Posted: 08 May 2008 at 1:55pm | IP Logged

hmm interesting.  although the only downfall with the cat. rep. is you lose your ship, otherwise it would be the better card. but id have to go with the miscom, only because you still have your ship, and could possibly deal alot of damage at the same time.

Posted: 08 May 2008 at 3:30pm | IP Logged

neither one is better than the other.  Isay this because each one exceeds the other in its own way.  the L4 Miscomm defends your ship/base/dragon/psy while directing the opponents fire upon himself. depending on how cards plays the other player has/made, he may not be able to defend if he used all his card plays since it is during his own turn.  It can also be cancelled by aluck demon. It can be used any time since it is a react card.

The O9 cat rep defends nothing and ensures your destruction.  But it does 5 times the damage as just one ship.  on the average 1 ship can take out 2 ships in one turn of equal strength.  In a dual, a garshian S10 battleship with a future ship on it can  wipe out 4 s10 ships and destroy the sector HQ. of course that's assuming you can declare your fire on the 4 ships and HQ at the same time, but reguardless the 4 s10's for the price of one and even a planet or two if not the HQ.

Posted: 05 September 2008 at 5:16pm | IP Logged

Ok.  during the recent Galactic war a question came into my mindso first some questions?  

Situation.  I have a s8 Ship of the ancients  with 8 phasers.  I fire 2 phasers at s2 argonian.  then I fire 4 phasers at scorpead s4.  The scorpead reacts with a Misccomunications.  Now question of simantics(spelling) Are thos 4 phasers considered used or unused at the point of the Misscom played.

And ... How many phasers is the scorpead player allowed to fire 0-8?

Posted: 07 September 2008 at 5:49am | IP Logged

 The wording of the universe edition says"when played in reaction immediately dictate the unused weapons fire of the unit on which it is played"..."fire may not be the unit's own fleet unless only two players remain"..."cannot affect unti w/ comm officer"  I've always seen it played out as controlling the opponent volley from one ship, not ALL unused weapons.   hmmmmm.