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Sun, 22 December 2002 17:30

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Steve wrote on Sat, 21 December 2002 06:52

IS doesn't need smart bombs. IS doesn't need any bombs, just drop enough population to overwhelm the defenses.

That sounds like a perfectly horrid option. High defenses at a well developed planet are going to decimate the attacking troops as they land, there is going to be nothing left to kill populace. How many troops are you thinking it would take?

I seem to be the only one in this forum who isn't some kind of rocket scientist mathematician and doesn't know how all the game mechanic formulas work, so I'll HUMBLY speculate about 20,000,000 in a single drop to take over a planet with 100% defenses. And all of you mathematicians go ahead and correct me ("No no, it won't take 20,000,000 troops, by my calculations it should only take 6,453,221 troops, give or take 3 or 4 due to some wierd variable in the formula." Thank you Spock. Razz

) but I'm confident that in the end you're going to agree that not even an IS race can throw population away at the rate necessary to take well defended planets with only troops. They need SOME kind of bombs.

jeffimix wrote on Fri, 20 December 2002 13:51

Beamers cost a lot too.... just boranium instead...

I find my beamers tend to be pretty balanced in mineral costs, unlike missile boats that require huge amounts of ironium. I'm inclined to agree with Steve that the beamers are going to win without much contest. Given a choice of weapon types in this scenario, I doubt anyone would choose missiles or torps, and that should serve as a clear indication of the inbalance.

[Updated on: Sun, 22 December 2002 17:34]

I'M NOT AN EXPERT AND I'M OFTEN PROVEN WRONG. TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU READ MY POSTS.
Math? Confused

Ummm, sure! Nod

I do FREESTYLE math.

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		Rock, Paper, Scissors split from New Games By: Steve on Fri, 20 December 2002 15:47
		Re: Rock Paper Scissors... By: jeffimix on Fri, 20 December 2002 16:51
		Re: Rock Paper Scissors... By: freakyboy on Sat, 21 December 2002 02:16
		Re: Rock Paper Scissors... By: Steve on Sat, 21 December 2002 09:52
		Re: Rock Paper Scissors... By: zoid on Sun, 22 December 2002 17:30
		Re: Rock Paper Scissors... By: freakyboy on Sun, 22 December 2002 18:09
		Re: Rock Paper Scissors... By: zoid on Sun, 22 December 2002 20:58
		Re: Rock Paper Scissors... By: Mangar on Fri, 03 January 2003 13:05
		Re: Rock Paper Scissors... By: LEit on Thu, 22 May 2008 17:24
		Re: Rock Paper Scissors... By: freakyboy on Fri, 03 January 2003 13:42
		Re: Rock Paper Scissors... By: Mangar on Fri, 03 January 2003 15:35
		Re: Rock Paper Scissors... By: freakyboy on Fri, 03 January 2003 16:16
		Re: Rock Paper Scissors... By: Mangar on Fri, 03 January 2003 17:24
		Re: Rock Paper Scissors... By: zoid on Mon, 13 January 2003 03:40
		Re: Rock, Paper, Scissors split from New Games By: freakyboy on Mon, 13 January 2003 14:08
		Re: Rock, Paper, Scissors split from New Games By: freakyboy on Tue, 14 January 2003 03:34
		Re: Rock, Paper, Scissors split from New Games By: jeffimix on Tue, 14 January 2003 06:54
		Re: Rock, Paper, Scissors split from New Games By: freakyboy on Tue, 14 January 2003 14:00
		Re: Rock, Paper, Scissors split from New Games By: jeffimix on Tue, 14 January 2003 15:48
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