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The team that went down got several mini-mules so apparently every team member got their own which did her job just fine. We have to share one Molly.

Furthermore, while our landing pod will leave us and won't hang around long enough for its batteries to be drained even on a return trip, the other team either got their Landing Pod to stay with them, or they all got killed after the pod arrived (Every time. Doesn't sound plausible, now does it?).

Granted, we don't know what happens to our landing pod if our whole team gets wiped out, but since MC has no trouble pulling our ride back after just five minutes of waiting, why does their pod get lost? I cannot imagine any other reason than it waiting long enough for the batteries to drain.

So, it's not only that us Dwarves get sent to hardest missions, even on those, we get less support than other more privileged (human? elf?) teams!

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7 months ago - /u/Robert_GSG - Direct link

The Pods are pulled out ASAP these days for exactly this reason. If they stay too long, the locals will destroy it, as these incident sites show. These are remains of early missions that did not make it out in time and overstayed their welcome.

As for the Mini Mules, the introduction of the current MULE unit was a cost-saving measure introduced by Management. Independent AI cores of the sophistication and complexity seen in the MULE units do not come cheap, and the larger model allows for more heavy armor as well. A win-win for all parties concerned.