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Post by Amarr Empire on May 16, 2014 17:07:15 GMT
I have god like (150ish IIRC), but as you can see from the graph that is fairly balanced as opposed to 180+. I'm not complaining though maintenance is still not a huge factor for me, though it will matter far sooner than some other empires.
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Post by Tau Ceti Empire on May 16, 2014 17:36:32 GMT
Maintenance has been a huge issue for the empires in the northwest corner. I've come close several times to bankrupting myself to support my ship numbers to respond to the Keshek, Norak and Edifice ship numbers. I have about 130% maintenance and it is a huge difference compared to the empires around me.
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Post by Vyrex on May 16, 2014 18:41:21 GMT
Yeah, I just realized I had "Impressive(110%)" maintenance as well. Too OP(although..to be fair...I did balance it out with a couple big maluses I have! )
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Post by Amarr Empire on May 16, 2014 19:54:54 GMT
Its kind of a shame that this game is so unbalanced considering how long we have been playing!
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Post by Tau Ceti Empire on May 16, 2014 20:59:53 GMT
Pshh, we are still in the early phases of this type of game. We haven't even hit turn 100 yet.
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Post by Amarr Empire on May 16, 2014 21:01:29 GMT
No worries. This is my first game, and i have been really enjoying it. Only downside is the glacial pace!
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Post by Dominion of Zabéara on May 17, 2014 1:47:19 GMT
No worries. This is my first game, and i have been really enjoying it. Only downside is the glacial pace! This game is actually moving faster than usual due to the low research costs...I predict we'll start seeing superweapons fielded around turn 200, rather than 300 as is the norm. We are thinking of raising tech research costs for the next game to medium again to slow this process down. If anyone objects to this, make sure to voice your opinion before hand. |
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Post by Amarr Empire on May 17, 2014 2:09:21 GMT
No worries. This is my first game, and i have been really enjoying it. Only downside is the glacial pace! This game is actually moving faster than usual due to the low research costs...I predict we'll start seeing superweapons fielded around turn 200, rather than 300 as is the norm. We are thinking of raising tech research costs for the next game to medium again to slow this process down. If anyone objects to this, make sure to voice your opinion before hand. Superweapons as in star/planet/warp destruction? |
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Post by Dominion of Zabéara on May 17, 2014 2:16:02 GMT
This game is actually moving faster than usual due to the low research costs...I predict we'll start seeing superweapons fielded around turn 200, rather than 300 as is the norm. We are thinking of raising tech research costs for the next game to medium again to slow this process down. If anyone objects to this, make sure to voice your opinion before hand. Superweapons as in star/planet/warp destruction? And creation. |
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Post by Sethulkra Hive on May 17, 2014 13:19:53 GMT
I'm really surprised too to see high level components at this time. Rampant tech trade contributed to it more than research cost I think.
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Post by Tau Ceti Empire on May 17, 2014 14:40:11 GMT
That and having more points through trade and research alliances than last game.
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Post by D'Kali Hegemony on May 17, 2014 14:42:04 GMT
Rampant tech trades have certainly been a factor, especially with the northern alliance against the Hierarchy. But in Proportional Empires, tech costs were on high, and when Taura was destroyed we were all still largely in the 'Ion Age' and I think point-defense 3 was only just coming around. And that was around turn 150.
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Post by The Kortl Rheus on May 17, 2014 20:07:30 GMT
It's a good point that tech trading and more empires would make a significant difference. If we do another game after this one, with 16 again, we should do medium tech costs I think. High is really expensive, but I feel that low is a bit too cheap.
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Post by Vyrex on May 17, 2014 20:15:09 GMT
Speaking of OP techs, what are your opinions on the merchant race tech? From proportions, it seems that space ports are sorta-kinda already built into a lot of cities(unless I'm going mad)
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Post by D'Kali Hegemony on May 18, 2014 3:36:42 GMT
Merchant Race is the one that makes it so you don't need space ports, right? I think in Proportions it's pretty damn awesome. While yes, Space Ports get built into a lot of later-tree cities, it gives you a phenomenal leg up in the early game, as you can get your colonies in a system to be productive that much sooner. You aren't spending the 10-15 turns building up that spaceport first!
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