http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comics/20060823.jpg xander There's a difference between a noob and someone who played the game before naval nuking got to be so prevalent and never adapted to it/became "that old guy", who sits on the porch with his old man's cane yelling at all the damn k...

--==<snip>==-- First off, don't conflate my ideas with the author's ideas. I linked to an article, without comment. Second, I think you have rather missed the point. The author is discussing tournament play, and explaining why a certain group of people tends to lose in tournament play. They lose be...

Why does this thread still exist at this point? Aren't there admins who can lock flame wars and/or abusive threads?

With regard to the attitude that naval nuking is "cheap," I suggest that you read through this . xander I'm sorry, but I just can't respect the legitimacy of this "scrub" concept. There's a few reasons: 1. The chess analogy is flawed, in part because computer games have far more...

Carriers are definitely more valuable. They're moving airbases, that have huge radar and sub hunt. However, what's a carrier without any bombers? Without any planes? It's a sitting duck... with a nice view. That depends - if they're in the middle of the ocean, the view can be really blue and really...

There are lots of counters: a) Kill the bombers before they get into launching range, so that they don't do any damage; b) Kill the bombers after they get into launching range, so that they never come back; c) Dodge (maneuvre) with you fleet to minimise damage; d) MOAR naval nuking than your enemy ...

I've been getting more and more frustrated with naval nuking. I don't use it as a strategy, and don't think people should use it, but that's for a whole different thread (if at all, since I don't see any way of policing games to prevent naval nuking). I'm not entirely against ALL naval nuking - I of...