Let me just say this: I friggin' LOVE Sins of a Solar Empire. I don't think I need to explain why; most people here will probably know where I'm coming from.



And Rebellion had me all giddy when I heard about it, but it kind of makes me... uneasy. The thought of Titans kind of scares me. I never build a large amount of fleets for defending my planets; I mainly build one large offensive fleet and leave my planets in the hands of my Hangar Defenses. If I had to work in constant fear of a giant Titan approaching my empire, I would feel even more compelled to build more and more ships, which would not only destroy my strategies and erase any skills I have, but also seriously hinder my enjoyment of the game.



That's just me being paranoid, though. I assume there's plenty of people out there who have the game and know it well enough to tell me if I would really enjoy it. having an option to disable Titans would be a good sway factor, but I don't know if there is one. But again, you guys can tell em that yourselves.

Its a good game, and the best way to kill a titan is with a small fleet of capital ships or another titan.



If you like the vasari then you should be fine

Igncom1 wrote:
Its a good game, and the best way to kill a titan is with a small fleet of capital ships or another titan.



If you like the vasari then you should be fine

Actually I play as the Advent. Which is another issue, considering they aren't that bulky in terms of firepower. And because I group my ships into one big fleet, they could be at the other end of the galaxy when a Titan attacks - or even in combat with another enemy. I know I'm paranoid, but I don't want to feel like I have to focus more on defense than on anything else, just for fear of this one big unit.



And please tell me, is it possible to disable Titans for a game?

Most offensive tactics in Rebellion do tend to revolve around Titans (yours and theirs) being in the mix. This is not to say that a game can’t be played, and even won, without ever building a Titan; the amount of resources and time it takes to invest in building a Titan puts you at a disadvantage against the sides that aren’t bothering just yet. Even without building a Titan yourself, Titans still form the fulcrum point upon which all tactics now balance. Titans still need lots of support, they cost far too much to risk soloing with them -- they’re not strong enough at the starting levels to solo more than one Tactical capacity heavy system anyway -- and they are certainly not “I win!” assets.

defekt wrote:
Most offensive tactics in Rebellion do tend to revolve around Titans (yours and theirs) being in the mix. This is not to say that a game can’t be played, and even won, without ever building a Titan; the amount of resources and time it takes to invest in building a Titan puts you at a disadvantage against the sides that aren’t bothering just yet. Even without building a Titan yourself, Titans still form the fulcrum point upon which all tactics now balance. Titans still need lots of support, they cost far too much to risk soloing with them -- they’re not strong enough at the starting levels to solo more than one Tactical capacity heavy system anyway -- and they are certainly not “I win!” assets.

Well that's good to hear. But what about at later levels? Is a level 8 Titan an "I win" asset?

If the enemy has their Titan maxed out, bend over and kiss your skinny rear goodbye. IME if that happens the game was lost long, long ago anyway.