I tried, but the one time I did the guy
1) challenged my thinking
2) challenged me
3) used my thinking instead of his own
4) beat me (after two or three hours long wait)
so I've since stopped.

im quiet sure there will be, the game just needs to be released

Well since you started



1) I actually added to your guide and the only "challenge" to your thinking I made was to point out that 2 colony frigates in the beginning are not a necessity.

2) Actually, you challenged me and I accepted. I've purposely been avoiding playing with/against you as much as possible, so I would not have challenged you first.

3) Since half the stuff in your strategy guide was mostly as common sense as "when trying to breathe, make sure your nose/mouth are not obstructed" by that logic everyone takes *your* strategy. However, since our initial disagreement was about the number of necessary colony frigates, I stuck to my 1 (which I held was enough in most cases in the debate), and proved you wrong. Hell, you didn't even follow your own strategies in that game

4) Actually, we agreed on a Saturday first. I got home on Friday evening after work and you were bugging me to get it over with, so I made some food and obliged. You would have a point if I was late to a *scheduled* game, but since I made no plans to free up time that Friday, you lose here. Although I should mention that the game we finally finished was the 4th restart, as you kept whining about how crappy your start was.

Just setting some facts straight Also, if you want to keep changing the story, at least do it all at once. Because first I had the overwhelming advantage in fleet points (apparently, which I proved you wrong with a replay since I had an advantage of a whole of 3! missile frigates), and now it seems I just stole all your strategies! Get your story straight

Edit: That said, I'm amazed you keep coming up with excuses and subtly hijacking threads.

To the OP - I'm sure there will be lots of guides. Not sure about official (like Prima published books or something), but Gamespot will probably write one up, and you can expect a bunch from the community itself.

The funny thing is, other than not having the IRC chat log where we set the time for Saturday (which re-reading, I guess you didn't dispute) and the argument about colony frigates, the rest I can prove.

You can't

im watching the replay this is funneh!

Come on Schod, it's okay to be loser, everyone is!   

Ill make a strategy guide. Ive been playing the game for quite a long time. I wont go into specifics on units tho , just general concepts because as we all know the release is gonna have alot of changes so hopefully I can make up some concepts that can apply to the general strategy of the game

PS- Prima and official guides (for rts) are usually very very nooby and do nothing but expand on useless information , almost like a glorified instruction manual rather then an indepth help guide to improve play. The best guides are written by players and will start appearing slowly after release. Im a pretty good guide writer , ive done alot for expert-level Homeworld 2 , so I reckon I could try my hand at Sins. After release tho

I wrot up a Starting guide on the Beta Feedback thread (pg11or12) Yrlen looked over it and made some comments but it seemed to go over wel. Although its by no means a stratagy guide is a good way to set u during the first 15-20min of play.

Whats with all this marza and sova talk? Don't you people take the battle cruiser as your irst cap? It does have the colonize ability along with the ion cannon and targeting computer. T me that seems the obvios first choice.

Wepon that nutrilzes threats, Pass ability that makes all your cobalts more effetive in the early game vs pirates AND the ability to colonize! I always go with it first the targeting ability is huge and yo dont have to ship around colony ships. Also if you do meet up with some naty pirate corsairs th ion cannon can freeze them, or you can stop your opps cap ship from jumping so you can destroy it making escape impossible. It even gets a fleet!

SOVA?? that has to be the WORST choice early!

the akkan is benefitial for three purposes
1) for getting that one, maybe two planets quicker than your opponent and
2) assassinating a cap ship if you are at least level 4 and the cap ship is alone/outnumbered.
3) capping an opponent's planet that he has just recently cleared (before he gets the chance)

people who think that the akkan is used for spree capping are kidding themselves, it just doesnt move quickly enough.

So you dont think the targeting computer is usefull early game? Combine it with 10 cobalts,upgraded lasers...You're alot more effective aginst Pirates, and even more usefull when you start producing flaks.

targeting computer is most certainly not useful early game, period. its meant for later game when you have many MORE pirates floating around, its much smarter to go with another ship for the time being.

and "the extra planets"? I've yet to see an akkan player cap more planets than I do, for that fact I've yet to see an akkan player cap more planets than any other non-akkan player. its definately not significant.

uhhhh, hate to break it to you buddy, but the evac owns the akkan lategame 3000x over at everything