User:Oldlaptop/Netmelee rulesets - Revision history

Oldlaptop: /* Duplicate Ships */ copyedit

2011-01-08T14:43:35Z

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	*In order to reasonably allow more of the same ship, players can take turns picking ships rather than coming with predetermined fleets.		*In order to reasonably allow more of the same ship, players can take turns picking ships rather than coming with predetermined fleets.

	*Capital ships can be limited or banned, to ~~avoid~~ them from skewing the game heavily.		*Capital ships can be limited or banned, to keep them from skewing the game heavily.

	==="Crap Fleets"===		==="Crap Fleets"===

Oldlaptop: /* Duplicate Ships */ capital ships are now explained above

2011-01-08T14:43:09Z

Duplicate Ships: capital ships are now explained above

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	*In order to reasonably allow more of the same ship, players can take turns picking ships rather than coming with predetermined fleets.		*In order to reasonably allow more of the same ship, players can take turns picking ships rather than coming with predetermined fleets.

	*Capital ships ~~(such as the [[Chmmr]] [[Avatar]])~~ can be limited or banned, to avoid them from skewing the game heavily.		*Capital ships can be limited or banned, to avoid them from skewing the game heavily.

	==="Crap Fleets"===		==="Crap Fleets"===

Oldlaptop: /* The standard rules on #uqm-arena */ copyedit

2011-01-08T14:42:13Z

The standard rules on #uqm-arena: copyedit

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	*Excluding the Pkunk Fury will reduce the effects of luck, especially in small fleets.		*Excluding the Pkunk Fury will reduce the effects of luck, especially in small fleets.

	*Excluding capital ships (such as the [[Kohr-Ah]] [[~~Maurauder~~]]) will result in more subtle battles.		*Excluding capital ships (such as the [[Kohr-Ah]] [[Marauder]]) will result in more subtle battles.

	*Point limits other than 200 can be used, although they are uncommon. The outcome of a lower point game is drastically affected by each player's fleet composition, while higher point games don't leave much room for choice in fleet selection.		*Point limits other than 200 can be used, although they are uncommon. The outcome of a lower point game is drastically affected by each player's fleet composition, while higher point games don't leave much room for choice in fleet selection.

Oldlaptop: /* The standard rules on #uqm-arena */ merge content from Multiplayer Melee Suggestions

2011-01-08T14:41:26Z

The standard rules on #uqm-arena: merge content from Multiplayer Melee Suggestions

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	*Most players and tournament hosts ban the [[Thraddash]] [[Torch]] in vanilla UQM games, considering it unsportsmanlike. The ship has the potential to stall matches and upset balance if played to its limit.		*Most players and tournament hosts ban the [[Thraddash]] [[Torch]] in vanilla UQM games, considering it unsportsmanlike. The ship has the potential to stall matches and upset balance if played to its limit.

			*Excluding the Pkunk Fury will reduce the effects of luck, especially in small fleets.

			*Excluding capital ships (such as the [[Kohr-Ah]] [[Maurauder]]) will result in more subtle battles.

	*Point limits other than 200 can be used, although they are uncommon. The outcome of a lower point game is drastically affected by each player's fleet composition, while higher point games don't leave much room for choice in fleet selection.		*Point limits other than 200 can be used, although they are uncommon. The outcome of a lower point game is drastically affected by each player's fleet composition, while higher point games don't leave much room for choice in fleet selection.

Oldlaptop: remove from category

2011-01-08T14:37:43Z

remove from category

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	Caffeine will generally improve play, while alcohol will dumb it down.		Caffeine will generally improve play, while alcohol will dumb it down.

	[[Category:Game_mechanics]]		<nowiki>[[Category:Game_mechanics]]</nowiki>

Oldlaptop: /* Random ship selection */ copyedit

2011-01-08T14:30:52Z

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	===Random ship selection===		===Random ship selection===

	Selecting ships randomly during melee can lead to very uncommon matches being played, since the players cannot attempt to counter each others ships. This is best combined with a ban on the [[Chmmr]] [[Avatar]] and [[Kohr-Ah]] [[Marauder]] (and the [[Ur-Quan]] [[Dreadnought]], which tend to heavily skew a match depending on what is drawn against them.		Selecting ships randomly during melee can lead to very uncommon matches being played, since the players cannot attempt to counter each others ships. This is best combined with a ban on the [[Chmmr]] [[Avatar]] and [[Kohr-Ah]] [[Marauder]] (and the [[Ur-Quan]] [[Dreadnought]] in [[User:Shiver/Balance Mod\|Shiver's Balance Mod]]), which tend to heavily skew a match depending on what is drawn against them.

	==Other Rulesets==		==Other Rulesets==

Oldlaptop: /* Random teams */ copyedit

2011-01-08T14:29:47Z

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	===Random teams===		===Random teams===

	A random team can be more interesting, as you will often end up without such omnipresent mainstays as the [[Earthling]] [[Cruiser]] or [[Utwig]] [[Jugger]]. A good ~~random~~ online random team generator (for vanilla UQM) can be found [http://bilious.homelinux.org/~paxed/uqmteam/ here].		A random team can be more interesting, as you will often end up without such omnipresent mainstays as the [[Earthling]] [[Cruiser]] or [[Utwig]] [[Jugger]]. A good online random team generator (for vanilla UQM) can be found [http://bilious.homelinux.org/~paxed/uqmteam/ here].

	===Random ship selection===		===Random ship selection===

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2011-01-08T14:29:20Z

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	===Random teams===		===Random teams===

	A random team can be more interesting, as you will often end up without ~~some~~ omnipresent mainstays ~~such~~ as the [[Earthling]] [[Cruiser]] or [[Utwig]] [[Jugger]]. A good random online random team generator (for vanilla UQM) can be found [http://bilious.homelinux.org/~paxed/uqmteam/ here].		A random team can be more interesting, as you will often end up without such omnipresent mainstays as the [[Earthling]] [[Cruiser]] or [[Utwig]] [[Jugger]]. A good random online random team generator (for vanilla UQM) can be found [http://bilious.homelinux.org/~paxed/uqmteam/ here].

	===Random ship selection===		===Random ship selection===

Oldlaptop: /* Random teams */ copyedit

2011-01-08T14:28:47Z

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	===Random teams===		===Random teams===

	A random team can be more interesting, as you will often end up without ~~such~~ omnipresent mainstays such as the [[Earthling]] [[Cruiser]] or [[Utwig]] [[Jugger]]. A good random online random team generator (for vanilla UQM) can be found [http://bilious.homelinux.org/~paxed/uqmteam/ here].		A random team can be more interesting, as you will often end up without some omnipresent mainstays such as the [[Earthling]] [[Cruiser]] or [[Utwig]] [[Jugger]]. A good random online random team generator (for vanilla UQM) can be found [http://bilious.homelinux.org/~paxed/uqmteam/ here].

	===Random ship selection===		===Random ship selection===

Oldlaptop: /* Duplicate Ships */ copyedit

2011-01-08T14:27:32Z

Duplicate Ships: copyedit

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	*In order to reasonably allow more of the same ship, players can take turns picking ships rather than coming with predetermined fleets.		*In order to reasonably allow more of the same ship, players can take turns picking ships rather than coming with predetermined fleets.

	*Capital ships (such as the [[Chmmr]] [[Avatar]] can be limited or banned, to avoid them from skewing the game heavily.		*Capital ships (such as the [[Chmmr]] [[Avatar]]) can be limited or banned, to avoid them from skewing the game heavily.

	==="Crap Fleets"===		==="Crap Fleets"===