Country name shows intent! quick everyone pounce :)

Thanks for the reasoning, I see that. In a solo PvE environment I imagine most interaction you'd get occuring indirectly through the public market, and maybe bot DRs. These are interesting dynamics on their own, more so in a competitive netting context. I imagine market spying would become more useful for instance.

To me at least it beats the existing prevalent interaction of players who are looking to PvP attacking players looking to PvE and in some cases going on to name-call or taunt on the forums.

Anyway my posts here are to humbly share opinions/Observations about the shared PvPvE environment, as a player with zero credentials in game development, so hopefully it reads constructively.

I view that as a clan PvE environment, though I accept it can be played solo at a disadvantage

Have you considered periodic rule set changes for express, such as the alternating GDI described by Z above? seems like there is precedent for this in coop server , this could perhaps satisfy both sets of players who enjoy the express server and possibly reduce the amount of griefing behaviour/animosity among its player base.

I am one such player having rejoined this game in the past year after dabbling in it over a decade ago. Got parking lotted once in classic and started an unintended war in tourney, but it doesn't take too long to figure out gdi rules and PvP protocols.

Both PvE and PvP aspects of the game are enjoyable and each have their learning curve. PvE is not as simple as grab bots, finish 70m.

I get that express is attractive to both sets of players and people care about this game and don't want to be forced one way or the other.

At the same time having a "sandcastle building competition" (great analogy credit ugo) while having sandcastle stompers running around free range is pretty untenable in a multiplayer game imo. Look at the impressive sandcastles built last reset. I don't want to win a set just because all the other nice sandcastles got stomped, or talented builders stay away. I'd like to try and get better at building them and try to compete with the best.

I think we should probably find a way to share the playground or take turns so that each can do what they want to do at the appropriate place or time. There isn't really a place to solo PvE so these players aren't catered for at present

I had a similar thought as Z's idea and figured it wouldn't be too challenging to alternate the GDI rules every set. Edit: removed

Anyway, there's my reasons for wanting a regular solo PvE environment and it's not because I'm



, let's have fun in a war set when it's not sandcastle building time.

I recognise that, and some choose to play PvE (hit only bots/all-explore) and others choose to play for PvP.

The trouble is when it's a shared environment where PvPers attack PvEers without restraint this is griefing

Yes please. It is very demoralising when you spend several days trying to set a PvE high score and it only takes someone a minute to trash all your effort.

Even if it was every other reset I would welcome it

Congrats Kingme great score

Thanks Nite, your tips lived up to their promise!

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Is this the prisoner's dilemma? If we all waited and just take turns hitting once we'd all be better off?

Could be in play for those bigger targets, but for the robot countries that don't buy turrets it seems last one to the free meal loses

Guilty as charged lol

Plenty of shooting blind and sending SS when I meant to do PS over in my country

That makes a lot of sense, thanks for that. Maximising the efficiency of each turn played instead of land gaining seems to be my learning point this set. It's nice to be able to reflect with feedback in this somewhat complicated game :)

I think my approach for now will be to just build CS as I gain land as a way of cashing turns earlier on and not be too focused on a fixed target.

Something I wonder about this set Selling bushels on PM. is it a 50/50 investment in agri and military tech as I grow? Or do you target a certain % for each

Cheers you both I've managed to open my privacy settings now.

Nite, thanks for those pointers I'll keep in mind to be converting the buildings as I get them.

How many CS would you try to build for a 50k land target? 400 or more?

Thanks Kingme, ARod and NiteIL for the generous offer of advice. NiteIL I think you win this server every set? so it's amazing to be offered tips from the best player in the world haha

Can't figure out how to make my profile visible on mobile so I think this is the page I need to share

https://www.earthempires.com/profile/18708

I usually play a techer but this set tried farming

I felt in strong shape with 24 h to go, 60k acres and no vendettas.
I wasn't carrying any stock at this point though as all my production went into build cost and tech.
Maybe should have stopped grabbing earlier and focused on building a stockpile

Definitely didn't build enough CS early game either and made the mistake of building them in the endgame rather than say cashing my turns

Bought a bunch of mil tech, Traded in oil rigs and ent/RES for 5k mil bases and jumped off the private market without switching govts at $36/bushel

50m seems a stretch but I am game to try if you got any suggestions!

I farmed the robots to oblivion, didn't get attacked all set, and still couldn't crack the top 3.

acres don't matter? Skill does though clearly.

Gg wp

Still, what are people doing with their missiles

Does he get away with it just because dictatorship?
Should be more missiles flying

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