The cheezy and exploitive MP tactics thread

Ubercat · #1 June 22nd, 2008, 10:37 PM

I don't know if this has been done yet since my checking didn't turn up anything. I thought it would be interesting to have a thread for players to declare what they consider unfair, and see others feelings on the matter.

I'm out of practice so all I can think of is the tactic of attacking an opponents army with a scout or other single unit(s) to try and stall his attack schedule.

Others?...

Zeldor · #2 June 22nd, 2008, 10:45 PM

You can't do that. Scout won't stop an army. Small group yes, but not scout. You will have just 2 battles, one of your scout, another of enemy attacking you.

Gandalf Parker · #3 June 22nd, 2008, 10:51 PM

I think it kills a movement phase. That can mess up a well laid plan where the other guy wants multiple armies to meetup.

Personally, Id consider it to be real-world realistic (or at least movie-world realistic). A smart scout cant cause an army to dig-in for one turn?

MaxWilson · #4 June 22nd, 2008, 11:14 PM

I'm 90% sure that I have stopped armies with single commanders. Are you thinking it's because the scout is coming out of stealth?

Mists of Deception + Wrathful Skies + Retreat is, of course, cheesy and exploitive.

-Max

chrispedersen · #5 June 23rd, 2008, 01:05 PM

I know I have done this many times in sp.

It doesn't always work.. but it works often enough to make it valuable.

Foodstamp · #6 June 23rd, 2008, 01:24 PM

HOLY CRAP I HAVE SEEN THIS THREAD BEFORE !!!11!!11ONE

Twan · #7 June 23rd, 2008, 01:28 PM

Even two or three times (started one I remember).

Ubercat · #8 June 23rd, 2008, 01:41 PM

Deepest apologies, guys. Very, very, deeply sorry. So on and so forth. I haven't been around much since last year and as stated in the OP, I didn't find any equivalent threads. Thank you for your input, though.

Endoperez · #9 June 23rd, 2008, 02:00 PM

The only one I can really remember is Mists of Deception + Wrathful Skies followed by retreat. The battle just keeps on going...

There are other bugs as well, but not many non-bug exploits that I know of. Not that bugs will be likely to be fixed, since Illwinter has more important things to do, like creating overpowered nations of cannibalistic giants.

Omnirizon · #10 June 23rd, 2008, 02:28 PM

this thread has it all on cheats/exploits/abuse; and ppl's opinions on what is and is not such.

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...=&fpart=1&vc=1

one of my fave threads, actually; I even remember the story behind why it got started.

EDIT: hmm. now I reread the OP, a lot of the listed cheats have been edited out. There was stuff about how to quickmove and move armies in and out of seiged forts. Was that stuff fixed?