The Energon Pub

Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:00 pm

i feel badly about going into battle vs Maximals. but those missions usually are the most lop-sided to us Autobots, where a lot of missions verse decepticons are not so. sometimes i see it as "training" for my bots. but i like Maximals and i'd rather not fight them. anyone else feel this way?

Thu Dec 11, 2008 9:16 am

Since I'm still trying to drag my troops out of the level 0 quagmire they are my #2 mission of choice. I'll beat down preds all day long if I can find the missions and usually have better luck xp wise.
CT

Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:17 pm

You better think they're your emeries and you'll feel better.

Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:04 am

Vitatech wrote:anyone else feel this way?

Ehhhhhhhhh........

Not at all. =P

Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:26 am

maximals are there to help your bots recover after a reset/rebuild.

I don't care for maxi's and preds since the only thing they can do is complain about their small numbers. Back to two factions and it'll be straight fighting.

Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:55 am

You aren't the only one. I feel bad going into those missions because if a maxi shows up there is only one or two and then I feel bad for joining the zerg rush and pummeling them with sheer numbers.

I imagine that is why they rarely get into the missions (aside from their lack of numbers.) It would be kind of hard to justify wrapping up 30 minutes in a mission and another 55 minutes in the CR for a very small amount of (if any) exp every single time you stepped into a mission.

News Credits: 2 · Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:54 pm

Numbers aside, activity seems to be the larger problem. Predacons have the smallest numbers but I have no complaint for backup. We are usually outnumbered but we've found complimentary builds and I've learned how other commanders run their teams that I know whom to enter with them. My win percentage proves how Bots/Cons are truly dominant, but my XP growth isn't affected.

My best missions are when I'm the first to enter on both sides because the rest of the slots seem to fill up quickly. Maximals don't seem to have that backup as consistently. I've unfortunately got a slew of Pred overrunning Maximal missions in my history.

neliz wrote:I don't care for maxi's and preds since the only thing some do is complain about their small numbers.

Fixed. Given how I've never complained (nor did I above) that's an over-reaching generalization.

BlackDiamond wrote:I imagine that is why they rarely get into the missions (aside from their lack of numbers.) It would be kind of hard to justify wrapping up 30 minutes in a mission and another 55 minutes in the CR for a very small amount of (if any) exp every single time you stepped into a mission.

Likely true. However, if all would join missions rather than the arena that would likely change to at least good fights (6v4 or 6v5, which still renders a good match). That deduction is from experience.

The standard Pred seems to have enough insanity to ignore the numbers and blindly enter any mission though, hence the backup. It's a reverse Zerg, if you will.

Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:07 pm

Wingspan wrote:Fixed. Given how I've never complained (nor did I above) that's an over-reaching generalization.

Ah sheet, I just want them to go! don't go make up reasons for them not too

For HMW to truly.. wait I'll post that in the.. no wait.. I was thinking about "Squad based gameplay"

no larger overall sub-factions but a "Squad" of five to six users that .. shyte. HMW v2 thread that is.

News Credits: 2 · Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:16 pm

I already saw the Squad post; good stuff.

Can you re-post the rest of that? Iz, once againz, confuzzled.

Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:27 pm

Wingspan wrote:I already saw the Squad post; good stuff.

Can you re-post the rest of that? Iz, once againz, confuzzled.

Don't you think I forgot already myself?

I think I wanted to write that same squad based thingy but then as "For HMW to be truly attractive it's not so much about factions, as it is about the players and how they cooperate"

News Credits: 2 · Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:44 pm

neliz wrote:"For HMW to be truly attractive it's not so much about factions, as it is about the players and how they cooperate"

Well said.

I've enjoyed being a Pred because of the cooperation. I feel dirty for saying that...

Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:50 am

Wingspan wrote:
neliz wrote:"For HMW to be truly attractive it's not so much about factions, as it is about the players and how they cooperate"

Well said.

I've enjoyed being a Pred because of the cooperation. I feel dirty for saying that...

Can't always depend on women mate