Playing The Long Game: How Risky Short Term Behavior is Sometimes the Best Way to Win

Discussion in 'Game Play' started by ImSpartacus, Jan 4, 2014.

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Do you often find yourself forgetting how to win Empires?

  1. Of course, I'm fucking human.

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  2. No, I'm FN.

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  1. Empty

    Empty Member

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    1v0 isn't the most useful information to share.
     
    Empty, Jan 5, 2014
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  2. McGyver

    McGyver Experimental Pedagogue

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    But that's where Spartacus excels!
     
    McGyver, Jan 5, 2014
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  3. D.D.D. Destroyer

    D.D.D. Destroyer Member Staff Member Moderator

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    His win ratio at 1v0 orbits around 100%.
     
    D.D.D. Destroyer, Jan 5, 2014
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  4. Empty

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    Mines only at 35% :(
     
    Empty, Jan 5, 2014
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  5. Lazybum

    Lazybum :D Staff Member Moderator

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    I just realized empty's avatar reminds me of the art from iji. Neat.

    Also I don't know why you say reactive has a resistance, unless sticky grenades are classified as
    for some bizarre reason. More to the point stickys only do 150 damage, so that's why it takes 4 get through and kill a medium/arty tank when it has 3 plates of reactive....wait.
    I got all the data from the scripts so I know the data is right, but I know I've killed heavies with full compo before and their health is 250+(80*6)=730. I guess it was a case they got hit by gren or a turret a couple of times before hand.
     
    Lazybum, Jan 5, 2014
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  6. Empty

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    I think it counts as an infantry missile yes.

    wtf is iji
     
    Empty, Jan 5, 2014
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  7. BigTeef

    BigTeef Bootleg Headshot master

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijji

    It had a good run, they managed to make GunZ like it was intended.
     
    BigTeef, Jan 5, 2014
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  8. Lazybum

    Lazybum :D Staff Member Moderator

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    Lazybum, Jan 5, 2014
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  9. Empty

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    those graphics look pretty bad though
     
    Empty, Jan 5, 2014
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  10. BigTeef

    BigTeef Bootleg Headshot master

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    Oh that's not fair, how the hell was I supposed to know about a thing an autist made.
     
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  11. Lazybum

    Lazybum :D Staff Member Moderator

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    Iji was considered one of the better freeware games, along with cave story. I don't even know how you could say he is an autist. Seriously, try it. It makes for a pretty great sidescroller shooter thing. Also the art may not look the best but the style of it looks similar to what that avatar looks like.
     
    Lazybum, Jan 5, 2014
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  12. Z100000M

    Z100000M Vithered Weteran

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    since fucking when

    No really, what the actual fuck.
     
    Z100000M, Jan 6, 2014
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  13. D.D.D. Destroyer

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    I've heard that tip back in '07: Get Reactive against Stickies.

    I went with it. Still lost tanks, but hey.
     
    D.D.D. Destroyer, Jan 6, 2014
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  14. Empty

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    It was implemented when the resist system was put in place so liiiike 2.24 or some shit.
     
    Empty, Jan 6, 2014
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  15. ViroMan

    ViroMan Black Hole (*sniff*) Bully

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    see.. shit like this gets put in and hardly anyone knows it.
     
    ViroMan, Jan 6, 2014
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  16. A-z-K

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    Speaking of long game - we played like a 75 minute match of Canyon today. My research was aweful because we started so late I decided we could turtle and rush arty. Didn't really work, but we had a lot of fun.

    We should play more Empires, its still pretty good.
     
    A-z-K, Jan 6, 2014
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  17. Lazybum

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    I have to say those late game apc rushes were real good, if I didn't have Steve and that heavy right next to me when they did it I would have been dead for sure.
     
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  18. Spike

    Spike Long Live The King!

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    its very easy to win empires just use teamwork and stick together and make sure the comm gets good research. Also don't be silly and waste tanks the amount of so called "good" players I see using tanks as battering rams then they die shortly after. Also I have no idea why players try to rush a single apc with ugl when both sides have heavy's it just doesn't work and it is a waste of res. If you want to be a good player at empires learn to keep tanks alive and roll around in groups. That is one of the main reasons why I don't like to command anymore there is just so much fail and stupidity from players who should be good.
     
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  19. Sgt.Security

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    JGF is after all, a relatively new player, let's not forget about this.
    Basically, FN doesn't care about what it takes to win and he's always 100% serious. But I've played with/against him for prob 1000 rounds and I don't think his win/lose ratio is any higher than other decent vet commanders.

    What did I just read?
     
    Sgt.Security, Jan 6, 2014
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  20. Señor_Awesome

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    You can scoff all you want, security, but JGF is no longer a 'new player'. From what I remember, he is just shy of 2000 hours and is now almost in his third consecutive year of playing the game.
     
    Señor_Awesome, Jan 6, 2014
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