>Has anyone considered the impact on newbie factions ability and
>interest in G2 in case the rules are changed in favour of castles vs trade?
As a newbie in g2, I was some what hesitant to speak up on this issue.
However, most everyone who has commented on this topic seems to be making
the assumption that we have a choice between castles or trade. I began
the game on turn 47 so most (if not all) land is spoken for, so the
chance of my faction having a castle anytime soon is slime to none.
I don't have any preconceived notions about how the games is "supposed to
go", I am looking at the rules and trying to determine what strategy will
allow my faction to grow and become prosperous. My two main options right
now are trade and alliances, I'm to politically uninformed to jump into
any alliances right now, so the only smart option I have is to develop
trade and begin to make myself more attractive to an alliance when I
believe I am ready to join one.
If I was a more aggressive newbie (I am not), the only way for me to
challenge a castle and gain land of my own, would be to use the trading
system as my sole means of support while build forces strong enough to
compete with said castle.
I agree with an earlier post which mentioned castles provide much more
than monetary support to their faction, so we are not really comparing
apples to oranges we, are we?
I believe if Rich decides to lessen the effectiveness of the trade
system, he should at the same time post a notice on the Olympia homepage
stating "New Players Welcome, but don't expect to get very far!"
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Zazarith Tamm - The Golden Lions
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