Age II Beginners Overview

[Warbuck]

So my experience is coming from two places:
1. Having to go through it myself as a complete noob to the game in March.
2. Running my alliance since April and dealing with countless new players.

My experience comes from being the Vice Host of two alliances on Na14- the current one being the top alliance on the server, being the #8 ranked player in prestige (without turning in medals for prestige- as prestige is pretty much useless) and #4 by title, owning 2 of the top 10 historic heroes on the server, and well- I don't need to go on because this isn't a contest.

When I was new- I saw lumber was the most expensive item on the market- and there was a quest to build a market btw- so noobs know about markets. So I made as many sawmills as possible- I didn't need to be told. I actually filed a bug report because I had filled up all the resource plots for my level 4 town hall and couldn't build any more sawmills and didn't know I needed to upgrade the town hall.

I quickly realized that resources were going to be important in the game, and that without a good build I would slow myself down.

Now- I understand that you like playing from a colonized position, but I consider that a weak position and a defeatist position. Most prestige farmers are colonies. If you are active- it isn't hard to make it to the top 200 at all. In fact, I once scouted the #6 ranked person in prestige on Na14 at the time and saw that he had almost no troops there. Prestige is pretty worthless unless you use it as a deterrent.

My point is that 99% of people don't want to be colonies. If you like it, fine. But most people view colonization as a defeat. Your credentials don't impress me that much and I honestly think you need to learn the game more fully before giving advice.

I own a historic city and helped in the capture of 4 other ones. How many do you own? How many colonies have you captured? Have you completed your queen quest yet? I think you need to play the other side of the game to understand some of the more advanced concepts.