get all the planets and hold them for a tick. i hear that's a good strat

yeh i think Eco will still play a big part in the decider of who wins.

i just wanna hear ppls ideas still

indeed they was my thoughts too Elro, will be interesting to see what setup people use and so on

when i think about it, many scenarios, many strategies i can think of....i think it's going to be very difficult to hold them for one tick

maybe someone will prove me wrong by actions :-D

strat for koth

1. be better than everyone else

2. control the hills for 1 tick

3. ????

4. profit

1. Save up for 15 DS

2. Win

should be hardcore! lol

1. Your family's races and roles should mirror that of a normal galaxy. You will need a good economy to fund the effort of taking those KOTH planets.

BANKERS: i suggest having 1 or 2 pop bankers because the round could last a long time. Nobody is gonna make a move on those KOTH planets anytime soon. Partaxians make decent pop bankers and you will want op/spell heavy bankers. I would avoid Revalon bankers due to their lack of control/info ops. Agent based custom bankers are also a good choice.

RESOURCERS: You will want custom resourcers with 100 Speed. Their speed will come in handy to help take and hold KOTH planets. They should be loaded with spells and agent ops and preferably a 50% magic bonus. You could sacrifice research for an attack bonus to help with attacks. the more empires you have with the potential to attack, the better.

ATTACKERS: With the round potentially lasting a long time research can be done slowly. You should have at least 1 camaar as your main attacker, probably 2. The 200 speed is just too valueable for getting to those KOTH planets and retaking them.

2. You still need to conduct wars against other familys. Your economy needs to grow and at the same time you want to stunt the growth of other familys. Space is at premium in this galaxy. The ring formation looks big, but there isnt that many systems to go around. Getting those systems at the outer edge of the map will be a smart move. There is alot of space between them and they could be potenitally hard to take away from you. Your gonna want a secure core and those are ideal.

3. Special Ops are gonna be one of the most important factors here. Every empire in your family will need to have key operations. Every non Camaar should have either Sab Portal or Create Portal Force Field. Its a long way to travel to bust those KOTH planets with fleet. Destroy Units is VERY VERY important here. Its quite obvious why.

4. Science will be important but can be invested into somewhat slowly if the round lasts as long as we predict. I suggest bankers and resourcers invest heavily into Military Science. It adds to defense and these empires could help hold KOTH planets. I notice alot of bankers ignore Military Science in normal rounds. Once your science 'maxes out' in the other areas why not research Military?

5. Build as many Defense Stations as your economy can afford. Obviously not right away. Elro touched on a good strategy of holding down the systems near the KOTH planets. These are good staging ground to launch your final assault for the KOTH planets. If you can manage to get a DS close to them and eventually move them into a KOTH system....nice

I hear talk of exploring the KOTH planets all at once. I doubt that is a viable strategy. It will take too long accumulate eships fast enough to try this. According to the set up i dont think the KOTH planets can be blown up anyways.

I say be brave when it comes to exploring a few KOTH planets. Some familys might try to avoid exploring them soon. There are some good resource bonuses in there and it might be worth sending a resourcer down there. A good laser trap early in the round might be a decent investment. Get a portal going early and you could take out any other invaders that try the same tactic.

Thats my 2 cents on the KOTH strategy.

nice post aa, thx

i cant help but notice aa has gotten smart over the past few days

herp derp

lol Rin

increase in lqs are handy i admit, but due to the KOTH rules, there are gona b more partaxs/custom with ops/magic around then usual so pop banking is even more dangerous then usual rounds.