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I'm a naval nut, going to give it a look and see if it appeals...
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Take out the 'naval' in that sentence and I think you've hit the nail on the head Indri
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Bah!
Looked at the game. OTOH, it looks fun. OTOH, it's no naval simulation and in addition it seems actual money can be used to purchase real advantages ingame. I shy away from those games as I have no interest in the game of Who Has the Deepest Pockets. OTTH (on the third hand) it looks like it might be fun, regardless of all those issues. Oddball, how are the players? And do light ships have a role to play that makes playing for free worth it (in the sense of my time) or are they essentially meat on the table for the heavies? |
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the US version money gives u advantages on premium ships etc which u could keep so no one had the free ships in game. the eu version has a time limit on them
so only the money wasters have them making them rarely seen, they dont make much difference anyway tbh.
as for the ships u start with and FF then progress to a DD all the way to BB or CV. as u progress and your sailors get better u upgrade your guns etc. as for do the smaller ships have a roll to play. u bet they do! depending wot game type u play. i have been playing blitzkrieg games lately which is limited to lvl 60 max so the max ship type u go against is CA's but mostly DD's an CL's. its great fun going against a CL who thinks he can blast u out the water goes broadside to u so he can High arc shells, u speed in. he
thinks oh its only a DD and u open up with 5 duel 6" guns and a salvo of torps. as u zig zag away watching his hulking wreck sink
the other mode is Great battle which has CV's and BB's so the smaller ships are needed for escort duty and AA. also subs are coming into the game in the future which i like the sound of. give it a try indri u will be suprised, i know your over the big pond but i suggest the EU version as its newer.
ps u dont need to buy things for cash, the game has a proper trade zone to swap sailors ships etc for credits u earn in game. i got plenty of sailors to give u a little boost if needed. i only played a few times its one of those u can throw a few battles in then do something else. finally if u do sign put me in as nominee u gain extra credits. in game name is dah dah da da da daaaaa... Oddball ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
Last Edited By: Oddball 16-May-08 08:57.
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Yes, I saw the credit thing and I certainly would put you down as my nominator.
Good to know about different roles for the ships. OTOH, as an amateur historian your example does kind of scares me (a DD with 10 6" cannon?) as does the two different kinds of shells (the long ranged light shells and short ranged heavy shells). That whole shell thing keeps cropping up in games in strange places (Battle Tech to name one example). Yes, in the age of sail there were cannon that fired big heavy shells short distances and long bore cannon that fired light shot long distances but that was in the days of solid shot smooth bore muzzle loaders. The idea of the 5" cannon on the Missouri class (for example) out ranging the 16" cannon is ludicrous. I guess I just need to think of it as a game and not as a simulation. We'll see. Time, as ever, is limited. |
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god your a geek!
10 shells so 5 gun points from duel barrel. yes its a
game and not historically accurate to the letter.
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I demand letter accuracy, Sir!
/me pounds the table, spittle flying Nothing less! Nothing! /me glares with forehead vein throbbing Travesty!!!! |
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have u tried this indri? i noticed Pale has signed up on EU server, give me a shout Pale and i will throw u some points and credits.
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No, not yet OB. Several things remain on a plate that needs to be cleared before I can think about it. I've told myself that the plate must be cleared this
week though.
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btw. 16"dont get outranged by 5" my new CL can only carry 8" duel guns so cant just load anything on ships due to displacement. relaod time and
accuracy have a factor too. but must say DDs dont stand up to big guns at close range
i do hate torperdoes though bane of my life.
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It does look good but to be honest I've not finished the training missions yet...
Pesky Maths degree keeps taking up all my spare time... |
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