OGame: The Jedi Decision

[binTravkin]

Some of the bigger alliances must have gotten into a war or something- because our average number of points per player has gone significantly down...

Our score goes constantly up, I monitor it every day.
Our per member score dropped because of new members like me, you, Herc and your friend coming in.

And we're #69 in fleet number and #45 in research level..

[Skanky Burns]

I build 10 missile launchers in each of my colonies. With at least one missile launcher though, an unescorted cargo ship will not be able to raid you. With 10, the planet is not worth the extra ships needed to crash it. A good thing about defence is it gives more bang for your resources than shipping does. To have over 60k worth of metal just sitting on an undefended planet is stupid - someone will raid you for it.

Aside from the initial investment in lev2 robots and lev1 shipyard, the defences also take up no space at all.

[Sparrowhawk]

By the way binTravkin not sure if you ever read back to the old threads and found the answers to your questions about scoring (and other questions........lots to read but well worth it ), but I thought I would fill you in on what I know:

The score is updated 3 times per day, every 8 hours (I don't remember the exact times but it is something like 0:00, 8:00 and 16:00 Ogame time.

Your score (and by score i mean the pure score, not the Fleet or Research score) is calculated depending on how much you spend. You receive 1 point per 1000 spent in resources (regardless of whether metal/crystal/deuterium). You will also lose points if you lose some of what you built with these resources (fleets or defenses). You will never lose research or planety improvements and thus, never lose points for any of those investments.

The best source of information I have found for ogame is: http://ogame.wikicities.com/wiki/Main_Page

Lots of good information there, including the answer to this question

/me

[germanos]

Originally posted by DarkCloud
Quick Question: should we even bother building defenses on our planets? and if so, what structures are worth building?

Look at Atragon. Some modest defenses would have saved him against that puny fleet.

As mentioned: read through the old threads. Usefull links about defense have been posted.

My main planets have now missile lasers (30 or so), small lasers (20), Ion cannons (6-8), Gauss Cannon (1-2). It's mainly in place so I don't have to lift of everything, and my overnight production is relatively save.

A big fleet will crush any defenseless, and the bigger, the less damage it takes.

[binTravkin]

Sorry for having to repeat things, but:
1.I am pretty lazy..
2.Repeating is knowing..
3.There are a couple of other guys - DC, Hercules, who'd probably like to know it aswell..

[binTravkin]

BTW - Im gonna be offline for 17th eve - 20th eve

Should I activate vacation mode or better build some crazy defense, research some more probe (to not get probed so easily) and leave it stockpiling?

[Skanky Burns]

If you can figure out a way to keep your fleet safe for that time, sure. Otherwise expect it to be destroyed when you get back.

[binTravkin]

Huh, my fleet is mere 12 light cargos atm, I am more thinking of the resources themselves, which could amount quite a big stockpile if I don't freeze em.

I think I'll go into vacation anyways.
I don't have the resources to build a good enough defense for my 12/12/12 (last is 10 atm, but working on it).

[germanos]

Originally posted by binTravkin
Huh, my fleet is mere 12 light cargos atm, I am more thinking of the resources themselves, which could amount quite a big stockpile if I don't freeze em.

fleet-saving involves more then just your fleet: you take all recources with you so they can't get stolen.

If your leaving for 3 days, vacation mode is probably a good idea, unless your fleet can stay in space through that period and the stock that you accumilate is relatively save behind defenses.

Originally posted by binTravkin
Sorry for having to repeat things, but:
1.I am pretty lazy..
2.Repeating is knowing..
3.There are a couple of other guys - DC, Hercules, who'd probably like to know it aswell..

What makes you think others are not lazy?

[Skanky Burns]

The resources are fine. There isn't much risk there - either you freeze them and have not much left, you get raided and not have much left or you have a big stockpile. No risk there and only benefits if you don't go into vacation mode. They can't destroy your buildings, only fleets and defences. You need to weigh the risk of loss (destroyed fleet if you don't fleetsave it) versus the potential gain (3 x 24 x hourly production for each resource).

[binTravkin]

You got me thinking Skanky..

I could build up some defenses (to scare away at least some of them) and research some more in probe (am I right that bigger espionage tech leads to less espionage capability for enemy?).

How's that sound?

[germanos]

Atragon was attacked by a member of the #64 alliance: BrainBug. 50% stronger then our alliance.

edit: I can strike Atragon's attacker. Not sure if it's wise though.
No probes send yet.

edit2: No I can't. the sucker blew his colony.

edit3: I can strike an alliance member (ranked 905) who is currently banned until 15:41 today for heavy insult

Still don't know if it's wise though. The Brainbugs might be good for an alliance bash?

[binTravkin]

the sucker blew his colony.

You mean the guy actually surrendered it to escape your attack?

[germanos]

Originally posted by binTravkin

You mean the guy actually surrendered it to escape your attack?

Nah, I don't think so. I first spotted him on an old screendump. When I checked today, the planet was destroyed.
He has no idea I'm near, at least not because I send probes. I try to be as stealthy as possible.


edit: Hmm, it seems that banned users can be attacked . I guess it leaves them virtually defenseless, as they can't do anything. Interesting... I'm gonna check the pillory more often

edit2: it seems that the perma-banned users (multi-accounts and such) get a vacationmode, so they are out of bounds.
Short bans (1 day) leave them 'active'.

[binTravkin]

Damn that laser tech is one heck of a bargain!