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Re: Generals/ZH balance discussion

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From: Tod
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 05:56
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Put the Green toxic stuff in front of the enemy tanks.
At least that will slow him down.

"Gustav Olofsson" <gustav.olofsson@telia.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> First of all I just want to say that I don't play online at all. But I do
> play offline a lot, and vs my friends occasionally. I also enjoy watching
> replays and it seems like GLA is by far the most powerful faction in
> Generals/ZH. When I play vs the computer GLA also gives me the best
> opposition. Why? As I see it, GLA's units are too cheap compared to their
> effectivness. Example: a 900$ rocket buggy can destroy a 2000$ Overlord
tank
> with 1200$ gatling gun upgrade, too keep this overlord alive you need
either
> a 800$ ECM tank or a 1000$ airfield with atleast one 1200$ Mig.
>
> GLA neither has or need support units like the ECM tank or
> aircraft/helicopters, which saves them a lot of money to be spent on even
> more fighting vehicles. It seems like GLA can survive by solely using
three
> kinds of units in great numbers: scorpions, quad cannons and rocket
buggies.
> These units provide you with everything you need to a low cost. Two of
these
> units doesn't even require the palace. I don't think this is fair, and I
> thought it was China that were supposed to defeat its enemies by
> overwhelming numbers.
>
> Okay, somehting has to be done - that is obvious. But what? Some of my
first
> thoughts were adjumustments in cost and production times for GLA. However,
I
> think that GLA's units are supposed to be cheap, so this sure is a tricky
> question. Maybe a large part of the problem lies with the other two
> factions? The Battlemaster really needs some help, it's not a good tank
> right now, I think it should cost 700$ and be produced faster with
slightly
> increased armor protection. That would probably help a lot. As for the
quad
> cannon, that vehicle must be made less effective vs buildings, and that
gun
> and the whole vehicle itself should turn around much more slowly. The
> scorpion rocket upgrade is very effective and it must cost more money and
> time to buy it.
>
> I have more ideas, but this has become a little too much text already. I'm
> looking forward to your feedback.
>
>
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