The Energon Pub

by **Carnosaur** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:04 pm

that a good poient

News Credits: 1 · by **Absolute Zero** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:25 pm

You also have people would switch sides just to try to balance the game and if one side was completely dominating, like you know the cons will, then I know people will switch just to help the underdogs. It's not like if the cons conquer the entire planet the games over anyway.

News Credits: 5 · by **Omega Sentinel** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:28 pm

Dreadwind wrote:It's not like if the cons conquer the entire planet the games over anyway.

You still have those pesky Quintessons to deal with. And there are some followers of Unicron that may cause some problems once in a while.

by **Uncrazzimatic** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:32 pm

Omega Sentinel wrote:
Dreadwind wrote:It's not like if the cons conquer the entire planet the games over anyway.
You still have those pesky Quintessons to deal with. And there are some followers of Unicron that may cause some problems once in a while.

Really?

Just curious, if one side does manadge to conquer all teritories (though I doubt that will happen) I assume you'd just reset the map and start the war anew right?

News Credits: 7 · by **Chaoslock** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:35 pm

Uncrazzimatic wrote:
Omega Sentinel wrote:
Dreadwind wrote:It's not like if the cons conquer the entire planet the games over anyway.
You still have those pesky Quintessons to deal with. And there are some followers of Unicron that may cause some problems once in a while.

Really?

Just curious, if one side does manadge to conquer all teritories (though I doubt that will happen) I assume you'd just reset the map and start the war anew right?

Or open new planets to conquer (*cough* Earth *cough*)

by **Vanguard** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:37 pm

I suppose the quints and any other goons that come along will help maintain a status quo to an extent

News Credits: 1 · by **Absolute Zero** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:44 pm

Omega Sentinel wrote:
Dreadwind wrote:It's not like if the cons conquer the entire planet the games over anyway.
You still have those pesky Quintessons to deal with. And there are some followers of Unicron that may cause some problems once in a while.

To bad neither will be playable factions.

Grimlock86 wrote:Or open new planets to conquer (*cough* Earth *cough*)

Speaking of other planets, how about Nebulos too.

News Credits: 3 · by **Rebirth Megatron** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:45 pm

Omega Sentinel wrote:
Dreadwind wrote:It's not like if the cons conquer the entire planet the games over anyway.
You still have those pesky Quintessons to deal with. And there are some followers of Unicron that may cause some problems once in a while.

Any Transorganics in here somewhere?

News Credits: 5 · by **Omega Sentinel** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:00 pm

Uncrazzimatic wrote:Just curious, if one side does manadge to conquer all teritories (though I doubt that will happen) I assume you'd just reset the map and start the war anew right?

Wrong

Dreadwind wrote:Speaking of other planets, how about Nebulos too.

No other planets in this release.

Dynamax wrote:Any Transorganics in here somewhere?

I thought Rodimus and Perceptor shot them into space. Not sure if there are any lurking around in the Plasma Energy Chamber. Your troops might want to be careful.

Vanguard wrote:I suppose the quints and any other goons that come along will help maintain a status quo to an extent

Approach them with that mindset and they might just take the planet out from under you.

News Credits: 1 · by **Absolute Zero** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:03 pm

I don't know if it's been asked yet, and I need to start getting ready for work so I don't have time to check, but will we get a preview of what alls (not what tactics or anything) will be available to each faction?

News Credits: 1 · by **New Omen** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:05 pm

Omega Sentinel wrote:
Dreadwind wrote:It's not like if the cons conquer the entire planet the games over anyway.
You still have those pesky Quintessons to deal with. And there are some followers of Unicron that may cause some problems once in a while.

We won't last long against those lvl 6 Sharkticons when where all reset.

All hail our new Quintesson overlords

by **Vanguard** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:06 pm

Don't worry, it'll only take Hoistimus a week or two to get his troops back up to level 6

News Credits: 5 · by **Omega Sentinel** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:10 pm

Damonicus wrote:We won't last long against those lvl 6 Sharkticons when where all reset.

All hail our new Quintesson overlords

I am a Guardian Robot you know. I'll make sure we have a fighting chance.

by **Uncrazzimatic** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:25 pm

Omega Sentinel wrote:
Uncrazzimatic wrote:Just curious, if one side does manadge to conquer all teritories (though I doubt that will happen) I assume you'd just reset the map and start the war anew right?
Wrong

Interesting. So is it wrong because a faction can never be fully defeated. (I.E. they always have the option to launch assaults even when they have no territory) or because we'd just spend the rest of eternity battling the Quints? Or is it a secret?

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:26 pm

Sunblast wrote:
Goribus wrote:
Windracer wrote:
devast8or wrote:is anyone staying/going bot?

Well there is me...

Come to the Darkside, Windy. We have nachos. Nachos rock.

with dip. Dont forget the dip Gori

Oh boy have you got dip. Megadork is a dip, Starscream's dippy... *Still reading*
I'm staying Bot. Thought about the change, for the slag of it, But I'm never leaving.

News Credits: 5 · by **Omega Sentinel** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:28 pm

Uncrazzimatic wrote:
Omega Sentinel wrote:
Uncrazzimatic wrote:Just curious, if one side does manadge to conquer all teritories (though I doubt that will happen) I assume you'd just reset the map and start the war anew right?
Wrong

Interesting. So is it wrong because a faction can never be fully defeated. (I.E. they always have the option to launch assaults even when they have no territory) or because we'd just spend the rest of eternity battling the Quints? Or is it a secret?

HMW2 does have an official story behind it that will play out based on what happens in the game. Just like the history of Cybertron, it will not just end and restart if a faction takes all the territories. If (and this is a HUUUGGGEEEE if) one faction takes every territory, there are a ton of ways that could be played out on all sides. We'll just have to play the game and wait and see. ;;)

News Credits: 1 · by **Absolute Zero** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:40 pm

Omega Sentinel wrote:
Uncrazzimatic wrote:
Omega Sentinel wrote:
Uncrazzimatic wrote:Just curious, if one side does manadge to conquer all teritories (though I doubt that will happen) I assume you'd just reset the map and start the war anew right?
Wrong

Interesting. So is it wrong because a faction can never be fully defeated. (I.E. they always have the option to launch assaults even when they have no territory) or because we'd just spend the rest of eternity battling the Quints? Or is it a secret?
HMW2 does have an official story behind it that will play out based on what happens in the game. Just like the history of Cybertron, it will not just end and restart if a faction takes all the territories. If (and this is a HUUUGGGEEEE if) one faction takes every territory, there are a ton of ways that could be played out on all sides. We'll just have to play the game and wait and see.

It's not a huge if. It'll happen. Whatever side I'm on'll conquer.

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:41 pm

Will at least some Alts rotate amongst all four factions, or between the two?

Meaning, say, The Lion could go Autobot for 2 weeks, Maximal for 2, Pred for 2, con for two, maybe with puauses in there fro RNG

News Credits: 5 · by **Omega Sentinel** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:48 pm

Flashwave wrote:Will at least some Alts rotate amongst all four factions, or between the two?

Meaning, say, The Lion could go Autobot for 2 weeks, Maximal for 2, Pred for 2, con for two, maybe with puauses in there fro RNG

Absolutely there will be a few alts that do this.

News Credits: 1 · by **Windracer** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:49 pm

Flashwave wrote:Will at least some Alts rotate amongst all four factions, or between the two?

Meaning, say, The Lion could go Autobot for 2 weeks, Maximal for 2, Pred for 2, con for two, maybe with puauses in there fro RNG

Well I could see there being some overlap between Autobots/Maximals and Decepticons/Predacons. I mean the Autobots and 'Cons did have some animal Transformers (Dinobots, Terrorcons, Seacons, etc). And on the same token, didn't some of the Transmetals have a 2nd "vehicle" mode along with their beast forms? :???:

News Credits: 7 · by **Chaoslock** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:56 pm

Windracer wrote:
Flashwave wrote:Will at least some Alts rotate amongst all four factions, or between the two?

Meaning, say, The Lion could go Autobot for 2 weeks, Maximal for 2, Pred for 2, con for two, maybe with puauses in there fro RNG

Well I could see there being some overlap between Autobots/Maximals and Decepticons/Predacons. I mean the Autobots and 'Cons did have some animal Transformers (Dinobots, Terrorcons, Seacons, etc). And on the same token, didn't some of the Transmetals have a 2nd "vehicle" mode along with their beast forms?

Yep, every Transmetal I had one or more second, vehicle (transportation) mode(in Primals case, this was only a surf board). The Transmetal 2s (the cyborgs) were the pure animal-formers.

News Credits: 1 · by **Windracer** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:05 pm

Add to that the pre-Earth modes that some of the Beast Wars characters have in comics and such, like the ones from Botcon a year back. Those were vehicular in design too.

Omega Sentinel wrote:...Alot of alt modes will be faction specific. When you switch factions your bots will revert to a protoform and you will need to re-select an alt mode. Small price to pay for a faction hop.

So if I read things right, if I wanted to go from Autobot to Maximal (even though all my TF's currently have animal alts anyway), I forefit those alts unless they're going to be avaliable for Maximals at some point or another? Or is this more for Autobots going Decepticon/Predacon and vice-versa...

by **Uncrazzimatic** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:08 pm

Omega Sentinel wrote:
Uncrazzimatic wrote:
Omega Sentinel wrote:
Uncrazzimatic wrote:Just curious, if one side does manadge to conquer all teritories (though I doubt that will happen) I assume you'd just reset the map and start the war anew right?
Wrong

Interesting. So is it wrong because a faction can never be fully defeated. (I.E. they always have the option to launch assaults even when they have no territory) or because we'd just spend the rest of eternity battling the Quints? Or is it a secret?
HMW2 does have an official story behind it that will play out based on what happens in the game. Just like the history of Cybertron, it will not just end and restart if a faction takes all the territories. If (and this is a HUUUGGGEEEE if) one faction takes every territory, there are a ton of ways that could be played out on all sides. We'll just have to play the game and wait and see.

It just gets more and more interesting.

by **Mr. Kemp** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:19 pm

These changes are definitely going to be interesting, yeeeeessss.

By the way, since so many people are going 'Con, be it Predacon or Decepticon, who is going Maximal? I'm likely to, and I was just wondering if I was going to be one of only a few Maximals or if we would have some numerical force.

Website · by **Silver Wind** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:37 pm

Mr. Kemp wrote:These changes are definitely going to be interesting, yeeeeessss.

By the way, since so many people are going 'Con, be it Predacon or Decepticon, who is going Maximal? I'm likely to, and I was just wondering if I was going to be one of only a few Maximals or if we would have some numerical force.

Include the Autotwins in your count.

Hmm... guess we're going to need a new nickname, though. :-?