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So what's derailed the AB locomotive?

Started by Mozart56 REPLIES1,053 VIEWS· 18 Nov 2018, 02:06
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Mozart
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MozartCaptain49,914 posts
20 Nov 2018, 15:52
#41
20 Nov 2018, 15:52#41
Urinal is still trying to prove he beat denny at chess whereas the only identifiable games have denny beating him. In any case, given the sneak's history on here we all know he cheats. 'Nuff said. But of course this is another classical example of the Board monitor introducing non rugby content in the rugby section, while attacking others who have the temerity to do so.
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20 Nov 2018, 16:03
#42
20 Nov 2018, 16:03#42

Haha Rooi

"Fog of war"

Judging by how old I think you are, I'm guessing that's a Warcraft Reign of Chaos reference.

Close?

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Rooinek
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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
20 Nov 2018, 16:05
#43
20 Nov 2018, 16:05#43
Think it's from Starcraft actually.
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20 Nov 2018, 16:19
#44
20 Nov 2018, 16:19#44

Wow, Rooibek is back from his world travels,they really missed u.


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Mozart
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20 Nov 2018, 18:35
#45
20 Nov 2018, 18:35#45
World travels?
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20 Nov 2018, 21:23
#46
20 Nov 2018, 21:23#46

Same developer Rooi.

Legendary company as it stands.

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Rooinek
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20 Nov 2018, 21:48
#47
20 Nov 2018, 21:48#47
Blizzard. 
Warcraft was the first real time strategy game I played but I got really hooked on Starcraft a few years later. Just talking about it makes me want to create a massive Zerg army and go kill some Terrans!
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20 Nov 2018, 22:37
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20 Nov 2018, 22:37#48

I spent more time watching pro replays to learn strategies than actually playing Starcraft.

No chance of emulating guys with 500 APM though. 

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bluebok
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bluebokPro3,977 posts
21 Nov 2018, 07:19
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21 Nov 2018, 07:19#49
The original Starcraft! Now that brings back memories! I am not a big gamer, but my bother had the game on his PC when we were teenagers, and I could only play it here and there, when he wasn't home. But one Saturday he was away with some mates and I had the PC all to myself for the whole day. I literally got up that morning and played Starcraft until I went to bed that night. I will never forget it. That night I got no sleep, because my brain simply would not shut down. I was stuck on some mission and I kept on replaying it in my head trying to come up with a solution. It plagued my every thought! Needless to say, I never did that again, but because of that day...and night, Starcraft and I have a special bond. 
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21 Nov 2018, 07:31
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21 Nov 2018, 07:31#50

Sounds good BlueBok.

Can't say I've played much PC games. I'm more into playing on a console ... games like the Dark Souls trilogy, Bloodborne and God of War.

Back in the day my sons got me involved in a cell phone strategy game ... think it was called Moonbase or something like that. Building fortresses, raiding neighbours for raw materials, building up an army with tanks etc ... and expanding one's dominance over as large an area as possible.

That was great fun. Had me totally hooked. I was feared in the land. A merciless tyrant. LOL!!

StarCraft sounds like it's something similar to that. I think I should try it out. 


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21 Nov 2018, 07:41
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21 Nov 2018, 07:41#51
Starcraft is very similar to that CC. Although, we are talking about a game that came out in the early nineties, so a wee bit outdated now, though, I would probably still enjoy it. Back then it was simple, you vs the game. We eventually even had three PC's at the house and linked up on a network and played against each other, which was epic fun! These days gaming has become very advanced, but I have lost touch and interest. I will say this though, the best game I ever played was Half life. I played the first two, or was it three, utterly addictive. But I have barely touched my gaming console in 10 years.   
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21 Nov 2018, 07:52
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21 Nov 2018, 07:52#52

I see ... goes to show what I know about PC games.

Seems I need to find something similar ... a modern day version, where one can build camps and armies and raid ... make a nuisance of one's self ... show my cruel, merciless, dark heart to those around me. lol!!

I've seen a bit of "League of Legends" and in all honesty, it looks like a total snore fest. I need something a little more strategic. I'm not really into rapidly clicking away on a mouse for hours on end. 


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21 Nov 2018, 08:40
#53
21 Nov 2018, 08:40#53

Starcraft is an RTS with an Action Per Minute focus.

Each game starts fresh. 1v1, 2v2 up to 4v4. It's a frame capped rusher. In other words, from when the match begins you have to rush to either attack your enemy while they attempt to expand or expand yourself by capturing new mines while retaining enough of an army to repel early invasions. 

Very difficult to master...hence its still popular on the competitive scene.

CC, I'd suggest Red Dead Redemption 2. It's a masterpiece.

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Rooinek
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21 Nov 2018, 08:41
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21 Nov 2018, 08:41#54
Warcraft, Starcraft and Age of Empires were all great games and the secret was generally knowing which units to use against the enemy . . . for example, in Age of Empires you didn't send Archers against Knights, you'd use Pikemen and in Starcraft you wouldn't send Zerglings to attack a Terran bunker, you'd use Ultralisks.
That meant when you sent out an attacking force you needed to have a good balance of ranged units and melee units while in Starcraft you also needed a combination of ground and air units.
What set Starcraft apart from the others was the fact that there were 3 different races so you didn't just need a balance of ranged/melee units and air/ground units, you also needed to make sure you could combat special units from the other races . . . so for example if you were playing Zerg you'd need Overlords so you could spot things like Wraiths but you'd also need Mutalisks to quickly take out any Protoss Carriers.
Apart from the tactical side, all those games also had an economic element to them so while you were fighting battles, you also had to make sure you were harvesting minerals and gas (Starcraft), gold and lumber (Warcraft) or food, wood, gold and stone (Age of Empires) and looking for new expansions.
These games may be over 20 years old but I haven't seen modern games that are half as good, certainly not in the real time strategy genre.   
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21 Nov 2018, 08:49
#55
21 Nov 2018, 08:49#55

Rooi

Rock - Paper - Scissors

The colour wheel of gaming :)


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21 Nov 2018, 08:58
#56
21 Nov 2018, 08:58#56

Warcraft II was the last strategy game I was any good at. Just bloodlusted a bunch of ogres and watched them crush everything in sight. From then on RTS became too much management for my tiny brain to cope with and I always ended up on the losing end, although it remained fun to participate.

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21 Nov 2018, 09:23
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21 Nov 2018, 09:23#57
Haha! Yes, bloodlust was great!
The earliest version of Warcraft also had an element of city-building which I really liked . . . where you had to first place road and then build your structures with a bit of planning and thought but they dumbed it down a bit in the next version and you could place your mill or your houses or whatever else pretty much wherever you wanted.
I've always wanted a game that has a combination of the RTS elements of Starcraft/Warcraft together with the City Building elements of games like Sim City/Pharaoh/Caesar etc. The Pharaoh City Building game had a small element of military but it was so basic that it was hardly worth it.
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