Rare Res and their Armies

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   In general I agree with you, with the additional recommendation that if you find you are competing with a neighbor for a rare resources one option would be to make an agreement to share it and to protect it from others.  
For example, one of the players could harvest it and maintain an army there, the other player could get 1 out of 5 items harvested, with the understanding that if others tried to invade both players would express solidarity in their resistance -- or perhaps reach out to include the other player.  

Sure, this is a sort of idealized view of things and it probably won't work in every instance, but it may work in some of them.

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Rill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster General Player Council - Geographer Joined: 17 Jun 2011 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 6903	Posted: 04 Aug 2012 at 04:07
	In general I agree with you, with the additional recommendation that if you find you are competing with a neighbor for a rare resources one option would be to make an agreement to share it and to protect it from others. For example, one of the players could harvest it and maintain an army there, the other player could get 1 out of 5 items harvested, with the understanding that if others tried to invade both players would express solidarity in their resistance -- or perhaps reach out to include the other player. Sure, this is a sort of idealized view of things and it probably won't work in every instance, but it may work in some of them.

The Duke Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Warrior Joined: 22 Jul 2011 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 464	Posted: 04 Aug 2012 at 02:14
	Ok well all across Elgea there are armies camped on minerals herbs Hides ect ect... Ive found that with ALOT of alliances ppl are having issues with armies hitting each other- aggressively bumping ppl and so on and so forth. The general idea being- illy is so peaceful how is this veiwed when a cotter herbalist ect are killed. Is this an act of aggression?? Ive given my alliance Knights Virtue the following instructions. If there is a rare herb close by without an army there- you can harvest it- feel free to protect it, if you deem it valuable enough for protection. DO NOT harvest herbs on a players sov. Simply put- this is land that is claimed and the person who claimed it has ownership. You wouldnt put your hands in another mans fridge without first asking permission. As far as land that is shared with many ppl in a close proximity- such as the middle kingdom, Tor Carrock I would make suggestion- instead of sending an army of 1-5 men as a placement army make sure you have an adequate defense for a spot you are gonna use an army to claim res. They are your army so use them at your own risk. If and or when they get wiped off the map- build another one. Hopefully the res you were guarding was worth their sacrifice. Some may say well this is a bit extreme, why not just bump a player off a tile if you want? The problem with this theory is as player A and Player B bump each other back and forth - whatever res they are fighting over is constantly being farmed without the chance to regrow. The GM's have stated sum of these are rare. I have found a cpl via scouting very close to me with only 1 item there. I am purposely letting it germinate and not harvesting it. This is my veiw but I m curious to the general communities thoughts.
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