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Possible game mode: Capture the point

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Extirminator:

--- Quote from: Maximillian Jazzhand on April 28, 2015, 11:34:39 am ---that being said the drag would still slow them severely enough.

I mean a squid with a captured point vs one without.
That point carrier is gonna get caught.

At best I see the squid flying as fast as a goldfish. Though realistically it would be moving as fast as either old pyra or junker.

And just to inb4 clarify. The drag only effects forward and backward thrust and vertical velocity.

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I would assume that if an airship would to go up, the cargo behind it will be pulled in an angle that has a component in the vertical axis - so vertical drag will be applied...

If you strap that cargo on a squid and a galleon, the galleon will be way behind the squid - same with any other ship. It has the best acceleration, and top speed. The thrust generated by the engines is a lot more dominant than the mass of the ship.
And of course that a squid with a cargo will be slower than a squid without one, because it adds weight to it. The point is, if you were to have a different ship carrying the cargo rather than a squid carrying it, it would be caught even faster by the chasing squid.
The only reason you would even consider taking a more slower ship with more mass is if it has better means of defending itself like more guns. So instead of running away as fast as possible - you will have a slow and steady journey but if someone attacks you, you take them down with superior fire-power.

Arturo Sanchez:
As well as a possible base defender or blocker or even a resource point defender.

Naturally you might want your heaviest ships generally staying near key tactical points.
While your faster shifts harass these heavy ships from doing their job correctly.

I find that many complains I'm hearing is this delusion of dominant strategy syndrome, much of which can easily be nullified with decent map design.

I thought of the game mode as it is, as it provides a huuuuuuuuuuuge variety in tactics (the kind that was lost from crazy king). You can go full light ships. Or full heavy. Any is viable by design.

Tho naturally meta will eventually be found.

ShadedExalt:
I REALLY like this idea.

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