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Originally posted by DeathDealer89 DeathDealer89 wrote:

Perhaps we should design our own 'power' formula based upon the ranking available to all.

Population,defense and attack will have high 'weights'  

Diplo, magic, trade have low 'weights'

Quest and Tech are pretty much useless to the 'power' equation.  

Anybody good at writing scripts that can grab all that information then produce a new 'power' list?  

The easiest way to do this would be to parse the playerdata xml, if and only if the scores are in the data (I do not recall).  If it is in the data, it is easy to calculate.
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I think power in Illy is measured by the effectiveness of sharp tools.

i.e. those rare cases where you are prepared and specialized in a way that precisely matches the circumstances you find yourself in (or the circumstances you create!), and can then use that to achieve material advantage.
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It's all about making sure you have a long enough lever and the right fulcrum.
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OK, so we have a very sharp, long lever, attached to the right fulcrum, pointing at something it will win against. Anything else?

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I think its the willpower behind the agressor that really defines the "weight" of a player. Just because youre big doesnt mean you see a lot combat necesarily.
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people tell me i am pretty powerful after i eat at taco bell, i think that determines power more than points....in military... specialization is very important...team work determines who is powerful in this game, no single player is worth their salt without a good team around them...also the number of accounts a person is permasitting determines alot and also if the person is multiple accounting...then also u have to look which and how many different alliance the person is playing in...as the game gets older i wouldnt mess with any player...especially if they eat at taco bell....wiggles her behind at harm and nc
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out of curiosity how long have Harmless been number 1?  Smile
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So if willpower is the force applied upon the said lever, then moving the fulcrum will change the amount of pressure or force that willpower can apply.

So the fulcrum holds the real power.


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That's like the age-old question: What's more important, the arrow or the bow?

A: It's the arrow. There are only two kinds of archers: imbeciles, and people who use crossbows.
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