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You guys random and do not have to worry about other kingdoms hitting you around your size. Every time we hit a damn kingdom some other kingdom much bigger than us hits us while our armies are away, and only like 2 hours later. It's impossible to random at top and not have to worry about kingdoms a couple or more spots above you in the charts, unless you're in abs ofcourse, or in good relations with other kingdoms (takes away from the 'fun' factor).
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Let's cut off all of top 10, and say we're only left with top 20-50, do you really think we can hit a kingdom that's 30th in size while we're 20ish (or if we random/whore ghettos) and expect to get away with it while there are hungry ass kingdoms in the top 10-20?
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Anyways, I'm not complaining or anything, I'm just pointing out the obvious, I really don't care if you guys are doing what you're doing, I think it's smart actually, win in any method possible, that's what every kingdom in utopia should be thinking about (land/nw obviously), it'd make the game funner, atleast imo.
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And of course being in Absalom is a f'ing advantage, otherwise you wouldn't be in it.
1 - that's why you see a lot of Absalom kds push for the top early. Much easier to not get waved when you're out of range of a bunch of kingdoms.
2 - it's not like we don't all start at the same 10k acres per kd. Getting away from that 10-50 pack is important.
3 - seriously, you think Abs is the only alliance? Ask Sonata why they haven't waved ZZ, Secrets, Old School or Odyssey (some others I'm forgetting). Just because they don't tag Sonata WTF doesn't mean they aren't in an alliance :p At least give Abs some credit - you'll consistently see 4-5 Abs kds in the top 10, generally with 2-4 in the top 5.
4 - It's totally possible to random without worrying about the guys around you. Get CF deals with your threats, avoid the guys in war and go random. Not hard. Ask Playboys, who did it nicely this age, or Secrets how tough it's been.
5 - idk about everyone else but I'm in Abs to make money. flogger owes me $12 currently.
EDIT OH MY GOD I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I DID THAT BUT THAT'S AWESOME SO I'M LEAVING IT.