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Re: RA PATCH NEWS - Multiplayer's everything

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From: badman
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 00:00
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> Forday Wayne Lee wrote:
> >
> > I thought that the answer to tank rushes is to
> >
> > 1.      Have lots of infantry esp. grenadiers and rocket soldiers
> > 2.      Good defence around your base
> > 3.      Know the terrain (use bridges and passes to your advantage.
> 
>  EXCUSE ME ??????
> have u ever played a tank rush game ??? or even a multiplayer game ???
> infantry sux , they dont hurt the tanks , and becuz the infantry is too
> slow the tanks always overrun them , and what defense around ur base do
> u mean ??? if u build turrets or tesla's u are dead becuz the
> tankrusher has by that time many more tanks than u becuz u lost time
> when u builded those turrets or tesla's : he has builded already at
> least 2 weap facs more than u what means more tanks....
> And about the bridges  etc.. u are a bit right there , but in
> multiplayer games the map most played is Southern california which has
> no bridges. And yes a bridge to ur base as only entrance is the best
> defnese against  a tankrush, becuz then u dont need to build lots of
> tanks : a third of what he has will do..
> 
> Gizmo


Now now.....call me old fashioned but tank rushes can be stopped. BUT
you have to know what you want from the game to start with. ie defense
or offense. If you know someone will tank rush you then you can build a
good enough defense.

Select the ground for your base well. Then build your base making sure
to completely surround it with cammo boxes at least two layers of them,
behind them train a heap of rocket soldiers and of course build your own
tanks. Then as the other player loses his tanks at your doorstep and the
game goes in for extra time you have the advantage of nuke etc. You can
also send a suprise up to meet him as he rushes for you. As he has been
pumping out tanks his base has no defense. (except a couple of tanks.

Of course the easy way is to just pick a map that makes tank rushes very
hard or just don't do tank rushes to enjoy the game more.

Infantry do not stop tanks but do help when bhind the lines.

Badman
MultiPlayer United
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~dandb/
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