DeletedUser29726
I see....and agree. I guess by this you mean "power-creep"?
I suppose I didn't look at it from every perspective... If each GB is an amplifier, than the Arc amplifies the amplifiers. I do wonder, though, how easy it would be to attain the massive attack bonuses people say need to be attained in the highest ages without hyper-leveling. Maybe the real problem is that the Arc is available at lower ages and that high-level whales swim in the same pond with the small fish (by whales, I mean just huge players in general).
Define "need".
To fight GE4? Because you should bear in mind GE4 wasn't meant to be for everyone anyways - and if that's the only reason you want the boost negotiating difficulty 4 weekly is an easier option than getting your boost higher.
You don't need high boost for the continent. There's maybe 1-2 provinces per age that are meant to be challenging for someone with 90/90 boost.
You don't need high boost for GvG. It might allow you to be lazier/faster/more persistent, but it's not like you *can't* do it at all with 90/90 boost. And more fighters is a better asset than stronger fighters.
You do need high boost for killing people with way too many watchfires in the hood if that's your game - but there's very few people that still play that game.