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Darth Ablett

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Posted in: Commander Bonuses II
  Darth Ablett
09-25-2006, 10:14 AM
#3
I would also like to see Mon Mothma become more useful. I'm not sure if Piett's Star Destroyer-specific bonuses applies to all kinds of Star Destroyers or just the ISDs; I suspect the latter. That means he won't have any effect on the Executor. You...  [Read More]
Posted in: Commander Bonuses II
  Darth Ablett
09-25-2006, 3:49 AM
#1
Props to YertyL for asking for this info in the first place. The original quote is in the regular EaW discussion. Now, my question is regarding this particular quote: Fleet/Field Commanders - 25% enhancement bonus Ackbar (Home One) - 25% health...  [Read More]
Posted in: Expansion Hero Musings
  Darth Ablett
09-24-2006, 9:46 PM
#19
It might be a non-hero unit that you could only build one of at a time...like the Death Star. I sincerely hope this is the case. Think about it, the Empire already gets two free ISDs (Thrawn's, Piett's). If they got the Executor for free also, the...  [Read More]
Posted in: Expansion Hero Musings
  Darth Ablett
09-23-2006, 11:19 PM
#13
While we wanted to include Leia, we couldn't honestly find anything "interesting" for her to do in a tactical arena - she's really not much for combat at this stage of the story. We wanted to limit as much as possible the Tarkin/Mon Mothma...  [Read More]
Posted in: Expansion Hero Musings
  Darth Ablett
09-22-2006, 10:11 PM
#9
Yoda has two abilities: One is the "combat frenzy" thing where he goes green ninja on a bunch of stormtroopers; the other is a meditation that will reveal all or parts of the map. During this meditation stance he cannot move or act. I thin...  [Read More]
Posted in: Expansion Hero Musings
  Darth Ablett
09-22-2006, 10:51 AM
#3
Apparently Vader will be in the Executor. Does that mean the Empire gets the Super Star Destroyer for free then? If yes, that's crazy talk! Imagine playing a GC, getting to tech level 4 and *poof* superweapon. I hope the Empire has to outlay som...  [Read More]
Posted in: Expansion Hero Musings
  Darth Ablett
09-22-2006, 5:19 AM
#1
Hi guys, I was just wondering a few things about the heroes (new and old). Firstly, does the Admonitor :vsd: have any tactical abilities (like the Accusor's proton beam)? Or just a modifier like Tarkin? Secondly, how will Vader work in space? TIE A...  [Read More]
Posted in: Mon Calamari Frigate
  Darth Ablett
09-25-2006, 3:17 AM
#16
I would imagine that the Executor will be quite difficult to take out with capital ships because of it's powerful shields so small fighters like B-wings and Y-wings are it's only weakness. Beating the Executor will require strategy, maybe attack with...  [Read More]
Posted in: Will the Online part be upgraded?
  Darth Ablett
09-23-2006, 9:38 AM
#15
But won't that only be the case when playing Skirmish games? It won't apply to Galactic Conquest games, since you have to upgrade your station in order to repair. In GC you can only upgrade your station from the galactic map, which means all damage i...  [Read More]
Posted in: Will the Online part be upgraded?
  Darth Ablett
09-23-2006, 2:27 AM
#13
I really dont like this idea. Why? Well, having a Hyper velocity gun on a planet (HVG) for example, really made great use of the rebel raid tactic here. You could send in a few squads of Airspeeders, take out the guns and then send your fleet over to...  [Read More]
Posted in: Will the Online part be upgraded?
  Darth Ablett
09-23-2006, 12:42 AM
#11
In space, the comm array hard point is now linked with the Ion cannon and HVG. If this HP goes, so does the players access to these powers. Hold on, so that means the attacking side can neutralise the ground-based weapon from space? That's actually...  [Read More]
Posted in: New Heros Replacing Old?
  Darth Ablett
09-19-2006, 10:16 AM
#5
Oh noes! I was so sure that they would rewrite the movies to have the emperor die on Alzoc 3 by overpowered artillery fire :( Actually, I'm pretty sure all GC matches are canon. The rebels won at Endor because the crappy Imperial AI didn't let them...  [Read More]
Posted in: Admiral Piett ditching his ISD for Executor?
  Darth Ablett
09-20-2006, 8:37 PM
#10
Since the ships will only appear in the galactic conquest or skirmish modes (except for cameos in the story campaign) we decided that Piett will keep the Accusor and Vader will get the Executor. Thrawn is in the Admonitor, which is the ship that most...  [Read More]
Posted in: Orbital Bombardment
  Darth Ablett
09-24-2006, 8:54 AM
#47
Yes, I think it'll be Skiprays. Wasn't there a screenshot somewhere recently of Skiprays flying over a ground battle? I think there was one in Cain's set over at Petro Fan Forums. I'm pretty sure that's the case then, cool. I think this Orbital Bo...  [Read More]
Posted in: Orbital Bombardment
  Darth Ablett
09-23-2006, 10:32 PM
#45
Very true; I hadn't thought of that. Let's hope for both, then. If that's the case, I imagine orbital bombardments will have a much slower recharge rate than bombing runs. That made me think of something else: Does anyone think there should be diff...  [Read More]
Posted in: Orbital Bombardment
  Darth Ablett
09-23-2006, 8:57 AM
#41
That's a good point. So I'm assuming that you'll have bombing runs up until you get ISDs/Mon Calamari cruisers, which should be at Tech level 4. Or maybe you'll get it at Tech 3 (Victorys and Assault Frigates). I was thinking you could have both, wh...  [Read More]
Posted in: Orbital Bombardment
  Darth Ablett
09-13-2006, 7:52 PM
#9
Galactic conquest scenario bombardments will require the proper ships in orbit to bombard, so tech level will also play a role in how soon you can pull it off (well, for the Empire and Rebellion anyway). Keep in mind that each side has a unique style...  [Read More]
Posted in: Orbital Bombardment
  Darth Ablett
09-13-2006, 9:56 AM
#4
First of all, welcome to the forums! And about the Orbital Bombardment, I thought they did it like it should/would be, if you could annihilate the ground forces on the map you would just need capital ships to capture a planet, you wouldn't need grou...  [Read More]
Posted in: Orbital Bombardment
  Darth Ablett
09-13-2006, 8:49 AM
#1
Hi everyone, I'm new here. I've been following FoC for a while and haven't seen any real talk about this. I was watching the E3 Playthrough on this site, the one where orbital bombardment is shown from the POV of the Zann Consortium, and I was wonde...  [Read More]
Posted in: thawn is campaign only?
  Darth Ablett
09-14-2006, 6:54 AM
#18
Just thought I'd mention, Bel Iblis' vehicle is called the Gargantuan Battle platform. The description (but no picture) is on IGN. http://media.pc.ign.com/media/827/827314/img_3909340.html Edit: Sorry if this is already common knowledge. :jedijaw...  [Read More]
Posted in: thawn is campaign only?
  Darth Ablett
09-13-2006, 9:17 PM
#14
Explain to me why a Fleet Strategist Like Garm Bel Iblis is in charge of ground units?? Since the Dreadnaught (probably) isn't in the game, they probably didn't want him flying anything else. Why the Dreadnaught isn't in the game is another question...  [Read More]
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