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Hadus 
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 Topic: ten castles, now what?
Posted: 31 May 2013 at 16:28 |
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Impose some limitations on yourself to make the game more challenging!
Try to kill the biggest NPC hordes possible, while MAXIMIZING casualties. Think about it; it's much more challenging and suspenseful trying to hit that sweet spot of victory, than it is to overwhelm an opponent with sheer numbers.
Invest in a huge share of a market and try to make a killing. Buy a few tens of thousands of a weapon or resource, then sell at the right time.
With some creativity you can really create your own game objectives!
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Tordenkaffen
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Posted: 13 May 2013 at 22:35 |
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Twillights, I think yours is a reasonable question, and here is my answer.
I like to think of my cities as independent evolving units. Getting 10 cities was just a small milestone, the real goal is to add to their respective value however possible. Sovereignty, research, discoveries, commanders, armies etc. etc. - anything that gives you that bit more potential, that extra maneuver room, that horses head in front of your opponent...on any given Sunday :)
10 cities...psssh. Try maintaining 20 for nearly 2 years.
Edited by Tordenkaffen - 13 May 2013 at 22:37
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"FYI - if you had any balls you'd be posting under your in-game name." - KP
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Machete
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Location: Koz
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Points: 172
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Posted: 13 May 2013 at 17:01 |
Reaching 10 cities is one goal. Now that you have that, if you want to max out troops, you will demo buildings a few levels so you can max gold production. Or you may find that your cities aren't in an optimal location or with the best res plots and want to exodus. I reached 10 cities a few months ago and I am still tweaking the cities. If I exodus another town I will cry. Once these cities are done I will then help my alliance mates reach ten cities. There is always something to do. Or maybe I will just let someone perma-sit my account for a few months while I catch up on my work and reading  |
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Auraya
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Posted: 12 May 2013 at 22:46 |
I'm only at 9 cities but I have to say, building is the last thing I do. I log in, answer my mails, chat in AC, feed newbies in GC, check my sittees and THEN I set my builds/research/prod and military queues/sov/whatever else - some days I actually forget to set anything. I suspect once I get to 10 cities, very little will change. Aside from my grape patch, I rarely harvest and I don't craft anything.
When I was much smaller, population was the main aim. I think that changes once you get to ~8 cities and it's much harder to get the next two.. at this point, you really have to find something else to pour effort into. For me, it's all about the newbies :)
I mentioned in GC that I'd like to get a group going who would create troops purely to sacrifice to Audrey. Oh.. that sounds like a new thread, doesn't it? *scurries off*
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Myr
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Joined: 26 May 2011
Location: Orlando, FL
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Posted: 12 May 2013 at 20:36 |
This is a good question and one that someone who hasn't reached this level may not understand. As Brad said, working up to this point has consumed a good deal of time and things can change afterwards.
For many of my cities maintaining the population I needed to reach 10 cities was unrealistic therefor many cities actually lost population after I got to magic #10. It's nice that the Devs are always introducing something new, then you get to figure out how and if you will use the new technology to maximize your cities. My main concern is military and I'm still playing with how to best use the Adv Military buildings. Once you have city 10 you can really get into sov as well to help you reach your goals.
As long as your top goal is to have a good time in the game there are many things you can do at this point to continue. For some it might be battle, for others helping new players, and I think there is enough complexity in crafting to keep people interested in that for years! There are also mysteries still to be discovered if you're into that kind of thing.
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Sir Bradly
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Posted: 12 May 2013 at 20:21 |
I think there is a legit boredom that can set in once someone is done "growing". The quest for a certain population consumes much of the time in illy. Perhaps 6 to 12 months. Once you reach that point, building up your cities is now a completed goal. Therefore, you may have to change your gameplay in order to keep entertained.
Some may decide to craft, chat in GC, trade or embrace the military route.
I think you need to find your own fun in Illy. If you are waiting around for BL or another tournament/update, you are missing out.
So basically, if you are bored, its your own fault.
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Rill
Postmaster General
Player Council - Geographer
Joined: 17 Jun 2011
Location: California
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Points: 6903
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Posted: 12 May 2013 at 20:10 |
The question itself seems fairly inane. It presupposes that something somehow changes once one has 10 cities. The question of "what does one do in Illyriad" is somewhat interesting and discussed at length elsewhere on the forum. However, this question is not really affected by the number of cities one does or doesn't have.
While it's true that someone who has 10 cities doesn't have to "worry" about building population in order to "achieve" another city and this sets them apart from people who already have 10 cities, gameplay with 10 cities is similar in every other respect to gameplay with fewer cities. (Well, people with 10 cities might also be possibly more worried about "protecting" their existing cities since it is so hard to once again build to 10 cities.)
As it is, building population is rarely a focus of people who have fewer than 10 cities, although there are people who do set it as a goal to get more cities in as short a time as possible.
I guess what I'm saying is, I don't see the difference between this question and the general question of "what does one do in Illyriad." To my knowledge, there are no strategies, skills or tips specific to having 10 cities. Of course, I don't have 10 cities so perhaps there are unplumbed depths that I simply don't appreciate.
Certainly people with 10 cities seem to continue to tinker around with them, demolishing this building and erecting another one, exodusing from one place to another.
So ... are there any strategies that are specific to having 10 cities?
Edited by Rill - 12 May 2013 at 20:35
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DeathDealer89
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Posted: 12 May 2013 at 19:16 |
I'm annoyed with Twilights. But I hardly think that asking for 1 comment only is an unreasonable request. I dare say a lot of threads would be better if everyone honored it. If anything Rill you are the problem in this thread, you took it and de-railed it completely, not even mentioning the actual question at hand and tried to make it into personal popularity contest.
There are several things you can do once you get to the magic 10. Go for the magic 20, and when TBL comes out the magic 40. (That will keep you busy on its own) Help others build their magic 10, or siege other's magic 10. Try to get top 20 in a given ranking. Or number 1 Solve mysteries, Heart of Corruption preferably.
If your really bored go to war with someone you don't stand a chance against, when they raze your cities. You can build up to 10 again. Or if you win then you can be super happy with yourself. All in all, Illy isn't meant to be a city builder where you built up without any interaction of other cities, get to 10 and then sit there and do nothing. If you wanted a city builder without interaction of others, sim city is popular. Fight enemies, help allies test your mental abilities against your opponents. Become number 1 at something ect.
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Sir Bradly
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Posted: 12 May 2013 at 18:18 |
 Rill wrote:
Is anyone else tired of twilights making demands about how we should respond to forum posts? Pretty sure it's not her forum, it's OUR forum.* Starting a forum topic doesn't mean you own it.
*Strictly speaking, it's Illyriad's forum, since they own everything we post here. Nevertheless, I don't see anything in the forum rules that suggest that the OP should be able to demand that there be a certain limit on the number of times other people post in a thread. |
I am not annoyed with twilights. There are far more annoying people in this forum 
I actually think it is a timely subject for a lot of players.
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Rill
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Player Council - Geographer
Joined: 17 Jun 2011
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Posted: 12 May 2013 at 18:12 |
Is anyone else tired of twilights making demands about how we should respond to forum posts? Pretty sure it's not her forum, it's OUR forum.* Starting a forum topic doesn't mean you own it.
*Strictly speaking, it's Illyriad's forum, since they own everything we post here. Nevertheless, I don't see anything in the forum rules that suggest that the OP should be able to demand that there be a certain limit on the number of times other people post in a thread.
Edited by Rill - 12 May 2013 at 18:13
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