What strategies do you guys like?

Rojero · #1 July 14th, 2003, 04:07 AM

What do you guys like to play in? Huge galaxies? Huge fleets? Small Galaxies? Small fleets? Intelligence attacks? LIghtning attacks? Economic control? Just wanted to know your thoughts..Do you guys roleplay your personnel race? Things like that?

Taera · #2 July 14th, 2003, 09:41 PM

I prefer larger, more populated games. My favorite pick is Large, Cluster bt the AI doesnt know how to use chokepoints so more often than not im using Large, Spiral Arm. Intel is a limited fun, i think, but is still an aspect of the game and i always leave it. As for attacks, i try not to declare war on anything that is there, but when i attack i prefer simultaneous attacks from different points - and i usually go after planets, preferably those who are heavily guarded and/or have high values - losing those will surely hurt the other.
I always roleplay my race.

oleg · #3 July 14th, 2003, 09:45 PM

I'm kind of lost lately - I play AIC but can't get satisfied with game setup. It is either too many aggressive AI around me or just a few pacifist AI far away. Nothing in between

Taera · #4 July 15th, 2003, 02:59 AM

so add races yourself. i always do that.

tesco samoa · #5 July 15th, 2003, 05:14 AM

IF I am playing against Rollo or Dogscoff then I like the strategy of the 500 ml bottle of beer...

Get a few wobblie pops in them and then sneak in a shot or two of t-kill-ya...

After that build up the defences for when they attack and wait for the morning after when their groggy and attack then

It can be countered very easily with the strategy of Next round is on EEE

minipol · #6 July 15th, 2003, 10:51 AM

I like large/huge galaxies. I'm not into rush games so i always try to build my empire into a turtle shell with only one way 1, outproducing every AI (TDM for the moment). Basically i know that when i start moving my fleets, i'll win because i can outproduce the AI bigtime. So you could say the "real" game starts for me when my production is fully set up and i go to war.
In my current game i'm building some 7 ish sphereworlds at the same time, having completed 1 sphereworld and 8 ringworlds.

Erax · #7 July 15th, 2003, 03:54 PM

Against the AI, I first go through a 'colonize like mad' phase, trying to grab up as much territory as possible. When war breaks out, I increase warship production and try to maintain a continuous expansion, one system at a time (this expands to two or three by the time I become a major empire). I always pick the strongest AI empire as my target of choice.

wanker · #8 July 15th, 2003, 06:40 PM

I like smaller galaxies. Not to rush per say, but so I can have the challenge of expanding while fighting.

I find large galaxy/build up all the way/then go to war games tedious and unrealistic.

bearclaw · #9 July 16th, 2003, 12:27 AM

I like large games with lots of players (AI or human). I like the interactions that crowds create. Although I don't care too much for Intel, it is an important aspect. I prefer the Political RP Intel. Getting people to second guess their allies does some amazing things

Lately, I've been trying for a much more defensive RP style. Still building up but with much less aggression.

And I ALWAYS stick to my character.

oleg · #10 July 16th, 2003, 01:31 AM

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Originally posted by Taera:
so add races yourself. i always do that.

Dahh.. It is not what races to use. It is more to the way SE seeds them. One time you are the center of World News gossips. Next time you are a bump on the I-66 ramps.

There is an option in the game setting "players equally distributed" - I state it is an emty choice. You can select or deselect it, there would be no difference. It is a piece of an ornament. It has no effect on the players seeding whatsoever. Just anothet SEIV myth

Now, please prove I'm wrong. It will restore my confidence in Aaron' programming skills

[ July 16, 2003, 00:34: Message edited by: oleg ]