Strategize: The Forum Game

Only SOASE Viable Strategies please...Vanilla, Entrenchment, or Diplomacy...

  Rule's are simple...I'll post a strategy, the person after me will post it's counter, and so on, and so forth until we find a theoretical be-all-end all strategy.  (Doubtful)

K, here goes:

Parameters:

Opponent is Advent

I believe my opponent is going to Scout/Seeker rush me, pringing a Halcyon carrier to the party.

Their HW is no more than 2 jumps away.

I am Vasari, on Quickstart

My counter:

 

Deploy 2 scouts manually, 1 in each direction.  (More scouts if more than one phase lane available at HW)

Build Jarrasul and take any 1-jump asteroids/starting available worlds IMMEDIATELY so opponent coudn't as easily.  Also Build 2nd Crystal Extractor (Since Quickstart only builds 1)

2 Military Labs

Starbase Research/Upgrade asteroid So i don't lose creds/gain more resources

Build 3 Skirms

Build Starbase while i try to hold back my opponent's attack, which should have been starting soon, if not two lines ago

Research Assailant/Sentinel/1st tier fleet upgrade/possibly Skirantra depending on my situation fleet-wise

Start pumping out units as fast as i can, sell Metal/Crystal as needed to fund.

 

And that's it.  Post your counter to this strategy.  (Ignoreing the strategy posted above.  i.e, i was defending against advent Scout/Seeker rush, now you are countering my own strategy with one of your own.

You may use any race to counter with.

You may not counter with an identical strategy to the one above you.

Have fun with this one, guys...

AND PLEASE USE THE SAME FORMAT I DID, STEP BY STEP.

Also, we are talking about the first 20 mins of the game here, not an entire session.

-Exile(\/)

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Reply #1 Top

Well first of all this belongs on the strategy forums most likely. i will strategise as in vanilla, TEC only cuz ur already vasari.

If the home worlds are too jumps away, and its quick start then i will

build 5 scouts to quickly find you

a Sova buy one lvl, and the rest cobalts

i will then sova rush with embargo and missle platform to finsih you quickly

platform ensure skirantra is defeated with ease,

skirantras cant beat cobalts and i will call in scouts from before to deal with any assailants

Reply #2 Top

Yes, its strategy, but i designed it as a forum game to try to keep the flaming die hard strategists from whining that what they posted could not be countered by who was after them.

I'm not saying don't defend your strategy if they were wrong, but be civil, and let it go if it gets out of hand.  This is just in good fun.

That said:

Alright, first, you said nothing about the EGG.  While its combat capability is pleasing, i'll replace it with Kortul, 3rd level, and Power surge at level 2. 

And replace all Skirms and Sentinels with Assailants.

Your platforms are Mute as i'll simply move out of range.

Embargo will inhibit, but not stop me from getting Assailants, and i'll have the creds from the 3 skirms i'm no longer building to soften out its effect by the time SOVA is dead.

Also, you didn't mention a fleet tier upgrade, so i'll assume its not there.  That's another thing in my favor as i can out number you so long as i'm careful with my creds.  In this case, no SB was needed either.  IMO, this beats you theoretically.

Otherwise, read my above strategy.

-Exile(\/)

Reply #3 Top

No starbase was included cuz i said vanilla sins

sound counter plan

i did in fact forget ur egg

ammeding:

Fleet upgrade made and since scouting would have discovered me an asteroid i take it with a Akkan

Sova is replaced by Akkan

3 mil labs(thats right i am going for the hoshi rush

though in theory i still lose as i refuse to belive(as a vasari enthusiast)that the kortul would lose to a Akkan and army of hoshi with 5 scouts

 Edit: FORGOT THE EGG AGAIN

then again u didnt mention repair bays so i still have an advantage

Reply #4 Top

I would expand my empire AWAY from you ASAP, while using the bulk of my economy to set up defenses along your border. I'll be playing TEC. My first fleet will be a Marza, 2 scouts and 10 Cobalts. My first research will be Hangar Defense, Repair Docks, enhanced Laser and hull, and the first Fleet upgrade once I have enough credits. My first structures will be 1 of each Civ and military research, and whatever extractors are left for me to build.  I'll hold off your attacks w/ my defenses and Lone Marza ( my cobalts willl be out colonizing other planets, with a Colony Frigate in tow) until I have upgraded my fleet to be 1 Marza, 1 Dunov, 10 Cobalts, 15 LRMS, 10 Hoshikos and 5 Percherons. Assuming your fleet is also of comparable size, I'll bring along a Raloz and my Colony Frigate into battle. This way, your ships will auto-target the Colony Frigate, whilst my fleet does punishment to yours. If you micro-manage and attack the Marza or the fleet itself first, I'll start building an Argonev in the Grav. well for support. This way, you either try to kill the Argonev while my fleet kills off yours, and my Dunov and Hoshiko's keep the Argonev alive, or you cripple my fleet, but lose what's left of yours as well either fighting the Argonev of fleeing teh Grav. Well. I'll also have built a 2nd Frigate factory by the time we fight, so that Reinforcements are pumping out all the while. If I should lose the battle completely, my existing defenses (by this time I should have an Argonev, 5 Hangar Defense, 3 Repair platforms and some Guass Guns on my homeworld) should hold off the remainder of your fleet. Should I win, I'll pull back, colonize more planets, and avoid your territory until you attack again.

Your move.

Koda0 (^)

Reply #5 Top

Dang it Koda0, you killed my forum game...is this payback for Win/Fail?  You went into far too much detail there for a simple game.  Everyone please read the OP again, the rules have changed.

-Exile(\/)

Reply #6 Top

ROFLMAO!

That's one of my hidden powers, I can kill forum games at will. Mostly I do my best to bring them to life, but I've almost killed several critical Forum games in the past, including the you're banned game.

Koda0 (^)

Reply #7 Top

Its because this game isnt in the strat section.

Most of the guys on the off topic board dont even play sins.

This game had no chance here

its like ice cream in the desert

Reply #8 Top

So

You bring the following items into the desert:

A cooler

Your Heart

Liquid Nitrogen

Ice Cream

Now, put the Ice Cream inside the cooler. Next, spray the Liquid Nitrogen into the cooler. Finally, put your heart on top of all that, it's cold enough to keep the Ice Cream frosty and the Liquid Nitrogen below -300*F. Seal Cooler, and enjoy.

Koda0 (^)

Reply #9 Top

How do i eat the icecream if it's locked in a cooler?:'(

Dang...The de-evolution into SOASE chatroom has begun...

-Exile(\/)

Reply #10 Top

Hey..hes right how do i eat it if its in the cooler.

It was inevitable Callen

Reply #11 Top

I suppose...though Koda0 did get a few pages of gameplay first...i might move this to strategy afterall, and just have to deal with the nit-pickers.

-Exile(\/)

Reply #12 Top

Shame, not even broken 1 page yet. Srry, Exile. ^_^'

Xer0 \^/