Originally Posted by
StratOcastle
Don't take the advice wrong and guys aren't inadvertently trying to discourage you, with 3 posts. Please stay and see how others approach your dilemma.
Now, to brass tacks. I retal as a practice in any build I make. I'm not telling you to, but I'll explain why I do.
1- You can retal but it'll cost you. I've run t/m and I retal because I need my stuff back.
2- I'm assuming none of your guys will retal for you? If the kingdom can't support t/ms you do it yourself, ignore and explore, or move to a new kingdom.
3- Why do I retal as a t/m? Because everything in the game is a gamble. They will hit you back, but what you want is that relationship meter to turn into a crap storm for your enemy.
4- Almost everybody in this game plays bully tactics. That's a predictable thing. If I obeyed that law I'd just be another frustrated drone in the ghetto.
5- Results are about going through the whole age. You win some, you lose some, but I embrace challenge. By embracing challenge and accepting my fate i sleep well at night. Last age I ran a faery cleric and some undead guy grabbed my acres. I learned him back and we traded till our kingdoms went to war. My kingdom didnt really defend me either and lost that war(nice guys but not sympathetic: sound familiar?) At the end of it I was no worse for the wear. I'm not retaliating out of anger, I'm embracing the challenge. I wasn't dealing with my stomach turning from regret.
Is it wrong for me to drag my kingdom into war? I didn't. Let's rewind. The undead guy that hit me was offered no deterrence from attacking me with impunity. To understand the culture of bullying we need to address the paralyzation of fear, the greed of fear, the selfishness. If you retaliate strong kingdoms we are seen as inciting the aggressor, but what if I kick his ass? I held up my end. Resist the culture of bullying, the culture of fear and you'll be called selfish. It's not. Embracing challenge is the point in Utopia. You can be a diplomat or you can be a warrior, but nobody chooses to be a coward. I leave it on the field, not on my heart.
Again, I'm not trying to coerce you into doing something you don't want to do. This is how i play Utopia.