Home World Forum: SS » SS ultimate strategy?

Home » Primary Racial Traits » SS » SS ultimate strategy?

Show: Today's Messages :: Show Polls :: Message Navigator
E-mail to friend

Re: SS ultimate strategy?

Tue, 21 April 2009 23:35

magic9mushroom

Commander

Messages: 1361
Registered: May 2008

vonKreedon wrote on Wed, 22 April 2009 01:52

PaulCr wrote on Mon, 20 April 2009 13:01

I would agree with VonKreedon that the aim should be to win but that's what the exit clause is there for, if someone is beginning to run away with the game then it's should be in your interest to activate it, although there could be strategic reasons to wait a while before doing so, usually to let the 2nd place player get beaten up for a while since there's no point exiting an agreement with the 1st placed player if it means the 2nd placed player will win instead.

I argue that if the number 1 is starting to run away in the end-game then you should break/exit your alliance with him. Certainly if you are not the number 2 you want to try and arrange things so that the number 2 takes most of the damage and receives less of the benefit so that after you've pulled down the current number 1 there is at least less distance between you and the new number 1 (ok, now I'm flashing on the '60s TV series The Prisoner. "Who is number 1?" "You are number 6." "I am not a number, I am a free man!" "HAHAHAHAHAHA..."). Anyway, if you remain allied with number 1, and you are a known "no backstabs, ever" proponent, then he can concentrate on number 2 et al without worrying about what you might do to him and so allocating resources for that contingency. This makes it less likely that number 1's runaway train can be stopped. OTOH, if you exit your alliance with number 1, then he has to divide his focus even if all you do is play defense, and so greatly increasing the chance of derailing his train to victory.

Since when does this logical course of action require backstabbing? ...

[ Show the rest of the message ]

Report message to a moderator

[Message index]

		SS ultimate strategy? By: freakyboy on Fri, 13 December 2002 15:37
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Coyote on Fri, 13 December 2002 17:27
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: BlueTurbit on Fri, 13 December 2002 17:56
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: freakyboy on Fri, 13 December 2002 18:12
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: gible on Fri, 13 December 2002 19:21
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: freakyboy on Fri, 13 December 2002 19:30
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: EDog on Fri, 13 December 2002 23:44
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: UAF commander on Fri, 13 December 2002 19:59
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: BlueTurbit on Fri, 13 December 2002 20:36
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: condie on Mon, 16 December 2002 11:51
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: zoid on Fri, 13 December 2002 21:06
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Apelord on Fri, 13 December 2002 22:58
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: tech25 on Fri, 13 December 2002 23:34
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: EDog on Fri, 13 December 2002 23:56
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: zoid on Sat, 14 December 2002 01:46
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Apelord on Sat, 14 December 2002 12:13
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: zoid on Sat, 14 December 2002 01:59
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: UAF commander on Sat, 14 December 2002 06:12
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: freakyboy on Sat, 14 December 2002 07:59
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Apelord on Sat, 14 December 2002 12:19
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: BlueTurbit on Sat, 14 December 2002 12:40
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: EDog on Sat, 14 December 2002 19:48
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Apelord on Sun, 15 December 2002 12:19
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Apelord on Tue, 17 December 2002 00:57
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Stalwart on Fri, 20 December 2002 15:51
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: zoid on Sat, 14 December 2002 14:22
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: freakyboy on Sat, 14 December 2002 14:39
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: UAF commander on Sat, 14 December 2002 13:44
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: zoid on Sat, 14 December 2002 16:55
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: freakyboy on Sat, 14 December 2002 14:16
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: joseph on Mon, 28 July 2003 03:20
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: vonKreedon on Mon, 28 July 2003 18:40
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Paladin on Fri, 15 August 2003 16:34
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Hatterson on Sat, 16 August 2003 12:31
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Steve1 on Tue, 11 November 2003 03:05
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Sinla on Tue, 11 November 2003 10:17
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: EDog on Tue, 11 November 2003 11:31
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Steve1 on Fri, 14 November 2003 05:18
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Sinla on Fri, 14 November 2003 05:51
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: freakyboy on Fri, 14 November 2003 06:47
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: iztok on Fri, 14 November 2003 08:37
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Ashlyn on Fri, 14 November 2003 12:25
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: The Taubat on Fri, 14 November 2003 13:41
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: knightpraetor on Mon, 16 October 2006 18:22
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: knightpraetor on Tue, 17 October 2006 11:32
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: gible on Tue, 17 October 2006 22:59
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Kotk on Tue, 17 October 2006 23:30
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: gible on Wed, 18 October 2006 03:29
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Kotk on Wed, 18 October 2006 08:19
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Dogthinkers on Wed, 18 October 2006 10:41
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: vonKreedon on Wed, 18 October 2006 11:31
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: boomerlu on Fri, 03 April 2009 18:44
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: slimdrag00n on Fri, 03 April 2009 23:17
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: magic9mushroom on Sat, 04 April 2009 02:55
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: slimdrag00n on Sat, 04 April 2009 17:59
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: DaYng1 on Thu, 16 April 2009 10:35
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Eagle of Fire on Thu, 16 April 2009 13:12
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: DaYng1 on Thu, 16 April 2009 13:54
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: vonKreedon on Thu, 16 April 2009 17:29
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Hypokris on Thu, 16 April 2009 15:04
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Eagle of Fire on Thu, 16 April 2009 19:03
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: magic9mushroom on Fri, 17 April 2009 00:00
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Altruist on Sat, 18 April 2009 06:56
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: vonKreedon on Sat, 18 April 2009 14:05
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Altruist on Sat, 18 April 2009 16:38
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: vonKreedon on Sat, 18 April 2009 18:36
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: magic9mushroom on Sun, 19 April 2009 01:04
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: magic9mushroom on Sun, 19 April 2009 01:00
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: vonKreedon on Sun, 19 April 2009 18:33
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Altruist on Mon, 20 April 2009 05:57
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: magic9mushroom on Mon, 20 April 2009 06:35
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: vonKreedon on Mon, 20 April 2009 13:34
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: DaYng1 on Mon, 20 April 2009 13:58
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: vonKreedon on Mon, 20 April 2009 14:06
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: DaYng1 on Mon, 20 April 2009 14:49
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: vonKreedon on Mon, 20 April 2009 15:01
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: DaYng1 on Mon, 20 April 2009 15:13
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: PaulCr on Mon, 20 April 2009 16:01
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: vonKreedon on Tue, 21 April 2009 11:52
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: magic9mushroom on Tue, 21 April 2009 23:35
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Altruist on Mon, 20 April 2009 14:04
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Micha on Wed, 22 April 2009 11:03
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: slimdrag00n on Thu, 16 April 2009 20:16
		Impications of backstabbing By: neilhoward on Fri, 17 April 2009 11:54
		Re: Impications of backstabbing By: Micha on Wed, 22 April 2009 05:54
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Eagle of Fire on Sat, 18 April 2009 13:48
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: magic9mushroom on Sun, 19 April 2009 00:50
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Eagle of Fire on Sat, 18 April 2009 21:05
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: AlexTheGreat on Sat, 18 April 2009 23:14
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Eagle of Fire on Wed, 22 April 2009 11:13
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: magic9mushroom on Wed, 22 April 2009 13:22
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: vonKreedon on Wed, 22 April 2009 14:20
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: PaulCr on Wed, 22 April 2009 16:44
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: vonKreedon on Wed, 22 April 2009 17:31
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: PaulCr on Wed, 22 April 2009 17:51
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Eagle of Fire on Wed, 22 April 2009 18:37
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: slimdrag00n on Wed, 22 April 2009 19:04
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: magic9mushroom on Thu, 23 April 2009 02:29
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: magic9mushroom on Thu, 23 April 2009 02:26
		Re: SS ultimate strategy? By: Altruist on Thu, 23 April 2009 07:02

Previous Topic:	What kind of Rogue?
Next Topic:	hybrid SS race; also, build order for first ~10 turns?

Goto Forum:

-=] Back to Top [=-

Current Time: Wed May 22 05:26:04 EDT 2024