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useless capital ships? in Sins of a Solar Empire Stardock Forums

Is it just me or is there an abundance of useless or nearly useless capital ships? Who in their right mind would ever use the TEC's Sova Carrier over the alternatives? Embargo is pathetic, and worse, channeled. Its ultimate is the only remotely good ability it has. It's not worthless, of course, but it should be weighed against what you're giving up to use it. In a game I recently played as Vasari where I used only capital ships, I found myself looking over my choices and ended u

Reply to Useless Units in Sins of a Solar Empire Stardock Forums

Ah yes, I forgot the 0 antimatter thing. I'm glad they fixed that. The weapon range aura on the Akkan is more of a theoretical bonus than a fixed one, since it gives you a lower chance of screwing up. It's useful, I'm sure, but it's still not worth taking the ship.

Reply to Light Frigates, what roles do they fill? in Sins of a Solar Empire Stardock Forums

Light Frigates are still quite cost effective when massed. Especially if you need to split your army up. Tactically speaking, it's far more annoying to focus fire on a bunch of small ships that keep retreating (due to user micromanaging) than a few big, slow ones. Thus, cobalts can actually be as hard to take down as kodiaks, for less cost. In a team game, cobalts benefit from the Halcyon's Amplify Energy Aura, whereas the kodiaks have no relavent aura. Destras are probably a

Reply to Useless Units in Sins of a Solar Empire Stardock Forums

Why would anyone build the TEC Akkan Battlecruiser for colonizing? It's terrible, especially in comparison to what you're giving up. In comparison to the Advent ship, which is useful in combat (albeit no longer utterly broken now that Malice is sensible) and has by FAR the best Colonize bonuses, it's the worst of the Motherships. The Vasari one is fairly good in combat since it can stun retreating ships and reduce armor, but it has a fairly pointless Colonize bonus too. I really see n