GradualIncline
2010-04-02 |  | Scouts |  |
I noticed something interesting while I was looking in the manual, and it got me thinking, and so onto calculating *I hate my habit of doing this* I only did this for the three races with two scouts
For Terran Scouts:
Going from Viator I to Viator II you get: (per ship)
55.5 times the scanners
13.3 times the upkeep
25 times the pr
2 times the build rate
For A-miner Scouts:
Going from Seeker to Ranger you get: (per ship)
25 times the scanners
13.3 times the upkeep
25 times the pr
2.67 times the build rate
Now for Guardian Scouts:
Going from S.Lapiz to S.Opal you get: (per ship)
3 times the scanners
3 times the upkeep
3 times the pr
0.67 times the build rate.
Now, I happen to be guardian on Fast, and it`s the first time I`ve dealt with other races (I`ve been a-miner forever) I was looking in the manual to see what I would need to get my second scout, and that`s when I noticed it didn`t look too improved from the first one, and so got started on this little thing. (no I didn`t waste too much time on this :P)
Seems to me that, poor as I am, I`d like my build rate, pr rate, and scanner rate to go up to the sorts seen by terran and a-miner, assuming my scanners also were improved to match, since right now the only benefit to buying the Opal over the Lapiz is that you get twice as much scanner power per turn, assuming you build as many ships as you can per turn.
However, if you were terran using one turn, you`d get 111 times the scanning power, or a-miner 66.75 times the scanning power. just a bit of difference eh? Now, that being said, terrans can explored the most of the three, followed by the a-miners then guardians, but still, the numbers are really different.
That`s just my two cents. *wanders off to make some money in RT* |
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GradualIncline
99+ day(s) ago | The Lapiz has as many scanners as the Viator II, half as many as the Ranger, 1/8th the upkeep of the Viator II 1/16th the upkeep of the Ranger, same pr as the Viator II, half the Ranger, and both have 5.33 times the build rate of the Lapiz |
ImaVirusOhNoz
99+ day(s) ago | the kohoutic is a nice medium scout :P |
HoneyBucket{HH}
99+ day(s) ago | Also, I have not compared stats, but I do believe that the Lapiz is a pretty decent scout itself... therefore a significant increase in efficiency for the Opal is not exactly necessary. |
HoneyBucket{HH}
99+ day(s) ago | lol thanks for sharing your findings Grad. And yes most guards have noticed this. It could be considered one of the things that makes guard a "hard" race. Also, one thing to keep in mind, is that the guard ships all have a lot of scanner power... so when you have a decent fleet you can usually get borders pretty quickly without having to build too many, if any, scouts. |
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