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Jul 15th 2022, 23:52:46

Originally posted by Jayr:
Hes asking to be topped guys...hold him down


Long time no see friend. Welcome back and good to see you

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Jul 15th 2022, 19:34:30

I was wondering that myself. The one you had the prior set I was thinking that about. Curious what you could have got if you had stockpiled for NW.

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Jul 12th 2022, 0:56:59

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Jul 11th 2022, 0:12:42

I need an def and spy ally for next set if anyone is interested I was #9.

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Jul 9th 2022, 12:47:11

I like the war server idea as well, seems there is at least some common ground everyone agrees on here.

Galleri: the reason the netters complain is because on express it is extremely hard to built a country like that. It takes an entire day basically and it takes very little time to wreck it. On tournament we only spend 10 minutes a day so it’s not as much of a gut punch as spending an entire day to get that same outcome.


It’s the time committed (I think) that’s getting people triggered and that’s a great point.

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Jul 8th 2022, 13:59:48

Superfly does make a fair point, but the netters who don’t want to war also make a fair point. I actually thought tourney was better for war though since no GDI. I was suicided with spy ops two sets back there and it seems easier to knock people down a level there as well.

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Jul 6th 2022, 15:11:18

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Jul 6th 2022, 5:09:54

Let’s get ready to rumble

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Jul 1st 2022, 12:03:41

Very well played by the top 3 and nice job on making top ten as well Ko

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Jun 29th 2022, 2:52:54

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Jun 25th 2022, 14:15:28

Originally posted by KoHeartsGPA:
I'm just curious and wondering if I should have done a longer tech phase.....maybe to 150k before converting? I haven't played casher in a long time and i was never any good at it.


Yea look back two sets in tourney game c. #1 guy did a longer tech start and I did what you described. He beat me by 8 mill if I recall correctly

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Jun 25th 2022, 13:49:47

Watch out superfly I hear google bot has become sentient you don’t want to insult the AI before their rise to power. 10 years from now you will be messaging the bots begging them to quit farming us humans

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Jun 23rd 2022, 9:45:55

I am sorry to hear that KoH. I pray you and your family find peace and I hope it comes soon as well. I know that hurts but stay strong brother this all has to be headed somewhere. It seems the universe always finds balance and after these last few years the world is due for some peace is the way I see it.

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Jun 23rd 2022, 0:07:52

I actually believe a golden age is coming and that we are in the bad part now. I have my reasons for believing this. Time will tell though whether I am right or not. Let’s hope the planets align in our favor this weekend ;-)


*Go read the secret destiny of America by Manly P Hall. 33rd degree Freemason who from what I can tell knows more then he is saying. Fascinating book that details the lesser known history of this county. Truly this is Gods country, this awful period won’t last forever. Like anything in the universe we have are cycles and when it’s raining the sun of righteousness has to shine one day.

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Jun 21st 2022, 17:41:12

I think it will Superfly and hopefully they won’t have to go through the chaos that the kids in school now are, let’s make this the last generation for a long time that has to live like that. One thing we gain from all this suffering is a lot of wisdom. Maybe more so than any other generation. These kids today will grow to understand very well the world we live in.

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Jun 21st 2022, 14:30:45

Originally posted by KoHeartsGPA:
Originally posted by Cathankins:
Well I certainly hope bayrock doesn’t do anything like that. That’s why I don’t like that actually, when I was younger all the kids at my school bullied this one kid and it was all fun and he messed with everyone back but one day goes home and did exactly that. You never really know when someone is really hurting inside so you never know a small act of kindness could go a long way. Even if bay rock is a troll I hope he finds some peace in this crazy year and world we find ourselves in and everyone in this thread as well.


Word bro, sad epidemic going on especially with youngsters and it doesn't get the necessary attention from mainstream media because it just doesn't hit the glamour note, i met beautiful people inside out that took their lives and it is devastating to their families, so sad.


Thanks KO. Couldn’t agree more. Maybe in our lives things will change, it’s a dark and
Chaotic period for the world but it won’t be that way forever. Better times are coming this I am 110 percent sure of and maybe a lot closer than people think. Take care my friend

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Jun 20th 2022, 3:58:19

Well I certainly hope bayrock doesn’t do anything like that. That’s why I don’t like that actually, when I was younger all the kids at my school bullied this one kid and it was all fun and he messed with everyone back but one day goes home and did exactly that. You never really know when someone is really hurting inside so you never know a small act of kindness could go a long way. Even if bay rock is a troll I hope he finds some peace in this crazy year and world we find ourselves in and everyone in this thread as well.

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Jun 19th 2022, 13:22:22

I just want to ask wtf trump has to do with all this though lmfao


- basement dweller

You guys both could treat each other a little better as humans you know :-p that’s all i’m saying. I’m honestly tired of watching the world and how people treat each other. Not you two personally but just the world in general. We treat each other so badly.

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Jun 18th 2022, 20:23:07

He’s a recently returned player as well, the player base is going to not exist no more if everyone gets ran off. These guys put a lot of time and effort into these things and I’m sure it’s a gut punch to not only have that happen once or twice but every set. That’s what I find crazy is the game is being ruined 100 percent for people. It’s no wonder at all the player base is dying why would anybody play if it’s going to be ruined every time. I get that it’s fun to be a **** sometimes but every single set is a little extreme. I’m just calling out what I see as unfair, not trying to insult any of the guys involved.

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Jun 18th 2022, 19:01:47

Well they haven’t hit me I just see what’s happening to other players and thought it was kind of crazy

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Jun 18th 2022, 14:37:45

Well there should be balance and common sense applied when dealing with matters of judgment. It’s extremely obvious the reason
They are targetting these guys is to ruin the game.

Following the letter of the law even when it’s stupid is nonsensical. I would compare it to charging someone with arson for having a campfire and roasting marshmallows. Yes the rule exists but anyone with any reasonable amount of judgment can see this is a specific issue and isn’t just attacking other players. I see no issue with that.


I am talking about running countries specifically to suicide netters in late game.




*when skol was suicided a set or two back
The guy ran 9 million all jetter to do it. There is no defense for that and that’s why I think the mods should step in when it’s this obvious that is what’s happening.

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Jun 18th 2022, 13:21:23

For the record I haven’t been hit. But every single set skol. Nitell. Two pod ray this set. All the best netters getting hit 5-10 times straight. It’s obvious the only reason this is being done is to ruin their game experience and prevent them from getting a good score. I’m just wondering why this is allowed when it’s obvious the sole purpose is to ruin the game. This has happened every single set since I came back, it just seems absurd to allow targeted harassment of the games loyal player base. I figured I would post since I have no horse in this race as I haven’t been hit and therefore have no bias.


Mr Patel (#2) john hanfluff (#7) 536 A

SS Jun 17, 04:58 Mr Patel (#2) john hanfluff (#7) 456 A

SS Jun 17, 04:58 Mr Patel (#2) john hanfluff (#7) 403 A

SS Jun 17, 04:58 Mr Patel (#2) john hanfluff (#7) 321 A

SS Jun 17, 04:58 Mr Patel (#2) john hanfluff (#7) 260 A

SS Jun 17, 04:58 Mr Patel (#2) john hanfluff (#7) 211 A

SS Jun 17, 05:00 Mr Patel (#2) john hanfluff (#7) 168 A

SS Jun 17, 05:04 Mr Patel (#2) john hanfluff (#7) 132 A

SS Jun 17, 05:04 Mr Patel (#2) john hanfluff (#7) 104 A

SS Jun 17, 23:05 Mr Patel (#2) bullet head (#88) 105 A

SS Jun 17, 23:53 Mr Patel (#2) Fear and Loathing (#93) 731 A

SS Jun 17, 23:53 Mr Patel (#2) Fear and Loathing (#93) 658 A

SS Jun 17, 23:53 Mr Patel (#2) Fear and Loathing (#93) 605 A

SS Jun 18, 04:33 Mr Patel (#2) Two for One Special (#91) 1446 A

SS Jun 18, 04:34 Mr Patel (#2) Two for One Special (#91) 1473 A

SS Jun 18, 04:34 Mr Patel (#2) Two for One Special (#91) 1324 A

PS Jun 18, 04:53 Mr Patel (#2) Two for One Special (#91) 1181 A

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Jun 16th 2022, 2:51:24

Found this one h20 ran and did it well. I’m still looking
For the one that got missiles and had his SDI up.


https://www.earthempires.com/team/51/ranks/69


https://www.eestats.com/team/oldcountry/597/69




This one is also an amazing one.


https://www.earthempires.com/team/36/ranks

https://www.eestats.com/team/oldcountry/415/52

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Jun 15th 2022, 11:41:00

Originally posted by Gerdler:
The problem isn't that you are breaking GDI btw... we all do it (except delphinius maybe), the problem is that you are doing it as a rule and without any kind of finesse. When we do it we jump out of range permanently, so that we can't get retalled, or we run high tanks+SDI (but this is rare).


I saw a big commie farm the entire team server years ago. He got a ****load of missiles and must have had SDI maxed out and still finished 1st. One of the most impressive things I’ve seen in this game.

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Jun 13th 2022, 12:03:48

Originally posted by Tertius:
They changed it for solo servers, but ghost acres used to be dependent on your own buildings. Similar to alliance, the ones who grab the most look pretty rainbow, but it's just because you get more of their land if you have the same type of buildings. Especially if they were huge, that seems like a very plausible reason to be more rainbow than specialized.


So in theory if one wanted to go for a land record rainbow would be the way to go? Wonder how fat one of the big guys could get with tag protection. I think that’s actually where I saw the big rainbow but I’m not 100 percent sure.

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Jun 13th 2022, 1:25:31

I had my tech in the lows 80’s before I switched and yes I placed it on the market. I accidentally built 92 CS on turn 1300 so I had 1 bil. Cash I bought tech with but usually I just buy it anytime in the set I see if cheap. I usually max it out when I start stocking
If I haven’t by then

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Jun 12th 2022, 13:30:48

Originally posted by LightBringer:
Originally posted by Cathankins:
Has anyone made top ten in primary as a rainbow?


To tac onto what Tmac and Bug said, a few sets ago I ran a Commie Indy Farmer and finished 4th I think? Because of +20% Technology Effectiveness and 10% Market Commissions it made more sense to build my own farms then to pay $70+ for bushels which it was going for most of that set.


That is very cool but I saw an actual rainbow like KoH is talking. I was looking at old Top ten countries when I first came back and was very surprised to see it. I can’t even remember what server it was on though but it was very cool whoever did it. If I find it again I will post the link.

What if you are a techer or casher? Are $70 bushels worth it then?

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Jun 12th 2022, 0:35:04

I thought that but wasn’t sure if there was an exception if you are a their with 140 acres of military bases and maxed military, oil is cheap and turrets are really high.

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Jun 11th 2022, 23:32:32

All the big guys hitting 70-80 mil are running 100bpt and ive seen them running as high as 140


*this thread is cursed avoid at all costs I just built 92 CS

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Jun 11th 2022, 15:41:15

Originally posted by Bug:
heh yeah well in ffa the market always empties, which is why people will risk buying oil at even $1k just to make NW..



At what point is it better to buy cheap oil vs expensive turrets? Military was insane last set but I didn’t want to buy the oil because I thought it would be worse then just buying the expensive military. I ended up buying it because I had no option.

Once I bought it though and purchased my military as a theo oil mb destock I got a lot more NW than I was expecting. Is it possible that I got more bang for my buck instead of buying tanks at lets say $750?

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Jun 11th 2022, 15:15:00

Originally posted by Kill4Free:
Good Top 10 finish Cathankins!


Thanks bro and thank you for everything else too the mentoring and the accepting my alliance offer despite it just costing you $$$

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Jun 11th 2022, 11:18:40

I came up with 3-4 bil extra cash on team last set and then the market went dry so I had to buy the only thing that hit the market- oil to finish blowing my cash. Considering the markets were completely empty for the last week I bet that’s what it was. Didn’t see any wars, I was doing kill runs on bots to run up my kills but all those countries were farmers with oil rigs and no one else did any hits except missile launches at bots so it almost had to be that.

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Jun 11th 2022, 8:39:54

Originally posted by Bug:
yeah but what level of rainbow, like an Indy with Farms and Rigs isnt as bad as say someone with ENT/Res and Labs to tech with..



I can’t remember what server it was on but in the old scores I saw a really amazing casher and it was huge and it was a straight rainbow through and through. Wish I could find it now. I’ll try later and see if I can.

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Jun 11th 2022, 8:33:54

Nice set guys well played

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Jun 11th 2022, 2:03:36

Has anyone made top ten in primary as a rainbow?

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Jun 10th 2022, 4:21:00

I just sold some tech today

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Jun 9th 2022, 21:50:03

Originally posted by g0nz0:
Originally posted by Cathankins:
Originally posted by BaDonkaDonks:
same argument but you are just talking to arrogant mods / admins. It's just a hobby for them, they are not trying to grow this.


To be fair the players here are very antagonistic to the mods from what I have observed since I have returned. They are only human and people are going to get defensive and standoffish if you come at them like that. It creates a self feeding cycle where both sides assume the other is on some bs and just trying to attack them. Not a productive way to engage with a person if you really want them to respond in a positive manner.





Some of the players are antagonistic towards the mods because they are given charge of a game server to monitor closely to be sure it runs smoothly, by the rules and assures that all players have an enjoyable experience based on playing said server according to set rules. When these mods ignore or can't be bothered to perform their duties regarding playability of the server they are assigned, then some or all of the players participating tend to suffer. When players spend days, sometimes week's worth of effort and serious issues rise, with no response from the assigned mods, or dismissive™ passive aggressive posts, this tends to foster antagonistic sentiments.

tldr:
Players: We've got a griefer trashing the server and chasing away players.
(3 months elapse)
Mod1: *rolls eyes*. Seriously y'all need to chill out. NMP™.
Mod2: I concur with mod 1
Mod3: Sanctions
Mod1+2: Cool. Now will you losers stfu? How bout an ass kiss/TY?


That’s sounds like you all have cabin fever. That’s normal and happens in relationships. Maybe both sides are to blame.


Sounds like you all need to go to the desert and eat a cacti and cry and tell each other how sorry you are and how deep down inside you actually all love each other. I think I saw that on tv once. May work or you may all try and attack each other in the desert. Sounds like an adventure either way.


*disclaimer do not go to the desert and eat cacti

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Jun 9th 2022, 12:29:36

Originally posted by KoHeartsGPA:
Yes, yes you are....


Sorry I must be projecting again

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Jun 9th 2022, 11:54:51

Originally posted by BaDonkaDonks:
same argument but you are just talking to arrogant mods / admins. It's just a hobby for them, they are not trying to grow this.


To be fair the players here are very antagonistic to the mods from what I have observed since I have returned. They are only human and people are going to get defensive and standoffish if you come at them like that. It creates a self feeding cycle where both sides assume the other is on some bs and just trying to attack them. Not a productive way to engage with a person if you really want them to respond in a positive manner.



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Jun 9th 2022, 11:46:25

Originally posted by farmer:
Not hard to understand why membership in this game is at an all time low. Step on the wrong toes and out you go. I am not sure where it is written you have to be a top player to play this game or you have to hit the road.


Maybe people should just follow their orders since they are running the show. They told me to stfu and banned me for 3 days and so I did. That’s fair enough. Seems like they aren’t overly trigger happy but keeping peace and order is often a choice between a bad solution and a worse solution. You always end up with someone upset over it.

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Jun 9th 2022, 1:59:33

Originally posted by Tertius:
missiles go boom with some fireworks between two in the top three:

Time Type Attacker Defender Result
2022-06-08 11:08:11 CM Aturan (#7) Ivanka Trump Is HoTT (#48) DH
2022-06-08 11:07:39 CM Aturan (#7) Ivanka Trump Is HoTT (#48) DH
2022-06-08 11:07:38 CM Aturan (#7) Ivanka Trump Is HoTT (#48) 798B 29850 C
2022-06-08 11:07:36 CM Aturan (#7) Ivanka Trump Is HoTT (#48) 799B 29850 C
2022-06-08 11:07:34 CM Aturan (#7) Ivanka Trump Is HoTT (#48) DH
2022-06-08 11:07:14 NM Aturan (#7) Ivanka Trump Is HoTT (#48) DH
2022-06-08 11:07:13 NM Aturan (#7) Ivanka Trump Is HoTT (#48) 1349A
2022-06-08 11:07:10 NM Aturan (#7) Ivanka Trump Is HoTT (#48) 1407A
2022-06-08 11:07:09 NM Aturan (#7) Ivanka Trump Is HoTT (#48) 1407A
2022-06-08 11:07:08 NM Aturan (#7) Ivanka Trump Is HoTT (#48) 1407A
2022-06-08 11:07:05 NM Aturan (#7) Ivanka Trump Is HoTT (#48) 1407A
2022-06-08 11:03:00 PS Ivanka Trump Is HoTT (#48) Aturan (#7) 653A (1075A)
2022-06-08 11:02:52 PS Ivanka Trump Is HoTT (#48) Aturan (#7) 706A (1173A)
2022-06-07 21:09:12 PS Aturan (#7) Ivanka Trump Is HoTT (#48) 1142A (1624A)
2022-06-07 11:06:20 PS Ivanka Trump Is HoTT (#48) Aturan (#7) 415A (834A)




Am I the only one reading this as “trump is hott”

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Jun 8th 2022, 11:10:20

Originally posted by Gerdler:
You just calculate everything and then multiply by 1.1.

not sure if it is (Def * govtbonus * weaponstech + allies) * defbonus * 1.1

(Def * govtbonus * weaponstech * defbonus + allies) * 1.1

But I use the first one so that I never fail when I calculate fully. It rarely matters.



Been wondering that order for years thank you

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Jun 7th 2022, 21:06:30

Yea I think mine was low maybe 120 l, I wasn’t for sure how high it went or how high I should have it. I tried to avoid DR best as I could, I always use estats and don’t hit deep in DR.

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Jun 7th 2022, 15:00:08

No I had farms on my countries I farmed which wasn’t smart was it. Another player told me that I wasn’t getting the ghost acres because I was self farming . I thought people used to do it in the old days so I was a little surprised. I don’t if maybe the code has been changed or if that maybe wasn’t the case.

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Jun 7th 2022, 3:53:41

Originally posted by Kill4Free:
To maximise grab numbers, you really want to grab someone within 10% of your NW. Now farming bots, that is usually unobtainable, so just go for the biggest targets that are not in DR that you can (that portion is a bit of a pain).



Check this out 400k fascist. His ghost acres seem to have doubled his grabs, I thought that if you self grab it doesn’t give you ghost acres or something.


https://www.eestats.com/ffa/country/2426


Now check out his ghost acres to mine

https://www.eestats.com/ffa/country/2361


I grabbed 151k acres So added up I may have been like 330k acres? Instead i ended up at 180k