Hi all,
I took a long break from Starfire. I couldn't find anyone in college to play with me (D&Ders, which were fine). I worked in the first two scenarios of the wargamevault.com quick start rules today.
Scenario 1: I lost. Had my CT chewed out from under me. Kerblammo!
Scenario 2: I picked the DD type 2 and my point defense crews were workin' it. I also picked a CT type 3 and a CT type 5. I lost only my knife-fighting CT. Since my winning tactic was to circle the enemy at optimum plasma torpedo range, I should have picked another CT type 5 and stayed out of his range entirely. My friend's point defense crews had little training and got their ship shot out from under them.
We had a lot of fun. We role-played that since our ships were cut from the same designs, the situation was that the governments involved had rented some ships for a "short, sharp war" and both rented from the same company. I paid them extra for point defense training.
We will likely play again soon!