socratic

Joined: Feb 10, 2010
Posts: 1928
Location: =3

I still disagree, socratic. Everyone has an equal chance in the beginning, it's only once the spawns are actually chosen that the game starts to become imbalanced. Then people's decisions make things even more chaotic.

 no100percent

Joined: Dec 10, 2010
Posts: 19

 ipityu

Joined: Oct 12, 2008
Posts: 227
Location: Florida

 esparano

Joined: Nov 5, 2009
Posts: 1414

 krazykyler98

Joined: May 15, 2011
Posts: 2803
Location: Tattoine, Dune Sea

@Fifty6

There is no equality in any games. There is never going to be a fair map. There will never be 4 people in a room with equal skill. Even if there was, who would decide that people are equal? Who's to say what equal even means? What if our thinking of equality isn't actually what we really thought(or what society thinks) in the first place? 

This is about Galcon. There is no equality in games. There are and never will be equal maps. There are and never will be players of equal skill(4) in the same room. Galcon is like a card game. Every player gets their draw of cards. It's based on luck. Luck isn't the only thing about the card game though. 



A player with knowledge, with experience, and who knows how to apply that to the game is the one that is likely to win. It doesn't matter if the game, map, cards, or whatever is unfair. People can still win. Yes players can make the game winnable. However the equality thing is far from the truth. There is never any balance or equality in any Galcon games.

 krazykyler98

Joined: May 15, 2011
Posts: 2803
Location: Tattoine, Dune Sea

Socratics idea holds true for the very reason that the spawns have to many variables in their nature, therefor it's like playing cards where whatever your drawn is what you get. So then... Socratic... Is... In fact... Correct :P

(please excuse me for my weird vocabulary, I'm not trying to sound smart) xP

 fifty6

Joined: Apr 22, 2009
Posts: 105
Location: galcon.tinny.net.au

 socratic

Joined: Feb 10, 2010
Posts: 1928
Location: =3

What you need to know, learn, and perfect to excel in iGalcon in FFA, 2v2, 1v1.

-Knowing when to camp
-Knowing who to attack
-Knowing when to attack
-Knowing how to capture planets with the smallest amount of ships possible
-Small fleet harassment
-Risks
-Time vs. Ship Production
-Planet Hopping
-Defending properly
-Using the right % at the right times
-Re-directing your fleet(s)
-Learning the average human response time to a change in a fleets direction 
-Learning the way that the human brain works when playing iGalcon
-Mechanics of the game
-Helping out your partner
-Be able to read the maps quickly (1-3 seconds or less)
-Knowing when to stay or leave a cluster
-Knowing how to work as a team
-Learning new strategies, and what works well against people
-Knowing who the person is and how good they play
-Adapting to new situations
-Knowing when to expand
-Knowing which planets to take
-Knowing when to take planets at the correct time
-Learning to Vulch (If you are one of those players)
-Know who to attack if a FFA turns into two 1v1's
-Avoid using 100% as much as possible
-Learning to stall opponents
-Learning how to capture planets quickly
-Learning how to keep the other player pressured 
-Learning how to play quickly and efficiently with deadly force
-Learning how to avoid misclicks
-Learning to pay attention to EVERYTHING, not just one area
-Learning the common human errors and using them to your advantage
-Learning to use small fleets effectively
-You need to play to learn. You don't learn if you don't play
-Forums do help to some degree, but it isn't the best way for people to get good.
-Experience is key

Lastly, EXPERIENCE is one of the biggest key factors to getting better. You learn through experience. You don't learn if you don't play. You learn by playing other players, by observing what and how they do things. You learn by making the same mistakes repeatedly until you finally realize you must be doing something wrong. You learn by playing hundreds upon thousands of players. You learn the human flaws. You learn the mechanics of the game. You learn how to direct. You learn how to hop. You learn how to conquer. You learn through experience.

 ipityu

Joined: Oct 12, 2008
Posts: 227
Location: Florida

 ipcress

Joined: Feb 7, 2009
Posts: 1790
Location: Get off my lawn!

 krazykyler98

Joined: May 15, 2011
Posts: 2803
Location: Tattoine, Dune Sea

 ipityu

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Posts: 227
Location: Florida

 tincansailor

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 dart

Joined: May 15, 2011
Posts: 1104
Location: Ready to destroy you.

The vast majority of players left who still play this game don't have or even care about strategy.  The only thing their tiny minds can do is sit in a catatonic stupor waiting for someone else to move.  Should this not work they switch to suicide mode.   Pathetic. 
 If you are reading this then that is not you -  you are one of the few players to actually engage your brain.  Good luck.  You need two strategies; one against real players and another for the lamers.  Wanna guess which you'll use more?