[D'rek]

twelve, on 16 April 2021 - 01:35 PM, said:

D, on 16 April 2021 - 01:30 PM, said:

Tapper, on 16 April 2021 - 01:20 PM, said:

twelve, on 16 April 2021 - 01:05 PM, said:

#1 WHY CAN'T I HOLD IT ALL

I was considering that one with Mahact.

You don't think Mahact would get overwhelmed there? Their abilities are all late-game stuff, I feel like they'd get smashed in the early game. Though having a green tech and blue tech skips is quite nice for them. No good planet to use Bio-Stims on there, either.

Mountain Fortress/#5 seems somewhat good for Mahact with the green/blue and resources, but only 2 neighbours to get tokens off of and again no good bio-stims planet, either.

And this is why I'm looking at other races now. Argent I think would be killer here.

Definitely. Expand to 4 systems in round 1 easily. Ul Titans perhaps, too, since you're expecting to defend systems a bunch - can actually use that whole "put down a token, lose the planet, activate it later and turn the token into a titan" thing.

[Morgoth]

I really liked the look of the Argent. They seemed manouverable, which I like. For a different map I would have gone for the Creuss I think, my favourite race all in all, and their new abilities seem bonkers.

[Tapper]

D, on 16 April 2021 - 01:30 PM, said:

Tapper, on 16 April 2021 - 01:20 PM, said:

twelve, on 16 April 2021 - 01:05 PM, said:

#1 WHY CAN'T I HOLD IT ALL

I was considering that one with Mahact.

You don't think Mahact would get overwhelmed there? Their abilities are all late-game stuff, I feel like they'd get smashed in the early game. Though having a green tech and blue tech skips is quite nice for them. No good planet to use Bio-Stims on there, either.

Mountain Fortress/#5 seems somewhat good for Mahact with the green/blue and resources, but only 2 neighbours to get tokens off of and again no good bio-stims planet, either.

Early game would be very tough, yes. You'd need a timely mech or 2, for sure.
Edit: however, I do think that they can be better than most in attritional fights, thanks to their infantry.

This post has been edited by Tapper: 16 April 2021 - 01:57 PM

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Morgoth, on 16 April 2021 - 01:47 PM, said:

I really liked the look of the Argent. They seemed manouverable, which I like. For a different map I would have gone for the Creuss I think, my favourite race all in all, and their new abilities seem bonkers.

Yeah, I am mixed on Creuss for this map. The big size makes Creuss maneuverability very valuable, but the wormholes aren't positioned all that helpfully. I've got 2 WHs though so I'm not ruling them out entirely yet.

[Blend]

Hmmm, Tapper left me some provisionals, but given he posted about 15 minutes ago, I'll give him a bit more time before I post his provisional choice.

[Tapper]

Spot #6, please.

[D'rek]

Tapper, on 16 April 2021 - 01:58 PM, said:

Spot #6, please.

Hi pseudo-neighbour!

[D'rek]

Tapper, on 16 April 2021 - 01:49 PM, said:

D, on 16 April 2021 - 01:30 PM, said:

Tapper, on 16 April 2021 - 01:20 PM, said:

twelve, on 16 April 2021 - 01:05 PM, said:

#1 WHY CAN'T I HOLD IT ALL

I was considering that one with Mahact.

You don't think Mahact would get overwhelmed there? Their abilities are all late-game stuff, I feel like they'd get smashed in the early game. Though having a green tech and blue tech skips is quite nice for them. No good planet to use Bio-Stims on there, either.

Mountain Fortress/#5 seems somewhat good for Mahact with the green/blue and resources, but only 2 neighbours to get tokens off of and again no good bio-stims planet, either.

Early game would be very tough, yes. You'd need a timely mech or 2, for sure.
Edit: however, I do think that they can be better than most in attritional fights, thanks to their infantry.

True, but even though you get the money back from them I worry it'd be too hard to rebuild the infantry fast enough if you're under constant pressure early on. Later on when have a forward space dock for building ships while you can build infantry at home and transit diodes them to the front line I think it works great though.

[Tapper]

D, on 16 April 2021 - 02:01 PM, said:

Tapper, on 16 April 2021 - 01:49 PM, said:

D, on 16 April 2021 - 01:30 PM, said:

Tapper, on 16 April 2021 - 01:20 PM, said:

twelve, on 16 April 2021 - 01:05 PM, said:

#1 WHY CAN'T I HOLD IT ALL

I was considering that one with Mahact.

You don't think Mahact would get overwhelmed there? Their abilities are all late-game stuff, I feel like they'd get smashed in the early game. Though having a green tech and blue tech skips is quite nice for them. No good planet to use Bio-Stims on there, either.

Mountain Fortress/#5 seems somewhat good for Mahact with the green/blue and resources, but only 2 neighbours to get tokens off of and again no good bio-stims planet, either.

Early game would be very tough, yes. You'd need a timely mech or 2, for sure.
Edit: however, I do think that they can be better than most in attritional fights, thanks to their infantry.

True, but even though you get the money back from them I worry it'd be too hard to rebuild the infantry fast enough if you're under constant pressure early on. Later on when have a forward space dock for building ships while you can build infantry at home and transit diodes them to the front line I think it works great though.

I figured the southmost system next to the HW would be good for that, especially ehen double docked late game, picking up killed inf from the HW. Early game would be really, really tough, there I agree.

[Tapper]

D, on 16 April 2021 - 01:59 PM, said:

Tapper, on 16 April 2021 - 01:58 PM, said:

Spot #6, please.

Hi pseudo-neighbour!

Ola!

[Morgoth]

now the question becomes, will my other neighbour be Khell or IH? A repeating story this. TI is a circle and all that.

[D'rek]

IH must be so happy that no matter what he picks he's far away from the Cabal

[Imperial Historian]

I don't know what to choose so let's do something silly, muaat and position 4

[D'rek]

Imperial Historian, on 16 April 2021 - 02:18 PM, said:

I don't know what to choose so let's do something silly, muaat and position 4

Amazing

[D'rek]

Khell please don't eat me

[Khellendros]

D, on 16 April 2021 - 02:23 PM, said:

Khell please don't eat me

Look, just because we look like bloodthirsty interdimensional space horror dinosaur monsters, does not mean....I forget the rest.

[Tattersail_]

I'm already starting to regret everything about this map. Khell, nice thingy thingy, here's a bit of food, nice thingy thingy.

[Tattersail_]

I am starting to see a new light to Khell, Saar ball, chaos. Fighting. now these munchkins.

[Morgoth]

Imperial Historian, on 16 April 2021 - 02:18 PM, said:

I don't know what to choose so let's do something silly, muaat and position 4

Saar last round and now this? At least I didn't pick the Arborec

[D'rek]

I think Tapper's going to pick

Spoiler

Naaz-Rokha