No ones SB consumes fleet supply so why should Orkies

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Dude, orkies are toooooooootally unfair.

Nice argument, lol.

Starbases where originally intended to be heavily fortified defensive bulwarks that were also capable of engaging multiple targets offensively. In fact Starbases are capable of engaging/attacking more enemies simulataneously than any other unit in the game (16 base, upgradable to 20 enemy targets). The opportunity cost of fully upgrading a starbase was it remained tied to that gravity well.

Also, I play SP, MP and heavily mod the game. The fact of the matter is you have less of an opportunity understanding the balance of the game and associated inbalances if you only play SP.

Additionally, the AI will never use this affectively in Sins and for SP VR players it just cheapens the gameplay experience by removing most of your risk and opportunity cost of decision making. Maybe you find that fun, but I don't.

I'd describe how it impacts MP balance but you seem to already have a negative opinion towards MP games so I won't try.

I'm also a SP only player (crappy Internet connection).  I was play testing last night with the VR against a Unfair AI, looking at possible opening strategies with the Desolator.  I quickly jumped up to Starbase mobilization, built a couple of maxed out Orkies and went to war.  For the vast majority of the game I researched no fleet supply upgrades (stayed at 100 points).  I clobbered every fleet the AI built.

The issue is that I did this with zero impact to my economy.  In order to project this kind of military power with a fleet, I would probably need 500 - 600 fleet supply or three fleet supply upgrades.  Three upgrades would tax my economy by 28%.  The same level of military power with Orkies and my economy runs at 100%.  This is a really big advantage.  It adds up to a lot more money and resources rolling in.

Don't get me wrong, I love the jumping Orkie.  It's great fun to advance on an enemy with three different Orkies on three different fronts.  But the MP guys do have a very deep understanding of the game.  If the game balance is broken, we SP guys can just bump the AI level up or down to compensate.  The MP players don't have that luxury.

My two cents on the debate is that an extra upgrade on top of the Phase Stabilizer to allow the Orkie to jump would go a long way toward bringing the VR as a whole back into balance.

Here it comes....the campaign to for all factions to have moving SBs....

I just want to congratulate oddbodd for posting a non-brony picture.

No matter how you slice it, a phase jumping starbase paired with a titan is overpowered.  Once you hit that mobility point, you have the advantage over anyone with a single titan, an immobile starbase and regular fleet.  Even if you lose your mobile starbase and titan, you'll rebuilt the titan and move in another starbase.  Just stupid.

And yet, you avoided yet another brony picture here.  What are the odds?