What faction are you guys playing with?

[MercZ]

Well as Kane's Wrath has been out for awhile, I am curious to see what you guys are playing as.

Have you fallen for one of the subfactions? Stuck with one of the default ones? Found yourself crossing the boundaries to another group?

I'm still with GDI, and I especially like the Steel Talons. The Marked of Kane are pretty nice as well. I haven't had a chance to play the Scrin or their subfactions much, so I can't comment on those.

[Avapodnaught]

Steel Talons, my favorite rushing faction,Titan rush, rocket soldiers and wolverines, self healing apc mine attack...
I like it so very much...
But it is kind of slow...
I love how Titans can be crushed by Mammoths, and even vulnerable to C4's

[Daishi]

I'm playing random. Because its the most powerful faction!

[OneWiseJedi]

Random for 1v1 & FFA. Traveler for 2v2.

[ein1017]

Can't decide between ZOCOM or Steel Talons. I would go steel Talons all the way if they had snipers

[wkw427]

ZOCOM/Steel Talons.

I just like the MARV

[SgtRicko]

I'm playing random. Because its the most powerful faction!

How the heck is random powerful?! If anything, it'll screw you over if you get a herring faction which you're not used to!

[Derek]

How the heck is random powerful?! If anything, it'll screw you over if you get a herring faction which you're not used to!
Random is well known to be hands down the most powerful faction in the game, because you know what you're getting, but you're opponent doesn't. So he has no idea what to expect, while you can exactly counter his faction. Its especially bad when you get vNod or MoK, because he won't know that you have Shadow Teams.

[Coldwar05]

i got with traveler
but i also use zocom when ever i feel like using the marv.
but i only use traveler due to its wide chooses for aircreadt and they are faster than the original fraction

[GodofDeath]

its really hard for me to not be steel talons. theyre just so cool like that
titen and wolverines are awsome but no zone troopers:\

[Coldwar05]

but no zone troopers:\
i am guessing thats is because they are in orginally came from fire storm
(but they are called GDI in that game) but cause the booklet says: "and they often turn down new tech."

[Avapodnaught]

Random is a bad faction if your not experienced with all the factions and are hoping to get an OP faction

I think it is easy to find out if the enemy has Shadow teams or not because most maps require you to send out scouts, and every nod beginning infantry is different, its not hard to figure it out, especially if you send out stealth detection

[Derek]

I think it is easy to find out if the enemy has Shadow teams or not because most maps require you to send out scouts, and every nod beginning infantry is different, its not hard to figure it out, especially if you send out stealth detection
1. You can't know he is Nod until it is too late, countering STs must begin early in the BO.
2. Even if you know he is Nod, you don't know if he is going STs. This aspect is always present in games against Nod, but its made worse by the above.
3. STs can reach the enemy base faster than standard infantry, even though they start much later (when you get a Secret Shrine).

[Avapodnaught]

I'll check into that, because I understand on a small map where STs are sent out they reach out fast and get a Tib spike
I had some infantry run into the STs and I found them out on larger maps, probably because he wasn't that careful and was more concerned about his speed

[hmily444]

I like the marked of kane!
the defense of Nod i think is the best(sonic emitter is trash, storm spike too expensive!!) and the venoms are my favorite troops, i can control lots of venoms to make some surprise attack to enemy's base or refineries!

[Avapodnaught]

yep, its apparent that Shadow Teams are hurting people, going to have to have watch towers in my que...
I haven't met many people that have stood up to my Titan rush, 1 titan and for rocket soldiers killing off an enemy harvester ring (and a infantry squad for stealth detection), I just wish titans could rush Scrin harvesters... need pitbulls for those attacks, maybe while they are in the refinery

[Miles]

I only play Skirmish (not online against humans) and I always play with the Zocom. Reason is because I like the devastating Sonic rockets of the Orcas and because I like to put a Zone Raider unit in my MARV making it very versatile and powerful: one Missile Squad for anti-air, one Sniper Team for infantry and one Engineer for healing.
And the reason why I prefer GDI above Nod or Scrin, is because of the MARV, Mammoth Tanks (who unlike the Avatar or Tripod have anti-air), the Firehawk (which owns against enemy aircraft) and the Orca.

[Chev]

I only play Skirmish (not online against humans) and I always play with the Zocom. Reason is because I like the devastating Sonic rockets of the Orcas and because I like to put a Zone Raider unit in my MARV making it very versatile and powerful: one Missile Squad for anti-air, one Sniper Team for infantry and one Engineer for healing.
And the reason why I prefer GDI above Nod or Scrin, is because of the MARV, Mammoth Tanks (who unlike the Avatar or Tripod have anti-air), the Firehawk (which owns against enemy aircraft) and the Orca.

I'm almost done with KW's campain and tried some LAN games as well.

I must admit NOD's arty is awsome vs units (less strong vs buildings), but GDI does rule supreme in the offencive part, ZOCOM is verry powerfull, the rocket harvasters are insane when ther's a center blue tib field also.

The MARV still has some movement bugs (stuck not moving ect) and the Redeemer is somehow weakish and vurnerable if not stealthed.

Against scrin I gues the Marked of Kane would be best? I still have lots to investigate :eek:

[mt5054]

Zocom or Steel Talons do it for me :)

[GDI EVA SCTCU]

damn i wish i had this game, but the 360 version's release date is screwed. it sounds so much better.

[Miles]

I've recently started playing with Reaper too. I don't like him as much as Zocom, but I do play with him from time to time because I like the Reaper Tripod. His only worry are AI Superweapons since he has no decent aircraft unless you swarm Stormriders. I don't like playing with Nod. I don't know why, I just don't like them.

[Ivan_Moscavich]

I've played with GDI since the beginning. And still do.

I was considering the steel talons, mammoth tanks with adaptive armor (counters those nasty little nod emp effects) that almost sold me. And the retain all of their air forces. Plus rail gun accelerrators?
All of that is fantastic, then I found out, no infantry above grenadiers, meaning limited MARV customization.
Also, they don't get Sonic emmiters, and you need to double up on base defences (or use units for base defence)

I almost always play standard GDI, but once and a while I'll go ahead and play Steel Talons.