The following is a sample.... BACKGROUND: This fellow rushed a striker with 13m strikers and 4m Apaches, with 30m Harriers (i think) and about 40m flak. or something like that. So I tried to be helpful, but as you can see ran into the Great Wall of Stubborn Arrogance.
Private Sent to: some idiot Wed 29th Feb, 2012. 16:17:55 GMT
Subject: re:
some idiot wrote:
so the apaches dont kill pure let, hence i will take less damage
You seem to be confused how the game's targeting system works. Apaches target LET/INN. That means 70% of the Apaches fire on LET, and 30% of the Apaches fire on INN. This means that if you had sent only Harriers, 30% of the power of the Apaches would've been wasted, since the 30% that targets INN wouldn't have had any targets. So you essentially gave him free kills when you sent your INN. If you had not sent INN, only 70% of the apaches would've fired, it makes no difference if you sent flak or not, you just gave him free kills. I think you should probably read the manual, or at least talk to your allymates about how the game system works...
Name: Apache Longbow [£145,000]
Unit Type: Machine/Vehicle
Unit Class: LET
Attack type: Kills [all]
Targets: LET / INN
Stats: * / ****** / ***** / *
ETA: 3
Initiative: 560
Route(s): Military
Description: Airborne attack-helicopter with a primary role to rip through infantry. Armed with an automatic M230 Chain Gun for close range, it is ferocious on the battlefield.
Private Sent to: the same idiot Wed 29th Feb, 2012. 16:18:59 GMT
Subject: re:
the same idiot wrote:
so the apaches dont kill pure let, hence i will take less damage
to put it more succinctly, you took more damage than you had to because you sent flak and lost approximately 25m flak which translates to about 55bill, no?
Private Sent to:the same idiot Wed 29th Feb, 2012. 16:20:13 GMT
Subject:
The following is lifted directly from the Manual.
Targeting:
Each unit fires at specific classes of enemy. They can target: 1) NLD; 2) NLT; 3) LET; 4) INN; 5) ALL. If the target class is destroyed or none are sent (ie, all INN are killed in first tick of battle), any unit that targets that type will NOT FIRE. They do not move on to target classes except their assigned classes. Units can target up to 3 classes, termed primary, secondary and tertiary target classes. The amount of firepower directed at a class depends on how many target classes a unit has.
* If a unit only targets ONE class, then 100% of the firepower is directed at that class (ie, Crazed Droids ONLY target INN).
* If a unit has 2 target classes, then 70% of the firepower is directed at the first target class, while the remaining 30% is directed at the other. For instance, 70% of automatons fire is directed at INN, while 30% is directed at NLD.
* If a unit targets 3 class, then 50% is directed at their primary target, 35% at the secondary target, and 15% at the tertiary target class.
Targeting classes are shown in the hiring table.
Private Sent to: the same idiot Wed 29th Feb, 2012. 16:26:39 GMT
Subject:
A "Thank you" would be nice, for having me explain a fundamental element of gameplay to you. But I guess someone who rushes the rank 4 alliance who is mostly uncontactable should not be expected to be polite. Alas, the world is going to the dogs.
Wait for it, because here's the piece de resistance...
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Sent to: that good ole idiot Wed 29th Feb, 2012. 16:35:07 GMT Subject: re:
an idiot! wrote:
well if i dont send INN 100% will fire on LET, thats my opinion.
im asking some people far more experienced than u now.
Alcibiades wrote:
I think you should probably read the manual, or at least talk to your allymates about how the game system works...
i love your arrogance, u probaly think u good dont u? [the idiot wrote this, stupid c/p of messages]
Ask anyone in the game, I know I"m right. It's in the manual for god's sake
If you don't send INN to apaches, then 30% of the firepower is wasted... as it says in the manual: "If the target class is destroyed or none are sent (ie, all INN are killed in first tick of battle), any unit that targets that type will NOT FIRE. They do not move on to target classes except their assigned classes."
Read that part again, ask someone in your ally to explain it if you want. I am right, you are incorrect, and you are incredibly rude. You don't know who I am, you don't know how long I've played.
Trust me, anyone who is experienced in this game will tell you I am right, and you are wrong. If you wish to test the theory in public forums, go to bushtarion.com/forums and make a thread. I will guarantee you I am correct.
Your opinion, while nice, is completely wrong. Please don't take offence from what I am saying, I'm trying to be helpful, you're just being dense.
