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^ needless to say, not me. by laudablepuss 05/15/2005, 1:50am PDT
Thanks INC!

Universal Plan B wrote:

laudablepuss wrote:

You're an idiot.

I was agreeing with you. My "sounds realistic" comment was directed at the game, not your plan.


I don't see what difference this makes. Artillery is very good at killing people, but unsupported artillery with its slow refire rate will still lose to other units. It's true in real life and in EEII.

laudablepuss wrote:

Addendum to my previous post: Turns out light infantry and cavalry are all missile units, which makes the RPS system make a little more sense.

It helps a bit, I guess. Though I don't see why foot or mounted missle units should be any better than melee units at destroying artillery. But in most RTS games artillery is nothing more than a glorified building demolitions crew, so EE2 is doing at least one thing right. I'm still undecided about the whole R-P-S system. I like it a lot in the Homeworld games (which had some of the most straight R-P-S methods ever), but in historical games is just feels *off*. Perhaps I'm just a jackass who can't seperate history from games.

I dunno, I'm avioding this game to begin with. Combining the pace of an RTS with the UI and completity of a 4X does not sound like fun to me. It sounds like a high pressure job.


I don't know why people don't like RPS systems. In real life, arrows can't kill tanks and clubs can't knock down buildings. To the extent that RTS games bother me it seems to be because of how each unit has hitpoints and each weapon can do damage. So eventually arrows will break a tank under that system. Seems dumb to me.

Just got done with my first few games. So far they've all ended before reaching epoch 5. Or rather, hunting and killing computer opponents takes until epcoh 8 or 9 but I never upgrade my army after a certain point since mine is the only army in the field, essentially. Looking around at one point, I noticed that I was supposed to start mining Iron and Salt Peter or something. :(

At the very least, this is the slickest and most streamlined RTS game I've ever seen. It's already got a patch, too, which is kinda surprising.
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Oh boy, Empire Earth II by laudablepuss 05/13/2005, 4:39pm PDT NEW
    heard it was more of the same by FABIO 05/13/2005, 11:32pm PDT NEW
        Re: heard it was more of the same by Fullofkittens 05/13/2005, 11:37pm PDT NEW
            caltrops stock just went up a point NT by FABIO 05/13/2005, 11:38pm PDT NEW
        I R INSTLIGN IT NOW by laudablepuss 05/14/2005, 2:45pm PDT NEW
            Re: I R INSTLIGN IT NOW by Universal Plan B 05/14/2005, 9:08pm PDT NEW
                Of Rocks and Scissors by Mischief Maker 05/14/2005, 10:34pm PDT NEW
                    Re: Of Rocks and Scissors by FABIO 05/14/2005, 11:21pm PDT NEW
                        and where can you find a copy of Total Annihilation anyways? by FABIO 05/15/2005, 12:32am PDT NEW
                            don't bother (a review based on minutes of gameplay) by bombMexico 05/15/2005, 2:42am PDT NEW
                                Re: don't bother (a review based on minutes of gameplay) by FABIO 05/15/2005, 3:21am PDT NEW
                                Re: don't bother (a review based on minutes of gameplay) by Mischief Maker 05/15/2005, 12:47pm PDT NEW
                                    Re: don't bother (a review based on minutes of gameplay) by Eyo 05/15/2005, 1:02pm PDT NEW
                                    Re: don't bother (a review based on minutes of gameplay) by FABIO 05/16/2005, 1:32am PDT NEW
                                        Re: don't bother (a review based on minutes of gameplay) by Universal Plan B 05/16/2005, 5:04pm PDT NEW
                                            Re: don't bother (a review based on minutes of gameplay) by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/16/2005, 5:52pm PDT NEW
                                                Did you ever get that password? by Mischief Maker 05/17/2005, 10:49am PDT NEW
                                                    However... by Mischief Maker 05/17/2005, 10:56am PDT NEW
                                                    Re: Did you ever get that password? by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/17/2005, 5:28pm PDT NEW
                            the maligned TA: Kingdoms by Ray of Light 05/15/2005, 5:46am PDT NEW
                    Great thread, that. by Fussbett 05/15/2005, 2:00am PDT NEW
                Re: I R INSTLIGN IT NOW by laudablepuss 05/14/2005, 10:44pm PDT NEW
                    Re: I R INSTLIGN IT NOW by Universal Plan B 05/14/2005, 11:28pm PDT NEW
                        Welcome to Caltrops! by laudablepuss 05/15/2005, 1:12am PDT NEW
                            ^ needless to say, not me. by laudablepuss 05/15/2005, 1:50am PDT NEW
                                Re: ^ needless to say, not me. by Universal Plan B 05/15/2005, 2:52pm PDT NEW
                                    Re: ^ needless to say, not me. by laudablepuss 05/15/2005, 3:43pm PDT NEW
                                        Re: ^ needless to say, not me. by FABIO 05/15/2005, 5:38pm PDT NEW
                                            Re: ^ needless to say, not me. by laudablepuss 05/15/2005, 6:20pm PDT NEW
                                                This whole thread... by Mischief Maker 05/17/2005, 9:04pm PDT NEW
                                                    agreed by FABIO 05/17/2005, 9:19pm PDT NEW
 
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