| Re: minigun frigate chaff |
Sat, 26 January 2008 21:55  |
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Don't forget to take into account the fact that FFs are usually cheaper than SS.
My mistake on the bora. It's not quite as bad as that though - SS is cheaper than FF unless bio is being researched. I must admit I didn't pay that much attention to bora cost - it's resource cost that interests me *much* more usually.
I just checked the game I just used them in, these were the costs:
SS+Xray+QJ5 = 11r+5/3/4
FF+MGun+QJ5 = 10r+4/7/3
So I paid quite a lot more boranium, but saved resources, iron and germ. If boranium were tight, then I'd use regular chaff mostly. If boranium was plentiful (by comparison,) then I wouldn't build SS chaff at all.
I don't understand how using completely disposible ships, that double up as chaff, can be seen as increasing the MM. I found it far less work than using a more expensive ship that I need to worry about trying to keep some alive, and trying to make sure I have enough of in each theatre. They are also more reliable - for example sending two groups of two DDs in, as you describe above might have the firepower to sweep the field, but the odds of both (or even one) reaching the centre is not good. Using these litte fellas is a lot more reliable, since the sweepers are split into more groups.
[Updated on: Sat, 26 January 2008 22:15] Report message to a moderator
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