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Re: Harvester killing in multiplayer.

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From: Marc Lennox
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1996 00:00
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lucid wrote:
> 
> Justin Moore wrote:
> >
> > I'm addicted to multiplayer c&c but I am not sure as to weather harvester killing
> > should be allowed or not in multiplayer games, please reply with all your comments and
> > suggestions thanx !!
> >
> > gr...@cdrive.co.za
> 
> Although I must admit I don't always love it, harvester killing
> DEFINITELY should be allowed.
> 
> What people are doing is stripping away the strategic intelligence of
> this game.
> 
> At first it was: Limited to 4 orcas.
>         -That makes sense to me, and I even play that way.
> Then it was: No attacking harvesters.
>         -I thought that was ridiculous
> Most recently: No engineers.
>         -I nearly started eating only prunes (?!)
>         -No, i was seriously appauled.
> 
> PEOPLE listen up!! Don't just take something away from the game because
> thats how YOU got beat!  We cannot continue to bog down the game with
> unnecessary rules. If someone keeps beating you by destroying your
> harvester, think of it as a motivator to figure out a better way to
> destroy THEIR harvester.  Or think up a better way to guard your own
> harvester.  --then post about it here.
> 
> Here's one way: Build 3-4 recon bikes (GDI: 2 rocket launchers).  Select
> the team, hold down ctrl+alt then click on your harvester. This will
> force those units to guard your harvester (or any object you click on).
> The whole team will follow your harvester around and attack anything
> automatically that comes in range. NOTE: Sometimes the harvester gets
> mixed up and plays tag with the units, so you'll have to watch it
> periodically.

I agree 100%.  War is HELL!!!  No rules, no limits.  If you can't take 
the heat, get out the fire...

-- 
Pilots make better approaches...

Marc Lennox
age...@travel-net.com
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Subject: Re: Harvester killing in multiplayer.
Date: 1996/01/08
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