Thoughts on the Convergence of Cyriss

So my brain is stuck here for the moment (if you don't know what I'm talking about look at the post I wrote this morning).

Warjacks using the MAT and RAT of the caster has some consequences. It's going to result in having a very specialised army, even more so than usual. For example if you are taking Axis the Harmonius Enforcer you are going to have RAT 2 warjacks which is going to sway you pretty heavily against ranged attacks but with MAT 7 all your melee warjacks will be awesome. As it stands now you often see for example ranged warjacks being taken with a melee warjack focussed caster (like Stryker2) because he can make them good in melee and they add ranged potential. That's not going to happen with Cyriss. 

Speaking of Stryker2 super-solos are also is not going to happen in Cyriss, because the caster's share their stats you are never going to get super solo casters like Caine2, the Butcher, even Ashlynn. Having all your warjacks MAT or RAT 9 is too broken. They won't go above MAT 8 RAT 7 and expect them to pay for that with their other stat. Though that fits the theme of the army, they are meant to be a clockwork faction, everything effects everything else, synergy over individual power. 

Passing focus between jacks is awesome, it takes a warcaster like the Iron Mother who is already Focus 8 and makes her closer to focus 10 or 11. Especially with ranged jacks who generally only need two focus (boost hit and damage) and are going to be the focus of her battlegroup anyway as she is MAT 5 (RAT 5 too but it's a lot easier to boost all your guns then to buy and boost melee attacks when you charge) and makes all her jacks arc nodes (you can't arc when engaged). 

What does the Servipod Mortar on the Cipher do? It has no POW. I want to know. I doubt it would be fire, that doesn't fit the theme of the army. Maybe it allows you to take control of jacks that it hits? An auto point of corrosion damage? Blind (holy crap that would be broken)? I bet those piston spikes has sustained attack too. 

Here is Father Lucant as he appears in the Witchfire Trillogy:

He's massive and he shoots lightning bolts (in the RPG) as well as having standard clerical spells.