[SUG] Military Strategy - Earth Empires Forum

ZEN

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Jun 18th 2012, 15:59:30

So as this tech is pretty worthless unless you plan on grabbing a lot.

So my thought is.....

How about it also works on a defensive stance? The more you have, the less land you give up when you get grabbed.

Might make it more of a necessity tech like SDI and give a little extra market dynamic.

Especially in solo servers.

qzjul

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Jun 18th 2012, 17:06:11

that would be pretty cool definitely; maybe we should do something like that hmmmm

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Detmer

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Jun 18th 2012, 17:09:24

The only downside I see is that it makes it a very good tech which just increases the demand for techers. Otherwise I think it is a great suggestion. (and very similar to adding medical tech reciprocity, which I think would be less of a boon for techers)

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Jun 18th 2012, 17:21:47

Interesting. Could make land harder to come by right? Smaller grabs on guys with mil strat tech. A guy with maxed mil strat tech might be seen as not worth the time. Would 140% mean he only loses 60% of normal losses? Not opposed to it, just thinking it through here.

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qzjul

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Jun 18th 2012, 17:43:11

140% would probably mean 1/1.4 == 71% losses

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kingofthezulus

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Jun 18th 2012, 19:07:33

Don't we want to promote grabbing not make it harder?

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Jun 18th 2012, 20:14:59

Ummmm you all realise that mil strat also improves the amount of civilians you kill as well right? :P

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ZEN

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Jun 18th 2012, 21:37:49

Originally posted by kingofthezulus:

Don't we want to promote grabbing not make it harder?

I think it would promote grabbing. It would just take more grabs to get your land. Also, it doesn't mean the ghost acres would change. Just the amount of land lost from the individual country.

But ya....I guess I didn't really think about it being a bonus for techers....but at the same time it could flood the market just as easily.

smlandau84

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Jun 18th 2012, 21:46:56

It can also be done in a way that is one sided.

For example, the country that is hit has lower losses, but the country attacking can reap the same benefit regardless of the defenders tech level through ghost acres.

I think making land even harder to come by is negative for some of the servers.

Rockman

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Jun 19th 2012, 0:29:44

Originally posted by ZEN:

You must not war a lot. Either that, or you suck at war.

Xinhuan

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Jun 19th 2012, 4:02:20

Well, the problem I see though, is that if the attacker has 120% strategy, and the defender also has 120% strategy, then that effectively cancels each other out. Just like how it would work if both sides have 120% weapons.

Not a bad suggestion.

Detmer

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Jun 19th 2012, 4:15:50

I don't have a problem with this - but one side affect is that it will encourage grabbing all-ex players.

Rockman

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Jun 20th 2012, 4:07:32

Military Strategy tech is already a very powerful and useful technology. If we boost a tech to make it stronger, it should be medical tech or spy tech.

blid

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Jun 20th 2012, 4:11:30

Yeah, medical should work both ways before mil strat does.

Spy tech is pretty decent as it is, just since it's such a secondary tech there's always something better to spend my money on. Maybe if the max was increased.

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crest23

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Jun 20th 2012, 4:15:34

Medical tech doesn't work both ways? Strat tech is indeed a very powerful tech. I use it about as much as I use weapons.

WHen will any of these be implemented? Next year?

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blid

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Jun 20th 2012, 4:17:05

Med tech only works for defense currently.

I hope next set, RAs and OAs are gone, more than I hope for any other change. :)

Originally posted by Mr. Titanium:

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ZEN

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Jun 21st 2012, 18:58:34

Man I seriously can't stand you, Rockman.....

This is a suggestion forum.....this was my suggestion. I don't do a lot of warring on solo servers (moron). When I thought of this, I was thinking on a Primary or Tourney server. I am sure it will still work on the alliance/team/ffa servers as well.

I never said medical or spy tech shouldn't be looked at.....

So...politely. F off.

qzjul

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Jun 21st 2012, 19:01:38

crest: ideas are just ideas, we vet everything pretty hard before implementing

I'm doing some major back-end stuff that needs to finish before we can look at any gameplay / balance stuff

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Chewi

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Jun 21st 2012, 21:58:48

So retaling tyrannies with strat tech would completely suck?

crest23

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Jun 22nd 2012, 2:01:26

Why should it? If you are carrying strat tech it will even it out.

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