Favorite Ship Size Poll

Cirvol · #1 January 13th, 2003, 04:12 PM

i hate to say it, but the bigger the better...

the only time i use smaller hull sizes is when i havent had enough time to research the big ones yet

weapon mounts are key, efficiencies of scale and all that, massive mount > heavy > large > normal

nuff said

dbt1949 · #2 January 13th, 2003, 04:37 PM

I tend to feel the bigger the better,but I've noticed the AI is in love with the LCs. Everytime I look around I see a fleet of a dozen or more.

Ed Kolis · #3 January 13th, 2003, 07:59 PM

All right who are the jokers who voted "Baseship" for "early/mid game"?

Dobian · #4 January 13th, 2003, 08:12 PM

I like battleships. Big enough to hold all the cool gadgetry and pack a powerful punch, and less time to build than dreadnaughts. I like to build all different kinds of battleships with different weapons configurations. Also great for mobile shipyards and large repair ships.

Fyron · #5 January 13th, 2003, 09:57 PM

Speed is often more important than size, actually. If you can outrange the enemy's larger ships, their extra damage does not matter.

atari_eric · #6 January 14th, 2003, 08:50 PM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Speed is often more important than size, actually. If you can outrange the enemy's larger ships, their extra damage does not matter.

This is very comforting, for I am an impatient man, and tend to cram as many engines on my ships as possible. This is one reason why I love QNP - I can squeeze approx. 14 move on scout escorts with starting engines! Nothing like those to find out about your local space NOW.

DirectorTsaarx · #7 January 14th, 2003, 09:03 PM

I usually use the destroyer in "early" game, because I usually spend research on racial techs fairly early on. Once the Light Cruiser is available, I'll use that. The Cruiser I only use for Space Yards. The extra control requirements, etc. mean it's not much better than the LC for combat; I'd rather wait to get the Battle Cruiser and phase out the LC's for BC's.

For late game, I generally go with baseships as "flagships", escorted by BB's or DN's. The BB's are fast enough to engage the enemy, generally slowing them down enough for the Baseship to arrive and finish the job. I've also experimented with putting fighter bays on baseships, with less success (usual problems with fighters in late game when everyone has lots of PDC). I keep using LC's in late game to carry repair bays, as dedicated PDC ships, or as boarding vessels.