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Kanman
Grand Admiral
Pitch Black
Joined: August 26, 2005
Posts: 1017
From: Virginia, United States
|  Posted: 2006-04-25 17:43
For the past few months the game has been significantly out of balance, with faction sizes swinging wildly. Most of the time is has been UGTO that is largest, but ICC and kluth have had their moments as well.
I came up with an idea, based on something which happened naturally in-game the other day. There were about 12-15 UGTO online, which we can all be sure was more than the sum of kluth and ICC at the time, BUT the day was actually a great battle day. The reason is that half of our fleet was over in ICC space, and the other half was over near Cincin battling the kluth. With the fleet divided about evenly, the battles were pretty evenly matched as well (i remember there were about 5-6 of us UGTO battling about 3-5 ICC).
We should try to make this a new policy, where the big faction splits down the middle and goes off to fight on separate fronts. This works out for all, b/c none of my enemies would bother trying to fight a fleet of 13-15 ships, when there are only 2-5 of them online at all, and i cant blame them. i wouldnt fight that either. so, massive fleets just make the MV boring. On top of that, this keeps the option for some fun-fun combat gaming an option for all three factions at the same timem rather than those times when the ICC and kluth for example, are going at it and the UGTO is just piddling around, bored.
What do you guys think? anyone else on board with this idea?
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GothThug {C?}
Fleet Admiral
Joined: June 29, 2005
Posts: 2932
| Posted: 2006-04-25 18:33
i agree with this and it also lets people like me and some others peace of mind knowing your keeping the enemy busy long enough for some of us to Retake some systems that have been Recently captured and they're gonna be to busy to care  so yes 
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Bash
Fleet Admiral
Joined: February 04, 2005
Posts: 365
| Posted: 2006-04-25 18:56
and that would never happen cause you have some players that go for kluth cause there ships have weak armor.
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-Smokey-
Grand Admiral
Joined: October 22, 2004
Posts: 784
From: Florida
| Posted: 2006-04-25 18:58
you should fight who ya want half a fleet should be forced to fight a faction on a game they're playin
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Borgie
Chief Marshal
Pitch Black
Joined: August 15, 2005
Posts: 2256
From: close by
| Posted: 2006-04-26 04:13
its not so much the flighting the 10 on 2 or 3 its the fact that its the 10 with 2 stations 4 cruisers a few dreds and supplys and a few dictors.. wanna keep good combat going leave the dictors and beconds(for the luthies ) at home
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Sixkiller
Marshal
Courageous Elite Commandos
Joined: May 11, 2005
Posts: 1786
From: Netherlands
| Posted: 2006-04-26 07:41
people are scared of dictors i notice, but that is because there tactic is totally wrong.
When your dictored, forget EVERYTHING.
When your dictored, there is NOTHING but you, your allies and the dictor. If instead of running you just take a go for it, you can kill the dictor, gain pres, and escape to.
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Nimitz
Fleet Admiral
Courageous Elite Commandos
Joined: April 19, 2005
Posts: 141
From: Melbourne, Australia
| Posted: 2006-04-26 08:19
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On 2006-04-25 18:33, Twisted GothThug *T1* wrote:
i agree with this and it also lets people like me and some others peace of mind knowing your keeping the enemy busy long enough for some of us to Retake some systems that have been Recently captured and they're gonna be to busy to care so yes
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Actually Goth...if we're doing this...you're coming along too so you can help out your CEC/UGTO buddies
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Musiqsoulman
Grand Admiral
*Renegade Space Marines*
Joined: November 26, 2005
Posts: 209
From: Italy
| Posted: 2006-04-26 08:30
I think that all these talks are nice, but it's always full of people that care more about personal prestige rather than the common good of the game.
As usual you have people that for instance, don't get why they should stop mirving.
It took me 20 minutes, the other day to explain why, it's best not to mirv, to a commander.
I think that unbalanced factions are normal and normal fact in a simulation of war like this.
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HaVoX
Fleet Admiral
Joined: September 07, 2003
Posts: 269
From: Florida whoo hoo
| Posted: 2006-04-26 08:38
seems to me that this could be regulated by fleet adms, just tell ur guys where they are suposed to fight. Thats part of being in a fleet after all.
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Musiqsoulman
Grand Admiral
*Renegade Space Marines*
Joined: November 26, 2005
Posts: 209
From: Italy
| Posted: 2006-04-26 09:11
Are you saying that ranks should weight more?
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Borgie
Chief Marshal
Pitch Black
Joined: August 15, 2005
Posts: 2256
From: close by
| Posted: 2006-04-26 12:45
true way to balance would be to have some of the ugto players go to icc or luth
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HaVoX
Fleet Admiral
Joined: September 07, 2003
Posts: 269
From: Florida whoo hoo
| Posted: 2006-04-26 13:31
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On 2006-04-26 09:11, musiqsoulman [recruiting] wrote:
Are you saying that ranks should weight more?
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yea if your a fleet admin in your fleet you should have some control over what the fleet does correct? if they act stupid boot em, make a post and eventualy they wont have any fleets to join.
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Crim
Fleet Admiral
Sundered Weimeriners
Joined: March 16, 2003
Posts: 1336
| Posted: 2006-04-26 14:31
This kind fo breaks into what I had wanted for a long time.. Faction Politics/leaders/etc..Something to give more control over each faction..
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Kanman
Grand Admiral
Pitch Black
Joined: August 26, 2005
Posts: 1017
From: Virginia, United States
| Posted: 2006-04-26 19:26
That is a GREAT idea! Faction Leaders would be AWESOME! maybe something like a council of 3 Leaders from each faction.... They would have to be solid-faction members (not faction hoppers) and they could all come into a chat-room or something and discuss issues and how to better the game every week or so.... that would be sweet! Lets look into this further...
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ForMichael
Joined: June 11, 2004
Posts: 61
| Posted: 2006-04-26 19:37
I was ICC Leader for about a day and then I stepped down after almost no one was following my orders. If people won't follow my orders, no one can lead ever.
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