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TheInferno |Y| = |X| Add 5 from probably on Earth Since: Jul, 2010
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#251: May 29th 2011 at 5:48:12 PM

Alrighty, it's obvious that we have tropers that play this, and we should organize games. I've got an idea on how to do that.

One of the features they added was what I believe to be built in IRC chat, or at least something similar. One of the features is the ability to type in any channel name, say /join TV Tropes, and you'll arrive at the channel, or, if it doesn't exist, you'll join it. The game also automatically opens the chats that were open when you quit the game last.

TL;DR: We use the chat to organize games with tropers that may not be on our Steam Friends list, and perhaps even just chat about the game in general. I know I don't have everyone here. We just need a standard channel name.

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MarkVonLewis Since: Jun, 2010
#252: May 29th 2011 at 7:42:13 PM

I think something along Tropers or TV Tropes works.

Neo_Crimson Your army sucks. from behind your lines. Since: Jan, 2001
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#253: May 29th 2011 at 9:10:29 PM

I play Sorcerer or Space Marine Captain. My handle is the same as this one: Neo_Crimson. Feel free to add me.

Also, there was a tropers chat in the in-game Retribution chat function. But no one ever used it.

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#254: May 29th 2011 at 10:08:11 PM

I always kinda wanted to get into last stand, but I don't know anyone to play with and am hesitant to just jump in with complete strangers.

Steam Tag is the same as on here.

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Durazno Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#255: May 29th 2011 at 10:16:34 PM

Peach Typhoon here. I look forward to killing stuff alongside you.

Medinoc from France (Before Recorded History)
#256: May 30th 2011 at 12:55:54 AM

Just finished the Eldar campaign. Give Autarch Kayleigh the that fusion gun with increased right of fire, a fire dragon aspect stone, and she eats vehicles for breakfast. Even the Land Raider Redeemer.

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#257: May 30th 2011 at 12:59:14 AM

Never found the Redeemer to be that hard; in fact it comes across as one of the easier bosses to me. Of course after the Ork Warboss and the Avatar in the original game nothing seems that hard.

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Medinoc from France (Before Recorded History)
#258: May 30th 2011 at 1:04:15 AM

[up]This reminds me that I didn't try the avatar in the first game. I did beat it in the second game, but at that time I had infinite mines and infinite artillery, which don't exist in the first game...

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#259: May 30th 2011 at 7:14:55 AM

[up][up][up]not just vehicles either, she kinda chews up everything with that weapon. I love fusion/melta guns for that reason. they're meant for anti-vehicle purposes, but they're quite effective against everything.

edited 30th May '11 7:15:17 AM by Blissey1

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#260: May 30th 2011 at 8:57:51 AM

I just beat the Imperial Guard Campaign last night. Killed Kyras in under five minutes.

Grabbing the hero upgrades that boost squads makes the guard so powerful it isn't even funny. I literally had about a hundred or so guardsmen with plasma guns and stormtroopers armed with melta guns as well as a baneblade, Bernn, Adrastia and Merrick with the artillery auto cannon.

All that coupled with Castor's METAL BAWKSE reinforcements meant everything in my path was wrecked.

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#261: May 30th 2011 at 8:59:59 AM

I only have Imperial Guard and Chaos left to do. Which one should I do first?

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#262: May 30th 2011 at 9:24:47 AM

Chaos. Varius' ability to cause a zombie apocalypse on your enemies is just too fun.

[up][up]Wouldn't all your guardsmen die in one shot when Kyras does that fire breath thing though?

edited 30th May '11 9:25:39 AM by Blissey1

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arcsquad12 The Inheritor from Monument of Sins Since: Feb, 2011
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#263: May 30th 2011 at 9:32:05 AM

Surprisingly no. They all rushed in to shoot him up close, and they all avoided the death ray. The only time I had to reinforce was whenever he'd throw asteroids or summon bloodletters.

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Neo_Crimson Your army sucks. from behind your lines. Since: Jan, 2001
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#264: May 30th 2011 at 10:15:58 AM

[up][up][up]Chaos definitely, by the end you'll have full HP/Strength Eliphas with Mark of Khorne, Zombie-spam Varius, restore-all-Hp-on-hit Lascannon Kain, and Doombolt-on-autoattack Neroth. It's ridiculously awesome.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#265: May 30th 2011 at 10:17:12 AM

I always left Kain behind because then I got Havocs with no setup/tear down. They killed everything with lascannons.

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Neo_Crimson Your army sucks. from behind your lines. Since: Jan, 2001
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#266: May 30th 2011 at 10:21:53 AM

I used Kain because you can get set-up-less weapons by level 2, and I got a Heavy Bolter on the first level. Free suppression early on was great, and with the aforementioned Lascannon you get from the final Gift, Kain was doing the more damage to Kyras than all my other heroes.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#267: May 30th 2011 at 10:23:04 AM

Though Eliphas is easily the strongest of the main heroes; build him properly and keep him in melee and he is practically invincible.

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#268: May 30th 2011 at 10:29:51 AM

not to mention that between the life drain from stam and the fire aura from strength, a maxed out Eliphas is putting out a good amount of residual damage. Not that anything should be alive long enough for that to matter, but yeah.

On another topic, does anyone else feel that the Orks super unit, the Battlewagon, is terribly underwhelming compared to all the others?

edited 30th May '11 10:31:15 AM by Blissey1

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TheInferno |Y| = |X| Add 5 from probably on Earth Since: Jul, 2010
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#269: May 30th 2011 at 11:08:55 AM

I don't usually play the actual multiplayer... I get beat a lot. >_>

@254 Actually, from what I've played so far the community is actually really good. I got some tips on what builds to use for Lord General (sniper, mainly), and we talked about the upcoming Space Marine game. The worst problem I've had with people is simple distance causing lag.

But yeah, Last Stand = very fun. I'd be willing to join anyone playing it.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#270: May 30th 2011 at 11:11:54 AM

[up]Eh I was told quite literally to fuck off and leave after I apparently caused some lag. Probably just two guys though.

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TheInferno |Y| = |X| Add 5 from probably on Earth Since: Jul, 2010
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#271: May 30th 2011 at 11:22:59 AM

Well yeah, you get that with some people. But I haven't run into a problem yet, personally.

Still, surprised by that. Guess there are some assholes.

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#272: May 30th 2011 at 6:05:52 PM

I just got off a 4 game losing streak. I can't play guard for my life, so that was a bit expected. But then I was trounced by some orks while playing eldar, who I'm best as. Not fun.

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TheInferno |Y| = |X| Add 5 from probably on Earth Since: Jul, 2010
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#273: May 30th 2011 at 6:22:40 PM

I've never understood Eldar play. Then again, I can't play at a level that I can win with anything, so...

Although I was playing against an Easy AI today on a the 2P Calderis Map with the little bubbles you start in? I just moved up a crapton of Guardsman, and bottled them up with Multilasers, and capped the entire map but one point. If it had actually been a human they might've been able to make a Webway Gate out and sneak behind me... would that actually be a good strategy?

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#274: May 30th 2011 at 6:35:30 PM

My eldar strategy is to lure enemy heavy infantry into places they can't retreat easily from, and then use webway gates to spring banshees on them. And then melt away from counter attack. It works very well against marines and orks.

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TheInferno |Y| = |X| Add 5 from probably on Earth Since: Jul, 2010
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#275: May 30th 2011 at 7:33:45 PM

Banshees are the goddamn devil. End of story.

Honestly, I think regular multiplayer would be fun, but I can't learn because 90% of the people out there know what they're doing and kick my ass before I can figure it out.

"The fact that your food can be made into makeshift bombs alarms the Hell out of me, Scrye." - Charlatan

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