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Re: 40% rule

I'm not sure if this is already in place but there should be a rule that families less than 40% nw of the bigger family can't attack the bigger family, just like the bigger can't attack the smaller one. I would even go further and put it that once the smaller family gets within the 40% range, neither family can attack the other one for 24 hours from the time they got within the nw.

A lot of smaller families are small only because they don't have as many active players as the bigger ones but they still have 3-4 active core group players that would be able to coordinate an attack. As it stands, the smaller family is protected by the 40% rule and can explore anywhere in the bigger families core, then with a coordinated effort can jump some fleet and take a bunch of planets. Adding a 24 hour grace period from when they get within the 40% nw, will allow the bigger family to clear the smaller family from any core areas if they feel the smaller family is capable of pulling off such an attack.

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Re: 40% rule

I can just see the universal news threads now...

Why not just remove the rule completely, decrease the family size, get rid of the draft, and let us have allies again...

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...but they still have 3-4 active core group players that would be able to coordinate an attack.


that's just wonderful

now big fams whine about the 40% rule ??? lol

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4 Reply by Stichio (edited by Stichio 31-Oct-2012 05:12:02)

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I'm not whining at all and am not in the situation. I was just thinking about how I would do it if I was in a small family and then realized that it would be unfair to the big family to get cleared only because they were unable to clear the small family first.


How would you feel if you watched a small family slowly explore all over your core, you know they are gaining more and more shares but you can't do anything about it because they are less than 40% nw, so you have no choice but to keep them there, and then one day they jump and clear you.


By putting a 24 hour grace period on both sides after they come in range  it at least gives the bigger family time to prepare if they feel that the small family is actually a threat AND it gives the small family time too, in case they get in range without realising it.

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5 Reply by AnarchyAngel (edited by AnarchyAngel 31-Oct-2012 06:34:11)

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It is an unlikely situation because during the exploration phase, most families are within 40% range. After the exploration phase, the only way to get into a large family core is either to attack your way in, or get lucky and have a member of the large family delete leaving behind a bunch of unexplored planets...

Even if both the large family and the smaller family share a sector, the larger more active family will not allow the smaller family into it's cores and will likely beat the smaller family down until a NAP with cores is signed.

So even if a small family manages to infiltrate a large family core, and say the small family does a jump and starts to attack the larger family... The larger more active family will have more economy to support itself, and the small family that did a jump will eventually lose the war.

I just think less is more here...

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> Stichio wrote:

> How would you feel if you watched a small family slowly explore all over your core, you know they are gaining more and more shares but you can't do anything about it because they are less than 40% nw, so you have no choice but to keep them there, and then one day they jump and clear you.



I would use the sentinel tag to remove the small attacker from core, that's the reason it was created.
And if they dare to attack/op then I have a good ezcuse to rape them.

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i would explore over the smaller fams core, wait for them to jump, soon as they hit my fam i'd rape them to the high heavens tongue

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> Render wrote:

> > Stichio wrote:

> How would you feel if you watched a small family slowly explore all over your core, you know they are gaining more and more shares but you can't do anything about it because they are less than 40% nw, so you have no choice but to keep them there, and then one day they jump and clear you.



I would use the sentinel tag to remove the small attacker from core, that's the reason it was created.
And if they dare to attack/op then I have a good ezcuse to rape them.



Can the sentinel tag be used to attack players from families that are less than 40% nw?

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of course, it was designed for that purpose, to attack fams/players out of your range

If it isnt working that way then it's useless and should be treated as a bug

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> Render wrote:

> of course, it was designed for that purpose, to attack fams/players out of your range

If it isnt working that way then it's useless and should be treated as a bug



Hmmm I thought that it was only used to attack players that are out of your range but that it still couldn't be used to attack players from families out of your range.

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Re: 40% rule

it is to clear any small guy, ofc the morale loss will reflect what the penalty would be.

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