schildpad
Skirmisher
posted 08-11-05 03:50 PM
EDT (US)
1 / 113
you still got box, important to protect cannons, volley, spread if you attack cannons and normal. so still enough
Alizee
Skirmisher
posted 08-11-05 03:53 PM
EDT (US)
2 / 113
This does sound for the better, it sounded a bit confusing if you had to switch formations all the time, that was a smart move I think for sure. More micro based now instead of the luck of picking the right formation at the right moment. Cool.
schildpad
Skirmisher
posted 08-11-05 04:22 PM
EDT (US)
4 / 113
but do you use them more then in aok?
Doggiedoodle
Skirmisher
posted 08-11-05 04:52 PM
EDT (US)
7 / 113
Could someone please describe in precise detail what exactly was removed? Were these attack and resistance bonuses for specific formations?
Realn
Skirmisher
posted 08-11-05 04:52 PM
EDT (US)
8 / 113
Yeah... What kind of problems were the tactical formations causing? How complex were they? Also the question schildpad asked, too. Just curious.
dupsky
Banned
posted 08-11-05 04:55 PM
EDT (US)
9 / 113
MTW had a million formations, but that was an tbs.
i think ,in a rts it would be a hinderence because you make split second decisions here.
too many formations complicate it unnessecerily.
Alizee
Skirmisher
posted 08-11-05 05:47 PM
EDT (US)
13 / 113
You have to figure the standard unit counters though in addition to formations it really complicates things. In another sense if the formations give too much advantage it really removes micro because you know one formation is that much better and so you can just sit and shoot.
Doggiedoodle
Skirmisher
posted 08-11-05 05:50 PM
EDT (US)
15 / 113
I have kind of a mixed opinion about giving numerical bonuses for certain formations, on one hand it adds some complexity to the game, but on the other hand its more to balance in a game that is already introducing enough new stuff to be a real pain to balance it. I think for now the removal is a good thing but when they have a better idea of how the rest of the stuff is working out it would be cool to have them patched back in. Another question would be with these formations, when they break the formation to attack do they retain the bonus even though they aren't actually in the formation? It would seem rather pointlss if that were the case and it would also really hlep out rushes.
Alexandergreat3
Skirmisher
posted 08-11-05 06:11 PM
EDT (US)
17 / 113
Must be my junkmail filter. I'll unblock it.
Byzantine2793
Skirmisher
posted 08-11-05 07:10 PM
EDT (US)
20 / 113
i dont get what you mean by tactical formations, i mean that doesnt make any sences
Byzantine2793
Skirmisher
posted 08-11-05 07:18 PM
EDT (US)
22 / 113
you relise that it wont be swilring masses of crap the formation work properly now unlike in aoc but thye gave up trying to make the advatous ones working be4cause it was jsut killing the balance issuse (be glad it was removed it probally took another 2 months off the time it takes to make