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Topic: SS Attacker Basics Strats?

Hey everyone! I have not played this game in a while.  From what I remember when I played before, I usually invested research into Construction when playing the ss attacker role.  I have noticed a change in gameplay though, the addition of the resource research bonus. I also noticed that the market prices for resources are lower than usual, is this extra bonus causing the downward shift of these prices?

So anyways, what is my best bet as an attacker playing self sufficiently now?  Should I still invest in construction, or go resources? Or am I best playing a race with an income bonus and building CF's instead of resourcing, now that the market prices are down for resources?  Maybe Im just crazy and they arent really that much lower. who knows... Thanks for any tips guys.

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Re: SS Attacker Basics Strats?

Oh and another thing, what is up with the whole score thing? Last I played it was all based on either NW, or planet size...

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Re: SS Attacker Basics Strats?

Research: Focus on construction initially.  You can reduce the cost and speed of your other buildings, letting you later divert research into resource science.  If anything, the new science area should only indicate that you need to take some planet space that otherwise would go into resource production and put it into RCs.  A 20% diversion of resource building to RCs may drastically increase your resource research, giving you a greater return on investment.

As for cash, don't even think about it.  If you're playing a race with an income bonus, you'll have too many race points taken out of key areas, such as ops, science, or even attack or speed bonus, for a limited gain.  Yes, the price of resources seems to be declining.  But you also have an increased production capacity to offset the lost income value.

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Re: SS Attacker Basics Strats?

SS is useless, /wrists /reroll GO TEAM !

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Re: SS Attacker Basics Strats?

The whole point of the game is teamplay ofcourse, but for research. First put all into construction and later on you can switch to ressies.

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Re: SS Attacker Basics Strats?

If you end up in a family with 1 or no attackers then going self sufficient is a good idea. Dedicated banker races are for teams.

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Re: SS Attacker Basics Strats?

its pretty difficult being SS with the market in such a state... go resourcer and try and find a banker to team up with... otherwise your pretty limited for cash $$

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