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UpTheIrons

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Jun 23rd 2014, 0:24:53

Originally posted by Xinhuan:

I'm a bit on the fence about whether farming inactive players is considered "abuse". I mean, they are inactive, and it isn't violating any rule. Ethically though, it's awfully close (but not quite) like farming a friend for free. Does anybody else think the same way?

I would think this is a matter of whether or or not the determination of inactive is derived from player communication or in-game evidence.

For example, I do not feel it's unethical attack a country because one notices unchanged numbers for a period of time. There is still a risk/reward calculation in attacking. The inactivity may be temporary.

If the announcement is made in a public forum, more of a grey area, probably unethical in the sense that it's not the same type of public information as in-game numbers.

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Jun 22nd 2014, 23:38:38

115

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Jun 22nd 2014, 13:41:38

Originally posted by Viceroy:

everybody, yeah
rock your body, yeah
deezybody, yeah
rock your celphi right
tella's back, alright

Bravo!

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Jun 18th 2014, 12:12:41

I bought the oil so I could get a taste of what it is like to be rich.

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Jun 13th 2014, 1:21:17

Express doesn't have 12/18? How are bonuses awarded?

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Jun 11th 2014, 0:30:15

A dictatorship has a "halo" of intimidation and deterrence. When I was on my first few sets as a D or R I was eaten alive. As a dictatorship I was hit less often and when I was hit it was easier to hit back. Playing as a dictator gave me more turns to spend growing instead of defending.

While I haven't figured out how to use the +32% building capture bonus to outweigh the -30% decrease in build rate for a netting advantage, I think it's a fun government to play on express server.

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Jun 9th 2014, 15:47:06

I enjoy the atypical market conditions. Markets aren't always the same as a general rule. Makes things interesting.

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Jun 8th 2014, 23:57:24

With no food available on the market I decided to sell off what I had in lieu of using it for turns.

I already had some food on it's way to the market when I did this.

Turns out the bushels were not going to make it to market in time, time to market exceeded time remaining in the set.

The initial bushels made it to market and were sold. I checked my items in route and noticed the second set of bushels were no longer there.

In the end this didn't hurt me since I would did have had enough food to recall the bushels, but I'm curious if this is expected behavior or a bug.

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Jun 8th 2014, 23:50:22

haha, you left yourself wide open for that

all joking aside, I've been having a blast playing this game, so glad I found it again

glad to know others have been having fun too

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Jun 8th 2014, 15:14:46

Originally posted by Kingme:

Set production to 100% jets and buyout your private market with any leftover money at the end.

Why jets?

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Jun 7th 2014, 13:33:07

Originally posted by Aphrodite:

like really why are you going to RoR me? learn how to play the fluffing game you piece of crap, #73 I own LaF watch out for him/her you retal once and they RoR you 5 times

I was jealous when I saw someone else got the RoR

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Jun 7th 2014, 13:30:06

It's happened to me before too. For now, I deal with it by joining GDI.

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Jun 6th 2014, 23:06:38

None for sale at the moment and I'm hungry!

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Jun 4th 2014, 23:46:56

Great question!

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Jun 4th 2014, 0:21:21

Originally posted by Reptile:

I think there is still a bug with bonuses. I received extra bonuses upon creating a country in Tournament.. I got twice the amount in Primary.

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Jun 3rd 2014, 22:08:27

congratulations

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Jun 1st 2014, 14:36:46

defensive points:

troops 1
turrets 2
tanks 4

http://wiki.earthempires.com/index.php/Military_Units

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May 31st 2014, 17:54:11

2.7M is quite easy to break. I'm carrying a lot more than that right now and on a lot less land than 13k. Dealing with higher costs as a result, but I wouldn't be comfortable with less.

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May 29th 2014, 21:30:31

It's not moving well, needs more fiber

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May 29th 2014, 12:01:05

Probably due to allies. I think defensive allies send 25%

Spy for alliances and then spy their defensive allies and include in your calculation

If you don't want to be bothered with that send twice the amount of jets

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May 27th 2014, 20:17:18

Hi blid,

But if he had better defense, he wouldn't have been able to have so many jets, right?

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May 27th 2014, 13:29:51

Hi Viceroy,

I see your point, but I don't see the situation as hopeless. Look at the numerous SS from #68. There are more options than either doing nothing or hitting back only once.

If someone hits me because I have a high turret count or because they don't like me, I can hit them back too. I'm not worried or afraid of this, I think it's part of the game. It's this unknown factor and risk/reward decision making that I find enjoyable.

Is it easy to purposely stay in DR the entire set, as its own strategy, without cheating/colluding? I think it may be difficult to reliably reproduce on a regular basis.

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May 27th 2014, 3:43:51

Originally posted by Viceroy:

Originally posted by UpTheIrons:

I will learn from this and try to use this knowledge to make better decisions in the future.

What I fear is that there are others who think this way but plan to be on the opposite side of the fence from where you stood.

Say what you will about 16's country, not everyone enters this game with the same objectives.

Hi Viceroy,

If this type of strategy is successfully planned for, sans cooperation, I'm not necessarily afraid of that. Adjusting my own play so that I come out on top or deter from being top fed in the first place makes me stronger and weakens those who are unable to do so.

The competing objectives drive the dynamic nature of my experience week to week and the resulting complexity is something I enjoy. If every set played the same and always required the same mechanic you do this and I do that repetition I'm afraid I would get bored.

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May 27th 2014, 3:13:41

Originally posted by blid:

Now here's an example from the DR abuser's news:
2014-05-24 18:38:31 PS killyourspies (#20) double tap you (#16) 197A (200A)
2014-05-24 18:33:57 PS double tap you (#16) killyourspies (#20) 1048A (1586A)

It's quite a different case, isn't it? He lost basically nothing there.

Hi blid,

I have to admit that did sting, but there was also a lack of experience on my part with how to optimally respond to the DR situation.

Next time I will adjust and consider the merits of hitting multiple times or timing it better. I had other options in how I could respond. My choice to join GDI also played a factor in this situation.

Barring collusion/cheating, I don't feel like I was a victim. I will learn from this and try to use this knowledge to make better decisions in the future.

I enjoy the level of strategy and thinking that is required in situations like this. This is one of the reasons why I find EE to be so much fun.

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May 26th 2014, 20:44:52

I got 1/5 back on my retal, but if there wasn't any collusion going on, I have no complaints.

Hitting back more than once is always an option.

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May 25th 2014, 17:16:42

Yeah this stinks. Lose 1k retal get back 200A.

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May 19th 2014, 15:58:06

Grabbed two countries, once a piece, both have declared war against me.

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May 18th 2014, 3:01:00

Will be teching for a while, please pm me.

thx

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May 16th 2014, 12:32:12

What does RoR stand for?

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May 16th 2014, 2:56:07

Originally posted by Abatis06:

cuban are always nice to have just to stick it to the man!

lots of fakes out there

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May 12th 2014, 2:20:23

Thanks, I was wondering about that. I'll try it next time.

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May 12th 2014, 2:12:24

Yeah, too much too fast apparently.

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May 12th 2014, 2:09:56

yes

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May 12th 2014, 2:05:01

I retal to deter future attacks. It is not my intention to purposely ruin anyone's set, nor is it to fool anyone into hitting me. I would rather not be hit.

It's pretty clear that I'm playing too fast and loose with my startup. Still learning from mistakes and adjusting as I go.

When I retal'd blid I had plenty of turrets and over a B in cash. I'm such a noob. After I bought out troops on private I accidentally millions of barrels instead of tanks with the leftover cash. This obviously hurt my finish.