Terrans VS Reapers

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Re: Terrans VS Reapers

Post by Keon » Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:32 pm

Pat22 wrote:
Tiel wrote:Exactly, size distortion. There are very few RTS's that don't have that but still offer good gameplay, the titles I listed being a few of them.
Unlike Starcraft, where battlecruisers are an actually important unit in the game, the planets in Sins are secondary, almost background. Having them be distorted is not as confusing except to morons who believe the planet sizes are accurate and the ships are all as big as moons.

I suppose the winning element is the camera's ability to zoom from a single strike craft to viewing the entire galaxy in seconds, that really allows the game to go large scale with the ships and fleets. There's also the complete movement freedom of the camera.
To be honest, I feel claustrophobic when I go from sins to other RTS games. I always try to zoom out as much as possible.
TBH I sort of like the idea that these ships are huge things.
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Re: Terrans VS Reapers

Post by Pat22 » Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:55 pm

Keon wrote:
Pat22 wrote:
Tiel wrote:Exactly, size distortion. There are very few RTS's that don't have that but still offer good gameplay, the titles I listed being a few of them.
Unlike Starcraft, where battlecruisers are an actually important unit in the game, the planets in Sins are secondary, almost background. Having them be distorted is not as confusing except to morons who believe the planet sizes are accurate and the ships are all as big as moons.

I suppose the winning element is the camera's ability to zoom from a single strike craft to viewing the entire galaxy in seconds, that really allows the game to go large scale with the ships and fleets. There's also the complete movement freedom of the camera.
To be honest, I feel claustrophobic when I go from sins to other RTS games. I always try to zoom out as much as possible.
TBH I sort of like the idea that these ships are huge things.
They are huge, just not that huge.
Frigates are some 500 to 1000m
Cruisers fit in between 1 and 2km
Cap ships average out at 4-5km
Titans Dwarf all other ships with a mighty 20km
Star bases... I have not measured yet, but they are gigantic.

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Re: Terrans VS Reapers

Post by fr0stbyte124 » Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:35 pm

Oh hey, Pat's back.

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Re: Terrans VS Reapers

Post by Keon » Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:38 pm

Pat22 wrote: They are huge, just not that huge.
Frigates are some 500 to 1000m
Cruisers fit in between 1 and 2km
Cap ships average out at 4-5km
Titans Dwarf all other ships with a mighty 20km
Star bases... I have not measured yet, but they are gigantic.

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Fighters and Corvettes?
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Re: Terrans VS Reapers

Post by Chairman_Tiel » Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:43 pm

Pat22 wrote:
Tiel wrote:Exactly, size distortion. There are very few RTS's that don't have that but still offer good gameplay, the titles I listed being a few of them.
except to morons who believe the planet sizes are accurate and the ships are all as big as moons.
I resent this.
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Re: Terrans VS Reapers

Post by Pat22 » Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:58 pm

Keon wrote:
Pat22 wrote: They are huge, just not that huge.
Frigates are some 500 to 1000m
Cruisers fit in between 1 and 2km
Cap ships average out at 4-5km
Titans Dwarf all other ships with a mighty 20km
Star bases... I have not measured yet, but they are gigantic.

CARE TO PLAY A GAME? NO ONE WANTS TO PLAY.
Fighters and Corvettes?
Fighters could be about the size of the Normandy SR-1 While corvettes probably about the size of the SR-2
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Re: Terrans VS Reapers

Post by blockman42 » Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:01 pm

Pat22 wrote:
Keon wrote:
Pat22 wrote: They are huge, just not that huge.
Frigates are some 500 to 1000m
Cruisers fit in between 1 and 2km
Cap ships average out at 4-5km
Titans Dwarf all other ships with a mighty 20km
Star bases... I have not measured yet, but they are gigantic.

CARE TO PLAY A GAME? NO ONE WANTS TO PLAY.
Fighters and Corvettes?
Fighters could be about the size of the Normandy SR-1 While corvettes probably about the size of the SR-2
hes back :O

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Re: Terrans VS Reapers

Post by Iv121 » Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:56 pm

Great ! I was planning to make a fake pat account though and troll you on April fools , oh well ...
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