Freestyle strategy - hold bonuses w/o defending

[drunkmonkey]

You need to be using clickies for this strategy. Make sure you take your turn last, then take as many territories/bonuses as possible. End your turn, leave the game open, and place some sort of weight on the "b" key ("begin turn" shortcut in clickies). As soon as one of your opponents begins their turn, yours will begin as well, giving you all the bonus troops immediately w/o worrying about wasting troops defending. Make sure you check your game at least once an hour, so you don't lose your troops. Since they started before you, they have to end before you, so you can continue this the rest of the game. Plus, they'll likely not realize what you're doing until it's too late.

[SirSebstar]

which is why freestyle sucks IMHO

[darrens99]

what are clickies?

it doesn't suck when your freemium. iv tried this tactic relying on the next person taking a turn doesnt attack me so this might be right up my street.

however this strategy may be sitting on the moral wall between fair and exploiting the the rules

[Minister X]

Sitting on the moral wall? I'd say it jumped the wall with plenty of room to spare and is far away by now.

[taco_man1]

cleared the wall and achieved orbit.

freestyle can be fun, people who bend the rules are not

[KoE_Sirius]

this generally only works on speed games

[darrens99]

your right, I meant to say the wall between bending the rules and plain cheating. technically Its not cheating but it is exploiting the freestyle game.

iv hit a quandary, I would never break the rules but this isn't breaking any rules is it?

[Chuuuuck]

What he is describing has been known by many of the regular freestyle players for a long time. Many players refer to is as auto-typing. I consider it cheating as many others do. I am purely speculating but I think the site would consider it cheating also but they have been reluctant to say so, my guess is because it is hard to prove that the other player is doing it unless they admit to it.

[drunkmonkey]

What he is describing has been known by many of the regular freestyle players for a long time. Many players refer to is as auto-typing. I consider it cheating as many others do. I am purely speculating but I think the site would consider it cheating also but they have been reluctant to say so, my guess is because it is hard to prove that the other player is doing it unless they admit to it.

Nope. I reported it and got moderators to flat out approve of it. So, I decided to share the strategy with others.

[Chuuuuck]

What he is describing has been known by many of the regular freestyle players for a long time. Many players refer to is as auto-typing. I consider it cheating as many others do. I am purely speculating but I think the site would consider it cheating also but they have been reluctant to say so, my guess is because it is hard to prove that the other player is doing it unless they admit to it.

Nope. I reported it and got moderators to flat out approve of it. So, I decided to share the strategy with others.

I did not know of the approval. I dealt with this issue well over one year ago and basically got no answer. I am guessing they said it is okay simply because it can't be policed, but who knows.

[Herbas]

Sorry for necro-ing such an old topic, but the strategy in the opening post is exactly I want to ask about.

How do you beat this strategy? I mean, I played several freestyle speed games and faced some players doing this. I tried various ways, but no one of them helped me to do anything significant against such players and thus I lost the games.

Is there any trick or "anti-strategy" for that kind of play?

[Rodion]

Sorry for necro-ing such an old topic, but the strategy in the opening post is exactly I want to ask about.

How do you beat this strategy? I mean, I played several freestyle speed games and faced some players doing this. I tried various ways, but no one of them helped me to do anything significant against such players and thus I lost the games.

Is there any trick or "anti-strategy" for that kind of play?

Don't play before them.

[Commander62890]

There is no anti-strategy, because the strategy that they use is the best way to win.

You need to play their game... do exactly what they do.

Take bonuses at the end of a round, and then sit there pressing "B" until your opponents start the next round.

[theherkman]

Yeah, I use a AHK script for turn starting in important freestyle games. If anyone wants it send me a pm. Basically it just focuses on the window and presses b every 3 seconds or so. I'm not done programming it yet. It is my eventual plan to add many more super cool features. =D

[drunkmonkey]

Yeah, I use a AHK script for turn starting in important freestyle games. If anyone wants it send me a pm. Basically it just focuses on the window and presses b every 3 seconds or so. I'm not done programming it yet. It is my eventual plan to add many more super cool features. =D

In case you needed another reason to foe theherkman...

[theherkman]

Yeah, I use a AHK script for turn starting in important freestyle games. If anyone wants it send me a pm. Basically it just focuses on the window and presses b every 3 seconds or so. I'm not done programming it yet. It is my eventual plan to add many more super cool features. =D

In case you needed another reason to foe theherkman...

I won a 5 player 3rd Crusade recently because of this script. =D

[Rodion]

Yeah, I use a AHK script for turn starting in important freestyle games. If anyone wants it send me a pm. Basically it just focuses on the window and presses b every 3 seconds or so. I'm not done programming it yet. It is my eventual plan to add many more super cool features. =D

In case you needed another reason to foe theherkman...

I won a 5 player 3rd Crusade recently because of this script. =D

I don't think monkey doubts the effectivity of the said script.

[theherkman]

Oh, okay. =D It is very effective.

Code: Select all

Loop
{

Send b


SetKeyDelay, 5000

}

[JBlombier]

Herk, you're an amazing person. Your ignorance is brilliant, one of the purest examples I've seen in quite some time.

[theherkman]

Herk, you're an amazing person. Your ignorance is brilliant, one of the purest examples I've seen in quite some time.

Well I do try. =D

[40kguy]

Oh, okay. =D It is very effective.

Code: Select all

Loop
{

Send b


SetKeyDelay, 5000

}

now how do i make it so this is on my computer?

[theherkman]

Oh, okay. =D It is very effective.

Code: Select all

Loop
{

Send b


SetKeyDelay, 5000

}

now how do i make it so this is on my computer?

PM sent.

[40kguy]

Yeah, I use a AHK script for turn starting in important freestyle games. If anyone wants it send me a pm. Basically it just focuses on the window and presses b every 3 seconds or so. I'm not done programming it yet. It is my eventual plan to add many more super cool features. =D

In case you needed another reason to foe theherkman...

this is the same thing your doing smarts.

[drunkmonkey]

Yeah, I use a AHK script for turn starting in important freestyle games. If anyone wants it send me a pm. Basically it just focuses on the window and presses b every 3 seconds or so. I'm not done programming it yet. It is my eventual plan to add many more super cool features. =D

In case you needed another reason to foe theherkman...

this is the same thing your doing smarts.

My doing smarts?

I don't play freestyle because people like this have made it a joke. I posted this to educate others on how to keep up with the cheaters.

[lilrvrgrl]

which is why freestyle sucks IMHO

Yep!