Worst "oops" moments in PBW?

Noble713 · #1 April 24th, 2003, 11:12 PM

I only played one PBW game long ago:

I decided to try an early-game strategy that I had picked up on the forums. Instead of building escorts and frigates, build small transports with satellite launchers and cargo. Fill them with sats armed with Capital Ship Missiles. Most early ships have either DUCs (too short-ranged to survive a duel with multiple missile sats) or CSMs (which can't target the sats at all). So your transports get into combat, drop their sats and run, and the enemy ship gets shot up trying to pursue the transport. Then pick up the sats again and move on. My entire navy consisted of these ships.

It seemed like a brilliant idea until I got in my first war. I couldn't figure out why my ships were dropping like flies. Then I looked at the combat footage...and saw that the transports weren't launching the sats at all.

It didn't take my opponent long to break through and destroy my home system.

tbontob · #2 April 24th, 2003, 11:58 PM

Heh, you guys are talking of past mistakes.

At least it gives the impression that you guys are competant and knowledgable players now.

I just made a dumb-assed mistake in Survivor2

Built a big fleet of some 30+ ships. Knew there may be a problem with mines so built ships with 100+ mine sweeping capability.

Assaulted a planet protected by a small fleet, WP's, sats and a few mines. Won the battle, but lost 1 ship and had 3 damaged to mines.

Mines?

How can that be?

Doh!!! Built ships with 100+ mine laying capability.

Just lucky he elected to launch only a few mines!

[ April 24, 2003, 23:02: Message edited by: tbontob ]

Ragnarok · #3 April 25th, 2003, 12:05 AM

I've made a similar mistake. But I caught it before I sent the fleet into battle. I just designed a new Cruiser with mine sweeper IIs and had about 10 planets building them, didn't realize they were mine layers until they reach my fleet organizing point. So I had to mothball all of those and build my sweepers.

tbontob · #4 April 25th, 2003, 12:09 AM

Well thanks Rags.

Don't feel so dumb now. I am in good company.

Oops. Please don't take that comment the wrong way.

I am wondering how I could make such a mistake.

Slick · #5 April 25th, 2003, 12:51 AM

I request permission to join the survivors club of the Minelayers Mistakers.

Been there too.

Slick.

tbontob · #6 April 25th, 2003, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Slick:
I request permission to join the survivors club of the Minelayers Mistakers.

Been there too.

Slick.

Really?

I am in exaulted company!

Slynky · #7 April 25th, 2003, 01:11 AM

Just add me to the, "They don't do WHAT when they are cloaked?!?!" minesweeper club.

('nuff said)