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4 Mar 2006, 11:21
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Unknown Destiny
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
I was checking the forums up and down when this came up in my mind. As a player:
1) What race do you prefair to use?
2) How many have you used each of them?
3) And why you'd use it? (I'm talking about the Races, if you haven't noticed by now ).
1) I don't prefair to use any race, just check the stats and pick what seems best.
2) I used each one of them once, with only the Xan time turning out to be a downfall
3) I'd use R race just because I see it can be the best this round.
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4 Mar 2006, 11:27
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Join Date: May 2001
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
Zikonian in r13, xan in r15 and terran this round. I just ask jester what the best race is :(
The worst part is that then he starts explaining it to me and I have to sit there pretending to be interested :(
PS I really like zik though, I quite enjoyed playing r13 despite the fact i was roided once every three ticks or something because the fleet I stole was so ****ing ninja. They'd be my favourite race I suppose.
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4 Mar 2006, 11:39
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Unknown Destiny
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 176
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
That diserves a 'lol'. I played Zik R13 too and it was kinda cool, though what sucked for me is that I only got 7 incomings through the whole round.. They were just scared..
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4 Mar 2006, 11:41
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Registered Awesome Person
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 5,676
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
I'm a Cath through and through. Every round I consider going Zik or Xan, but I'm always Cath in the end. I was Zik in Round 12, that's it.
I used Xans back in old PA, but not anymore.
I use Cath because it's more like an art to freeze everything. It's also 'cool'. I like Zik for stealing though.
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4 Mar 2006, 11:54
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Join Date: Aug 2003
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
Once a Zik always Zik in my case, apart from one round where I went Cath
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4 Mar 2006, 11:55
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Kwaak
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Netherlands
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
I've been a zik for as long as I can remember, although I'm a xan this round.
It's fun to be able to kill a lot of ships before the opponent gets to fire, but I don't think xans have it bad this round. Xans can't attack each other so I have a reasonable quiet round so far.
In the end I have to go for zik, easy value growing is always nice I don't have to worry about losing my fleet when I can steal one back.
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4 Mar 2006, 12:01
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Noruega
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
Im a zik i guess. I dont like the way zik gets fked over atm by late stealing and getting huge value thus no xp.
Ive tried all the other races but is the only race fun enough to keep me interested
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4 Mar 2006, 12:33
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zz-crew MMC
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Rotterdam
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
my default choice is Cat, with a maybe on Terran..
obviously having tried all sides, the cathaar and terrans seemed to best suit my pacifist roiding style.
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4 Mar 2006, 14:28
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ND
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Amazingstoke
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
I've played each of them around 3 times except zik which I havent played once because a) I like having a few ships, not 132323 different types of ship and b) I reckon I'd suck at it.
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4 Mar 2006, 14:53
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Join Date: May 2000
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
I'm a Xan in a Ziks body!
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4 Mar 2006, 18:30
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
I have played Ter once or twice, ever since you could play Ter.
All the other rounds I have played Xan, but success has varied.
I've been playing Xan, cuz its appealing to have huge fi/co roiding fleets. Although it was best to have FR fleets last round - and this round.. Heh.. Xan just kinda stuck with me, i guess...
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4 Mar 2006, 18:42
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Bragpack™
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 815
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
zik in r15 xan r16, I prefer Xan slightly though.
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4 Mar 2006, 20:37
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Behe
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Arizona
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
Zik when I play without an alliance, xan when I play with one.
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4 Mar 2006, 20:39
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
Cannot for the mind of me remember what race before r11 I struggled with these below
r11 Cathaar
r12 Cathaar
r13 Xandathrii
r14 Cathaar
r15 Xandathrii
r16 Terran
It looks like I am cath/xan heavy although in general I go on merit of the stats, apart from r15 I generally go the race a lot of other people dont go, purely so I can exploit the uniqueness (obv it needs to be half decent)
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4 Mar 2006, 20:40
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Banned
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Fish
I've played each of them around 3 times except zik which I havent played once because a) I like having a few ships, not 132323 different types of ship and b) I reckon I'd suck at it.
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exactly my reasoning for not playing zik.
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4 Mar 2006, 23:55
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
the only round i wasn't either cath or zik was r11 where i was xand.
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5 Mar 2006, 02:24
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 3,174
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
I go for the worst race just for the challenge* (except terrans) ((except this round))
* Okay I never looked at the stats, but r13 cath was fantastic furball
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5 Mar 2006, 02:50
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Registered Awesome Person
Join Date: Jul 2002
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
Quote:
Originally Posted by sniborp
Okay I never looked at the stats, but r13 cath was fantastic furball
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Oh damn right. Greatest. Round. Ever.
And I never built tarantulas that round
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5 Mar 2006, 03:03
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Dirte
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 5,573
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
13 cath, 14 cath, 15 zik, 16 cath.
I went the war way in the old days, no frigging tulas then
im thinking of doing xan next round, depending on the stats. I almost did them in r15, but decided to go for ziks as property is theft and therefore stealing is good. In retrospect I probably should have picked according to stats and not political stance
im sick of not killing things!
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5 Mar 2006, 08:36
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
I've played every race. I prefer Zik because of stealing.
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5 Mar 2006, 10:37
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Join Date: Sep 2002
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
I love xan. There's nothing like having a huuuuge fleet with hundreds of thousands ships
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5 Mar 2006, 10:52
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
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Originally Posted by furball
I use Cath because it's more like an art to freeze everything. It's also 'cool'.
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Hehe, freezing, cool. I get it. \o/
I've nearly always picked xand. Round 11 I picked zik, and it was a horrible experience. I got roided by pretty much everything, because subversion in defence was basically EMP with half the efficiency. Since then I picked xand, until this round when I picked terran. \o/
I usually take a look through stats, decide which I think will be the best race (or races...). Generally it is xand + something else, as xands are very easy to overpower (though I felt it was zik/ter this round). I'm a very team oriented player who defends and MOs quite a lot, so I've usually picked xand because after all, damage dealers are usually the best defence!
I never (ever) pick cathaar because I hate the idea of being roidable for free by absolutely everyone again, even though round14 caths were great and round 15 caths were also pretty good. I only picked terran this round, usually I've been put off by their lack of defence ships (hence not picking them r14).
And I usually hate the idea of going zik because in many cases, early success is going to rely on luck more than the other races, and I don't particularly like the idea of relying on luck; your gal getting stealable incs, people not running, having the fleets to fleetcatch etc...
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5 Mar 2006, 13:20
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Join Date: May 2004
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
i'm always xan except r13 when i was cath.
Huge numbers, cloak so they can't fleetscan you, fast initiative,... what more can you ask from a race
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5 Mar 2006, 13:31
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PA Team
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
Since races started, I've played every race at least once.
I can't remember which I've played when, though possibly R10 Xan, R10.5 Terran, R11 Xan R12 Cath R13 Cath. I'm not sure I've played Zik properly post R10.
In many ways I'm a Cath at heart (look at my stats ) but I really don't mind playing any of the races, though i'd prpbably struggle most as Zik
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5 Mar 2006, 13:36
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The Original Terran
Join Date: May 2003
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
I play Terran and thats all I ever will play.
I used to love war frigates which i still see as a Terran ship but nevermind.
Terran ftw.
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5 Mar 2006, 14:04
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
Quote:
Originally Posted by furball
Oh damn right. Greatest. Round. Ever.
And I never built tarantulas that round
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I never built the other ship.. roach?
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5 Mar 2006, 20:27
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LDK
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Norway
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
Pre PAX: Xan
When I joined and played active again after PAX: Zik.
I ll be zik till I stop playing.
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6 Mar 2006, 12:51
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The Original Carebear
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Trondheim, Norway
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
The playstyle I like best, is terran. Flak all the way baby!
I enjoy xan, and can't stand cath and zik. I have been cath this round to be more of an alliance player, and I won't ever be again, regardless of the stats. With zik, you just can't round numbers, and that just sucks ):
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6 Mar 2006, 13:12
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Former Monkey
Join Date: May 2005
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
R13 Terran, coz I didnt have a clue what PA was
R14 Cat (The Art of Freezing it all --> fun)
R15 Zik (agree with The_Fish, you end up with all kinds of crap)
back on Terran now, and making a mess of it. prolly gonna try Xan next
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6 Mar 2006, 13:26
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Angels for life !
Join Date: Jul 2001
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
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Originally Posted by JonnyBGood
The worst part is that then he starts explaining it to me and I have to sit there pretending to be interested
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Hehe Jonny, I thought you were married hence were used to listen and pretending to be interested
To answer on the thread ...
I've been Xan ever since they allowed us to choose our race. Regardless of the stats for Xan
Huge numbers just make me horny
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6 Mar 2006, 13:32
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Angels for life !
Join Date: Jul 2001
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
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Originally Posted by qebab
The playstyle I like best, is terran. Flak all the way baby!
I enjoy xan, and can't stand cath and zik. I have been cath this round to be more of an alliance player, and I won't ever be again, regardless of the stats. With zik, you just can't round numbers, and that just sucks ):
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heh yeah, I have a unhealthy obsession for round numbers
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6 Mar 2006, 13:48
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Don't ask, I don't know
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
I'm Zik forever! nothing like humiliating your opponent by stealing his whole fleet!
My biggest problem with them is as mentioned above, you just cant get round numbers I have even considered sending off ships to suicide at random planets just to even things out
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6 Mar 2006, 14:43
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mokes
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: uk
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
This is my 3rd out of 4 rounds as terran. Last round I went xan because because I wanted to play for value and have the chance to build some decent def ships. I enjoyed being xan but still prefer terrans mostly. This round I chose them because their attack fleets looked great and they're so easy to fake
The only race I'd never consider going, no matter what the stats is zik. I just wouldn't be able to send my fleets off to die, even if I'd get to steal ships back and I prefer to be able to plan my fleet earlier rather than rely on stealing the right ships.
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8 Mar 2006, 23:43
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Rochester, NY, USA
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Re: Xan, Ter, Cath and Zik.
I play Zik. Started in r13, chose Terran. (figured Terran=human ships=should be straightforward) I saw Zik ship stealing in action, and I thought it looked cool, and realized it would be a great way to build value. I started playing Zik the first chance I had (r13 Havoc), and I've been Zik ever since.
Since then, I've discovered a couple more advantages of Zik:
1. Stolen ships can be combined with your native fleet for often-deadly combos.
2. Max stealth=100. A nice side benefit. Makes 'Hacking:Resource Transfers' easier.
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