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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Default KOTH + no ancient? </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Done. Emp sent.

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I know the feeling Tesco, it happened to me as well against Geoschmo. It hurts to see the destruction of fifty beloved light carriers equiped with heavy-mounted DUC V against a mere fourty of his own ships. Guess I should have tried a ramming tactics, it would have proven to be most amusing. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif *Snickers* Such a waste of minerals, but it was an emergency after all.

But I will comfort you Tesco, it might be worse if you are fighting an opponent with Combat Sensors III /ECM III and full training while you don't have any of these. Then it is definitively a one-sided battle, that is, a single ship of yours against a whole enemy fleet. (Well, unless these annoying weapon-platforms are on station)

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RexTorres vs Slynky: Slynky surrenders. Not much point in investing time in this one. If I know anything, I know I need to have better than average systems and planets to work with in order to beat him http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif .

Me (in orange) having so many worthless systems around my home system and so few breathables with no minerals to speak of (my only colonies with minerals above 99% were 2-fac places)...well, I can't even keep 6 shipyards going and build other facs. I took a chance and didn't spend precious materials on mines in outlying areas (but he took a chance and killed 2 colonies anyway... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif ). My best systems were under constant contention while he started with a 46 fac-ability in his home system (I had 18).

He outplayed me as I tried to get to the only available breathables without benefit of any mines to cover them. I held them but at a cost that put me behind the "expansion curve" (so to speak).

Good playing, Rex! A mistake here or there and it might have been a bit different...I just don't think you made any.

Side note: Over one third of the systems were worthless. Wow! Also, second time I've played Rex (once for the KOTH) and we've only had 3 systems separating us both times... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif

Rex's homeworld marked in yellow.
Worthless places grayed out.

http://se4-gaming.net\images\SE4-Game-1.jpg

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Tesco never spells people's names right... I think he does do it on purpose. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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Listen...

Hear a noise?

BUMP

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Bash Round 2 game.
I surrender to Asmala. I just couldn't couldn't catch a break this game and the 2 good systems that I needed, Asmala got to before I could take them.
Hopefully my early attack at least worried him for a little while. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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The Arcadia league (that's me) surrenders in the Georgig/Alneyan Ratings bash game. What can I say? I have been obliterated by better strategy and a much stronger economy, while I made quite a lot of mistakes of my own. (Why you should *not* lower Environemental Resistance and Reproduction too much to name but one.) And then the long-term approach has never been a good idea when you are in a quite small galaxy with no choke points, not to mention using Light Carriers against Destroyers. Poor ideas, poor execution, poor leadership, uncontested victory for Georgig. Well done! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Now you should beware, for I am attempting to seize the much sought after Crown. That is, the Crown you earn when you lose all your four matches. For now I am half way, and if I keep on playing that well, I don't expect to win any game in the Tournament. (However, I do hope to win a certain KOTH game with Grazic. I can daydream, can't I? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif )

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Unless they were disabled, there is always the possibility of ruins.

[ January 06, 2004, 17:24: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">They were disabled.

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RexTorres, the enemy I have feared most to encounter. Lastly I met him in KOTH game and he kicked my butt so hard and thoroughly it's still timid. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Geo, are you going to update the Tournament Bracket? When you do it could you also correct the typo: Skynky has vexed me a long time. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif