We were able to finish the FA (round 3, only one way each) 1.5 hours before the end (the first time we have ever done round 3).
About 12 of our members had time to participate (I'm not a representative of the average of our members - everyone but me is still buzzing around in the early days of...
Ideal setup is based on what you can afford (depending on resources and your free space) and what fits your strategy (the time you can be online, do you follow story quests, etc.) Even if someone posts a "thats what you need for this chapter" guide – one thing I've learned: don't follow it, but...
My view of things from the last few weeks (I consider myself a "casual player" - AW levels according to Elvenstats 141):
In the past:
- Province 1 to 18 maximum on 2 stars with auto-fighting (because the 4x2x18 fights were already annoying)
- Pet food used: 1 (Fire Phoenix Lvl 7)
- Units could...
Quests give 200 diamonds for free, enough encouragement for me to do them (although he build some more than needed). You do most of the quest-related stuff anyway…
Same for me, but I guess it's because I did tournament in the meantime, earned 45 KP and after that I invested them. Nevertheless, it's only 50… Not something fundamental…
In the inventory all things seem to have been cleaned up. But when I go into one of my wonders and want to use an instant, it shows me a 20 point instant (which I don't have) - but with the quantity 0.
I would assume that the average player is online at more or less fixed times. A time span of 24 hours is much more effective than a time span of 18 hours: if you can be online at 8 a.m. in the morning, it will most likely be useless if the 18 hour production is finished at 2 a.m...
Perhaps the strategy is also called: we have learned from our mistakes and will do better for the majority of the new players - who in the long run also represent the player base and thus the source of income (the mistake with old players cannot be corrected anyway).
I'm on my way to the end of chapter 15 - and if there's one thing I've learned in the meantime: all the advance guides and discussions are simply pointless. The only thing you can rely on are the calculations for your own city and your own playing behaviour...
From the event announcement: Should you not own one of these Phoenixes yet, don't worry. They rarely appear as special recipes in Crafting as long as you don't have them already in your city or inventories, so keep your eyes open.
I'm always amazed how an "oh so old rabbit", who always has something to criticize about the game in the forum, comes to that very forum and has no idea about the game...