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Post by boorules60 on Feb 9, 2007 1:58:06 GMT -4
We all know the value of this wonderful shipment, but now I need to sing its praises even more. I won a game tonight against 2 captains because of silk roads and that alone. The otto had a fast age up so all of our shipments were faster. I was with a brit too and he had 26 vills at 5 minutes because of silk roads and his 700 wood shipment. i had an army of 75 when I aged up at 10 minutes with more on the way as well as a 1300 wood shipment.
Also, did you know that silk roads helps your trade posts too? I'm not sure if it includes XP, but all of your trade posts also get more resources; you can get 450 a pop with locomotive. This really helps the Ottomans especially on a map like great lakes or Patagonia with lots of TPs. And of course, its team so everyone on your team feels its love. I LOVE silk roads.
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Post by pcups on Feb 9, 2007 16:10:11 GMT -4
Which is why its next in line to get nerfed. It shouldnt affect trade post. The ottomans starting wood, and free peasants makes it almost impossible to stop them when they get rolling.
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Post by d on Feb 10, 2007 7:28:53 GMT -4
The Turks have a good early and end game. Getting to and throught the third age can be a problem. They are the best team civ period. Silk roads, team 4 spahi, and team 1000 gold are very helpful. Last Saturday night my jans held off the attackers while Josh's skrims and Tim's artillary blew them away. I didn't get the kills, but together we destroyed them. That doesn't show up on the stats.
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Post by pcups on Feb 10, 2007 12:26:44 GMT -4
hey, a win is a win, and it doesn't matter how you did it.
Ottos and aztecs would be a good team, they have so many team cards between them that they could definitely feed off one another.
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Post by boorules60 on Feb 10, 2007 15:29:46 GMT -4
Yeah, the Aztecs and Ottos would be a killer team, especially in a NR where they are perhaps the two most effective civs at killing units! The Aztecs are good when the Ottos are weak and vice versa... and their units complitment each other well. Maybe throw in the Russians for some good raids and anti-infantry/artillary power, and they would drop it like it's hot!
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Post by mrniceguy on Feb 13, 2007 11:29:44 GMT -4
silk roads does affect xp. it gives a huge bonus last time i checked. did they nerf it?
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Post by boorules60 on Feb 13, 2007 12:42:40 GMT -4
Yeah, I think it gives the same 30% bonus that it does for other things. However, stagecoach and locomotive really make it kick.
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