ffblackice
Active Member
Hi, I am in Iron age and have all the blue print of Colosseum and material, should I build it anyway or wait for other GBs?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Should I build Colosseum?
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Godly Luke
Well-Known Member
Hell no! It's way to big and you don't need to build a gb for medals anyhow.
ffblackice
Active Member
Thanks, what is better GB option at the beginning?
Godly Luke
Well-Known Member
Start with a Statue of Zeus or Lighthouse of Alexandria.
Mustapha00
Well-Known Member
Friends Don't Let Friends Build Colosseum.
As to better alternatives...all of them. I'd even rather have a Notre Dame (widely considered to be the second worst GB in the game- although it looks terrific).
As to which other(s) to build first, much depends on how you want to play the game. If you're a Fighter-type, you'll probably want to go with the Statue of Zeus. It adds 3% per level to the Attack rating of your offensive troops up to level 10 and it costs (comparatively) few point to get there. If you're going Builder/Farmer, then Lighthouse of Alexandra is excellent. I can't remember the exact numbers (It's been about three years since I built one), but I'd bet that it adds over 100% to Supplies generated by your Supply buildings at level 1 and 5% more per level.
If you're a member of a good Guild, you can set your sights higher. Many Guilds offer members the ability to trade their Age goods plus a certain number of Forge Points for Goods of an Age required to build a GB that is far beyond the Age in which you're playing. It would be costly, but you could trade Goods and FP for Goods to build an Arc very early on- right after acquiring the necessary Blueprints. The Arc generates bonuses to rewards earned for investing in other player's GBs (Forge Points, Medals, Blueprints). You can do the same with Alcatraz (generates unattached military units based on whatever Barracks you have built in your city, and you might just get that trade on a straight Goods-for-Goods basis.
As to better alternatives...all of them. I'd even rather have a Notre Dame (widely considered to be the second worst GB in the game- although it looks terrific).
As to which other(s) to build first, much depends on how you want to play the game. If you're a Fighter-type, you'll probably want to go with the Statue of Zeus. It adds 3% per level to the Attack rating of your offensive troops up to level 10 and it costs (comparatively) few point to get there. If you're going Builder/Farmer, then Lighthouse of Alexandra is excellent. I can't remember the exact numbers (It's been about three years since I built one), but I'd bet that it adds over 100% to Supplies generated by your Supply buildings at level 1 and 5% more per level.
If you're a member of a good Guild, you can set your sights higher. Many Guilds offer members the ability to trade their Age goods plus a certain number of Forge Points for Goods of an Age required to build a GB that is far beyond the Age in which you're playing. It would be costly, but you could trade Goods and FP for Goods to build an Arc very early on- right after acquiring the necessary Blueprints. The Arc generates bonuses to rewards earned for investing in other player's GBs (Forge Points, Medals, Blueprints). You can do the same with Alcatraz (generates unattached military units based on whatever Barracks you have built in your city, and you might just get that trade on a straight Goods-for-Goods basis.
-Jess1155-
Member
wait? not no? lollollol
BruteForceAttack
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Super Catanian
Well-Known Member
SARCASM FONT!
BruteForceAttack
Well-Known Member
It depends on your play style. Do you like to fight ? Irespective of fighter or farmer, you should try and have LoA and SMB and then if you do fight Zeus, CoA and later on CDM. Some folks go right away with Arc..but maybe try and have few basic gbs before going for Arc.
ffblackice
Active Member
Thanks, I have started Statue of Zeus.
nebuchadnezer
New Member
You will eventually delete all GBs that are not combat or hi FP producers. The lighthouse makes unrefined goods. If you use your goods producing specials properly, you will never need unrefined goods. Stick with all the combat related GBs, Zeus, CoA, CDM, Terracotta Army and the combat related GBs like Alcatraz, Kraken, Arctic Orangery. Then FP producers like CDM, Cape Canaveral, Kraken, Arctic Orangery. Yes, some are double keepers. If you walk slowly thru the tech tree ages, your maxed out event specials will give you more than enough population, so no Babel, Capitol, IT or Habitat. IT has FPs but is a low producer. This will save you tens of thousands of FPs in the long run.
Bolderbrain
New Member
No, do not build the Colosseum. I know it's tempting because you're bored stupid, but no do not do that. What you should do is establish a friendship with high level player and put your FP's into investing for blueprints. Specifically you should put all resources first into obtain a set of Arc Prints. Zeus prints will come just by aiding everything that's not moving; friends, neighbors, guild mates.
Be an investor and you're going to better off than being cheap'0.
Be an investor and you're going to better off than being cheap'0.
Kranyar the Mysterious
Well-Known Member
Don't feel bad deleting it. That would be the smart move.