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.

The short answer is that 150 should be fine for a gnome at this point in the age. While higher NW/A usually indicates a stronger prov (given the race), the highest NW/A provs *usually* have gotten there either by being inefficient, or being chained.

If you want to get really analytical, what you look for is high MPNW (Military Per NetWorth), or high OPNW at a fixed DPNW. This can be achieved by having lots of military - or lower NW. This measure is why 200% Pay Rate and TGs are so important - both are "free" offense. I claim forts are underused for the same reason.

Gnome achieves mediocre MPWN compared to the main attackers (Avian, Human, Dwarf) but have some other benefits that might make up for that... in particular on a kingdom scale they give *everyone* +3% offense without risking the random factor.

Don't go crazy with the homes or very high DR - while homes are good, TGs/Forts are *usually* better. High DR requires more banks - taking away from your TGs, *and* lowers BE directly, hurting everything. So while 55-65% is needed to compete - having 80% DR will break your econ, even if it makes your NW look good.

The biggest thing for (good) high NW/A is housing sci: more housing -> more troops -> more NW. But because the "land %" of your NW goes down, your MPNW also goes up with housing... at least until somewhere around 10,000 bpa.

One other little note - high NW/A acts like free GS from the enemy's point of view. Conversely, low NW/A is like extra gains for the enemy. The impact on you will be the same, but if trading land those few %s will eventually start to matter.