-=XX=-Matrix

I'll shut up now. My ideas were sort of more global to deal with big games, and I missed the words new mode in your OP :( embarrassed much lol

Well that is the point, we are suggesting that the cap ships at lower levels can't do such a thing, but as it gains in rank, to the stage of the game where spam and very large fleets can be a real issue, the caps fall away to the side lines. Moral or supporting action buff for fleets is a big recode which I believe is a big job and I don't really expect it to be added in, but would add a new dynamic, and encourage fleets rather then just number grouping, it is mainly the increase of d

lol not using outlook man, I only said the filth of MS as to give you an idea of wht it can do. I don't care how good you are in a 5v5 you aren't gonna finish in one go if you have a 4 or 5 star system map with 80+ worlds, well not unless you wanna play all day/night long. The reason I said what I did is to make things as painless as possible, you simply put in when you are intending on playing, and then the game can do the rest? Otherwise why have the ability to save

[quote]Spammer would be faced with choice to keep his one Cap Ship and spam light / medium units as he does now... But other player could have 2 Cap Ships and balanced force instead which in this case would indeed counter light unit spammage That's pathetic. The guy with a shitton of spam units will have far greater fleet flexibility as he'll be able to more easily split it up into smaller groups to hit multiple targets, and the guy with cap ships is going to be hosed.What's more, the h

Personally, as this is Clan play you are concerning yourself with and not quick match or everyday games, you are catering to the most experienced/and community orientated section of the community If you want large games you have to have some sort of cohesion, which means friends or matches either something like this is a must to implement or similarly to what is suggested above, or do something else to help. I have been thinking, TIME is most peoples issues. Resuming S

Another way of doing this would be to make Cap ships much more potent as they level up. We all agree Cap ships are only really reaching their potential at higher levels like 7 or 8 + Why not make level 5 level 8 and have it so that each level they become extra evil exponentially. This would mean early game Cap ships can't go and rip there way through frigates like anyones business. But by the time Spamming is coming into play, you have cap ships that can own a large fleet of

Just read the topic interesting discussion really, lots of great points. :D I have been wondering this myself, and upon reflection here is my own personal opinion. The fact Cap ships are gained so early in the game negates the fact that they should be ubber. I have no problems with them being Frigate munchers, if they are brought out at say tech level 5 or 6 and say cruisers coming out earlier at about level 3-4. Personally, I would like them to make more o

That indeed seems like a reasonably simple and effective way forward. Dunno how hard it would be to change though?

I disagree, if you are going to have a pick up from save ability, how can you have disconnects counting as losses, putting in that feature will kill being able to play the game in stages, because if you play a game over the course of 4 days, then you will have 3 disconnects and a loss/win, so it is an untrue view. would take a major recode to fix that and to still be able to drop from a game and pick it up later I believe? but I do agree, people who drop when they have obviousl

[quote] I've heard people mention it's like homeworld+civilizations(like the above person) but that's total bullshit. We are all entitled to our opinions, but combining RTS with 4X was the goal of the developers, and I personally think they've done an astonishingly good job. [/quote] Quite, Without wanting to trash the original quoter's opinion here, but still defend my sense of honour.

This game is a cross between HW and Civilisation. It has the scope of Turn based strategy, operated in real time. The micromanagement has been mainly removed, which allows you to think about Strategy, and the empire as a whole. It is my experience, that a fleet with a good balance of units, using Capital ship abilities can beat a much stronger numerically fleet of a single unit type. The game can take place on upwards of 60 planets, numerous stars this is a large map, you are

"Buy it, play it, love it, or I'll be sending a battle cruiser to say hello... eeeeeeeeeeeeee"? Or Finding those splinters painful? Save the Medical fees for removing the fence post from you're ar*e, play a game of SinS instead, cheaper and more environmentally friendly :) Or on a serious note, It is perhaps the biggest most ostentatious Strategy game I have seen for 2 or 3 Game generations, it gives you so much to do it should fail miserably, but it simpli

OMG No way, lol hahahahahahahaha Damn Ponies even get gold fish bowls as helmets these days eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I think starting next to team mates on Random/maps or at least an option to is a pretty important addition. :) Would help for clan games too.

It would be nice to have it as a check box option at the very least. :) Perhaps the OP would like to post it as an idea here https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/?forumid=404&aid=144384 I'd definitely back it ;)

lol that wouldn't be something I would advertise, but I guess you have a good point.

ITS HIM Alright LOL :D

A few of us are already here... Uruk, Neph and Myself :) More have expressed interest, clan wars would be good, but since we are complete Naabs and will be lambs to the slaughter, I suggest some friendly's first before we go full on matches :) anyone up for a few friendly games :)

Welcome AOD & Vex ;) eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

LOL Star pony, please, please, please tell me you're Vextor, otherwise that is just really really freaky that someone else wants to have that as their avatar :D

lol that is also what I assumed Shadow, but I could be wrong. It has happened once before :)

Congrats to All the SINS Dev team :) Looking forward to playing the game my friends.

No thats wonderful Thanks Kryo, As long as I've pre-ordered thats all I'm worried about. Thanks -=XX=-Matrix

I've Pre-ordered and have an order number, but the email says being processed and I haven't heard anything since (ordered on the 8th Jan). Did mine with a credit card rather then Paypal, but the page I used was nothing like the link above, is their more then one way of pre-ordering from stardock then? I'm not so worried about getting the beta although 11 days seems like eternity, but just want to check that I have indeed pre-ordered Sins and not in fact a sweedish porn film of a simi

Could be server load, there has been loads of guests on recently :D