When the first battle commences...

Chinchy · 2012-06-11, 12:01 AM

I wonder will we start with 0 resources at the beginning? Or get a complimentary supply boost at the beginning to get us started. If not I can see a lot of infantry battles at the beginning. :P

FINALCUT · 2012-06-11, 12:12 AM

The VS and TR will get resources. The NC will not get any to start with,but we will have them all within 24 hours and the game will end with NC as the victors.

Haro · 2012-06-11, 01:24 AM

I say for the opening battle, everyone has to walk

I'm fairly sure that every empire on a continent gets a bare minimum of resources from the warpgate, to prevent horrific camping/lock scenarios, as well as awkward opening moments if they ever restart the servers. Probably not enough for a whole lot of mbts or liberators, maybe a few sundies or gals here or there, but I'd imagine they'd like to keep the feel light and fast early on.

Azren · 2012-06-11, 01:31 AM

They never said resources will be continent locked. Meaning, if your empire holds continent A, you will get resources from there even if you are on continent B.
At the very beginning of the game you will probably get some starter cash, but it won't matter either way as your empire is bound to capture some territory in the first few minutes of gameplay.

Mod · 2012-06-11, 04:11 AM

Originally Posted by Azren

They never said resources will be continent locked. Meaning, if your empire holds continent A, you will get resources from there even if you are on continent B.

Actually it has been stated (think by MH quite a while) that you earn resources only from the continent you are on. Of course, this may have changed since then.

TheInferno · 2012-06-11, 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by Azren

They never said resources will be continent locked. Meaning, if your empire holds continent A, you will get resources from there even if you are on continent B.

I'm pretty sure they did say that, but I don't remember the source sadly, so it's hearsay at best. Ah well.

I would love watching people walk. The battle slowly begins... and then people start capturing the points nearest the foothold, and then vehicle slowly start popping out... the first galaxy is spawned, everyone gets in it and then it crashes into a tree... etc.

It also depends on whether they do a soft or hard transition at the end of beta.

mynameismud · 2012-06-11, 04:03 AM

Originally Posted by FINALCUT

The VS and TR will get resources. The NC will not get any to start with,but we will have them all within 24 hours and the game will end with NC as the victors.

I like the way this gentleman thinks.

Canaris · 2012-06-11, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by mynameismud

I like the way this gentleman dreams.

fixed that for you, compliments of the TR

Sabot · 2012-06-11, 01:29 AM

Three continents, three factions... I'd thought all factions would just grab one cont each

RedKnights · 2012-06-11, 05:17 AM

Originally Posted by Sabot

Three continents, three factions... I'd thought all factions would just grab one cont each

This is a GREAT point. Why don't we just draw up a treaty, we all each get one continent, and then we ALL win. PEACE IN OUR TIME

Originally Posted by Mod

Actually it has been stated (think by MH quite a while) that you earn resources only from the continent you are on. Of course, this may have changed since then.

And this is stupid, what's the incentive then for everyone to be on more than one continent? Whats the point of doing well on each one? They might as well be separate servers.

Anyone else see that as an issue?

Cuross · 2012-06-11, 05:44 AM

I think that the TR and NC have most of the resources in the beginning because they're either tyrannical superpowers or they're business tycoons under the banner of "freedom". Then the VS uses our alien technology to multiply our resources exponentially and we create a super antigravity machine and lift our "home" continent off the surface and create a giant mass accelerator to orbital strike the other two factions and---...

In my opinion, I like the idea of it all starting off as neutral territory and all the factions start from their warpgates fighting across the continent in a massive land grab. But I'm also up for the idea of all the continents being split evenly between all the factions so that we all have a small amount of resources to start our carnage

Zenben · 2012-06-11, 05:47 AM

Originally Posted by Sabot

Three continents, three factions... I'd thought all factions would just grab one cont each

I'm hoping the game starts with every hex as neutral, then there's a huge clusterfuck for the first few hours with everyone scrambling to get as much territory as possible.

Meriv · 2012-06-11, 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by Zenben

I'm hoping the game starts with every hex as neutral, then there's a huge clusterfuck for the first few hours with everyone scrambling to get as much territory as possible.

it would the nicest one, soo you would be wondering if to give priority to capture the nearest one or to go to all way to an enemy one in a try to slow them/or in best situation keep it

Anderz · 2012-06-11, 06:38 AM

The egg totally came first.... wait what?

Mechzz · 2012-06-11, 06:38 AM

Originally Posted by Meriv

it would the nicest one, soo you would be wondering if to give priority to capture the nearest one or to go to all way to an enemy one in a try to slow them/or in best situation keep it

This is why it would be good to be in an outfit before beta starts - prepare plans for what you want to do!