New player struggling

Growltigga · #1 April 22nd, 2002, 10:48 AM

Andy, defending wormholes is probably the best defense

And again I would make the point that if you are playing ANY Version of the AI, I would consider it unsporting to use mass warp point defence against them, same reason I wouldn't use fighters or mines - it makes it far too easy

Now against humans, anything goes

Now, just to prove that I have no friends whatsoever (my excuse is that I find it hard to find opponents of my calibre!!) - I currently have a game going where I am playing 2 empires. The game is based in a meld of the Starfire/Startrek universes and I have renamed stacks of components to provide a more Starfire feel. The point of this is purely for me to fight two different play styles at once and Andy, I reccomend you give this a go as I have found it very useful for finetuning my designs

Eg one empire is the Solar Federation,a human empire who build a combined arms fleet with a broadly equal match between missile armed and beam armed vessels -

the other empire is the Khanate of Orion, these boys build weird designs and every vessel has fighters

the punch ups have an interesting flavour to them

[ 22 April 2002: Message edited by: Growltigga ]

Andy Watkins · #2 April 22nd, 2002, 11:47 AM

Growltigga,

I don't really have any human opponents, so I agree with you, massive defences at a warp point are unsporting.

I recently won easily against AI on medium intelligence with medium bonus's.

Don't think I am quite ready for high intelligence with high bonus's yet!

Andy

Growltigga · #3 April 22nd, 2002, 11:58 AM

Andy,
The lack of sensible human opponents is why Play By Web was formed.

We are kicking off our first PBW game 'The Galactic Bar and Grill and Phong's Head Desaster Area' - the other players are the regulars from the Bar & Grill and I must admit to being slightly nervous about it - it is obvious from a lot of the Posts on this forum that there is a whole realm of SEIV I have not even got close to

Andy Watkins · #4 April 22nd, 2002, 02:21 PM

Growltigga,

Maybe I'll try one, when they set one up for idiots who haven't been playing very long! I don't mind losing, but being massacred is a little disheartening!

Andy

Originally posted by Growltigga:
[QB]Andy,
The lack of sensible human opponents is why Play By Web was formed.

Growltigga · #5 April 22nd, 2002, 02:27 PM

Andy, I note you havn't joined in with the macho posing testosterone fuelled aggro crowd in the Galactic Bar & Grill and Phong's Head Cantina

Why dont you ask to join the game, the game leader is a chap called Mephisto and I am sure he will let you in

(PS I could do with an ally, my life expectancy on this game is about the same as a chocolate eclair left unattended in a health spa)

dogscoff · #6 April 22nd, 2002, 02:28 PM

Andy, just set up a game on PBW and advertise it as "newbies only". I'll join (I've been on the forums and playing AI since SE4 first came out but I'm a relative newbie to multiplayer.)

An all UK / GMT only game might be a good laugh.

Andy Watkins · #7 April 23rd, 2002, 12:53 PM

Dear Dogscoff,

Seems like a good idea, I will just try and remember where PBW is and how you join and I'll see if I can manage it.

Andy

Andy, just set up a game on PBW and advertise it as "newbies only". I'll join (I've been on the forums and playing AI since SE4 first came out but I'm a relative newbie to multiplayer.)

An all UK / GMT only game might be a good laugh.[/quote]