December 31st, 2003, 06:58 AM
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Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
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Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
MB, by that I meant that the advantage in ships one side had was very high.
If things stack too much then yes, you're screwed. But look at the numbers- your .emp can provide a maxium of 35% (assuming you don't lower anything, whicb I agree is almost suicidal).
On the other hand, the defense on your ships can get as high as 160%, offense 105%. Training all by itself provides more benifit than your racial setup can do.
That 35% can hurt bad, but I'm not convinced points spent elsewhere couldn't compensate. More in research to get training faster, for example.
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IMO, it depends on how much time pressure you are under. You can counter the KOTH Clone given time, but your opponent starts with the advantage immediately. The median game length in KOTH is 62 turns. You would have to be smoking on research to meet that deadline and get the tech into production ships in useful numbers.
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