Why put a ring of t2 mass fabs around ur t3mex?

[StormLantern]

It doesnt seem to do anything other than the 1 mass increase and 100 power decrease. So why ring ur mexes, instead of just building them somewhere else/safer? I see alot of people making these rings...

[speed2]

you'll get adjacency bonus from the mass storages, so with 4 fabs, you end up with +5mass

[Morax]

This is a late game eco increase that in general is the next step after having "full t3 eco."

You should have plenty of power structures at this stage (likely at least one t3 level) and/ or RAS support commanders.

Once you finish that the next move is to surround a t3 mass fab with t3 power structures. This is so rarely seen, though, as it's quite inefficient and you can build "game enders" off of the previous eco stages.

I suggest making a build template with the mass fabs ringed around the mass storages so it's easy to place.

[Apofenas]

[Mucko]

Pretty cool. -800 power is worth +9.6 mass at that point in the game. I need to pay more attention.

[speed2]

Actually 9,5

https://wiki.faforever.com/index.php?title=Adjacency_Bonus#Mass_2

[StormLantern]

Ah thank you, that clears it up.

[MrTBSC]

Once you finish that the next move is to surround a t3 mass fab with t3 power structures. This is so rarely seen, though, as it's quite inefficient and you can build "game enders" off of the previous eco stages.

rather saw someone surounding them with t1 power instead, probably cause of the volatily of high tier power when massfabs already are highly volatile ..

[salemdestroyer]

Probably people too occupied with their micro that they forgot to calculate.

A normal 8 t2 fab give 8 mass income
Surrounding t1 storage with t2 fab as the image showed only give it 9.6 mass

A difference of 1.6 mass.

It does not worth a nail in the coffin.

Rather than surrounding t1 storage with t2 fab. Surrounding t3 power gen with t2 fab are more eco beneficial.

[ZeRen]

what about putting mass storages around T3 mass fab? is it wort it?

I saw someone do it