Why am I so bad at farmer strat on express?

Try it as a fascist to get the hang of how it works, the production bonus early gives a marked advantage over a demo before the tech and market advantages come into play.

I only tried it once - years ago. I was hopeless too. It's not so easy as it should be somehow.

I mean, get land, put up farms, buy Agri how tough is that?

But somehow, ...... well I did no good at all.

BLARGFH. You would think its that fluffing simple.

get business too.

it looks easy but if price stays low then it comes not that easy.

for example in ffa price is 34-35 and set is nearly month old.

So I've got the start down its after that 2nd batch explore that I start getting wrecked. I think I should go tech start then into farming. I'm good at teching, I think I can make that transition if I set up properly. Maybe I'm going about gaining land as a farmer in express all wrong as well. Maybe I shouldn't even both with batch exploring and just slow roll it.

tech awhile and then start getting land.

SkyKing - in another thread I'm sure someone was telling us that being willing to sell on the private market is a way to keep up momentum.

I'm going to try farmer again at some early date - mostly because I am intrigued by oil prices across the servers, so I may then be putting up rigs one day - but meanwhile that comment, about selling on the private market, is the one that stays with me. It's a matter, I think, of getting over a hump.

That was me Furious. Yes, as you get rolling you need immediate disposable cash and cannot always afford to wait for public sales. Another reason a Fascist start is good - you lose less compared to a demo by selling on private due to commission, it is less of a sacrifice to "stay safe."

Don't just get bus, get res too. It works out.

What you said made sense to me when you said it before Vic. Momentum is very important in this game - as indeed in almost every other. Lose one "tempo" in chess and you are significantly behind your opponent.

Anyway I'm going to give farmer a go with a willingness to put up rigs if conditions seem to favour it (which may mean, no-one else playing oiler). So fascist will suit me fine.