Homeworld 2 Multiplayer

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2003-09-20 04:05pm

If you wanna go wee, but you ain't got caps yet...you hold on to your life. You hold on to your...Vaygr and Strike.

Vaygr and Strike, Vaygr and Strike, Vaygr and Strike.....

Vaygr and Strike, Vaygr and Strike, Vaygr and Strike.....

Vaygr in the lightning! In the lightning in the rain!

And I went up to this Hiigaran Fleet and I went "Yo Mothershipper WEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

So, as you might be able to tell, I'm greatly enjoying me some MP action.

The fast initial harassment of the Vaygr can be brutally devestating if pulled off correctly. Anyone game?

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2003-09-21 03:20am

WARNING:
Apparently some less than savory individuals have discovered a way to bring back the disgusting "Super Scouts" exploit to HW2, this time for Interceptors.

Just wonderful....

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-09-21 04:26am

Why are their squirrels on your ships?

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-09-21 06:41am

Vympel wrote:Why are their squirrels on your ships?

He's got an 'interesting' custom decal...

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2003-09-21 12:04pm

Vympel wrote:Why are their squirrels on your ships?

Vaygr and Strike! Vaygr and Strike! Vaygr and Strike!

Yes, it's a custom decal I made. I have several

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-09-21 02:22pm

Screw Vaygr and strike. I'm going to blast your puny rush out of the sky and drop a BC on your MS

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2003-09-21 03:00pm

phongn wrote:Screw Vaygr and strike. I'm going to blast your puny rush out of the sky and drop a BC on your MS

You're welcome to try.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2003-09-21 07:59pm

No wonder you hate interceptor whoring

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2003-09-21 08:14pm

Stark wrote:No wonder you hate interceptor whoring

It'd be one thing if I got beaten at my own game by someone more skilled than I, that's fine. However, using an exploit to gain the upper hand in combat is just downright rotten.

I've run tests with this, and yes, it does give an unfair advantage to the person using the exploit. 10 Hiigaran Ints vs 14 Vaygr Ints = 5 dead Hiigaran Ints (but still two squads, so end result being no losses) and 14 dead Vaygr Ints.

And that's from an example where the first squad of Hiigaran Ints had to face down both Vaygr squads at the same time for 7-10 seconds before his "backup" arrived.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-09-21 09:41pm

It's evil playing a game where you're losing slightly in a battle and then you complete a fire control tower

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2003-09-21 09:45pm

phongn wrote:It's evil playing a game where you're losing slightly in a battle and then you complete a fire control tower

And a group of Command Corvettes.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-09-21 09:51pm

Fire Control Tower is more effective than puny Command Corvettes. In the later missions in the SP campaign, I had FCT-equipped battlecruisers leading my fleet, greatly increasing their effectiveness. Enemy fighters were no match for my five destroyers as a result

I just played a silly game, though: 5v1 compstomp - and the computer was set to easy. Three humans, three AI. One human guy launched a fighter strike, which I promptly supported by hypering in a CV full of bombers and torpedo frigates paused just short of completion.

A pair of enemy carriers tried running, but I disabled their engines. A few passes later and they were toast, meanwhile my frigates were nicely making holes in the Mothership's armor.

OTOH, in another MP game I played I got badly owned. I had a few frigates out by the time the enemy had a pair of DDs and an escort screen.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2003-09-21 10:10pm

phongn wrote:Fire Control Tower is more effective than puny Command Corvettes.

Ah, but they do stack, if I'm not mistaken. Making for some very interesting hijinks.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-09-21 11:40pm

Maximum stack is to +30%, and FCTs also stack - two will get you the maximum boost in the overlap zone.