A_US_James246
Scenario Reviewer
(id: James246)
posted 06-09-08 00:28 AM EDT (US)
Hey. I was looking for this on the fourms, but, I couldn't find one.
Has anyone got any idea where I could find one? Ottoman Silk Road Rush that is.
A_US_James246
Scenario Reviewer
(id: James246)
posted 06-09-08 07:44 AM
EDT (US)
4 / 10
Well, I just tested it out in an un-rated game on TAD. It seemed to work fine.
I started with 300 wood, so I built a TP and put 2 villagers to get another 50 wood, so I could have 100 and get a house.
How did SilkRoads bonus get nerfed? What happened in the patch?
Sunnydash
Skirmisher
posted 06-09-08 07:58 AM
EDT (US)
5 / 10
The nerf is not as bad as many players tend to say... it still increases the trade route by a whooping 15% which is enough to get a decent amount of ressources.
the reason it was nerfed, was that so many players relied on it in their rushes.
dunno you guys...do ottomans get second age villie cards? that might in fact be an OK alternitive to silkroad...
Rahvinthecold
Skirmisher
posted 06-09-08 07:01 PM
EDT (US)
8 / 10
I tried the Silk Road rush on TAD, as well, and had some measure of success. However, I played extremely low ranks (~13), so I can't really say this will be representative of the general experience.
Going up against the Asian civs is definitely the hardest, as they all have effective counters in colonial (Jap with Yumi makes it very difficult).
CrazyLunatic
Veteran Musketeer
posted 06-09-08 11:34 PM
EDT (US)
9 / 10
I play vanilla, so don't know if it still works on TAD, but on vanilla it works great... look under pinned strategies on this forum and is called inexhaustible ottoman rush by enderward...