Worst "oops" moments in PBW?

Ed Kolis · #1 April 3rd, 2003, 02:35 AM

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Oh, how about just plain forgetting the rules of the game? Like in The Hunt, where you're dead if you lose your homeworld, and I forget to build any defenses on it? Or put ships over it? Or build any satellites? Here you go, partner, have a free rest of the empire! Of course, I saw it coming, but I still forgot the rules and decided to retrofit my fleet "so I could thrash his homeworld after he got mine." I was somewhat disappointed with the results. I felt every bit the doofus I was.

ROFLOL... so THAT'S why you lost so quickly...

I just figured the enterprising opponent said, "Hey, who cares if someone else gets one point ahead when I have an empire twice the size of everyone else's!"

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That was one of my favorite all time PBW moments.

Yeah, it was YOU!

sparhawk · #2 April 3rd, 2003, 09:36 AM

Well...my upid moment of SEIV is trying to sweep mines with cloacked mine sweepers.....and losing a 200 sized fleet.

Or being too nice to my neighbors, I used to let people colonize planets even in my homesystem...
bad thing to do

Sparhawk

FadingSuns · #3 April 7th, 2003, 05:15 PM

Allright, this isn't a PBW moment, but I have to add something to keep this discussion going. My worst moment happens in tactical combat. I'll use the formation order to close with the enemy, usually as 'close double wall', and then clear all group assignments once weapons are in range so my ships can do this 'missle dance' if necessary or just pound an enemy from a distance. All to reciently I forgot to clear orders and watched in helpless horror as my defenceless PDF ships moved WELL WITHIN range of a planets crappy DUC defences when my fleet leader made a 45 degree turn. What started out as a great strategy turned into a turkey shoot. I was planning on capturing the planet intact and using it to resupply my fleet. I ended up almost glassing the planet just to survive the fight and having my invading fleet limp home for repairs. I'd like to say that was the only time I've made that mistake...

SgtBigG · #4 April 8th, 2003, 05:13 AM

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Originally posted by FadingSuns:
All to reciently I forgot to clear orders and watched in helpless horror as my defenceless PDF ships moved WELL WITHIN range of a planets crappy DUC defences when my fleet leader made a 45 degree turn.

Don't feel bad, I've done the same thing.

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I'd like to say that was the only time I've made that mistake...

I'd like to say that too, but I'd be lying.

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Noble713 · #5 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 · #6 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 · #7 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.