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I got the DCs when I started playing FoE about 2 months ago. I am active on 5 worlds with my levels ranging from IA through HMA. Here are some of my observations:
The difficulty of the challenges vary. I get different challenges on different worlds on the same day. I have not seen any correlation between age and difficulty of the challenges. I often get harder challenges on my IA world than on my HMA world.
Winning battles is a frequent requirement so there is a built-in advantage to the experienced fighters. Getting battle challenges on Tuesday or Wednesday isn't too bad since I am early enough in GE that there are relatively easy battles to win. Later in the week it is a lot harder. This is especially true when you have to win several battles in a row without losing. For players like me who are not big fighters the only option is to pick on your weakest neighbors. I suspect that option will go away as I move into higher ages.
I think about what I am likely to win from a challenge and only do the ones where the likely reward is worth the cost. I think of it like the lottery: the chances of winning something really good are very low and a lot of the time I would be better off spending the resources on something else. For example, yesterday on one of my worlds the challenge included donating 110 goods from my current or previous age to the guild treasury. The possible rewards included a 5% chance of winning something I really wanted, 10% chance of winning some other things that would be helpful and a 50% chance of winning 10 FPs. I asked myself if I would spend 110 goods for 10 FPs. My answer was no that day so I skipped that challenge. On the other hand, if I got that challenge on Sunday or Monday when my guilds want the weekly GE donation, I might have had a different answer.
I recently realized that my game play is really structured around the DCs and special events. I am spending tavern silver and goods, timing supply production and doing battles to satisfy a challenge or quest instead of when it would most benefit my game progression. I also delay collections if I am within an hour or so of the start of a new DC or special event "day" in case the requirements include collections. I am wondering if I would be further ahead if I skipped the DCs and special events all together and put everything towards growing my city.
For those who actually read all of this: yes, I have way too much time on my hands.
Happy Holidays, Sam
The difficulty of the challenges vary. I get different challenges on different worlds on the same day. I have not seen any correlation between age and difficulty of the challenges. I often get harder challenges on my IA world than on my HMA world.
Winning battles is a frequent requirement so there is a built-in advantage to the experienced fighters. Getting battle challenges on Tuesday or Wednesday isn't too bad since I am early enough in GE that there are relatively easy battles to win. Later in the week it is a lot harder. This is especially true when you have to win several battles in a row without losing. For players like me who are not big fighters the only option is to pick on your weakest neighbors. I suspect that option will go away as I move into higher ages.
I think about what I am likely to win from a challenge and only do the ones where the likely reward is worth the cost. I think of it like the lottery: the chances of winning something really good are very low and a lot of the time I would be better off spending the resources on something else. For example, yesterday on one of my worlds the challenge included donating 110 goods from my current or previous age to the guild treasury. The possible rewards included a 5% chance of winning something I really wanted, 10% chance of winning some other things that would be helpful and a 50% chance of winning 10 FPs. I asked myself if I would spend 110 goods for 10 FPs. My answer was no that day so I skipped that challenge. On the other hand, if I got that challenge on Sunday or Monday when my guilds want the weekly GE donation, I might have had a different answer.
I recently realized that my game play is really structured around the DCs and special events. I am spending tavern silver and goods, timing supply production and doing battles to satisfy a challenge or quest instead of when it would most benefit my game progression. I also delay collections if I am within an hour or so of the start of a new DC or special event "day" in case the requirements include collections. I am wondering if I would be further ahead if I skipped the DCs and special events all together and put everything towards growing my city.
For those who actually read all of this: yes, I have way too much time on my hands.
Happy Holidays, Sam