I really did not want to start posting on the forums as it is just mud slinging to be honest with you. That is also the reason I blocked your mails in game as you seem to of been a lot more gratious when you were losing, you are rare in that you are a sore winner.
Nobody is sitting it Toll, but please let me highlight your trains
Village 1
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 09:23:28:253
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 09:23:36:234
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 09:23:40:096
Village 2
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 12:42:31:497
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 16:26:21:598
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 16:26:25:451
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 19:09:12:432
Village 3
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 12:42:45:758
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 12:53:22:643
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 12:53:30:799
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 14:42:00:777
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 16:03:55:755
Village 4
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 09:45:16:270
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 11:05:09:784
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 11:05:15:009
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 11:05:19:254
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 12:34:22:412
Village 5
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 11:59:03:299
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 11:59:13:926
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 11:59:20:057
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 11:59:24:792
Village 6 - This is probably your best one.
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 10:15:57:748
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 10:16:08:295
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 10:16:13:852
Noble - Tolls Train LOL today at 10:16:19:226
The above is the only reason I know that you are not being sat, because I know your style of play.
Your record, as like you said it is easy to see from TWStats.
World 2
18% of your conquers were barbs - Good world for you, you should not of quit.
World 11
35% of your conquers were barbs
World 46
58% of your conquers were barbs.
World 66
62% of your conquers were barbs.
World 70
48% of your conquers were barbs.
Now I am not here to say that my stats are any better than yours, but what I am trying to highlight is that people in glass houses should not throw stones.
Surely as someone that has both led and been involved in many great tribes should appreciate that?
I remember that you were an INFECT basher to start with on this world, again as someone that has both led and been involved in many great tribes should you of stooped so low to of even considered to being anothers' basher?
Flame away.
No flaming needed..... i am open to people who are willing to ask questions because i have found that after w11, players have changed and concepts like farming and barb nobling have went from a non issue to a real issue
So let me start off with my attacks....if you know me, then you know why i sent noble attacks without offense in front, and no knowledge of the vil i was attacking.
Two reasons....please enlighten me
Now that part is over, lets talk about the barb nobling
W2) First world. Just playing. I was more focused on the art of attacking than building a sustainable empire. Obviously,based on my meager size....didnt accomplish too much outside of an extremely high ODA compared to my points.....but outside of being an offensive dynamo.....didnt do too much more
W11)...where i started to formulate the idea of clusters being the driver to success. Again, the concept of farming was not being used wide spread (if at all). So, as you can see by the map below, i created myself a nice little cluster:
http://map.k-io.com/maps/11/topkplayers.png
Now...what did this mean? It meant that i could dominate the three K's around me when i was a front line player (top, top right, right)....and then as i moved to the SE...i was able to utilize this major cluster in order to grow
Never knew about farming (like almost all)...yet 60+ mil account and top ODA in the world in a world that was made up of high skilled individuals....
W46) Now that i knew clusters were the key...i started to work it hard. As you can see by this map, i had a serious cluster.....roughly 1500 vills in a K....and almost my whole empire was one cluster.
http://map.k-io.com/maps/46/topkplayers.png
What did it do for me?
I was able to take on a whole tribe and win
And thats because i barb nobled in order to have a tight cluster. I didnt suffer from not farming (cause i still didnt)
and no flags on this world.....yet still grew to 25+ while being top 10 ODA
W66) Just applied the successes i had on the previous world. Was quite successful with this until we were attacked by a combination of tribes that was roughly 10x the size of us
W70)....this was a funny world. i knew Omar from a previous world, therefore i had to go through a few hoops to get to the main tribe...so being in a basher tribe was, well, one of the prerequisites......but regardless, i am in a tribe made up of like minded individuals, so all good
So now, lets address the concept of "throwing stones". I never called someone a "barb nobler". I called someone a turtle based on their ODA; ODA compared to points; ODA compared to ODD
I noble barbs in order to have a tight cluster so i can fight....but ive always been a top ODA player in any world ive played
Sidd is a turtle that is unable to use their size to dominate (and requires multiple players to play). Give me sidd on his account and no one else, and then lets talk