OT: Gratuitous Space Battles
 

This seemed like a game that would interest people here.

Why do I suspect that Dom3 players will absolutely annihilate in this game?

http://www.positech.co.uk/gratuitous...les/index.html

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Looks rather interesting I must say.

Edit: On second thought, it sounds like it has none of the higher strategic gameplay, focusing strictly on the battles. My interest is diminished :(

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hello? you must be new here. we play a game called dominions. have you heard of it? dominions?

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Was that necessary? Did I say something to the effect that I would rather not be playing dominions? Did I insult your mother? If so, then I apologize, otherwise I suggest you keep your bad day to yourself.

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simma' down now! simma' down!

I thought my point would be made without resorting to explicitness.

it is just that:

a) dominions is a game noted for higher strategic gameplay
b) dominions focuses on battles, with minimal building/researching/exploring framework (minimal, but crucial)

therefore, just because a game focuses on battles, doesn't mean it lacks higher strategic gameplay.

I just thought it was really funny that, on a dominions forum, you would remark that because a game focused on battles, it must have little strategic meat.

so no insult or hard feelings were intended :)

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Wut? Dominions is all about strategic planning and you can win the whole game without a single battle (I've actually participiated in a MP game where the player who won the game fought only against independents, and still won the game by eliminating all opponents (sadly I was one of the first to croak)). I think you are confusing Dominions with some other game, like the Total War series perhaps?

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Hah! That's nothing. In my day, people won Dominions without recuiting any units at all, they used used their sheer power of will. Now that's some good old-fashioned fun we're talking about!

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If the space battles really are gratuitous, I can't say I'm that interested. I need a bit of context - total war had it.

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I'm in the beta of this game (like everybody who preorders). I didn't find the time to play much but the things i did was fun.

There is a nice feature called "Challenges" where you can upload your fleet and other players play against.

In moment Cliff (the only developer) still does much balancing, i'll play more as soon its out of beta.

btw i also want to open a thread like this here few weeks ago but now it obsolete ;)

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Sorry about the misunderstanding. WHen I said higher strategic gameplay I meant that it appears to lack a larger picture. While its true that battles are important in dominions, the forging, diplomacy, ritual casting, research, etc are also a huge part. GSB seems to lack that. I consider planning a single battle to be tactical, as opposed to a campaign, which is strategic.