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    Quote Originally Posted by neko_lord View Post
    Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

    - George Santayana, "The Life of Reason - Vol. 1, Chapter 12"
    If you are so worried about Dave repeating it, why not teach him a thing or two about the past (specifically iEvony) instead of only trolling him about it?

    I want you to think hard about that one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mary Hinge View Post
    Thought I'd start a thread to expose some of the Evony myths which seem to never die.

    My two favourite bugbears are:

    1. NPC heroes

    I've often heard people talk a lot of rubbish about npc heroes, e.g. you need to scout a low level hero for farming or you must fear the low level hero, etc. The fact is you simply don't know what the npc hero's attack level is so it's pointless scouting. It could be a level 1 with 70 attack or 45 with 1 attack. Big (and rare) random losses = compass 10 + low hero vs npc hero with big attack stat.

    2. Sending res with attacks adds value and therefore loses honour for the attacker.

    No it doesn't
    1. Npc Hero used to be feared. Scouting npc THEN proved to be successful in avoiding massive losses. There was a consistent trend that the low level hero did the most damage compare that to higher level hero.
    Alot have change since, and will continue to change, what was once a common practice then, is now a myth.

    I agree it is now a myth.


    2.. It is a myth, for those who believe, let them. I normally carscatically encourage them to use cavs bomb with 19 million irons or woods. So far soo good, noone is fooled by it.


    High intel hero no longer provides benefit with medal farming.
    I was one of the few players who used high intel heros which gave me a high ratio of medals, often 6 out of 10 vs other heros at 2 out of 15.
    Although this method was not confirm out right, it proved successful for a shortwhile.

    Now, it is a myth. I have a different method to farm medals.



    Quote Originally Posted by Khalee View Post
    Actually, Point #1 isn't entirely accurate.

    Based on the odds (no sorry I don't have the exact figures on hand), for those hitting NPC's with low level heroes, pre-scouting for a hero in the 12-25 area will usually give better losses. Heroes under L12 are more likely to be Mars heroes of some sort, or just damn good. And heroes over L25 have more XP even if they're not a great base.

    Yes, it's random.
    No, you can't be certain of the details.

    But for those training baby heroes, or for the new accounts who can't afford large losses (especially if they can be avoided), pre-scouting for a L12-25 hero can make a difference.
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    agree and good explanation
    Last edited by deadlysage; 05-01-2011 at 06:09 PM.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jurnis View Post
    If you are so worried about Dave repeating it, why not teach him a thing or two about the past (specifically iEvony) instead of only trolling him about it?

    I want you to think hard about that one.
    I'm battling hard on behalf of those who are unable to connect.

    My next goal is to battle hard on behalf of those experiencing server lag.

    I want you to think hard about that...

    So, on-topic:

    My favorite is the idea that deleting cache and cookies is a panacea; a cure-all that needs to be shared from the highest mountaintop in Evony.

    Second to that is the repeating of the idea to delete cache and cookies when someone says they had tried that and it didn't work.
    Last edited by neko_lord; 05-01-2011 at 07:05 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jurnis View Post
    If you are so worried about Dave repeating it, why not teach him a thing or two about the past (specifically iEvony) instead of only trolling him about it?

    I want you to think hard about that one.
    DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!

    You actually invited Neko to write MORE!?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Khalee View Post
    DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!

    You actually invited Neko to write MORE!?
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    The temptation to put this in my sig is extreme...lmao

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    Quote Originally Posted by Khalee View Post
    DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!

    You actually invited Neko to write MORE!?
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    A great comment. You NEVER invite Neko to write more

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aaron4174 View Post
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    A great comment. You NEVER invite Neko to write more

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mary Hinge View Post
    2. Sending res with attacks adds value and therefore loses honour for the attacker.

    No it doesn't
    hahaha i had a bunch of noobs SB me from like 150m yesterday, and they all sent stone and gold with it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jurnis View Post
    If you are so worried about Dave repeating it, why not teach him a thing or two about the past (specifically iEvony) instead of only trolling him about it?

    I want you to think hard about that one.
    Heh, Jurnis, no need. I have all the data I need regarding iEvony, and it had nothing to do with what I was talking about earlier.

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    Quote Originally Posted by neko_lord View Post
    I'm battling hard on behalf of those who are unable to connect.

    My next goal is to battle hard on behalf of those experiencing server lag.
    You're a little late on that.
    Quote Originally Posted by neko_lord View Post
    My favorite is the idea that deleting cache and cookies is a panacea; a cure-all that needs to be shared from the highest mountaintop in Evony.
    While YOU may not see it, it fixes about 90% or better of the tickets we get, particularly during promotions. It is due to a longstanding and well documented issue in Flash, that we hope Adobe will soon address.

    Yeah, it sucks to hear it, but it works. As for people getting told to do it after having already done it. People "doing it" isn't always people "doing it right" so we have to make sure we start at the start then move right along. It's basic IT troubleshooting.

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