Do you do it? Atrocities

[King_Kristian]

Do you commit them?
Mayor like the PB or minor like nerve stapling and nerve gas.
I rarely do attrocities and I always disable the UN charter.

[Pandir]

I very rarely use them. Economic sanctions suck not to mention you never know if you might want to subjugate someone.

[Hydro]

Against the human AI, never. I use the golden rule: do unto others… Plus, in SP it really isn’t necessary. I haven’t played any competitive MP (only RP-style MP), but I suspect that I’d take the high ground there, too.

I’ve never used a PB. There must be too much Gaian in me since it seems just wrong to blow a nasty hole in Planet, plus killing all those innocent sims feels like a crime against humanity.

That isn’t to say that I haven’t done all sorts of nasty things to the Bugs (short of a PB). Maybe I’m a xenophobe?

Hydro

[Darsnan]

I do something in captured cities which is paramount to an atrocity, but isn't on the list of no-no's. When I capture a city and it is full of drones, I turn every single drone into a Talent. This then means that the city cannot feed itself, and every turn the city is reduced by one in population as they slowly starve to death, until there are maybe one or two people in the city. Should this be considered an atrocity? In my book, knowingly starving a populace (even a captured populace) should be considered an atrocity: if I had a conscious, then I'd have nightmares about all those hands reaching up, pleading desperately for help. Instead, I send them my Psych Chaplain to tell them, "there there, there there...."

[SITS]

I don't like using PB's but in a MP game where I was well behind it seemed the only option open to me. I was able to get half-dozen hits in first and at the same destroying a number of SP's (including CBA!) We now have flood warnings for 5k but since my team-mate is a Pirate it's not something I'm going to complain about!

But it has ruined the game and it will be a slog to the inevitable end....

[Kirnwaffen]

Not unless I want to throw a game away. Used a PB once just to see...

[Vytae]

Sits

Thats exactly what Pbs are for! setting the guy back majorly. Sure,the floods will set you back some,just make sure you pressure dome.

[Blacken]

Two scenarios.

Me Pirate.
Me losing.
Me have base full of PBs.
Me nuke enemies to stone age.

Or:
I'm Morgan.
I'm winning.
I've got +2 Planet.
I've got more PBs than the baddie has cities. (Done this many times in MP, even RP-style)
I nuke away his cities, and capture the rest. Then comes the obliterate order.
Done deal.


MAD? Why bother, when you have complete First Strike capability?

[Frankychan]

Yes, I do.

I've done them all, from nerve-gassing to nerve stapling. From probe's lauching genetic warfare to Planet Busters....I've done 'em all.

I 've done them when I'm winning and when I'm losing...sometimes just doing it for fun. But I usually make sure that atrocities are repealed. But against Miriam I don't care, I usually launch my 'Busters, then nerve gas.

.....can you tell that I'm a true Hive player now?

[Anodyne]

When they're repealed I like to nerve staple conquered cities. Even when drone riots aren't a problem, I do it just for kicks

[Mr. President]

Sometimes, particularly when I'm playing as Chairman Yang (see the other "Do You Do It?"). Not so much nerve gas, because it's expensive to install and forces me to drop one of my other special abilities, as nuclear warfare, particularly late in the game.

[Sith123]

I've only ever played single player games, but even then I like to....explore...all aspects of the game....which means committing attrocities up the ying yang

[Sikander]

I never do them.

[Shai-Hulud]

I very rarely commit atrocities. Why? Can't say for sure, but it certainly has something to do with my weakling empathic nature Although if my faction is loosing...it might be to much to bear without "exploring all the alternatives".

[vitamin j]

I pretty much stay away from them myself. Though in the one-on-one MP game I'm in right now, as Yang, I did a fair amount of nerve stapling early on. I had no commerce, so sanctions were not a concern, and I was under heavy attack from the Uni and desperately needed the extra production. The resulting worm attacks took a pretty heavy toll in formers, so I'm not sure it was worth it... Plus, after only a couple uses of the stapler, I was told it wasn't having any more effect!

In another MP game I'm in, as the Spartans, I'm rolling over the Uni right now and my troops are x-gas equipped, but I haven't needed to use it yet. It's good thing too, since the charter is in effect, and I'm governor in a pact with the PKs, and treaty with the Angels... I'm running fundy/planned and if I lost my commerce, I'd have no income!