I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT A SOLO KILL ON THIS SERVER WOULD BE POSSIBLE, EVEN AGAINST AN OPPONENT WHO IS ACTIVELY (AND COMPETENTLY) PLAYING HIS/HER COUNTRY. IT COULD BE DONE IN ONE PLAY SESSION. HOWEVER, SEVERAL THINGS WOULD NEED TO COME TOGETHER TO MAKE IT HAPPEN:
1) THE TARGET COUNTRY WOULD NEED TO HAVE 0 SDI OR CLOSE TO IT. THIS DESCRIBES ALMOST EVERY WELL PLAYED COUNTRY ON THE SERVER.
2) THE TARGET COUNTRY WOULD NEED TO HAVE A LOW TO MEDIUM SPY/LAND RATIO. MOST COUNTRIES ON THE SERVER ALSO FIT THIS DESCRIPTION.
3) THE ASSASSINATION WOULD NEED TO TAKE PLACE LATE IN THE RESET (LIKE 55+ DAYS)
4) THE ASSASSIN WOULD NEED TO FOCUS HEAVILY ON WARFARE TECH FROM VERY EARLY IN THE RESET.
5) THE ASSASSIN WOULD NEED A HIGH SPY/LAND RATIO.
6) THE ASSASSIN WOULD NEED TO HAVE A REASONABLY LARGE COUNTRY (29K+ ACRES, IN ORDER TO HOLD ENOUGH MISSILES)
7) A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LUCK WOULD BE REQUIRED.. SPECIFICALLY, PRODUCING A HIGH RATIO OF CHEMS TO NUKES/EMS.
8) THE ASSASSIN WOULD HAVE TO BE A TYRANNY.
I BELIEVE THAT GIVEN ALL OF THE ABOVE, THE KILL IS POSSIBLE, BASED ON THE RESULTS OF AN OPERATION WHICH THE MIGHTY CLAN [DANGER]! EXECUTED DURING THE AUG/SEP '13 RESET ON THE ALLIANCE SERVER.
http://www.earthgraphs.com/...ph=alive&tab=hitstats
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE PAGE LINKED ABOVE, WE MANAGED A KILL WITH 46 SUCCESSFUL CHEMS AND 20 GS. THOSE 20 GS WERE ALL AT MINIMUM RETURNS (5 CIVS) AND COULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY FOUR MORE CHEMS, IF WE HAD HAD THEM. THE TARGET COUNTRY WAS NOT TINY, (26K ACRES) BUT HAD 0 SDI AND FAIRLY WEAK SPY/LAND RATIO.
WHAT CANNOT BE SEEN FROM THOSE HITSTATS IS THAT WE STARTED OUR OPERATION WITH 50 STIR REBELLIONS OPS. A COUPLE OF OUR MEMBERS ALSO HAD FAIRLY LOW SPY/LAND RATIOS, SO A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER (I WOULD ESTIMATE AROUND 15) OF THOSE OPS WERE FAILURES.
OUR ASSASSIN RUNS A TECH STARTUP, AND MAINTAINS A MINIMUM OF 4% WARFARE TECH FROM ABOUT DAY 4 OF THE RESET (NOT TOO HARD TO DO). HE SPENDS HIS BONUS POINTS ON EXTRA TURNS EACH DAY. HE GAINS 48 TURNS, PLUS 6 LOGOUT TURNS, PLUS 4 TURNS FROM BONUS POINTS PER DAY. OR 58 TURNS. AT 4% WARFARE TECH, HE SHOULD CREATE, ON AVERAGE, 2.32 MISSILES PER DAY. AFTER 50 DAYS OF DOING THIS, HE HAS SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 116 MISSILES. HE HOPES THAT AT LEAST 50 OF THOSE MISSILES ARE CHEMS.
HIS DASTARDLY PLOT STARTS WITH SAVING BONUS POINTS FOR THREE DAYS, AND TURNS FOR TWO DAYS. HIS TIMING MUST BE CAREFULLY PLANNED. HIS LOGIN FOR THE ASSASSINATION OCCURS JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT SERVER TIME, AND GRANTS HIM 6 BONUS TURNS IN ADDITION TO HIS 80 ON HAND. AFTER SPENDING HIS BONUS POINTS ON 12 MORE TURNS, HE HAS 98 ON HAND. HE IS TREMBLING WITH EXCITEMENT AND ANTICIPATION NOW! HE HAS TIMED EVERYTHING PERFECTLY!
IT IS NOW TWO MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT. THE CARNAGE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN! HE HAS 52 CHEMICAL MISSILES IN HIS SILOS AND 98 TURNS WHICH WILL BECOME 100 TURNS IN... 1.5 MINUTES NOW. HE HAS 48 EXTRA TURNS TO SPEND ON STIR REBELLIONS OPS, BUT HE CAN ONLY RUN 35 OF THEM NOW.
HE ORDERS HIS SPIES INTO THE ENEMY'S LAND. THEY SHOW NO MERCY AS THEY BATHE IN THE BLOOD OF THE EVILDOERS. AGAIN AND AGAIN THEY RETURN SUCCESSFUL. NOW, THIRTY SECONDS BEFORE MIDNIGHT, THEY GET A BRIEF REST. OUR ASSASSIN USES THIS TIME TO OPEN AN ICE COLD SAM ADAMS.
MIDNIGHT IS FINALLY HERE! THE COVERT AGENTS ENGAGE IN THIRTEEN MORE MURDEROUS INCURSIONS. MANY ARE UNSUCCESSFUL, BUT THAT SCARCELY MATTERS NOW. THE VICTIM'S FATE IS ALL BUT SEALED.
NOW AS HE READIES HIS MISSILES, A FIENDISH GRIN APPEARS ON HIS FACE. FRANTICALLY HE FIRES THEM, ONE AFTER ANOTHER. AN ENDLESS TORRENT OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION RAINS DOWN ON HIS VICTIM. AS THE BUILDINGS CRUMBLE AND CIVILIANS SUCCUMB TO HIS VILE POISON, HIS HEARTBEAT QUICKENS. HE KNOWS HE IS GOING TO SUCCEED.
THE KILL COUNTS DWINDLE RAPIDLY. 100.. 76.. 50.. AND NOW FINALLY, THE NUMBER HE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR. 25 CIVILIANS KILLED. HE IS ALMOST THERE. HE HAS 5 MISSILES AND 5 TURNS LEFT.
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25! NO! IT CAN'T BE! ALL OF HIS CAREFUL PLANNING AND PREPARATION HAS FAILED. HE STARES IN DISBELIEF AT THE HATEFUL MONITOR. HE CAN ALMOST HEAR IT LAUGHING AT HIM.
BUT AS HE STARES, HE NOTICES SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL. HE HAS CREATED ONE MORE CHEMICAL MISSILE. IF HIS VICTIM JUST STAYS OFFLINE FOR 25 MORE MINUTES, HE STILL HAS A CHANCE. AS HE WAITS ANXIOUSLY, HE REFRESHES EESTATS OVER AND OVER, WILLING HIS FOE TO STAY AWAY. THOSE 25 MINUTES SEEM LIKE AN ETERNITY, BUT THEY EVENTUALLY DO PASS, AND TWO MORE TURNS MATERIALIZE.
THIS IS IT. HIS LAST SHOT. HE FIRES HIS LAST MISSILE, AND PRAYS AS HE WAITS FOR THE RESULTS PAGE TO LOAD. 11 CIVILIANS KILLED! HE HAS DONE IT! NOW THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO DO BUT TO DELIGHT IN THE WARM RED GLOW FROM THE SCORES LIST, AND TO SAVOR HIS BEER. HE WILL SLEEP VERY WELL TONIGHT.
