[-346293] vilkikas (LT1) [LT1] :: Jan. 7, 2018, 8:40 p.m.

foreign castles are really bots or other castles in the castle?

[4896892] Defectus (US1) [US1] :: Jan. 7, 2018, 8:47 p.m.

They are bots, not real players.

[4896897] vilkikas (LT1) [LT1] :: Jan. 7, 2018, 8:59 p.m.

I'm playing a Lithuanian server. This is the oldest foreign castle with just 600 deff and my level is already legendary 400. How to find with more deff the foreign castle? Sorry for errors in the google verifier.

[4896901] Defectus (US1) [US1] :: Jan. 7, 2018, 9:22 p.m.

The strength of foreign castles depends on what server you're playing against. Most foreign castles are pretty weak. The strength of each foreign castle is random, so the more foreign castles you attack, the more likely it is that you'll find a foreign castle with large amounts of defense.

[4896929] bernhardt (US1) [US1] :: Jan. 7, 2018, 10:40 p.m.

I thought that their strengths were supposed to be representative of the actual players on the server one is playing against. So if a server has 1/3 garbage, 1/3 ok, and 1/3 tough that's what you should see in your FL/BC to attack. I can see individual players getting a streak of one type, but not a whole server. Seems that it's global, so the GGE fix must be in. May be part of their so far poorly executed get more PvP plan.

[4896931] Defectus (US1) [US1] :: Jan. 7, 2018, 11:02 p.m.

bernhardt (US1) said:

I thought that their strengths were supposed to be representative of the actual players on the server one is playing against. So if a server has 1/3 garbage, 1/3 ok, and 1/3 tough that's what you should see in your FL/BC to attack. I can see individual players getting a streak of one type, but not a whole server. Seems that it's global, so the GGE fix must be in. May be part of their so far poorly executed get more PvP plan.

That's what it's supposed to be, but it doesn't usually work out that way from what I've seen.

[4896939] bernhardt (US1) [US1] :: Jan. 7, 2018, 11:20 p.m.

Good, so I'm not delusional in thinking that's what it's supposed to be.

[4896974] SteelSlayer (US1) [US1] :: Jan. 8, 2018, 2:52 a.m.

bernhardt (US1) said:

I thought that their strengths were supposed to be representative of the actual players on the server one is playing against. So if a server has 1/3 garbage, 1/3 ok, and 1/3 tough that's what you should see in your FL/BC to attack. I can see individual players getting a streak of one type, but not a whole server. Seems that it's global, so the GGE fix must be in. May be part of their so far poorly executed get more PvP plan.

It used to, then the little players complained and BAM... GGE decided to screw it up, and the lords seem to get worse every event...

[4897006] bernhardt (US1) [US1] :: Jan. 8, 2018, 8:06 a.m.

I remember back when I was a lvl 50 something I was on fire for 2 months straight because as I remember it, they were running 3 days of fl and a day of sams/nomads repeatedly. With the old recruit 5 guys at a time, I couldn't replace the losses fast enough with the time I was on. No alliance help to speak of due to size of alliance. As a result I can sympathize a bit with the little players when it comes to the fl/bc attacks.

However, weakening the incoming attack shouldn't affect what we get to attack during these events.

[4897050] Philt123 (GB1) [GB1] :: Jan. 8, 2018, 12:18 p.m.

Unfortunatly GGE have noticed that players use more rubies if they make the castles weaker, so I guess from that point of view its ours as players faults, if we stopped using ruby banners on crappy castles, maybe GGE would give us bigger and better castles again to incentivise us to use ruby banners again.

They dont care if the castles are big or small they only care how many ruby items we buy, and clearly we buy more if average castle strength is weaker.

[4916169] Ginger21 (US1) [None] :: Feb. 21, 2018, 5:21 a.m.

According to someone's commander that has a bonus against NPCs, they aren't. I am told they are 'players' showing up from another server if you understand.

[5052538] big boxer (US1) [US1] :: May 23, 2019, 5:25 p.m.

TheBlueIcicle (US1) said:

The strength of foreign castles depends on what server you're playing against. Most foreign castles are pretty weak. The strength of each foreign castle is random, so the more foreign castles you attack, the more likely it is that you'll find a foreign castle with large amounts of defense.

Well, both Crows and foreign invaders are ridiculous, I never ran into weaker castles, Good Game Empire wants to know how fair the game should be,without keeping in mind, the ability, and level of the players, I remember when this event was a challenge and fun, now, I can't find a foreigner worthy of an attack, much too weak, after 25-30 useless effort, I stop.

[5052544] big boxer (US1) [US1] :: May 23, 2019, 5:30 p.m.

Give us back the original event, I'm bored, and not challenged, and spent a lot on commanders, tools and boosters.
It is a total waste, its time for a change of venue.