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Min3mat · Post by **Min3mat** » 09 Aug 2005, 21:43

OTA without the comm

Rules:
get a factory, builder, mex, and a solar
then move comm away and self destruct
you may start building other stuff as soon as the comm has gone
should lead to a slower but more strategic game

Round One: M3M vs Nobody 1-0 :D
hf anyone who plays this and don't forget to post the scores here :D

Zoombie · Post by **Zoombie** » 09 Aug 2005, 23:57

neat... now can some one make a game with this rule in effect?

zwzsg · Post by **zwzsg** » 10 Aug 2005, 00:54

You could make a mod where you start with a lone kbot cons....

Min3mat · Post by **Min3mat** » 10 Aug 2005, 14:20

ooh could someone do that?
you simply get a mex and solar and con then move comm away and self-d :)

Warlord Zsinj · Post by **Warlord Zsinj** » 10 Aug 2005, 14:48

Surely that would simply result with each side flashing each other to death? The core would absolutely never be able to compete under such conditions.

munch · Post by **munch** » 10 Aug 2005, 14:52

TA:M used to have a comm mutator if I remember correctly - it would be really groovy if it was a battleroom option to select your initial unit. The TA:M mutator used to give you a Krog LOL.

It would be nice if you could pick comm or con-veh or con-bot or con-air or con-ship in the battle room.

The thing that strikes me about such a game though is that is likely to be more tactical rather than more strategic. Without a D-gun to defend the early base, raiding early becomes even more important, making it a tactical fight rather than a strategic one, or did it not pan out like that in the game you played? Whereas an early raid can't kill a comm, it can kill a con-unit and you get game over in about 2 minutes.

With Krog comms you tend to get more of a strategic game.

Munch

Min3mat · Post by **Min3mat** » 10 Aug 2005, 15:24

You get a mix, i can't be fucked to try to explain the difference between strategy and tactics (coz i still don't really understand it myself!) but imo its good fun and a lot more difficult to do

mongus · Post by **mongus** » 10 Aug 2005, 18:07

what happened to the replay contest.. did someone win that? or ?...

Min3mat · Post by **Min3mat** » 10 Aug 2005, 21:10

I got the first ingame review

its on FU:http://www.fileuniverse.com/?p=showitem&ID=1268
but until next version of spring you can't watch modded spring replays =( but that going to be fixed in the next release =)
If thats not what you mean what replay contest?

Zoombie · Post by **Zoombie** » 11 Aug 2005, 04:55

Min3mat wrote:You get a mix, i can't be fucked to try to explain the difference between strategy and tactics (coz i still don't really understand it myself!) but imo its good fun and a lot more difficult to do

Strategy, in my definition and Christ Taylor's (Read: I ripped it off from a SupCom interview), is everything to do with large army's and there supply├óÔé¼Ôäós. It deal's with Army's and massive platoon's, focusing on the Big Picture. While Tactics is fiddling around with twelve marine├óÔé¼Ôäós and trying to kill a wave of zerglings.

PS: Swearing is more effecteve the less you use it (Read: All age forum)

Doomweaver · Post by **Doomweaver** » 11 Aug 2005, 09:40

Maybe the game would work best if you began with a construction kbot and 2 'the cans' (an arm equivalent would be needed). They are too slow to actually be used for an attack, but can be easily positioned to protect against early raids.

Min3mat · Post by **Min3mat** » 11 Aug 2005, 14:47

good idea! you could air transport your starting units early on as well

ARM equivelent...bulldogs probably the closest! :O CORE vs CORE would be pretty cool though and in ARM vs ARM you could have bulldogs... :D

Maelstrom · Post by **Maelstrom** » 12 Aug 2005, 01:13

Or Fido's. Manoverable, but not that good. Kinda equals out against the Can. But realy, what would win. A Can vs a Bulldog? I have a feeling the can is for once out of its depth.

Min3mat · Post by **Min3mat** » 12 Aug 2005, 14:47

not in OTA! cans rule

PauloMorfeo · Post by **PauloMorfeo** » 12 Aug 2005, 23:59

Min3mat wrote:... i can't be fucked to try to explain the difference between strategy and tactics (coz i still don't really understand it myself!) ...

Strategy:
- You decide to go K-Bots instead of Vehicles because the map has a harsh terrain and dificult to walk with vehicles.
- You decide that you must hold on to a specific hill because in the medium/long run it will be a good spot for artilery.
- You decide that in the next 5 mins you'll be downing your pressure because instead of spending resources on units, you'll be advancing your economy into lvl-2 and mohos.

Tactics:
- You run with your Jeffy to behind a building so he does not get's shot by the llt.
- You manuever your flashes to the front and the longest ranged rockos to the back.

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