LEAST Favorite Faction

[CEO Aaron]

Originally posted by Mongoose
BTW, fanatic bonus does not count against native life forms, I don't know if it applies if a defending unit is equipped with Psi armour...I suspect not.

Confirmed, Mimi's fanatacism bonus only applies against non-psi opponents, though given that all psi combat gives +50% to the attacker, this isn't the worst thing in the world.

[Mongoose]

Slightly innacurate, CEO. LAND Psi combat has basic odds of 3:2. (before morale/life cycle effects, any applicable SPs and the ATTACKER'S (only) PLANET rating)

SEA Psi combat has basic odds of 1:1 before modification. This applies to air attacks on IoDs...base 1:1. I do not recall if basic air - air combat odds depend on whether the underlying terrain is land or water...they may.

Remember also, that Mim has an innate -1 PLANET.

[knowhow2]

Originally posted by zsozso
I just hate Miriam. Period.
And don't give me that momentum crap. .................................................. ...................

Well played by human and having human opponents around tends to lead to massive trade och techs all around. Miriam is almost in pair with most other factions. Pick a good moment and start a massive war. Tech is levelled but mirima has an advantage. In this case being zak & co won't do much however Yang, Morgan and Domai would make good opponents with their industry and/or income.

[Jethro83]

Ideologically, I hate the Morganites, Believers and the Cult equally.

In terms of gameplay however, I dislike the Morganites as both the negative support and inability to grow bases past size 4 without hab complexes are vices that I have too much difficulty overcoming. Sure, I like the challenge of vices difficult to master, like the Spartans -2 Industry or the Hive's -2 Economy, but there is a limit.

I also dislike the Peacekeepers in terms of gameplay, since they are way too easy to master, and have no extremes. The few vices they have are no challenge at all to overcome.

Can't comment on the gameplay aspects of the SMAX factions, since I don't have it.

[Xian]

In terms of philosophy: Morgan.
In terms of gameplay: Miriam

[Static Universe]

Originally posted by Mongoose
Slightly innacurate, CEO. LAND Psi combat has basic odds of 3:2. (before morale/life cycle effects, any applicable SPs and the ATTACKER'S (only) PLANET rating)

I always thought the 3:2 attack ratio gave a +50% bonus to the attacker. My logic being:

3:2 - time 100 to numerator and denominator gives:
300:200 - dividing top & bottom by 2 gives:
150:100 - which looks like +50% to base attack to me

Can someone elaborate on whether my math is good or bad?

[Mongoose]

Nothing wrong with your math...it's your reading comprehension that needs work.

CEO stated "though given that all psi combat gives +50% to the attacker..." (emphasis added, for the reading impaired)

I corrected him because his statement is not true in cases of SEA psi combat.

[Static Universe]

My mistake. Thanks for clearing that up.

[waab]

Morgan, I don't like his poplimit...

[Dranthar]

Peace Keepers.

Sure they are supposed to be a decent faction, but I just hate their background. Stupid goody-two-shoes Peacekeepers. I also prefer more interesting and pronounced advantages and disadvantages.

And I prefer to annihilate all in an unstoppable wall of hovertanks and infantry, rather than pussyfooting around other factions.

Having the Hive as my favorite faction probably has something to do with it too though.

[Jac de Molay]

I echo for Miriam, because she usually dominates the other AI players in an SP game. The last 3 out 4 games I've played, Miriam has eradicated 2 or 3 factions and rolled over a huge continent.

I like to keep as many factions alive in the game for as long as possible, even offering remote/sea bases. But Miriam just fouls everything up.

[CEO Aaron]

Originally posted by waab
Morgan, I don't like his poplimit...

Yes, the population limit for Morgan is their biggest weakness, though not in the way most players might think. The -3 population before hab complexes is actually pretty trivial, since any player worth their salt will be expanding thin then pop booming up to their hab limits. Its the pre-dome limit of 11 that really stinks for Morgan, those extra 3 population actually can add up to a lot of votes, energy and tech.

On a separate note, poor Mimi, she just seems to have no end to her detractors. Ah well.

[Frankychan]

Originally posted by Dranthar
Peace Keepers.

Sure they are supposed to be a decent faction, but I just hate their background. Stupid goody-two-shoes Peacekeepers. I also prefer more interesting and pronounced advantages and disadvantages.

And I prefer to annihilate all in an unstoppable wall of hovertanks and infantry, rather than pussyfooting around other factions.

Having the HIVE as my favorite faction probably has something to do with it too though.

[Ivellios]

Gee, no one hates the Cybernetic Consciousness?

Well, they do rock... but I really think the University is better. They get free Network Nodes, can pick Centauri Ecology as a starting tech and don't have that icky -1 Growth. Granted, the +2 Efficiency is nice, but I usually run Demo/Green with Zak, so the difference is minimal. Great for early game though.

[Kirov]

Originally posted by Ivellios
Gee, no one hates the Cybernetic Consciousness?

Well, Aki-Zeta looks very 'nice' () to me... Even if somewhat pale. Hmm, I wonder how it would be...