Porcing

Porcing is a strategy in which player focuses on expanding his defenses to a point where they are nearly impossible to penetrate. After this, player builds up a large attack force (often an uberweapon) while fending off incoming attacks using his defensive structures. When appropriately big force is accumulated, player tries to overwhelm and destroy enemy base in a single run. Sometimes the enemy is taken care of using a nuke or long range artillery i. e. LRPC.

Porcing has good chances of success when:

• Resources are limited (which is not the case in TA)
• Mass destruction weapons are very expensive or hardly accessible
• Enemy is rushing
• Defense buildings are more cost effective than mobile combat units (which is usual)

Porcing will fail when:

• Mass destruction weapons are readily available or enemy uses commbombing
• Enemy is raiding frequently
• There are efficient artillery units to take out defenses from distance
• Enemy is swarming. Particularly dangerous when defenses comprise mostly of laser or other hit-or-miss weapons

If porcing is very effective, the game is considered off-balance and becomes boring, as each player prepares his attack for a very long time.