Turn 94, 690 BC

[ManicStarSeed]

Though 6 turns is a while in a war...

Mss

[asleepathewheel]

Re: Lost in RL

Originally posted by ManicStarSeed
...some flunkie ex-FAM

It just kills me to rush barracks just before getting Sun Tsu, seems like a waste..

Mss

good point, but we are in a bit of a unit crunch, and the vets would help considerably

[nbarclay]

But when you're at war and the city in question can build a 20- or 30-shield unit each of the seven turns or so extra it takes to build Sun Tsu's (thanks to a GA)...

[notyoueither]

You guys are seriously considering keeping on with more turns of wonder building? Moma mia!

[Aeson]

For future reference, don't worry if I don't weigh in with my opinion on something... whoever is available represents GS as far as I'm concerned. Besides, it might keep me from screwing everything up occasionally.

I got wrapped up in playing the AU OCC game... lots of fun.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by asleepathewheel
I'm a little concerned abou tthat galley that is somewhere to the east. should we consider using the galley duo to hunt it? after they clear the area, they can pick up units from hurricane to take up to the iron deposit. Yes I know that is more inefficient that taking them to the west, but I want that galley destroyed.

Seconded. There is very little in the west for a vox galley to menace, and the bulk of our forces would be close by. The same is not true in the east.

[ManicStarSeed]

Originally posted by notyoueither
You guys are seriously considering keeping on with more turns of wonder building? Moma mia!

It is a sign of decadent confidence with a splash of intimidation to build one in times of war. Though enemy propaganda would right it off as an act of "Great Leader"...
But we know the truth

Mss

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by ManicStarSeed



It is a sign of decadent confidence with a splash of intimidation to build one in times of war. Though enemy propaganda would right it off as an act of "Great Leader"...
But we know the truth

Mss

It's freakin' insanity when we have been attacked by a force at least 1.5 times more powerful than we are, when that side holds the initiative, when that side has Immortals, and finally, when our best arsenal would be tied up for a further 6 or 7 turns while the Immortals get closer.

That's what it is, especially when we already have barracks everywhere it counts!

[notyoueither]

Oh, did i forget to mention that we have no garrisons in most of our coastal cities and there are Gallies, loaded, floating around out there?

Come on guys! This is not the freakin' AI. Get it together and respond to the mortal threat, or prepare to have our asses handed to us.

[nbarclay]

Originally posted by ManicStarSeed



It is a sign of decadent confidence with a splash of intimidation to build one in times of war. Though enemy propaganda would right it off as an act of "Great Leader"...

Would it? That would let the world know that we killed enough of their forces for the same unit to get promoted to elite and win another victory as an elite. If I were an "Iraqui Foreign Minister" type, I'd have misgivings about sending the world that message.

[ManicStarSeed]

Originally posted by notyoueither


It's freakin' insanity when we have been attacked by a force at least 1.5 times more powerful than we are, when that side holds the initiative, when that side has Immortals, and finally, when our best arsenal would be tied up for a further 6 or 7 turns while the Immortals get closer.

That's what it is, especially when we already have barracks everywhere it counts!

Actually, it is, but at this point it is about saving the shields. Sun Tsu is worthy of "blowing" the production on. It keeps it away from GOW, and other rivlals. We can sell all barracks for more cash, And we will be in great shape when the rest of our cities (Liberated from Vox) have the barracks..

Mss

Mssl

[ManicStarSeed]

Originally posted by nbarclay


Would it? That would let the world know that we killed enough of their forces for the same unit to get promoted to elite and win another victory as an elite. If I were an "Iraqui Foreign Minister" type, I'd have misgivings about sending the world that message.

[Aeson]

Would you want the GL (either of them) or Collosus NYE? I could go any way...

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by ManicStarSeed


Actually, it is, but at this point it is about saving the shields. Sun Tsu is worthy of "blowing" the production on. It keeps it away from GOW, and other rivlals. We can sell all barracks for more cash, And we will be in great shape when the rest of our cities (Liberated from Vox) have the barracks..

Mss

Mssl

There are other, useful wonders to bail to. The GrLib would not be bad.

Also, the sooner we are full on war production, the sooner we will end the war and get our cities back to development.

Aside from the fact, we still are at great risk of actually loosing. Or, say we don't loose, but Vox does well and bags a couple of our production sites and then is in shape to force a long war of attrition? Where does us loosing, or having to fight for an extra 10 or 20 or 30 turns to win fit into the equation of saving shields?

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Aeson
Would you want the GL (either of them) or Collosus NYE? I could go any way...

The GrLib could help a lot. We could then set research to 0 and rush buy our way over Vox without worry of falling behind in tech. We could resume research when the war is well in hand.