Frustration isn't Fun

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I am playing Star Wars: Empire At War.

 

I'm at the mission in which Han Solo and Chewbacca are put in a cargo container, sent to an Imperial Planet, and must retrieve some schematics.

 

The mission they were in prior to this, in which they planted an EMP device with the Falcon, was incredibly difficult and frustrating. It took me many attempts to complete it.

 

This mission has a very very very strong feel of "we could not be bothered to playtest this and make sure it isn't literally impossible".

 

I've sprinted them past the first turrets, hijacked a small Imperial speeder (I can't remember what they are actually named), captured the build pad, and created a vehicle repair station, figuring the idea is to keep the speeder intact long enough to kill a large bulk of troopers.

 

It takes about fifty-seven years for the special abilities of Solo and Chewbacca to recharge.

 

However....I've played the Imperial side before the rebel side. While I was the Imperials, these little speeders were reasonably tough. While Chewbacca is inside it, it acts like it is made out of toilet paper. Lightweight stormtrooper guns cut it to shreds, and it has almost ZERO effect on the troopers, it is as if the fire just bounces off them. When I played the Imperials, these speeders cut down rebel troops like a lawnmower.

 

I tried running Chewbacca inside the speeder, went up to hijack a big AT/AT walker. He gets in, and, again, all that is against him is stormtroopers. When I played the Imperial side, this beast was TOUGH. It took a very large amount of fire to even begin to damage it. When Chewbacca is driving, suddenly, again, it is made out of toilet paper. Within 8 seconds, it is in the RED zone, and explodes.

 

That's about it. There are maybe fifteen thousand stormtroopers, and at least four small walkers. Inside of 15 seconds, both Solo and Chewbacca are dead.

 

Over and over and over and over and over and over.

 

Hey, designers! FRUSTRATION IS NOT FUN.

 

I am really really surprised. I've got the game on the easiest setting, yet it feels like the designers deliberately put in something that is literally impossible.

[Guest DarthMaulUK]

Our site is your best friend

 

http://www.empireatwar.net/rebels/walkthrough/index.htm

 

End of the day, its about tactics and how you do things. You cant expect to walkthrough every level (well, without a guide! lol)

 

Good luck!