Anyone playing Defcon?

Seggybop · Post by **Seggybop** » 2007-05-24 03:05am

I randomly discovered this game yesterday while looking through the shelves at the local EB. We quickly decided it was sufficiently awesome that we needed to buy two more copies of the game to better facilitate mass death, and we've been playing it ever since.

After searching, I found and read the prior threads on the game from a few months ago, and I'm wondering if anyone wants to play or if there are any key strategies I should be aware of for more efficient annihilation.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2007-05-24 03:08am

Stark Bomber swarm still works as of 1.3.
I'm up for a game.

Post by **weemadando** » 2007-05-24 06:45am

I'll be in if we can arrange a time. I love me some DEFCON.

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2007-05-24 07:39am

Let me know what strategies work

I kept suffering TBO. Very bad.

Lazarus · Post by **Lazarus** » 2007-05-24 01:06pm

I think I'm missing something with Defcon, I bought it and played it for about 2 nights, but was consistently bored. It's just... not very fun, after the gimmicky 'lolz I killed ur millionz' passes. I haven't played online though, because I only ever try multiplayer if it's playing someone I know, else to me it's the same as playing the computer.

Post by **K. A. Pital** » 2007-05-24 01:51pm

I constantly play it and wipe out China and United States as the USSR. One of the hardest to play, but pretty manageable if you concentrate your swarms from both Atlantic and Pacific and bide your time.

FedRebel · Post by **FedRebel** » 2007-05-24 02:07pm

Enforcer Talen wrote:Let me know what strategies work I kept suffering TBO. Very bad.

The great thing about Defcon is an active modding community

http://forums.introversion.co.uk/defcon ... php?t=4357

...it's a shame that Defcon's hardcode prevents bombers from reaching their full potential

The Vortex Empire · Post by **The Vortex Empire** » 2007-05-24 03:51pm

Lazarus wrote:I think I'm missing something with Defcon, I bought it and played it for about 2 nights, but was consistently bored. It's just... not very fun, after the gimmicky 'lolz I killed ur millionz' passes. I haven't played online though, because I only ever try multiplayer if it's playing someone I know, else to me it's the same as playing the computer.

Well. not playing online is why you're bored. The cpu is intended more as a training computer, the game is designed for online play.

ThatGuyFromThatPlace · Post by **ThatGuyFromThatPlace** » 2007-05-24 11:59pm

I'm still on fairly often looking for games if anyones interested

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2007-05-25 12:15am

Lazarus wrote:I think I'm missing something with Defcon, I bought it and played it for about 2 nights, but was consistently bored. It's just... not very fun, after the gimmicky 'lolz I killed ur millionz' passes. I haven't played online though, because I only ever try multiplayer if it's playing someone I know, else to me it's the same as playing the computer.

Defcon is about lying and tension. Playing the computer is pretty boring, it's just there to test strategies and learn when to micro and when not to.

Stas, I think both the USSR and 'Asia' are difficult to play due to their size. Aside from a radar post in Siberia, I usually abandon 80% of Russia and concentrate on the western quarter. Just like abandoning Tehran as 'Asia'.

I'm interested in a game, and I should be free a bit this weekend.

Ar-Adunakhor · Post by **Ar-Adunakhor** » 2007-05-25 02:01am

I'll play, but be warned, I am probably the worst DEFCON player in the history of mankind. I often only barely beat the computers.

The Grim Squeaker · Post by **The Grim Squeaker** » 2007-05-25 05:13am

Ar-Adunakhor wrote:I'll play, but be warned, I am probably the worst DEFCON player in the history of mankind. I often only barely beat the computers.

What, you can beat them in 1v1? That's a fair cry above my level (Though to be fair, I've only played about 2-3 times and that was half a year ago). I'd also be up for a game next weekend when I'm home