which things would make you abandon the early game?

Satrack

Newcomer in Disguise

18 600g2g pts

13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 6:00:40 AM

Too many times have I left the game because of only one or two starting planets. All I need is a good starting zone 4 or more is my standard

Maclardal

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Maclardal

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 6:02:45 AM

Lacking a couple of good admin heroes on a big map can be key. Especially if not playing as Horatio!

Christophe_Degoy

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Christophe_Degoy

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 6:06:55 AM

Actually none of the options. Or maybe poor star system, but well did the same in all those random galaxy worlds in previous 4X so not really new

Early drop means no challenge on the other hand. Titanium-70 only is enough to drive you to expand your empire so that you have those shiny cruisers, i dont see it much as a limitation if not nearby (played huge galaxy so far, had to travel a few constellations to find some but that's part of the fun)

Pirates might be a nuisance too, but you really must be unlucky

Skurkanas

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Skurkanas

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11 200g2g pts

13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 6:22:59 AM

Actually, a poor start system doesn't bother me all that much. Most races at least have a >6 pop home planet, which is enough to get the first few colony ships up.

What really get's me to restart is if the other systems in my constellation are poor as well, and/or very far apart.

GrimFrame

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GrimFrame

Old Sheredyn

20 000g2g pts

13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 6:24:47 AM

Only game I've dropped so far I was surrounded by AI within 30 turns(maybe a colony ship mass production bug?). I had 6 systems with a total planet count of around 15 overall and none were what I would even call bearable. So yea I dropped that one pretty quick.

VIPSharidann

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VIPSharidann

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16 500g2g pts

13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 6:25:59 AM

I miss an option here, namely ... nothing ... I like a challenge

Kaminali

Forgotten

Kaminali

Forgotten

33 400g2g pts

13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 6:29:00 AM

+1 for poor start system, it's an unbalancing start.

davea

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davea

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700g2g pts

13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 5:52:10 AM

After I have played a few turns, I will sometimes abandon a game if it doesn't "look good". Which things would make you abandon the early game?

ArrowLance

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ArrowLance

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200g2g pts

13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 7:08:34 AM

I don't always restart if there is no administrator, but damn they are important.

madgiraf

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madgiraf

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 7:10:58 AM

Apart from getting smashed early, nothing.

liq3

Newcomer

liq3

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 7:15:15 AM

Nothing. I prefer not using magic time traveling abilities (i.e. save/load/newgame). Half the fun is dealing with what ever disadvantages you get. :] And then every once and a while you get some perfect systems, and just cry at how beautiful they are (and how badly you're going to smash everyone into space dust).

White_Mage

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White_Mage

Enthusiast

13 100g2g pts

13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 7:18:37 AM

Other -> I typically create a very important goal early on which ties in with the problem of other races being too close.

If there's a bottleneck near a huge expanse of systems near me I try to close it immediately to avoid incursion by another race. A lot of times I may just restart the game if I can't take this system and it seems that my opponent's growth may go unchecked and overwhelm me

Gordon

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Gordon

Newcomer

200g2g pts

13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 7:37:14 AM

I there is no Titanium-70 nearby, bye-bye game. Also, if I get no heroes at all, that is bad.

StK

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StK

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300g2g pts

13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 7:42:52 AM

What always makes me restart is a terrible starting Area so not only the starting system but everything around me.. if there is nothing worth colonizing in 3 turns radius around my starting system I will restart.

And on a huge map where I don't have a administrator hero I will restart as well on small maps I don't really mind.

@Gordon If you get no heroes at all you need to restart the whole game (close ES and start it again) seems to be a bug after you started 4-5 games in the same instance of the game (At least it happens to me this way) I recognized that while writing some threads where I had to look up the specials for all the races and then I tried it out to verify.

Gordon

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Gordon

Newcomer

200g2g pts

13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 8:06:15 AM

StK wrote:
@Gordon If you get no heroes at all you need to restart the whole game (close ES and start it again) seems to be a bug after you started 4-5 games in the same instance of the game (At least it happens to me this way) I recognized that while writing some threads where I had to look up the specials for all the races and then I tried it out to verify.

I know.. You still have to quit the game.

Seldion

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Seldion

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4 000g2g pts

13 years ago

May 11, 2012, 8:17:57 AM

I find administrator heroes to be utterly useless and rather have heroes to command my fleet.

Even if they are admit heroes i still put them on my fleets, the bonuses aren't enough to level them towards planet use as the bonus you get for a hero that's leveled towards warfare.

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