The Energon Pub

by **Nickolai** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:41 pm

tenrak wrote:
I for one don't really see an issue with any of the missions posted in this thread (and my team is in most of them). Making additional missions for lower levels doesn't really help. Over all the level 0's probably even themselves out to about what they would average in 0-1 missions anyway, some misions they suck, some missions they do well. As someone once put it "Some times the Random Number Generator gets you (trust me i'm on the wrong end of it more than i'd like), and sometimes you get it".

The Cons just have a boatload of active players, the Bots don't. Just have to live with it. Besides, it just leaves more of them to strafe.

Well if you partner with me more often, then we'll definitely turn the tide. :twisted:

News Credits: 2 · by **Wingspan** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:32 am

Nickolai wrote:Well if you partner with me more often, then we'll definitely turn the tide.

Pretty - Cons go boom boom.

Why is it that the top player in the game is in all of the Autobot brags? Does he just play that much?

by **Nickolai** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:32 am

Wingspan wrote:
Why is it that the top player in the game is in all of the Autobot brags? Does he just play that much?

Well, I've started to notice GS' pattern. He is in a few missions when I log on in the AM, then reappears about 10 hours later. I'm guessing he puts in a solid 14 hours daily.

This isn't counting the probable times when he wakes up inthe middle of the night to use the bathroom or snack, then mises some missions while he's at it.

Also, he's probably in the Autobot brags BECAUSE he's #1. Like, "go, us! we won this one vs GS. oh nice personal score too!"

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:13 am

It's nothing unusual, when you can defeat one of the top players you're always going to get excited over such things.

It's like i've been saying, rankings really don't mean a **** because being a high ranker doesn't ensure you victory, you WILL suffer defeat regulary.

by **Loki God Of Mischief** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:22 am

Everyone wins. Everyone loses. It comes and goes. There's no such thing as a sure thing in this game. And there's no ultimate setup either. It's all just knowledge and luck. Putting stats in to try to influence a random dice roll. People have different reasons for bragging about a victory, but the fact that they have a victory is enough for them to brag about.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:48 am

Plus it doesn't help that most of us know those sorts of brags annoy the **** out of GS. :twisted:

by **Loki God Of Mischief** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:29 pm

Burn wrote:Plus it doesn't help that most of us know those sorts of brags annoy the **** out of GS.

So brag moar about one upping GS? I think I can handle that. :grin:

by **Captain Nemesis** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:57 am

How do you fight in the missions?My commander bot Captain Nemesis has been in a mission and i don't know how to make him fight the other robots :-(

News Credits: 7 · by **Omega Charge** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:03 pm

Captain Nemesis wrote:How do you fight in the missions?My commander bot Captain Nemesis has been in a mission and i don't know how to make him fight the other robots

You actually don't do anything during the mission. It's all simulated, you check and see what happens afterwards.

by **neliz** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:38 pm

Captain Nemesis wrote:How do you fight in the missions?My commander bot Captain Nemesis has been in a mission and i don't know how to make him fight the other robots

That's why they call it HELP

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:38 am

That's not the friendlyest way of saying it you know neliz!

Anyway, yeah, the help section has been known, on ocasions, to help (although im not sure how much use to a new player it actully is). You dont directly affect the outcome of missions (or arena bouts), but as you earn xp, you are able to invest in stats to improve your charecter's performances.

Some stats also allow you to use other things such as:
*Strenght: Allows armor to be installed, 1 ton per stat of strenght.
*Rank: Allows better armors to be bought, still needs strenght to install them (better left to higher levels).
*Firepower: Unlocks better weaponary (often in conjunction with skill).
*Skill: Unlocks better weaponary (often in conjunction with firepower) and unlocks new tactics on some alt modes (see the help section for which).

There are also a selection of tactics:
*Avoid: The best beginner tactic. Causes transformer to transform and avoid a none tactic attack, plus gives 50 energon and xp per use, is improved with speed.
*Ram: Damages one oponant, and can stun them too sometimes, is improved with strenght.
*Strafe: Damages multiple enemies a little bit, best left until at least lvls 1 or 2, improved with firepower.
*Repair: fixs a bit of damage on one friend, not veyr good until higher levels, improved with inteligence.

Well, I hope all that helps.