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VicRattlehead

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Aug 29th 2014, 19:24:34

In SoF we arranged "friendlies" in tourney, split up into a few teams and all started at the bottom, then tried to kill each other while advancing, and fighting whoever ended up in the same game with us. It was great fun.

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Aug 29th 2014, 18:28:05

I think the sweet spot for fun in those games was the level 3/4 area. Enough players in each game to make it interesting, I high enough number of good players making it back to A or who got bumped through bad luck, and just a smattering of n00bs made it a great environment.

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Aug 29th 2014, 18:26:47

Man, tourney was AWESOME when the ladder went up to like QPR, you had to win (as in #1 finish) consecutive sets to go from level 8 to game A as fast as possible, and game A was a frigging brutal dogfight. It wasn't fun to stay there more than a few sets in a row, because you couldn't be reckless AT ALL.

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Aug 29th 2014, 17:39:58

Yeah, I found out the hard way that GS are not very helpful.

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Aug 29th 2014, 17:38:28

Starting to look like Eli Mannning hasn't recovered from his O-line devolving to HS JV level, and is no longer even trying to find receivers. If he can't stop focusing on the rush, it is going to be a long damn year for the GMen.

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Aug 29th 2014, 17:36:44

Uncle James, what's up man!

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Aug 29th 2014, 17:21:42

Oh yeah, you're right, I have no idea what I'm talking about and there aren't any downsides at all to running 300 turns at once as a commie versus 50 here and 60 there.

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Aug 28th 2014, 21:07:30

Here in my district we voted out the house majority leader in the primary. Change is possible.

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Aug 28th 2014, 18:38:55

I always just called HK "nightmare fuel" and moved on.

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Aug 28th 2014, 18:30:00

Originally posted by blid:

Originally posted by Celphi:

Has anyone ever done the #s as to if tech is worth buying at 4k? Particularly in beginning.

It doesn't matter if it's "worth it." You can just wait 24 hours and buy tech for cheaper at the same turn, so it will never make sense even if it were "worth it."

Erroneous. Market conditions change constantly. If an indy wants to sell his military at the highest price, he has to play early. If he is running turns, he needs tech. Sure the tech is cheaper later... but so is the military, and the single biggest advantage the c/i has is its quick start.

Same thing for techers. Selling earlier means selling for more.

If you want to argue that farmers and casher should wait for the market to drop (and food to go up) to run turns that's an argument I could listen to, but there is more to the game environment than just turns.

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Aug 28th 2014, 17:27:29

Wait a minute, does that mean ford *wants* to be a landfarm?

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Aug 28th 2014, 4:56:19

All the more reason for them to try this first. Anything to keep players interested.

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Aug 28th 2014, 2:32:04

Lol

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Aug 28th 2014, 0:44:32

As a parent I am pretty bothered by the sex theme on team server.

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Aug 28th 2014, 0:36:01

The nuclear winter scenario invalidates the idea but other than that.... awesome! Total acre must always be tied to total countries. More peopl= mkre acre, and the kne who joined to create them gets an advantage to exploring them on an exponential progression.

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Aug 27th 2014, 22:59:17

The problem with "developing skills" is that the game doesn't reward intelligent play, it just fluffs you over and leaves you with a cake pop next to a stripey as you run out of turns and asks you to buy more turns. The dream world is worse.

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Aug 27th 2014, 21:10:34

The earlier you buy it the more it's worth, Obvi. Depends more on strat as to the "is it worth price X at turn Y."

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Aug 27th 2014, 21:02:13

I have a bunch of reasonable standing orders, fill them.

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Aug 27th 2014, 20:22:26

It's ingame. "Help information on exploring."

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Aug 27th 2014, 20:13:15

Close enough.

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Aug 27th 2014, 20:07:16

Also, brilliant reverse recruiting pitch, you sly dog.

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Aug 27th 2014, 20:02:56

Originally posted by Requiem:

Originally posted by Taveren:

Worst game design suggestion ever.

Worst post ever.

This.

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Aug 27th 2014, 19:53:47

Oh, when was that?

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Aug 27th 2014, 19:50:09

Servant, you still hiding out in Monsters?

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Aug 27th 2014, 19:30:52

True Pangs

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Aug 27th 2014, 19:30:42

Rambo: First Pang Part II

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Aug 27th 2014, 19:23:30

Enough for only 100 players! Get to work! I need ATMs and 15 story apartment buildings!

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Aug 27th 2014, 18:35:44

Right, I can see the competition being more for stuff like "hours spent at #1" rather than "finishing first," sort of like leading the most laps in a race being worth extra points in the Sprint Cup standings.

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Aug 27th 2014, 16:25:21

Ofc, it's the only thing that makes sense.

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Aug 27th 2014, 16:24:45

Oh, that works for me too. :)

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Aug 27th 2014, 16:24:26

The rules have changed pretty dramatically. Rainbow dictator actually is best for netting now.

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Aug 27th 2014, 15:41:45

It's a two man tag. I don't think "hurt feelings" factor into their considerations lol

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Aug 27th 2014, 15:35:20

This is my first set back. I am going to be joining primary on the new set. I think I will be teching and looking for allies.

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Aug 27th 2014, 15:32:00

Originally posted by martian:

I'm pretty sure that there is an algorithm in candy crush that determines what you get based on how many times/how long you have been playing and how much money you have spent on it. It probably determines some kind of optimal failure rate for you in order to maximize how much money it can get out of you.

Doesn't surprise me. That ish is maddening. I have spent $0 on Candy Crush. Eff those thieves.

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Aug 27th 2014, 14:42:45

Close enough, but there is no more RD. I think.

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Aug 27th 2014, 14:41:54

No, I mean the game itself cheats.

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Aug 27th 2014, 14:41:28

Originally posted by martian:

I AM THE LAW!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rVFi6qkPHE

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Aug 27th 2014, 14:40:25

Wood chipper.

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Aug 27th 2014, 14:37:58

Originally posted by SolidSnake:

There's this forum, it's called bugs and suggestions. Go fluff off there.

Still the diplomat I see, good to know some things never change. :)

http://www.earthempires.com/...d-sugs-32911?t=1408892302

Of course the entry point would be tougher after a while, but I think the dynamics could be tweaked enough to keep people from getting too big.

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Aug 27th 2014, 13:59:15

Originally posted by ericownsyou5:

Originally posted by VicRattlehead:

I don't even know what tso is, I believe I am the fattest living country and haven't had a kr on me yet. Can't be that tough to not hit people who want to kill you.

http://www.eestats.com/team/country/48

Haha i feel bad if you're the fattest guy. lol.

Yup, that's me. Still working on the rebuild - today should be "over the hump" day and by this time tomorrow I should be starting to stock. Those GS crippled me a lot worse than I realized they would - I don't like that "production tied to civvies" crap lol

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Aug 27th 2014, 3:47:38

I don't even know what tso is, I believe I am the fattest living country and haven't had a kr on me yet. Can't be that tough to not hit people who want to kill you.

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Aug 27th 2014, 3:46:04

Like it says. Have one that never resets. Stocking would only be for wars, and daily ranks would be more important. People would have to have functional countries, and the "growth" phase would never end. Maybe have more strident humanitarians, stricter gdi to protect restarts/new player/etc. inevitably someone would have a mbr that got too big to be attacked and some war clan would have to prove it wasn't. I would definitely play this.

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Aug 27th 2014, 3:37:54

The thing is, it is pretty tough to be"non-retallable," and if you'd like proof I can show you my news feeds from this very set.

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Aug 27th 2014, 3:34:44

Well, another win for Darwin I guess. Jeff coopers laws of gun safety presume in advance you are not allowing people to fire weapons they aren't physically mature enough to handle.

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Aug 27th 2014, 2:29:36

Seriously, it is worse than tecmo bowl.

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Aug 27th 2014, 1:49:56

Yes, but I think you probably remember me more for the 05-11 stretch of time. I had different handles before too, but I have been rattlehead since (I think?) 05. When I was in laf I was "dictator supreme" and before that... I don't really remember what I went by. I think my real name, Mick, I know I changed it when Mickster came along and ruined my name lol