It seems to me that the last two ages, kd's stay substantially smaller than in the past. For example, I was in a decent warring kd (2-3 wins) for 3 ages and we'd all end the age about the same size (350k-400kNW) with maybe a few stragglers who had been chained. And honestly the growth, then, seemed very slow to me. Last age I left a month in due to computer problems and we were all extremely small ( 400-900 acres) with one war. i didn't think much of it, bc as we all know some ages can start slow but the growth usually pick up after a few good wins. Well this age, i've been keeping in touch with them, but they are still extremely small (avg 150k NW). They seem to have, pretty much, the same people and still have their usual war wins, just no growth.
Anyways, it doesn't just seem to be that KD but the majority of KD's. Has everyone taken the idea of small warring KD's to the extremes or is it mathematically more challenging? The good ole days just seem to go by alot fast and not drag on as they do now. I miss rushing to 1000 acres, science pumping, then jumping to 2000+. Getting chained down in a war, but coming back even stronger and larger for the next war. Maybe everyone is so worried about being labeled an explorer or dicer that they stray away from Traditional Marches OOW in fear of being crucified.
I wish i was a nub again, playing an avian warrior, while aweing at my impressively large king. Back when i wasn't good enough to grow large, but thought by topfeeding it would happen. Now i'm able to grow with ease, only to find myself either having to sit back and wait for everyone else, or be deemed a bad person with evil intentions.
I created my account this age thinking that this will be my last and I do what i've never done, but wanted to; go solo. told myself i wasn't going to help this ghetto i landed in bc, honestly, been there done that. Strange enough, after a near intra kd war, I found myself wanting to help the kd i was with. I'm now monarch and am doing my best to help the new players as much as i can. Unfortunately, i think that most of the veterans now in utopia are players like me who have helped so many nubs that they don't waste their time. The good players trade into a good kd, and leave the peasants behind.
Well just some random thoughts at 6am.
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Originally Posted by Spliff
