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Reply to New Vasari Starbase is a Beast in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

It isn't a beast, it sucks. Last night I finally got a game after HOURS of trying (multiplayer), got a starbase into my enemy's planet, it actually finished building (amazingly enough), and his minimal fleet came in and destroyed it quickly. Yes, I had my fleet there to protect it - it didn't do any good. My teammate put a TEC starbase in a neutral well to protect the mines he took. His opponent came in with just a few carriers set to bombers. They took his starb

"Old version of Sins detected..." in Technical Sins Forums

"Old version of Sins detected. Be sure you have the latest update." I get this message today when trying to get online with Entrenechment to play multiplayer. Thing is, my version is already updated to the latest, and I played multiplayer with it last night. Furthermore, it says version 1 of Entrenchment. It's the right version. Anybody else have this problem? Anybody know the solution?

Reply to Sieges - Does anyone even use them online? in Strategy Sins Forums

[quote]you've described essentially the only situation where sieges can be deployed succesfully. coming in behind a fleet to finish off helpless planets in empty grav wells. they're glorified corpse collectors whose only real purpose is to bury the dead.[/quote] Interestingly enough, that's exactly the role I always thought the siege frig should fill before I even played the game. It's intuitive, it works, it makes sense, it's balanced, etc. I can't really make sense of an

Reply to [Disappointed] Vasari Starbase Aesthetics in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

I like the electric space tulip of doom.

Reply to Sieges - Does anyone even use them online? in Strategy Sins Forums

[quote]concensus is that sieges are in a bad way. please change them and make them non-bad.[/quote] Well for the record, that certainly isn't my consensus.

Reply to Cap ships - do they suck or what? in Strategy Sins Forums

I didn't suggest a buff to capships, not one time. What I would like to see, however, is a reason to build them more (right now, I don't have a reason). I have a suggestion to create that reason, and it doesn't involve buffs. Make it so that every time you "fleet up" to the next level you must buy another cap first. Or, maybe every other time. Or, starting with the second "fleet up." Whatever. Basically, you'd be forced to buy additional caps at som

Reply to Carrier's are NOT over-powered in Strategy Sins Forums

[quote]When you really want these to work, you make at least 2 of them and have 3 repair bays near them. Serious. And that is just to slow the enemy down enough so your fleet can get some kills.[/quote] Yes, basically they suck. Even when buffed from when the game first game out (which was UBER-suck).

Reply to Carrier's are NOT over-powered in Strategy Sins Forums

[quote who="JohnJames" reply="1" id="2073109"]I will play anyone without making carriers. You make only carriers. I will not make a single carrier. I bet I will win every time. Why? LF.[/quote] No. You will win everytime because you are a tier 1 player going up against tier 3, 4, and 5 players. I bet you could win building only scouts. No tier 3 plus player ever has any hope of ever defeating a tier 1 player, no matter what units

Reply to Sieges - Does anyone even use them online? in Strategy Sins Forums

[quote]Again, you're talking about the old siege frigate.[/quote] Of course I'm talking about the old siege frigate. That's the whole point. [quote]Just for future reference, that's not the meaning of hysteresis. [/quote] I beg to differ. I work as a paid engineer, with other engineers (3 master's level, 5 or 6 ph.d level), and they (we) all use the word in the manner I use it - in fact we are all paid to use the term in that capacity. Of course, that

Reply to Sieges - Does anyone even use them online? in Strategy Sins Forums

[quote]Rather than going on in this endless circle of one of us saying they're useless and need a buff, and you saying that if anything they should be nerfed more, how about addressing my key points. To convince me of your position, you'll have to convince me that these concepts are somehow flawed:[/quote] I said that I was at this point out of the debate, and dropping my opposition to buffing the siege frigate. However, if you're specifically addressing me and asking me to res

Reply to Sieges - Does anyone even use them online? in Strategy Sins Forums

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Reply to Sieges - Does anyone even use them online? in Strategy Sins Forums

[quote who="JeebusGreen" reply="1" id="2072740"] Let's say as a result of the discussions carriers got over-nerfed to hell to the point that they were never even researched anymore. If people started asking for them to be rebalanced to a useful level, would you scream at them like an old war vet about how it USED to be so terrible, oh dear GOD the carrier spam was AWFUL, you don't KNOW what it used to be like back then![/quote] If the carrier got over-nerfed, I'd ask for it to be

Reply to Stats must be fixed (v. 1.14) in Technical Sins Forums

[quote who="Blair Fraser" reply="5" id="2072709"]Stats were disabled to encourage more testing of non-standard strategies (situations where you are likely to lose). [/quote] Excellent idea! In fact I did this just tonight.

Reply to Light Frigates vs Carriers in Strategy Sins Forums

[quote]It is beyond me why you would expect to win fighting a mixed fleet if you don't make a mixed fleet yourself.[/quote] I didn't expect to win. I expected to take out his carriers. "What?!" you will say. "You actually played a game you had no expectation of winning, where that wasn't even your goal?!?!" Yes - shocking isn't it (go ahead and blackball me from ever being considered for your clan, LOL)? My goal wasn't to win, it was to eliminate his carr

Reply to Sieges - Does anyone even use them online? in Strategy Sins Forums

[quote]Hurting your economy more than having to build that many seige frigates? They are ~2 mil labs + research + ~15 fleet points each.[/quote] Dude, what do you know about this topic? Apparently nothing. You apparently weren't around in the early days of this game - it's just obvious. Yes, oh my God siege frigates would hurt the other guy's economy WAY more than you throwing down a few labs and doing research and building the damn things by the tonnage. Th

Reply to the "pros" play? in Strategy Sins Forums

To be honest, the amount of micro needed to be "good" at this game turns me off. If I wanted to play an arcade game, I'd go play pacman or something. I think it was a mistake for the developers to even allow micro with certain ships like strikecraft.

Reply to A New Idea: The Interceptor Strike Craft - a proposal for the 3rd expansion. in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

The game is already complex enough anyway - there is no need to add additional complexity. People can't micro the units they have, and you want to introduce interceptors? I'm guessing most people can't properly use the units they already have (including the OP, and including myself). Adding interceptors will simply be adding more micro that has to be done. Actually, you want to lose more often to "skilled" or "pro" players? Then introduce the interceptor. T

Reply to Light Frigates vs Carriers in Strategy Sins Forums

I recommend proceeding with caution, and executing small "baby step" nerfs if nerfs are to be forthcoming. Especially since there were recent nerfs to carriers in Entrenchment (which will need some play-testing before anything futher is done?). This is coming from a guy who just got beat AGAIN (just now) on multiplayer by what seemed to me to be another very mediocre opponent, again with the restriction that I would not build carriers. He of course built quite a bit of the

Reply to Question about Warhammer: DoW II in PC Gaming Sins Forums

[quote who="Bobucles" reply="1" id="2070789"]Try out the demo. It's still being given out through Steam. That's the best way to find out.[/quote] Couldn't find it on steam. Are you sure?

Question about Warhammer: DoW II in PC Gaming Sins Forums

Okay, I've tried to register on their stupid forums 10 times in order to ask this question, but their stupid web site will never send me an email with the activation, so I can't log on and post my question. So I figured I'd try it here. I'd like to get the game, but my system does not meet the stated minimum requirements. Their minimum requirements says 3 point something GHz, I only have a 1 point something. Their minimum says 1 gig I think of memory, I have less.&nb

Reply to I want to demonstrate carrier counters to you [Updated 2/27] in Strategy Sins Forums

[quote]Your definition of OP is so far beyond what (I believe) anyone is claiming. If carriers were OP to that extent, then the pros would be carrier spamming.[/quote] Pros do carrier spam. I'm not saying they all do it exclusively, under all circumstances. But they do it. Of course, I agree this still doesn't mean carriers are OP.

Reply to keeping orders after 'disruption' abilities in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

[quote]What bugs me even more is the fact, that converting a Vasari colonizing frigate doesn't give me the ability to build a Vasari starbase.[/quote] And... [quote]Oh, and most importantly: converting a TEC or Vasari Starbase builder should give Advents the ability to build a TEC or Vasari starbase [/quote] Ridiculous. You have to do 2 tiers of research on the Vasari tech tree and 3 tiers of research on the TEC tree in order to build either of those units.

Reply to Suggestions/Modifications for Entrenchment in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote]Sorry, still disagree with you Karma. Siege frigates need a substantial boost. [/quote] "Substantial boost?!?!?" You've got to be kidding! Well if this is to happen, I want to know as soon as possible because I don't want to waste more of my time investing it into a game that will be unplayable for me in the future. Period. Sheesh, if you insist on such a change, at least ask the devs to place an option for just turning the damn things off so players

Reply to Suggestions/Modifications for Entrenchment in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Please do not buff the siege frigate. Siege frigates should be made of paper. If anything, they are still too tough (they shouldn't be any tougher than a scout). If they are buffed, any "reasonable" defenses around a planet will not stop them. The game will be broken, just like it was when it first came out.

Reply to I want to demonstrate carrier counters to you [Updated 2/27] in Strategy Sins Forums

Watched the game you posted. I could not make sense of your gameplay AT ALL. 49 minutes into the game you had still not built a fleet, meanwhile the guy next door had 15 illuminators at least, plus some drone hosts, and was attacking you. Then I finally realized WHY I couldn't make sense of your gameplay. The replay was screwed, LOL (crashed at the 50th minute). Maybe when replays get fixed we can see you beat some carriers.