Gnome NW/A

gnome elites are only worth 4 points, the lowest out of all races. my draft rate is 60%, i've got 20% homes, decent science and 9% libraries, yet my nw/a is sitting around 150. i'm playing hybrid and have 4tpa and 1.4 wpa raw, 93mod OPA, 80mod DPA. i've seen some gnome provinces in other kds with NW/A over 160 and 170. How do they do it? I really can't figure it out. do these people max out the sciences and run high libraries? is it because i'm playing hybrid? if i had 1wpa, 1tpa and the rest military, maybe my nw/a would be higher? any help is appreciated. thanks.

Easy, run full specs.

Btw, higher nw efficiency = better.

what do you mean run full specs? train off and def specialists instead of elites? are they worth more than 4 nw points? where can i find that information? how do you know? if they are, then why would anyone use gnome elites at all?

you dont want high networth per acre. they just have more drafted than you, or they are using specs which are higher networth.

Off spec: 4 nw
Def Spec: 5 nw

That's strictly off memory, so that could be wrong, or they could have changed it.

just run all elites except some specs to help kill dragons with. with all elites you'll be a little less suckage :P

ospecs: nw = 0.8 * off points
dspecs: nw = def points

so for non-humans and non dwarves, ospecs = 0.8*5 = 4 nw, dspecs = 5 nw.
for dwarves, ospecs = 6*0.8 = 4.8 nw, dspecs = 5 nw.
for humans, ospecs = 4 nw, dspecs = 6 nw.
thieves/wizards = 4 nw.

http://wiki.utopia-game.com/index.php/Networth - specs nw
http://wiki.utopia-game.com/index.php/WoL_Races - elites nw

so, halfling elites = 5 nw. just run some dspecs, and the rest into elites. they probabyl keep 65% or 70% draft.

hes a gnome, he wants more elites to keep his nw low.

why is that? I don't get why I should try to keep my NW low. I think I'll become a target if my NW is low.

networth efficiency is a good thing - needlessly inflating it by using d spec instead of elites basically means you will have the same networth as someone with stonger troops - and you dont want that.

If you keep your networth low (by using more efficient troops, not by having a low draft) then you should stay out of range of them, and more in range of provinces you can break.

example - using d spec instead of elites will increase your networth a bit, but it will not grant you any boost in troops numbers right? whereas if you use elites for defense you have a 20% lower networth in your defense troops

If that was the case, why not run off specs and keep his offense even lower?

Elite Unit – Golem (5/5, $400, 4.0 nw) - o specs are fine, you cant turtle with them, but they are indeed cheaper than elites.

He asked how to maximise NW, the answer for which is running full dspecs.

However, if you want a prov that doesn't suck, you should be running exclusively leets, with the exception of specs for drake slaying.

offense = NW

ma brain is gewd

so, i think what i've learned here is that a lower nw/a isn't necessarily a sign of an unhealthy province. and that is the case with gnomes.