Re: Escort class vessels in line of battle

Beth Fulton wrote:

> We get spheres, but we also get "lines of battle", pyramids,
> crosses.....complete and utter messes when I try to do something
fancy, get
> my starboard and port screwed and fly into a planet.... ;)

What's the strategy with lines? We had a few early on in our playing but
they dissapeared once the concentration fire that a glob of ships has
prevailed. 

You should talk to Brian Burger then. He's Captain Crunch of our group
:)

> Nope we play exclusively vector, though I'll admit getting this stuff
to
> work can take a bit of a learning curve....it can also be risky, but
its a
> lot of fun ;)

hmm.. how much terrain do you use? I've tried using escorts as a
sweeping wing but find that it just splits your forces and having them
arrive at the same time as your capital ships doesn't change much from
having a glob.