I may sign on as APC_Field_General a few times, with the Average Players clan...
If you see me, zone message me and I'll hop over to where you are.
I'm not an expert, but when I DO meet rookies in the rookie room, or anywhere else, by glorious 48 vill economy trashes their puny 16 vill economy like shredded cheese.
I sure would like to play with some of you guys, as then I would either have gracious opponents, or allies I could rely on.
For example, in one game, there was this hill in front of my base, totally screening the approaches. So, duh, I stuffed it with my cats and mino comps. Another player, also minoan, eventually kicked me off after much fighting, and promptly spewed abuse at me for making it take so long.
That same game, while I am fighting the minoan player, and fighting a trireme war with another guy, a message pops up from my dislocated ally. "Swap wood for gold?"
So I sent him 600 wood, and get 50 gold. yee-ha. Enough to build one bowman.
I play on rated whenever I can, to see if my averages ever decrease. My score is low, mainly for a couple of reasons. One is that, in one game we were winning, the entire enemy team mysteriously disconnected one after the other. In another, both my allies disconnected. Another, I was insane enough to go minoan against a shang, and the shang had 1700+ rating. I was so egotistical. I was creamed by a clubman rush. Then, I did it again!! ROFL. That did nothing for my score. Lastly, I'm still not that great, but I have won 3 games....as opposed to losing like 6....maybe I'd better join the "Stinky Players Clan...instead.