outfit points and command abilities.

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it prevents a ton of CR4+'s without outfits to run around orbital striking everything. This game is built on teamplay, there are things you just should not get unless you are in an outfit..

I couldn't put it any better.

EMP Blasts: Imagine a Jammer grenade on steroids. A CR3-5 Commander can emit an EMP shockwave, centered on his position, that expands out, deactivating and disorienting enemy units around him. Soldiers lose their radar, all implants are reset, Spitfires and Alarm Sensors are deactivated, enemy vehicles are disabled, and mines and Boomers are detonated. All effects are temporary. Once an EMP Blast is used, the Commander must wait for a timer to expire before he's able to use it again.

I'm pretty sure EMP blasts will not cost outfit points. There's no mention of them costing OP like the OS does.