Excecssive Fleets

posted on October 23rd, 2010, 12:35 pm

Okay, so really only two faults here, if you'd call them faults, but when playing against the Klingon and Dominion sides, I've noticed they build a lot of ships (and I mean a lot) and then just have them flying around in groups.

Typically, they'll fly around in the same area, only attacking what comes to them. It's good to have some defence, but a little offence wouldn't go amiss either. Seems to be far too many ships on the battlefield not actually going much.

I'd say this applies to the Klingons more than the Dominion, but still.

posted on October 23rd, 2010, 12:39 pm

So what exactly is your point here? 

posted on October 23rd, 2010, 12:56 pm

i think he is talking about an ai issue. fleetops isnt meant to be played against ai. so instant action play isnt really gonna match the fun of multiplayer.

posted on October 23rd, 2010, 2:52 pm

Maybe he is... Yeah.

Cool sig, Myles 

posted on October 23rd, 2010, 3:08 pm

Cool sig, Myles 

thx, its not finished yet, will edit it soon and see if there is an improvement.

posted on October 24th, 2010, 5:40 pm

fleetops isnt meant to be played against ai

Dont worry, I'm sure there are dozens or more personal mods fixing that.

posted on October 24th, 2010, 5:41 pm

1:    AI's will NEVER be as good as a human player

2:    Fleetops is balanced for multiplayer.


    You'll find few of your suggestions implemented if they are just desires to use against the AI.

posted on October 24th, 2010, 5:52 pm

    You'll find few of your suggestions implemented if they are just desires to use against the AI.

Unless of course the suggestions are ones that can be fixed in the AIPs and other AI files 

posted on October 24th, 2010, 7:48 pm

Dont worry, I'm sure there are dozens or more personal mods fixing that.

Nope not really because in the AIs case you really cant fix stupid.

posted on October 28th, 2010, 9:13 pm

Agreed, no matter how good a mod is, it'll always be limited by the fact that the 'professionals' that made A2 sucked worse than the majority of fan moders.

posted on October 28th, 2010, 9:25 pm

The A2 AI was sadly rushed by Activision - according to Optec it was looking to be quite a nice system 

posted on October 28th, 2010, 9:47 pm

It is a kinda sad world where mod makers create more polished work than what is put out by many "professional" development studios...

But on the other hand they (professionals) have deadlines and costs to consider... fans do what they can when they can.

It's like the story of the tortoise and the hare. 

posted on October 28th, 2010, 9:51 pm

With professionals, there is also the chance of executive meddling forcing unwise or unnecessary changes.

posted on October 31st, 2010, 4:33 am

You mean like Activision and IW.

posted on October 31st, 2010, 5:12 am

Somehow, this all just makes me think of Games Workshop and Mythic.  I wonder how much GW has been pulling their hair out about that.