Quote Originally Posted by Danger Mouse View Post
equipment is now king, worth as much if not more than units. I say more because I can check an opponents unit strength through the game profile page, whereas we now have no FN clue what equipment they are packing. So the game dynamic of attack and defence has become a mystery black box that completely devalues unit strength.

Given all that, why would I pursue even more deflated unit bonuses with gold when there are already plenty of examples on the forums that 2 points of unknown, unpredictable equipment strength outweighs 20Bn points of unit strength? Where is the incentive to keep chasing that goal now? I'll now be reserving gold for those items that allow me to collect equipment more rapidly (energy regen etc).

I would have thought that was a simple concept to follow.
I'm active. What 'player B' has done or will do has no hearing on how I play the game. I don't need to worry about what equipment someone will have because I more than likely have the same or very close to it. And even if I didnt, I welcome back defensive wins with wide open arms and a smile. HELLO STRATEGY!

The same people griping about the equipment also moan about skill points not working. We have NEVER known what someone's skill points were before an attack. So here ya go... a working "skill point" system you can change in the fly. Again... STRATEGY!

I can't convince you to play a way you are uncomfortable or unfamiliar with so I'll just end with what I've been saying all along... If you don't want to play the game, quit. This IS the game now and no matter what the forum-moaners say, this will be good for the game.

/rant over