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Really? I saw some pretty big laser blasts.
And Jamski: While that is true, subs are somewhat harder to hit than a battleship. Not so the torpedo battleship compared to the laser battleship.
I think part of the problem is that closed-in, lasers get a damage doubling whereas fighters and torpedoes have no similar tactic.
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MORON
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Vancouver, Canada
Jun 2001
time: 13:27
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quote:
I think part of the problem is that closed-in, lasers get a damage doubling whereas fighters and torpedoes have no similar tactic. |
it is called back off.
In anycase, while all lasers may be most "powerful", it can be countered. All lasers simply ensures that numerical superiority can force a win.
Counter to all lasers:
50 torpedo/50 fighter
something like
MTT LFF back off would work very well against lasers. Lets say 100laser with MLL TFF
The laser use have to use close in to have a chance-this is given.
If the laser user uses close in, spread out, it would do 50% casualies, killing all torpeods, while losing 2/3 of the fleet on round one. while if the battle is "to the death" lasers would win, the pure kill ratio favors torpedo-fighter combo.
If the laser user uses close in, normal varients with the same oob, it would lose badly, causing no damage whatsoever.
If the laser user uses a second attack OOB, say TFF MLL, close in normal, it would merely result in break even turn one against the same F/T combo OOB fleet.
In other words, a laser user really don't want to defend against a F/T fleet, since defender usually don't want to use "fight to the death" for obvious reason, while not using it allows those damned F/T players to steal bases.
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MORON
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Vancouver, Canada
Jun 2001
time: 13:27
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The thing with fighters and torpedos is that they are useless by themselves. They need to be mixed, ideally 50/50.
With a 50/50 mix, both spread/bunch are dangerous as both allows for critical hits at 4x modifier as the laser user has to fill the slots.
After all, the laser user can't go for MLL MLL , but has to put in F and T while he has none.
The point with the F/T combo isn't raw strength, but forcing a OOB "misguess" allowing for critical hits.
For example: MLL FFT, close in, spread out, against MTT FLF would have the last F attack at x4 factor....
A pure laser user do need the spread out however, since without it the MTT can shut off the laser player's attack completely.
Thankfully, most players haven't realized the power of "all back off" fleets yet....
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06-03-2005 06:47
Smiley, can you please give me the deadline for orders this round? Second time I ask now.
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