There are a few population cap mods that you may want to check out. Pop caps exist because of computer limitations. You can only have so many ships before the game suffers major slowdown, no matter your spec.
The best way to use those mines offensively is to launch them at maximum speed into an enemy structure, using the hull of the Ruiner as a protective sabot. Boom! [e digicons]XO[/e]
A DPS cap doesn't make sense. Damage disappears? That would buff animosity quite a bit, and would severely punish players for using focus fire. A synchronized fleet attack could end up losing over half of its damage output over a frighteningly long time, ruining a larger fleet for no apparent reason. Issues between different phases of the game can be taken care of with research topics. If something is too weak later on, give it a topic to get back up to speed. If it's too strong early
How does the Cielo work against guardians? The guardian works by absorbing some of the damage from nearby ships. If the covered ship loses mitigation, and ends up taking extra damage, does the guardian end up absorbing more damage? What if the guardian is debuffed? Does the guardian end up suffering extra damage from the loss in mitigation? I'm curious of Cielo's are worth it when attacking an Advent battleball. One or the other would be pretty nice, but both would be potentia
How about merging in the role of structure killing with the Ruiner? The ruiner is a ship that houses the most potential explosives of any frigate. The Vasari pride themselves on the enslavement of other races, so a slave crew with a few masters can manage the ship. See where I'm going with this? Take the Ruiner, attach a thick front armor drill, prime the mines INSIDE the ship, go full speed hardcore into a structure. Sure, you lose a few slaves, but you get rid of a lot of enemies! S
Clearly what the vasari need is a kamekaze structure killing frigate. I hear the ruiner tends to keep plenty of explosives on board...
How are TEC and Advent going to ally against an enemy they can not see, with a power they do not know, based off the word of a race out to enslave and exploit them?
The Egg is so good because nano disassembler bypasses shield mitigation, dealing hull-only damage. It's still affected by armor, but skipping mitigation means it's over twice as good as typical damage.
If HE has a starbase with max upgrades, then YOU can have a starbase with max upgrades too. How can either player get past this unstoppable stalemate? The only solution is to use the Kostura cannon, dump mines on the run, and try not to get raped. Gravity mines will hit an Orkulus, and can somewhat slow down enemies chasing you. They probably have too small a radius (hit all targets) to do much good on the run, though. Not only that, but he can see you coming (top tech phase radar), a
Carriers don't have weapons because it's beneficial to their AI. Without standard weapons, a carrier has no reason to run into the thick of battle and get a box full of rape. This way, they sit outside on the edge of the gravwell, away from danger.
Random artifacts are set as soon as the match starts. They have a high value and are balanced by the luck in trying to find them. However, if someone finds a type of maphack, then they can gun straight for the artifacts. Not that I'd approve of such a thing, but it is a potential vulnerability.
It really sucks when a 75% upkeep gets taxed another 75% when you tribute it to another player. Equal upkeeps shouldn't be suffering additional penalty.
This is why Americans have the right to own firearms. Because selfish and stupid people exist, the kind with such a large dose of both that they threaten the whole of humanity.
[quote ] FIRST OF ALL, MARZA IS NOT SPEEDY DEATHSTAR. IT IS A GLASS CANNON .[/quote]The Marza is JUST AS tough as 4 out of 5 other capital ships. Why does it get to be called a glass cannon, but the other ships can't? <span style="font-size: xx
Wait. WHY should missile barrage be killing ships outright, again? There's this strange idea going around that MB can be easily imbalanced if it butchers too many or too few ships. Why is it killing them to begin with? And is it REALLY an issue that MB would become "inconsequential" in large battles because it can't SINGLE HANDEDLY kill the exact right number of frigates needed at that point in the game? How many frigates can other caps solo? The Marza has three damage over time abili
4 out of 5 capital ships can be countered with a bunch of carriers. How does Missile barrage work into it? [quote]Constructive Part begins here[/quote] N3rull, that Missile Barrage ability sounds needlessly complex. First of all, most lvl 6 abilities tend to pack high power into a small time frame, with a long cooldown. Your ability is active for 20sec, with a 1min cooldown. It's a much more steady stream of power like that, so much so that you can consider it a base part of t
[quote]#1,5 change Mb so it is not auto-kill when a single Marza lvl6 is present, but so it can be devastating if there is a fleet supporting the marza.[/quote]Missile barrage: 1: All friendly missile weapons in range of the marza have their fire rate dramatically increased for 30sec. Increases the Marza's fire rate even more. Combine with an LRM fleet, and cluster warheads to do massive damage. 2: Greatly increases the number of missile banks on the Marza for a short time. It
[quote who="Vespucci" reply="20" id="2129531"] Quoting crashmatusow, reply 19let me put it this way...fighters do several times as much damage as bombers to frigates (except flack obviously). How? As we said in the 80s, "Explain this thing to me."[/quote]Fighters can protect themselves from other fighters, so that they can live long enough to hurt other ships.
Alliances that more deeply intertwine the empires. An alliance that allowed both empires to use their homeworld for allegience would be extremely powerful for a large empire, and a big thing to lose. Some alliances may allow use of certain key techs between races, such as salvage or culture bonuses. Another option is to give a boost of resources, such as shared neutral extractors or trade bonuses(trade alliance already allows a longer trade route). The most powerful form of alliance i
[quote]Anything wrong with that?[/quote]Seeing as missile barrage is the ultimate damage ability for the Marza, it doesn't really matter HOW the damage is dealt- Smaller area, fewer targets, less damage, etc.- as long as it doesn't scale to infinity like the current MB. I don't like the idea of limiting the angle of missile barrage. The missiles launch out of all sides, and missiles are designed to seek their targets. It wouldn't make sense to have MB limited to a tiny cone of effect.
[quote who="Craig Fraser" reply="25" id="2128612"]"1Million to make a game????? WTF!!!!!! yea when yoru spending money and new cars and upgrading computers and allowing vending machiens and toys around the office." Good luck doing any of those things when you want to employee talented workers [/quote]Outsource developlment to India. I hear they've got a pretty good Intercal program over there.
You overestimate me. I'm just grabbing a bag of popcorn and enjoying the show. I didn't actually expect this thread to degrade into a civil discussion. That ended somewhere on page 1.
The funny part is that by "countering" missile barrage with scouts, you intentionally cripple your fleet so that your opponent doesn't even need to use MB. Many of the target cap ideas have already suggested the Marza reacquires targets, so that no waves can go to waste, even if scouts are sacrificed into the mix. This means the Marza will try to do the maximum damage, which is in effect a form of smart damage cap. Making antimatter abilities work against capital ships is sket
Hey guys. I don't think N3rull knows that other ships (such as ships with less than 6 armor) can be hit with nano disassembler. Let's not tell him and see how long he takes to figure it out! You should probably notice by now that your uncanny level of hostility is so over the top that it can't be taken seriously. But then again the internet is SERIOUS BUSINESS, so I won't get in the way.
[quote]WTF are you paying yoru employers ???[/quote]Fixed! Employers are one of the biggest drains on a company, sucking down money, office space, benefits, and producing legal liabilities(lawyers are expensive!), while not actually developing the products that produce money. The fewer employers you can get by with, the better.
