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[soap box]
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[soap box]
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i think the worst thing for zero-k is the idea that "you should not be able to win doing [that]" which seems to often drive a lot of the balance arguments.
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i think the worst thing for zero-k is the idea that "you should not be able to win doing [that]" which seems to often drive a lot of the balance arguments.
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it looks like in the grand scheme of things this concept had single handedly driven ZK into a state where the only viable units are assaults, skirmishers, and super weapons.
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it looks like in the grand scheme of things this concept had single handedly driven ZK into a state where the only viable units are assaults, skirmishers, and super weapons.
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[/soap box]
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[/soap box]
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the thing that initial drew me to ZK was its diversity in strategy.
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the thing that initial drew me to ZK was its diversity in strategy.
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did you want to win with absolute raider superiority and map control? you can still sort of do it?
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did you want to win with absolute raider superiority and map control? you can still sort of do it?
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(raiders are much weaker now, raider game feels more sluggish, several labs now do not have real raid units at all)
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(raiders are much weaker now, raider game feels more sluggish, several labs now do not have real raid units at all)
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did you want to win using grand strategy and map spanning battles involving hundreds of units, you could do that!
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did you want to win using grand strategy and map spanning battles involving hundreds of units, you could do that!
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(you cant any more, hammer nerf 1 year after ZK split basically made the linchpin of this strategy dead)
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(you cant any more, hammer nerf 1 year after ZK split basically made the linchpin of this strategy dead)
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(its making a comeback)
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(its making a comeback)
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did you want to with with a giant assault ball of tough units ramming into your enemy base? you can do that!
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did you want to with with a giant assault ball of tough units ramming into your enemy base? you can do that!
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(this is actually the only thing i have seen in ZK that has gotten better)
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(this is actually the only thing i have seen in ZK that has gotten better)
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did you want to use a single unit, and essentially turn ZK into a RPG? you could to that!
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did you want to use a single unit, and essentially turn ZK into a RPG? you could to that!
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(the infinite game of NERF THE SUPER COM has made this impossible even though super comms only worked in team games and rarely made cost)
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(the infinite game of NERF THE SUPER COM has made this impossible even though super comms only worked in team games and rarely made cost)
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did you want to destroy your enemies with stealth and black-ops? you can still go that!
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did you want to destroy your enemies with stealth and black-ops? you can still go that!
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(hey look interesting strategy!)
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(hey look interesting strategy!)
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did you want to win with absolute air superiority, you could do that!
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did you want to win with absolute air superiority, you could do that!
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(shadow swarms and the air game of 5 years ago was amazing to play)
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(shadow swarms and the air game of 5 years ago was amazing to play)
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did you want to tactically fight with gunships and precision kill key areas, you could do that!
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did you want to tactically fight with gunships and precision kill key areas, you could do that!
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(black dawns used to be strong, useful, and efficient enough that there was a BD rush start because they were good)
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(black dawns used to be strong, useful, and efficient enough that there was a BD rush start because they were good)
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did you want to win with economic superiority, absolute and total domination through force of numbers? you could do that!
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did you want to win with economic superiority, absolute and total domination through force of numbers? you could do that!
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(you cant any more, 100% eco share is bad when 90% of your team seem to only be interested in building more storages)
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(you cant any more, 100% eco share is bad when 90% of your team seem to only be interested in building more storages)
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did
you
want
to
morf
one
unit
to
another,
raise
the
lowly
glaive
to
be
a
mighty
detriment?
you
could
do
that!
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(i just remembered this actually existed, it was fucking amazing)
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i don't know, *shrugs* there's no real point to this thread other the to complain?
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i don't know, *shrugs* there's no real point to this thread other the to complain?
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list your laments of strategies past if you want? talk about if that have been slowly nerfed out of existence in favor of assaults, skirmishers and super weapons.
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list your laments of strategies past if you want? talk about if that have been slowly nerfed out of existence in favor of assaults, skirmishers and super weapons.
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