Solution to the dreaded XRM drop?

spideycw · Post by **spideycw** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:55 pm

Instead of wasting cash on SC towers just buy $#@!ing seismics idiots

Adaven · Post by **Adaven** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:14 pm

spidey, tp2 drops are only marginally less effective without the rocks. In fact the rocks may even be a hindrance because it makes it a lot easier to guess where the tp2 scout is at.

Malicious Wraith · Post by **Malicious Wraith** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:58 pm

Adaven wrote:QUOTE (Adaven @ Feb 12 2008, 10:14 AM) spidey, tp2 drops are only marginally less effective without the rocks. In fact the rocks may even be a hindrance because it makes it a lot easier to guess where the tp2 scout is at.

Rocks make it harder for the bombers to get around them as well.

But *never* forget that rocks protect you from easy hint kills and dumb/hunt spikes.

Ramaglor · Post by **Ramaglor** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:03 pm

SC towers are also relatively effective against defending against sbs, or atleast making them cautious.

Ozricosis · Post by **Ozricosis** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:20 pm

The best defense vs XRM drops is turning shipyard off.

TheVoid37 · Post by **TheVoid37** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:19 pm

lol @ Ozzy

I beg to differ with others, used to use SC towers on a base to shoot down missiles, they work great, most efficient, hell no.

Few games where it was the last tech rock and there were no others, I had an econ and I put SC towers behind every rock in the sector, worked great /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> most efficient, hell no. It was entertaining though as I saw scouts approach rocks and get popped.

Best thing to do is kill their dang sup and kill it fast.

If you can't do that, get hvy scouts, they can hunt things down quite nicely, and camp alephs for inbound scouts great, few prox mines on alephs and some scouts camping and your good. SC is much more effective on the aleph with a prox mine, but they aren't 100% but then nothing is.

Kltplzyxm · Post by **Kltplzyxm** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:28 pm

SC Towers only work til the other team gets smart and kills the towers faster then you can rebuild them. If you're trying this strat, you're desparate to save your last tech base and maybe delaying the inevitable. You're buying time at best. They just need to get tac to finish you off by huntering the towers. If they're belter tac, you're screwed anyway. SF nan FTW.

Sindertone · Post by **Sindertone** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:49 pm

It's a shame missiles can't target lock each other. I tried. They just go all over the place.

WhiskeyGhost · Post by **WhiskeyGhost** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:06 pm

Mr. Kltplzyxm wrote:QUOTE (Mr. Kltplzyxm @ Feb 12 2008, 01:28 PM) SC Towers only work til the other team gets smart and kills the towers faster then you can rebuild them. If you're trying this strat, you're desparate to save your last tech base and maybe delaying the inevitable. You're buying time at best. They just need to get tac to finish you off by huntering the towers. If they're belter tac, you're screwed anyway. SF nan FTW.

I actually played a TF Exp game a little while back, where i was quite stacked against. Using Skycap towers on alephs, and around my base, i staved off the enemies full Exp/Tact team quite easily for a good 30-45mins? (if not longer)

The entire time i was sitting there taunting them too, because of sbs getting insta-gibbed by the SC towers on approach. Sad part is, they left my ref alive for a good 30mins before bothering to kill it (only offload, only had an Exp left for bases) and shortly after that, they started actually targetting the towers. I still giggle at how horrible the opposing team performed, considering the circumstances /laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

slap · Post by **slap** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:34 am

Interesting idea, i'll file it in my ATTEMPT WHEN DESPERATE folder /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />