The Titan Stratagem

Maybe, when the guardian AI shows up, whichever player encounters them first could probably try this experiment: don't shoot at it first.
If I saw a Construct, the very first thing I would do is turn around and get the hell out of there. Especially if it shows even a slight sign of not being friendly.

(And I don’t think they would be. Doesn’t take a genius to figure that one out, luckily.)
 
I will be honest, sometimes I wonder what would have happened if no one had taken a single shot at them.
I have weird feeling, that nothing.
"somcething something, mr X attacked" in galnet or something like that.
You havent prepared few years of content for scenario X and Y, just to trash Y into bin, because players picked X.
If people wouldnt support azimuth you probably could hear about rogue, crazy aegis scientist, which fired it.
 
And to that last sentence I do believe (and I could be wrong here) that once the flowers of death were introduced, we were told that "How they react to us will be determined by how we react to them." The initial suggestion from a number of players to that statement was "Don't shoot at them."

Naturally, that suggestion went right into the trash bin. What followed of course was lots and lots of war, along with the ensuing death and destruction of lots of stuff. And a couple of Titans showing up for a year and a half of fun.

I will be honest, sometimes I wonder what would have happened if no one had taken a single shot at them.

Maybe, when the guardian AI shows up, whichever player encounters them first could probably try this experiment: don't shoot at it first.

For science, and all that. 🤓😏
To be fair, I didn't shoot until it got personal.
 

Paul_Crowther

Senior Community Manager
Frontier
Noticed a few posts that maybe missed the bigger message in this thread. Taranis was a special case, the other Titans have cottoned on to your war effort so unless you want to really slog it out you should focus on taking down as many controlled systems as you can. The more systems the Titan loses the more vulnerable it becomes.
 
Noticed a few posts that maybe missed the bigger message in this thread. Taranis was a special case, the other Titans have cottoned on to your war effort so unless you want to really slog it out you should focus on taking down as many controlled systems as you can. The more systems the Titan loses the more vulnerable it becomes.
My impression was that the playerbase had figured that out, but there was still the solid possibility that some of the Titans are just much more defensible due to the local layout of systems. For those it may be easier to just muscle through than spend an overall longer amount of time clearing the systems. But we're not at that point yet anyway.



Unless this is supposed to indicate there's been a rebalance behind the scenes to remove that option, in which case nevermind.
 
Unless this is supposed to indicate there's been a rebalance behind the scenes to remove that option, in which case nevermind.
Sounds more like this to me. It did strike me as a little extreme to have that difference in progression between ‘High’ for Taranis and ‘Very High’ for Leigong.
 
Does it need a hug?

To me, Titans always did sound ever so distressed and anxious for Commanders to leave! Just listening to them, I get an immense impression that they are vulnerable by definition and in need their patrolling space octoflowers more than ever.
 
To me, Titans always did sound ever so distressed and anxious for Commanders to leave! Just listening to them, I get an immense impression that they are vulnerable by definition and in need their patrolling space octoflowers more than ever.
Maybe they just like to have their personal space clear of the humans which attempted genocide twice without a real provocation. Especially so in the second attempt. I sure can’t blame them for that.

Though I’m not sure the recalling of Glaives for personal defense is the best idea I’ve seen yet. Having permanent patrols of a few Hydras(Hydrae? whichever) would probably be a more effective deterrent than a ship of which the main feature is its speed and Guardian-disruption capability, in a relatively restricted environment where Guardian technology is unavailable by default.
 
To me, Titans always did sound ever so distressed and anxious for Commanders to leave! Just listening to them, I get an immense impression that they are vulnerable by definition and in need their patrolling space octoflowers more than ever.

Maybe they just like to have their personal space clear of the humans which attempted genocide twice without a real provocation. Especially so in the second attempt. I sure can’t blame them for that.

Though I’m not sure the recalling of Glaives for personal defense is the best idea I’ve seen yet. Having permanent patrols of a few Hydras(Hydrae? whichever) would probably be a more effective deterrent than a ship of which the main feature is its speed and Guardian-disruption capability, in a relatively restricted environment where Guardian technology is unavailable by default.
During my run earlier there was an interceptor and group of scouts circling the Titan, though they didn't bother with me.
It seemed oddly peaceful as I was shooting nanites into the vents...🤔
 
During my run earlier there was an interceptor and group of scouts circling the Titan, though they didn't bother with me.
It seemed oddly peaceful as I was shooting nanites into the vents...🤔
Yeah, very calm and tranquil, until bombing the core itself, then all kinds of chaos break loose, no matter how cold you're running.
 
Noticed a few posts that maybe missed the bigger message in this thread. Taranis was a special case, the other Titans have cottoned on to your war effort so unless you want to really slog it out you should focus on taking down as many controlled systems as you can. The more systems the Titan loses the more vulnerable it becomes.
We literally have the worst game play loop to reduce controls Effectively.
Combat does, next to, well... Nothing...............
Taking Swahku in Taranis would take like something silly north of 800k kills if not more...
 
Yeah, very calm and tranquil, until bombing the core itself, then all kinds of chaos break loose, no matter how cold you're running.
I was spiking 32% at that point but no interest from 'goids or turrets. As it retracts turn away from the Titan and boost to the rocks. Wait to cool down and return for the next loop.
Nothing particularly chaotic.
 
We literally have the worst game play loop to reduce controls Effectively.
Combat does, next to, well... Nothing...............
Taking Swahku in Taranis would take like something silly north of 800k kills if not more...
So uninhabited controls can be left indefinitely once the Titans have been removed.
 
So uninhabited controls can be left indefinitely once the Titans have been removed.
thats why i would lock titans remains behind clearing its area. even if you would really want to bruteforce a titan, to reap its remains you would have to clear all the systems first (like intended [i presume :p ]).
 

rootsrat

Volunteer Moderator
To me, Titans always did sound ever so distressed and anxious for Commanders to leave! Just listening to them, I get an immense impression that they are vulnerable by definition and in need their patrolling space octoflowers more than ever.
It's the Hive Queen crying with ammonia tears :D
 
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