Spamming or stacking?

A ArcEXOP

OP 29/12/2006 · 07:57 AM #1

Honestly.. all this talk about "spammers=newbie" and "stackers=pros", i feel is just total crab. :P

Firstly, spammers are not nessecarilly newbies! For one, it is quite well known that certain ships against certain races, when spammed, can almost assure a win...

Like for the A.miner, an M.Flysch spam can almost assure a win against any collective, not to mention that a Terran`s Garuda spam also works wonders. Don`t forget that virals also spam Borrs...

And also, just because a player stacks it doesn`t mean that they are pro.. some players stack just for the sake of stacking and they hardly have any thought behind their stacks... as a result, their stacks rarely ever work...

So yeah, i think it all depends on the situation and circumstances... in some cases, spamming may actually prove to be a wiser choice than stacking.

I`d love to hear any thoughts on this topic. =)

P Permy

02/01/2007 · 09:50 AM #14

lol a player stacking doesn`t mean there pros they just do it for some weird reason.. a stack aint gunna work if you dont know the weaknesses and strenghts of all ships... i rarely stack i find it useless... i do sometimes when im not ebing lazy:P5 ships stack works for me =]

S SweetestDownfall

31/12/2006 · 04:03 PM #13

umm..somwhere i would umm..would usually kick something into people, coming from below.. usually a hole lol! =)

L LastCrusader

31/12/2006 · 06:13 AM #12

wats that SweetestDownfall .. finsih the sentence .. u wanna kick some of ur ships up where .. heheh

S SweetestDownfall

30/12/2006 · 01:55 PM #11

try spamming againts me..and I`ll kick some of my ships up your...

S SweetestDownfall

30/12/2006 · 01:48 PM #10

Spamming requires you to go millions of pr to have a higher win rate when retaliating..Stacking allows you to counter even from below pr and win..
Thats the difference..the reason stackers are considered pros is because you must have extensive knowledge of all the ships strenght and weaknesses. Spamming requires you to have more turns available and usually a counter..

A ArcEXOP

29/12/2006 · 09:25 PM #9

Hiigarans> haha, i even more newb at stacking then anyone :P

8:39 PM 29/12/06
xxx attacked you. Attack has failed !

Name Units Casualties Remaining
xxx`s fleet
P.Zeus Cruiser 32 32 0
Large Strafez Runner 100 100 0
Strafez Queen 39 39 0
Large Strafez Fodder 40 40 0

ArcEX`s fleet
C.Aries Corvette 400 400 0
T.Kalieum Cruiser 11 0 11
Nirvana Dreadnought 1 1 0
F.Axe Frigate 100 0 100
Small Strafez Runner 120 0 120
Tyr Dreadnought 1 0 1
P.Zeus Cruiser 7 0 7
P.Odin Frigate 60 0 60
P.Thor Destroyer 7 0 7
P.Apollo Corvette 160 0 160

8:07 PM 29/12/06
xxx attacked you. Attack has failed !

Name Units Casualties Remaining
xxx`s fleet
V.Borrelly Destroyer 149 149 0
Small Strafez Fodder 175 175 0

ArcEX`s fleet
C.Aries Corvette 400 400 0
T.Kalieum Cruiser 11 0 11
Nirvana Dreadnought 1 0 1
F.Axe Frigate 100 99 1
Small Strafez Runner 120 0 120
Tyr Dreadnought 1 0 1
P.Zeus Cruiser 7 0 7
P.Odin Frigate 60 0 60
P.Thor Destroyer 7 0 7
P.Apollo Corvette 160 0 160

But yeah, i agree with u when you say " ....stacking is fun. i enjoy a satcking battle" .. especially if you wipe out spammers :P

"....someone told me that Garuda suk. lmao, my Garuda pawn those Hercules LOL" ... lol? who told u garudas suk? haha.. garudas are prolly one of the best ships terrans have. ^^ and yeah, they kill hercs like ants.

As is said, Garuda spams work wonders. =)

H Hiigarans

29/12/2006 · 08:38 PM #8

ArcEX> i m a newb stacker, can u teach me some? :)

yeah.... like LC said, stacking is fun. i enjoy a satcking battle, i just got a good example down here:

3:00 PM 29/12/06 xxx attacked you. Attack has failed !

Name Units Casualties Remaining
xxx`s fleet
V.Borrelly Destroyer 5,500 5,500 0
Hercules Juggernaught 55 55 0
Pike Destroyer 1,931 1,931 0
Tyr Dreadnought 187 187 0
Pyth Battleship 108 108 0
D.Angel Battleship 104 98 6
M.Chlorite Destroyer 169 169 0
M.Flysch Battleship 10 10 0
P.Zeus Cruiser 3 3 0
C.Cancer Cruiser 1 1 0

Hiigarans`s fleet
P.Odin Frigate 10,800 0 10,800
T.Garuda Destroyer 2,216 1,023 1,193
Hercules Juggernaught 46 39 7
P.Thor Destroyer 1,168 48 1,120
Nirvana Dreadnought 78 78 0
T.Kalieum Cruiser 800 661 139
F.Sword Destroyer 1,152 147 1,005
P.Zeus Cruiser 560 0 560
Tyr Dreadnought 72 0 72

29/12/06 03:00 PM xxxx 15,148,402 Hiigarans 14,496,100 Win

atleast u can see something, stacking will show there is no worse nor best ships in ur race.

"...not to mention that a Terran`s Garuda spam also works wonders. "

so, someone told me that Garuda suk. lmao, my Garuda pawn those Hercules LOL. also, i do spam, espeically when counter-spamming :)

L LastCrusader

29/12/2006 · 02:51 PM #7

No ... but stack gives u sense of pride when u make it .. but its gone after u get spamd and ownd though :-\ ..

makes me rethink about spamming :(
crummy system ..

A Acepac

29/12/2006 · 12:05 PM #6

spammers are not necessarily n00bs. in certain situations u are required to spam even for vets and it works better for many. yet if u are a all time spammer then ur probably a n00b i suppose.

A ArcEXOP

29/12/2006 · 11:33 AM #5

haha, that`s if he spams stuff like ryujins or m.hals which really aren`t meant to be spammed :P

wat about a borr spam? not easy to wipe that out.. =))

T Travvivian

29/12/2006 · 10:20 AM #4

I love hitting a Spammer, getting three Cols. Then nearly wiping him and getting free DP on his Counter. XD

A ArcEXOP

29/12/2006 · 08:19 AM #3

haha.. focus on the words `some` players :P others stack pretty well and it`s hard to counter

D DarckKnight

29/12/2006 · 08:06 AM #2

"And also, just because a player stacks it doesn`t mean that they are pro.. some players stack just for the sake of stacking and they hardly have any thought behind their stacks... as a result, their stacks rarely ever work... "

want me to prove you wrong? ^(*.*)^

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