Ambrosia Software Web Board: Should you capture stations/planets in multiplayer? - Ambrosia Software Web Board

When playing multiplayer, should I try to capture stations or just attack when I use up my resources?

This post has been edited by Patrick: 25 September 2007 - 02:44 PM

Is this a trick question?

No.

This post has been edited by Patrick: 25 September 2007 - 02:44 PM

Depends on if you want a long game or a short one. If you want a long one, capture the bunkers. If you want a short one, charge when you run out of resources.

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"I can ail what cures you."

most of the time its a short game, lag on ares is ussually pretty bad so u want the game to be fast. but dont listen to uch to me my record is 217/668. that really sucks

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My record is 2100something/1700something, which is fairly decent.

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I do not suffer from insanity
I enjoy every minute of it

-Cantharan Commodore za'Grom
After the capture of Earth

Personally, I find that it depends on your species. With humans, because the best tactic is the transport magnet thing, it's best to build an ATR, and send all your gunships to follow it. If your opponent attacks for a rush game, you can usually beat off the attack/destroy them completely and win. If you don't completely destroy your enemy, then you at least get a bunker station. Capturing planets is really rare in multiplayer, but transports are great magnets for attack as stated all over the place.

I don't know what my record is now, but at one point it was 666 kills:555 loss at 5:55 hours:minutes. I have a screenshot of that, I thought it was hillarious. Of course, my prefs file got fried when I installed Hera, so I now have nothing because I can't play on the net anymore either...

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Did you feed us tales of deceit
Conceal the tongues who need to speak
Subtle lies and a soiled coin
The truth is sold, the deal is done
-Portishead, "Coyboys"

In the olden days, I had a 1200:400 record. No longer. It's more like 50:10 or something. I just don't play multiplayer that much anymore.

Yes, capturing the bunker stations is a personal thing, depending on the length of the game. Just make sure you don't cripple yourself doing it- otherwise the game will be short.

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Sundered Angel,
The One and Only

Ares Webboard Moderator, and all-around Nice Guy

My record is horrible. I think my losses are about 1.75 times my kills. Mostly because I usually play as gaitori against others who are using a better race. I still win. There should be a part of your score that shows how many games you've played and how losses and wins you have. That would be much more accurate.

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"I can ail what cures you."

OK and i never use assalt transport…i raid anyone who does…and i am useing transports alot more

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'When you play with fire your gona get burned'
EM said about the Audemedon Gate ship well chasing Mags small vessal!