any1 eles getting pissed off bout the constant "best ship" discussion?
n also, any1 eles noticed that u can kill any ship with just speed?
ive taken over planets with a shuttle.
1.wait til the ship gets just in ur sight,

2.go the same speed yet keep ur distance,

3.turn around and fire!

works on any ship that is slower than u.

i am yet 2 own a warship n ive fineshed all the strings, kill every type of ship wit a shuttle n hav dominated many planets.

as many of "little" BOYS may of heard..............
".....its not what ur've got that matters,its wot u do wit it"

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Originally posted by Conan:
**any1 eles getting pissed off bout the constant "best ship" discussion?
n also, any1 eles noticed that u can kill any ship with just speed?
ive taken over planets with a shuttle.
1.wait til the ship gets just in ur sight,

2.go the same speed yet keep ur distance,

3.turn around and fire!

works on any ship that is slower than u.

i am yet 2 own a warship n ive fineshed all the strings, kill every type of ship wit a shuttle n hav dominated many planets.

as many of "little" BOYS may of heard..............
".....its not what ur've got that matters,its wot u do wit it"

:-)**

If you mean Monty Pythoning, that is considered a kind of cheat.

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It's only a cheat if that is all you do. If you throw in other tactics during the fight like 'spear heading' or something else, then it isn't a cheat. I've destroyed many ships in my shuttle by starting off with Monty Python, then spearheading, and then I fly circles around the turret-less ships. I hardly ever use just the monty python technique in a fight.

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any1, ur, wot, u, etc.
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FYI, aolspeak is frowned upon on these forums.

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Is it just me or are you speaking in tecknobable? By the way what is "spear heading"?

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Spearheading is usually done with a fighter that has cannons, on the slower ships. First, you charge full speed at it with all guns blazing. The recharge rate of your shields is far faster than that of a warships, so continue until the enemy ship is dead.

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Originally posted by Ultimate Rebel:
**It's only a cheat if that is all you do. If you throw in other tactics during the fight like 'spear heading' or something else, then it isn't a cheat. I've destroyed many ships in my shuttle by starting off with Monty Python, then spearheading, and then I fly circles around the turret-less ships. I hardly ever use just the monty python technique in a fight.

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I hardly think of it as a cheat (though I don't do it). I don't even do it in the first place. (Which is kind of repeating my self, but you get my point) Eather you kill the ship and go on or you get your ship blown up and go on. Why cheat? It's only a game, and actually deliberately taking advantage of a game bug is seriously cheating!

Now don't we all have a bit of fun sometimes?

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(This message has been edited by Taylor (edited 12-25-2002).)

In my opinion, it's boring to fight like that.

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Originally posted by Conan:
any1 eles getting pissed off bout the constant "best ship" discussion?

Yes.

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n also, any1 eles noticed that u can kill any ship with just speed?

Yes. It's called skill.

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**ive taken over planets with a shuttle.
1.wait til the ship gets just in ur sight,

2.go the same speed yet keep ur distance,

3.turn around and fire!**

This method is not new. It's one of the oldest tricks in the book, and it is considered to be a cheat, because it manipulates a bug in the game: AI ships don't fire at their very maximum range. Don't expect people to think you're any good because you can do this, it isn't a technique skilled pilots use.

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works on any ship that is slower than u.

It can be done on faster ships, mainly if they're both armed with blaze armanent (the impact of blaze weaponry slows them down in relative terms, and, of course, if the opponent has phase then you using blaze won't be as clever.) Also if they're still reeling from a repulsor beam hit.

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i am yet 2 own a warship n ive fineshed all the strings, kill every type of ship wit a shuttle n hav dominated many planets.

It's a questionable strategy, but ghosting seems to be the most effective with turrets. I might have been overlooking something in the heat of the battle, but as I recall, firing long enough on another ship with frontal firing guns without targeting it still will cause it to attack you.

I wonder if anyone's been able to Monty Python himself to victory against thirty Kraits in a measly shuttle as it's not fast enough with or without upgrades... once you get stuck between a few blaze cannons, you're knocked around so much there's hardly no escape what so ever. As soon as the other ships join in you're practically dead without proper shielding.

In my opinion though, speed is the key to survive in any game of EV. Still, it won't happen without skill.

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Originally posted by SilverDragon:
How about just saying; "people who use AOLspeak in thatamount are murdered"?

In an ideal world...sadly many of the one post wonders on these boards get away with it...

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Originally posted by SilverDragon:
FYI... isn't... much... better.

I don't see how (url="http://"http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=fyi&r;=67")FYI(/url) is any less an acronym than AI.

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what is FYL ive found a ton of bugs in this game they should of checked for bugs before the put it out on the market its like throughing crappy game at people for money

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Originally posted by Suicide Slim:
**what is FYL ive found a ton of bugs in this game they should of checked for bugs before the put it out on the market its like throughing crappy game at people for money

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Uh, dont criticize the game without giving reasons why. People here like the game very much and are going to angry if you attack the game without explanations. FYI is a acronym For Your Information.

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thanks,i guess people would be mad if people started to criticize a game they liked alot for no reason,duh !=)

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Originally posted by Conan:
**any1 eles getting pissed off bout the constant "best ship" discussion?
n also, any1 eles noticed that u can kill any ship with just speed?
ive taken over planets with a shuttle.
1.wait til the ship gets just in ur sight,

2.go the same speed yet keep ur distance,

3.turn around and fire!

works on any ship that is slower than u.

i am yet 2 own a warship n ive fineshed all the strings, kill every type of ship wit a shuttle n hav dominated many planets.

as many of "little" BOYS may of heard..............
".....its not what ur've got that matters,its wot u do wit it"

:-)**

Make sure you have a lot of fighting ESCORTS to help out too!

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Originally posted by Suicide Slim:
**thanks,i guess people would be mad if people started to criticize a game they liked alot for no reason,duh !=)

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Uh.. Yeah, I guess they would. I'm not exactly sure why that's relevent here, 'cos EVO has a hell of a lot going for it...

Duh indeed.

Az

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ghostdog, please make new topics instead of digging old ones, like this one that is three months old.
As for the bug report, it would be better, depending on the bug, to find a particular patch or make one that corrects what you find defficient. If it is the engine that makes the trouble, then too bad!

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