TheH@mM3r

I don't think mines are so much the problem as it is clearing them and keeping your fleet from just wandering into a minefield. As it is now, it takes uber-micro to get it done and your ships might still just make a wide turn into mines, giving you the superfinger as they go. I'm an unashamed turtler, and I recognize that mines are currently broken. They need to pulled permanently into phase by your scouts and the AI of your own fleet needs to treat minefields t

It does not help with the frustration that, if you watch the AI, they seem to have no problem sweeping mines. They appear to be doing what I wish my fleet would do, though it never does. Therein lies a balance issue.

Do you know if going in and out, versus being brought in by scouts, is intended to change?

I apologize if there is already a post on this topic, but I get zero hits searching in the forum. I, like many others, have experienced the rage of clearing mines. In a recent game, I was wondering why my units were not engaging the mines, even though I had numerous scouts present and within range. Upon zooming in on the mines, I noticed that they were not actually being pulled out of phase by my scouts, they were pulsing back and forth between phase

This thread just made my morning. Awesome...or perhaps Ausgezeichnet? ;)