It's a Trap!

If only Admiral Ackbar was with me... he would have known what to do.

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Okay, so here's what happened.

Enemy Argonev starbase at I assume to be the highest possible armor and weapons upgrades as well as a couple bomber squadrons, and support from an Akkan battlecruiser.

In short, a direct assault by one level 1 Marza, 20 Javelis LRM, 6 Hoshiko, 8 Ogrov, and about 8 fighter/bomber squadrons didn't go so well. The Marza was destroyed in about 10 seconds and after the shields had fallen on the enemy starbase he activated some kind of ability that stopped it's weapons systems but made it invulnerable.

My question is: what is this ability?! It couldn't have come from the Akkan, and I've never heard of it... :S  

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

no such ability for TEC

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

sounds like the level6 akkan ability CeaseFire as it does cause all units in its radius to cease firing and not attack, personally I turn off autocast in ceasefire as it only irritates me.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

It's the Akkan lvl6 ability Armistice.

By the way, if he had an Akkan with the range-increasing aura ability, an Argonev will have more range than an Ogrov, so the ogrovs will die too quick. Apart from that, your fleet sounds pathetically small to be assaulting a starbase... I would suggest at least 15 bomber squads for a non upgraded SB. LRMs are not good vs starbases, especially starbases that have been upgraded.

One other thing you can try if you have armistice is getting something to use red button and then quickly activating armistice. Their SB blows up and your fleet survives.

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

sorry i thought you meant the starbase, as you said the starbase activated it.  my bad.  definately armistice... a good "ecape rope" if i may quote pokemon gb games

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Oh, I see! Thanks everyone. :)  

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top


ITS A TRAP!
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Research the Admiral Akbar tech, and this should be easier to observe.

 

Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

Yes, sounds like an excellent plan.