Hey guys! Brand new to forum. Recently picked up a Kurgan fleet and played my first match against my friend ( a Decados player, who has won several tournaments ). Obviously I have many avenues of strategy to test, but at this point in time, I am a little disheartened. He smashed me into space dust!
Our fleets. 1000 pnts.
Me(kurgan): 2 Destroyers, 3 frigates, 1 cruiser.
Him(decados): Cruiser, Dreadnaught.
I was unable to take down either ship before he reduced me to 3 frigates. The problem?
GATLING LASERS.
Baring the fact that nearly all my weapons are inaccurate ( even heat-blasters, when ship is shielded, are inaccurate ), hitting him was hard enough. Add in the Gatling lasers that destroy rockets, missiles, and torpedoes, I was lucky to do 2 points of damage to him per round. I did my best to maneuver to him front and back arcs, but even still, I was at a serious disadvantage. He obliterated 1 destroyer in one meson blast from his dreadnaught. I even tried to grapple his cruiser, hoping that my troops could help me, however Gatling lasers can apparently shoot grapple hooks too!
I just couldn't do a darn thing against him the whole night. Summary : I had to roll a 6 to hit almost the entire time, and if I did hit, he shot it out of space. I have also learned that soon to be implemented there will be a escort ship that has Gatling lasers as well. Wow...maybe I shouldn't have picked Kurgan.
Could anyone give me any strategies or ideas that might make my fleet more...viable? At the moment, granted I am a new(ish) player, I don't see how I can compete.
Please help! And thanks for your time reading!
-Mert
Our fleets. 1000 pnts.
Me(kurgan): 2 Destroyers, 3 frigates, 1 cruiser.
Him(decados): Cruiser, Dreadnaught.
I was unable to take down either ship before he reduced me to 3 frigates. The problem?
GATLING LASERS.
Baring the fact that nearly all my weapons are inaccurate ( even heat-blasters, when ship is shielded, are inaccurate ), hitting him was hard enough. Add in the Gatling lasers that destroy rockets, missiles, and torpedoes, I was lucky to do 2 points of damage to him per round. I did my best to maneuver to him front and back arcs, but even still, I was at a serious disadvantage. He obliterated 1 destroyer in one meson blast from his dreadnaught. I even tried to grapple his cruiser, hoping that my troops could help me, however Gatling lasers can apparently shoot grapple hooks too!
I just couldn't do a darn thing against him the whole night. Summary : I had to roll a 6 to hit almost the entire time, and if I did hit, he shot it out of space. I have also learned that soon to be implemented there will be a escort ship that has Gatling lasers as well. Wow...maybe I shouldn't have picked Kurgan.
Could anyone give me any strategies or ideas that might make my fleet more...viable? At the moment, granted I am a new(ish) player, I don't see how I can compete.
Please help! And thanks for your time reading!
-Mert