now, the scrin are always fun to play with, but the loss of their heavy air power for reaper 17 is somewhat annoying...

however, traveler 59's speed boosts help to get even their heavy units around the battlefield quickly...

basic or "core" scrin, is a nice mix of the two, but they lack the special upgrades, (oviously).

case and point, if u play reaper, expect to use lotsa tri pods, and if ur traveler, use lotsa air power, preferably with engine upgrades..

all in all, reaper seems to be about power upgrades, while traveler focuses on speed.

so once again, we r confronted by the age old question...power, or speed, which will you pick?

I generally prefer Reaper-17 although I haven't played with Traveler too much cuz at my computer there's a bad graphical error with the cultists.

Anyway, one thing is for sure, Reaper-17 is the perfect counter to the black hand (IMO the best faction in the game), reason: Shard Walkers own all infantry and reaper-tripods just totally destroy purifiers, at long range purifers aren't cost effective so they have to move closer and when they get closer they get EMPed and so although purifiers are more cost effective than avatars (I've tested this) against reaper-17/reaper tripods they end up far less worth avatars!

Also another reason for Reaper-17 to be great is because of their economy which end them up with more units on the battefield.

Core Scrin is extremely all round and I believe their airforce is better than Traveler-59, although traveler engines and cheaper stormriders are benefits that anybody wouldn't mind ,forcefield generators for the airforce is better. Plus Core Scrin are versatile enough to force a mistake to their opponents by switching to ground force with annihalater tripods, Travler-59's tripod can't have forcefields and so aren't well equiped on the ground. But Core Scrin are somewhat, unsure... they're the jack of them all, master of none faction.

For now I've mainly said bad about traveler-59 but they too have great benefits. They're the best harassers between the scrin factions and possibly the best in the whole game. early game seekers+gun walkers for some distractions and then the cheap stormriders come to give a massive blow with lightning spike and tiberium infestation and then later on the speedy ravagers come! Travler engines makes a good combo for devastator warships to do some hit and run but then again most of what I've said is predictable.

So For me it's:
1. Reaper-17 = 9.5/10
2. Scrin = 8.5/10
3. Travler-59 = 8.4/10

i have to admit, reaper is awesome, but i do miss the air power, so i usually play core scrin when i use scrin forces..traveler is ok, but with no force fields, it seems like the capital warships go down a little too fast...

Traveler is the most fun of them all though and lately I've been playing with them and I've noticed that they have the best shock troopers aswel which makes them even better. They also have great back door attacks.

so, u like goin in the back door? joke.

well, reaper i like but as i said b4 i just miss the air power, i likes my devestators and PACs...