWR. Aces can therefore be used as a [[generator]] when Central is on your team, for an average of +1\ PWR per turn if you use Aces every 3 turns. |
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