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Re: so is it better than Starships Unlimited? by Blobbio 07/31/2006, 7:52pm PDT
MM wrote:

Flavio wrote:

Because I already got burned $35 on that "whoever can build more standoffs/fighters" contest on your recommendation.

Also Laser Squad was and still is a lame excercise in tediously plotting out your grenades' flight paths/mindlessly leading your spawn foward/just pick all AI's fest.


Shit, dude. While like similar action games, we look for completely different things in strategy games, so take my opinion for what it's worth to you. I like STUN better than this game, but I still find Galciv2 compulsively playable.

(And if you can't defend against the AI's fighters and/or standoffs you just suck. And $35? You shelled out for the unnecessary CD?)


Actually it was the AI that couldnt defend against my standoffs or fighters. Point defense didn't work that game. Every single point defense weapon would fire its wad at the very first projectile instead of simply firing one at a time until it was destroyed then moving on to the next, so you were guarenteed to shoot down the first one but every following one would get through. You were crazy to pick any weapon but standoffs, though fighters came a close second. All the fancy starfleet battles maneuvering in combat was worthless; just keep firing off those 360 degree standoffs and fighters and stay out of range. My technically inferior ships taking down countless "better" AI vessels (armed with disruptors or other silly short ranged limited firing arc weapon) by simply spamming standoffs. I never even got to the point in the game where you got the ridiculous sounding interstellar standoffs, simply because I would always win before that ever happened. Have they fixed point defense yet?

I saw Laser Squad more as a billiards game dressed up as sci fi squad tactics.
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Review Request: Galactic Civilizations 2 by Mischief Shai-hulud 07/10/2006, 6:13pm PDT NEW
    Anyone? NT by MM 07/12/2006, 6:49pm PDT NEW
        When I get a minute, I'll tell you all about it. by laudablepuss 07/12/2006, 7:42pm PDT NEW
            Too Late. Already got it. by Mischief Maker 07/18/2006, 6:59pm PDT NEW
                Re: Too Late. Already got it. by laudablepuss 07/19/2006, 11:30am PDT NEW
                so is it better than Starships Unlimited? by Flavio 07/29/2006, 3:36am PDT NEW
                    Re: so is it better than Starships Unlimited? by The Happiness Engine 07/30/2006, 12:41pm PDT NEW
                    Re: so is it better than Starships Unlimited? by MM 07/31/2006, 4:52pm PDT NEW
                        Re: so is it better than Starships Unlimited? by Blobbio 07/31/2006, 7:52pm PDT NEW
    Okay by laudablepuss 07/26/2006, 4:16pm PDT NEW
        Re: Okay by MM 07/31/2006, 5:12pm PDT NEW
            I fuck this game up. by Quentin Beck 07/31/2006, 11:09pm PDT NEW
            Re: Okay by The Happiness Engine 08/02/2006, 8:38am PDT NEW
                So this game is all about approval ratings, income tax, and exploits? by Flavio 08/05/2006, 7:21pm PDT NEW
                    It's a regular 4X built around a really nifty ship designer NT by Mischief Maker 08/05/2006, 9:08pm PDT NEW
 
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