Ships 2.0 5/22/18 [Mega]

"NicWester;c-1558070" wrote:

"metal_samurai;c-1558039" wrote:
i'm going to take a brief break from basing ships 2.0 and ask something else about it. with reinforcements becoming so much more important, on the arena screen where you select an opponent, shouldn't we see their reinforcements along with their starters? those reinforcements are really just as important now and should be a factor in which ships you use yourself.

Not really. I mean, think about it, does the defender get to know what your reinforcements are when you attack them?

The attacker already has the advantage of being able to ignore anyone who's harder than they are. Over time you'll develop an eye for who has what in reserve--pick up context clues based on what they have out front, what's popular, and their overall power rating.

i don't understand your point about the defender. the defender is the AI and has no choice but to battle me. whether the AI knows what my reinforcements are is irrelevant.

and as the attacker the reinforcements have become part of figuring out who's actually well equipped to beat you. they're much more of a factor than they used to be. and it's not just about picking your opponent, but also picking your own reinforcements if you have some options.

if the opponents' reinforcements are meant to be a surprise by design, that's an unfortunate decision. if not, fix it.