Originally Posted by Gambit7

The whole point of this expansion was to slow down gameplay and make late tier development more viable. We all know Sins was basically "broken" in that there was no reason to turtle or even EVER invest in anything above tier 3, because by that time the game was usually already won. Hell, anyone ever gotten a Cap ship to max level?? I havent. Culture wins?? nope. Max fleets? nope.

That's a waste of game design. So, in reality what they're doing with the expansion is fixing the game. Only problem is, it shoulda been a patch.

Anyways, it really opens up the game and makes it even better. If you dont have it you're basically gimped imo.

Me and amu have been talking about trying to consolidate the strategy gaming at TG, hence a reason why you now see an xfire strat group. We're gonna work on getting the TS channels under a main heading so it's easier to locate players. Most of us play all the same games and this Spring looks to be the hottest season EVER for strategy titles... so it's good timing.

Um, that XFire group has been around for quite a while. Seeing how he only recently got around to approving some past applications, it seems it's only beginning to get off the ground. (No offense to the lovable Amu intended. )

As for cap ships to max level: yes and no. For me, I find larger maps (multiple "galaxies") and bad luck leads me to have a smaller fleet size, more cap ships taking the brunt of the work, and usually a few of them eventually get to level 10.

What are you talking about when you say "tier 3"? If you're talking about fleet max size upgrades, most of the MP games I've played have lasted several hours and I usually go 7-9 max fleet levels before a game is even won.