Quote Originally Posted by Colt47 View Post
The problem is that from the cutscene it seems that the ultima spell has to be centered on the ultima weapon, and if the "heroes" hadn't had Hydalyn there to shield themselves it would have obliterated the weapon and the heroes together in one giant conflagration of energy. On top of which, using the spell disables the anti-infantry combat features so the vehicle requires supporting infantry or other units while it completes the firing operation. The Ascians are the ones who were supposed to be partially responsible for several of the mishaps of the ancient allagans so that doesn't exactly shine a lot of positive light on those guys.
Infantry is expendable, and now the ascians get to sell them ANOTHER one =]