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desirableroasted · 09-09-10, 11:05 AM

I guess it is how you enjoy the game, but since the game is about sinking merchants, many merchants, over many months, I do wonder why anyone would choose to engage a Tribal if he didn't have to. Exp in GWX.

I have done so 100 or so times in "training" plays (games that went bad that I recreate just to run the scenario again). I'm sunk about 80% of the times I choose to fight.

What I have learned:

The Tribal will sink after 3-4 shots below the waterline, though not immediately. Getting those hits when you are at flank speed and evading is difficult even with a very good crew.
Because the Tribal is faster and nimbler, and can bear guns from almost any angle (I can only shoot 270-0-90), he gets at least 2-3 hits for my one. His hits also kill crew, whereas my hits don't "kill" anyone.
In 80-90% of the scenarios where I dive rather than fight, I escape.

Takeaway: if arcade shooting is your thing, by all means bang away at Tribals. Heck, take on a Dido or the Nelson on the surface. But don't tell me you are doing it successfully except as flukes.

09-09-10, 11:05 AM	#26
desirableroasted Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In the mountains, now. On the edge of the sea before. Posts: 933 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	I guess it is how you enjoy the game, but since the game is about sinking merchants, many merchants, over many months, I do wonder why anyone would choose to engage a Tribal if he didn't have to. Exp in GWX. I have done so 100 or so times in "training" plays (games that went bad that I recreate just to run the scenario again). I'm sunk about 80% of the times I choose to fight. What I have learned: The Tribal will sink after 3-4 shots below the waterline, though not immediately. Getting those hits when you are at flank speed and evading is difficult even with a very good crew. Because the Tribal is faster and nimbler, and can bear guns from almost any angle (I can only shoot 270-0-90), he gets at least 2-3 hits for my one. His hits also kill crew, whereas my hits don't "kill" anyone. In 80-90% of the scenarios where I dive rather than fight, I escape. Takeaway: if arcade shooting is your thing, by all means bang away at Tribals. Heck, take on a Dido or the Nelson on the surface. But don't tell me you are doing it successfully except as flukes. __________________ "Well, now, that's true... the IXC is a bit of a chick magnet..but you really can't beat the VIIB for off-road fun."