How to play on SpeedMetal

[SwiftSpear]

Krogoths. Krogoths are one of the only ways to win on speedmetal - and they're as effective defensively as they are offensively.

I can beat you in speed metal without ever building a single mech.

So you're going to build gunships and bombers? There are only 2 ways to end the game against a decent porcer in speed metal, air and krogoths. Of course a huge ammount of fodder is needed either way.

[jellyman]

I haven't played enough speed to consider myself an expert, but in my experience building hordes of zippers/pyros, and claiming middle and building berthas/intimidators are also viable game ending strategies.

Another way to play speed metal:

Get a decent skill level at normal maps
Join a game
Play pretty much the same as on a normal map
get pwned
forever complain on the forums that there is no skill needed in speed metal

[forbidin]

If you can increase you speed and expansion on normal maps, then speed metal is nothng more than unlimited res for your expansion and rushing needs.

EMP launchers will severly mess up any porcer. Stun their defenses, then have your way with them as if you were bubba in prison.

[Min3mat]

expansion on speed metal? teh lols?

[Foxomaniac]

Last night me and Jackalope played speedmetal with mexxes and moho mexxes banned!

Quite an interesting game to say the least, we used some tactics such as using catapult mechs to destroy annihilators outside their range =).

Doesn't sound like much but you know what's the best part?

Exploiters and Twilights were still enabled .

Was a fairly good game though, we had some excellent teamwork in that game.

[SwiftSpear]

If you can increase you speed and expansion on normal maps, then speed metal is nothng more than unlimited res for your expansion and rushing needs.

EMP launchers will severly mess up any porcer. Stun their defenses, then have your way with them as if you were bubba in prison.

Most players will have an arseload of L1/L2 pushed up defence, then it will only be a short few minutes before they push thier first kroggies into the field, and they are all but invincible to EMP. If they're going air you can't really hit the gunships with EMP anyways because they are usually too fast.