Last night I archived my game (id 4570410). I'm so frustated with this business model that I will leave this game for a long time.
When I joined this game (day 5, Germany) I have no problem the first days. Germany was intacted, so I was easy to defeat nearby countries (public games are so easy...). But soon I noticed a player (China) using cruise missiles in order to defeat singles mot. inf.. In this moment I though "oh, a golden boy, a real challenge!". Few days later, when China and I shared boundaries, I could spy some of his troops, all of them at max level available (mot. inf, gunships, attack helis, ASF, MBT, officers, etc.), but nothing about arty and air support. After I saw China patrolling the boundary with helis, I smell blood and smiled. "Sweet summer child", as Opulon would say. China had infraestructures at max level too.
When I saw China researching nuclear weapons in 1 minute and nuked nearby countries, I though "ok, I have to prioritize research of TDSs and max level SAMs". On day 20 I had around 100 cities (my best mark by far) so I had a good production.
China has a coalition of 5, he offered me to enter many times, but in a previous game I joined with a golden player and it was a very bad experience, so I didn't want to be a pet anymore. It is very frustating watching another user using huge quantities of gold destroying and conquesting with no sweat.
Finally, yesterday China attacked me. He launched enormeus quantities of nuclear cruise missiles (at max level) to my core cities with his stealth bombers. I had some TDS (level 2) and SAMs (level 4) and I could destroyed some of them, but he was able to nuke Leizpig. After that, he launched a ICBM againts my capital and he nuked it too (as I read in the forum, it is very very difficult to stop a ICBM and you need some luck). At that moment I was very angry, so I used my gold reserve from previous games and a old purchase and purchased aditional 80.000 of gold (I became crazy, Dorado's business model is very very addictive) in order to improve TDS, SAMs, mobile arty, and place some TDS trying to create a secure bubble around my core cities and a few strategic cities (Vienna, Belgrade, Minsk). With mobile arty I was able to stop chinese ground invasion and kill around 40.000 chinese troops in one day (mainly MBT, mot. inf., national guards, special forces, CRV, and towed arty maxed xD). I lost around 15.000 troops, mostly nuked in his first attack. He launched another salvo of nuclear cruise missiles (max level) and I was barely able to stop them.
Then he called his coalition mates (bored users, almost inactive most of them), and another country outside his coalition. I have to retire troops from Africa and concentrate them under protection of TDS of my key cities. Any troops outside secure bubble would be vaporized with chinese nuclear cruise missiles.
Finally, last night I took the decision to archive the game at day 27. I can no defeat a user using such quantities of gold, with unilimited provisions of nuclear missiles and stealth bombers. I can not build a ton of TDS in every place in order to protect my cities and troops. China also lowered morale of cities of his enemys, so he can do againts me. It is very frustating be forced to use gold in order to play competitive against a massive golden player.
I'm purchased Security Council, I think it is a good way to support this game. But allowing using unlimited quantities of gold in a game, it is insane and very frustrating. So I will quit from this game for a long time, this business model it is very frustrating if you want to play in a competitive way without using gold.
I'm sure this thread will be close, I don't mind, I only want to show my deep disappointment and frustation.
I know I can join a Elite Challenge with an alliance (I never joined at this elite challenges), but surely it would require a lot of dedication in order to play competitive, and in this moment I can not play in that competitive mode.
Thank you for your attention.
When I joined this game (day 5, Germany) I have no problem the first days. Germany was intacted, so I was easy to defeat nearby countries (public games are so easy...). But soon I noticed a player (China) using cruise missiles in order to defeat singles mot. inf.. In this moment I though "oh, a golden boy, a real challenge!". Few days later, when China and I shared boundaries, I could spy some of his troops, all of them at max level available (mot. inf, gunships, attack helis, ASF, MBT, officers, etc.), but nothing about arty and air support. After I saw China patrolling the boundary with helis, I smell blood and smiled. "Sweet summer child", as Opulon would say. China had infraestructures at max level too.
When I saw China researching nuclear weapons in 1 minute and nuked nearby countries, I though "ok, I have to prioritize research of TDSs and max level SAMs". On day 20 I had around 100 cities (my best mark by far) so I had a good production.
China has a coalition of 5, he offered me to enter many times, but in a previous game I joined with a golden player and it was a very bad experience, so I didn't want to be a pet anymore. It is very frustating watching another user using huge quantities of gold destroying and conquesting with no sweat.
Finally, yesterday China attacked me. He launched enormeus quantities of nuclear cruise missiles (at max level) to my core cities with his stealth bombers. I had some TDS (level 2) and SAMs (level 4) and I could destroyed some of them, but he was able to nuke Leizpig. After that, he launched a ICBM againts my capital and he nuked it too (as I read in the forum, it is very very difficult to stop a ICBM and you need some luck). At that moment I was very angry, so I used my gold reserve from previous games and a old purchase and purchased aditional 80.000 of gold (I became crazy, Dorado's business model is very very addictive) in order to improve TDS, SAMs, mobile arty, and place some TDS trying to create a secure bubble around my core cities and a few strategic cities (Vienna, Belgrade, Minsk). With mobile arty I was able to stop chinese ground invasion and kill around 40.000 chinese troops in one day (mainly MBT, mot. inf., national guards, special forces, CRV, and towed arty maxed xD). I lost around 15.000 troops, mostly nuked in his first attack. He launched another salvo of nuclear cruise missiles (max level) and I was barely able to stop them.
Then he called his coalition mates (bored users, almost inactive most of them), and another country outside his coalition. I have to retire troops from Africa and concentrate them under protection of TDS of my key cities. Any troops outside secure bubble would be vaporized with chinese nuclear cruise missiles.
Finally, last night I took the decision to archive the game at day 27. I can no defeat a user using such quantities of gold, with unilimited provisions of nuclear missiles and stealth bombers. I can not build a ton of TDS in every place in order to protect my cities and troops. China also lowered morale of cities of his enemys, so he can do againts me. It is very frustating be forced to use gold in order to play competitive against a massive golden player.
I'm purchased Security Council, I think it is a good way to support this game. But allowing using unlimited quantities of gold in a game, it is insane and very frustrating. So I will quit from this game for a long time, this business model it is very frustrating if you want to play in a competitive way without using gold.
I'm sure this thread will be close, I don't mind, I only want to show my deep disappointment and frustation.
I know I can join a Elite Challenge with an alliance (I never joined at this elite challenges), but surely it would require a lot of dedication in order to play competitive, and in this moment I can not play in that competitive mode.
Thank you for your attention.
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