Most used factions, highest winning percentages.

Grim_Reaper_4u · Post by **Grim_Reaper_4u** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:42 pm

guitarism wrote:QUOTE (guitarism @ Feb 12 2007, 10:29 PM) I dunno, it's a toss up Grimm. I love playing Vs Nix, because It's easy as hell to counter them. And then when they bomb, it's easy to counter them (finally, everyone can shoot JUST the bomber.).

plz educate me how it's easy as hell to counter Nix? Killing miners stops all factions however what if your team size is too small or the opposition has too much miner d or the map is too big, what then? How easy is it to stop a nix med ass2 tp2 drop, please tell me because I find em hard as hell to stop. Also tell me how i can own 5 or 6 vans that are camping my bases from 800 away. Also tell me how i can bomb against nix if they have vanguards (even with 2 mini-ac they are awesome). SB vs Nix = more SB needed than usual plus if they have vans you have ueber SB d with 1k lasers that pop a sb in a sec. Even their figs I find much harder to hit from the front or back than other faction figs.

I have beaten Nix regularly but i usually attribute it to comm error on the other side /mrgreen.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="mrgreen.gif" />

If you end the game under 20 minutes then nix isn't a problem but usually games last longer /wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />

Post by **Raveen** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:05 pm

Grim_Reaper_4u wrote:QUOTE (Grim_Reaper_4u @ Feb 13 2007, 02:42 PM) If you end the game under 20 minutes then nix isn't a problem but usually games last longer /wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />

Actually I think the root of the problem lies here (in a way).

I want close games, where both teams have a good chance of winning right through to the end phase of the game. I rarely see this in games with Nix. They either die very early on or get their 'comeback' tech up and win very easily. A faction like that may have a 50% win rate (even if you look at the stats properly they may have a 50% win rate vs every faction) but if they either lose easily or win easily then they'll be wholly unsitisfying to play.

Maybe toning down the comeback tech and also the nerfs that makes the comeback tech needed would make Nix more satisfying?

madpeople · Post by **madpeople** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:23 pm

Grim_Reaper_4u wrote:QUOTE (Grim_Reaper_4u @ Feb 13 2007, 02:31 PM) ultimate camping machines those vans /mrgreen.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="mrgreen.gif" />

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ok, prox 3 works well too..

Anguirel · Post by **Anguirel** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 6:29 pm

I challenge good commanders to use Nix. Noir says they're balanced, so let's test it out. Ignore their special tech. Act like you're commanding a normal faction. Also, channel Nak - don't buy bombers unless you absolutely need to. Stop acting like they're totally different -- they don't have to be, and if you use them like a normal faction and teams are even, Nix should win on average simply based on their Econ perks and general ship bonuses. It's people trying to play them differently (rushing Starbase tech for Assault Shield 3, for example) that causes them to lose regularly. Once you have your Advanced Tech up, you can easily hold your own and win on that alone. Then start adding the extra tech on top to really tilt the scales.

madpeople · Post by **madpeople** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:10 pm

i did something like that one game, someone said people only use pnx special tech, i went straight tac (won too)

Lykourgos · Post by **Lykourgos** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:11 pm

Any of you who would like to play Nix against me, feel free.

I hate comming Nix. I also hate flying Nix.

Grimmwolf_GB · Post by **Grimmwolf_GB** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:22 pm

I hate flying for and against them. If I end up in a comm seat, I will try Ang's approach.

Shizoku · Post by **Shizoku** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:02 am

Why do you guys care so much? I've played one maybe two nix games in the past two months. Likely each of those times was commanded by barricuda, so really it doesn't matter what faction she comms. People don't use it enough for it to become annoying.

Grim_Reaper_4u · Post by **Grim_Reaper_4u** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 8:25 am

Shizoku wrote:QUOTE (Shizoku @ Feb 14 2007, 02:02 AM) Why do you guys care so much? I've played one maybe two nix games in the past two months. Likely each of those times was commanded by barricuda, so really it doesn't matter what faction she comms.

Aha, now we know why Nix has such a low win%. Barricuda stop comming Nix you are skewing the results /mrgreen.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="mrgreen.gif" />

Anguirel · Post by **Anguirel** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 5:10 pm

Shizoku wrote:QUOTE (Shizoku @ Feb 13 2007, 08:02 PM) Why do you guys care so much? I've played one maybe two nix games in the past two months.

Because I'd like to use them. I'd like to be able to use any faction and not feel like I'm cheating, somehow. The fact that you have only seen them played twice in as many months indicates a problem. They should see nearly equal play time compared to every other faction.