Camping?

[Iran the Red]

At what point is staying in any age/era considered camping.
I have recently been accused of camping in an age/era after having been in the age only 52 days.

 

[Forwandert]

There are no set figures. Just play the game as you like.

 

[Ev4ma]

At what point is staying in any age/era considered camping.
I have recently been accused of camping in an age/era after having been in the age only 52 days.

Camping in FoE isn't bad, its a good thing to do. I'd say lingering after you complete the era's tech is camping but camping is an amazing thing to do in FoE, allows you to build up your GBs and improve your city. I am gonna be camping in FE until I at least reach 800 attack and defence. Highly recommend camping

 

[Iran the Red]

Until a recent comment made by Inno support, "The game is not designed to support camping" ;!?:!
From most research I have found staying in a pre-modern age for 3 or 4 months is normal development, post- modern age is at least 6 months is normal development.

 

[Iran the Red]

If it is considered CAMPING as soon as you complete the Tech tree, far to many cities would become incapable of meeting the demands of the game.
The best (ignored) advice is to not age up a city to fast.
So, I am still stuck with the question when does it become considered CAMPING?

 

[klods hans]

So, I am still stuck with the question when does it become considered CAMPING?

When YOU consider it camping.

 

[klods hans]

I would say that camping is staying in an age for longer than needed to prepare for the next age.
It's not camping to stay in an age as long as needed to gather resources for the next tech tree. That can take 2 days or 6 months or a year or more.

post- modern age is at least 6 months is normal development.

Nah, it doesn't have to take that long. A few weeks per age is enough (not taking OC into account ). You can rush to Jupiter in a couple of months.
That's not normal development of course. Normal, average is maybe 2-3 months per age, - which is my own pretty loose assumption.

 

[papashakes]

play the game how you want.. I've been in EMA for six months now but that's part of my game strategy

 

[Emberguard]

The term refers to a player that avoids aging up for longer than they need to.

Because it’s more of a behaviour description than it is anything else, there’s no set in stone timeframe that becomes camping. Particularly given power creep and player ability determines a lot in how fast you could advance if you wanted to

 

[Emberguard]

The game is not designed to support camping

Correct. The game was (originally) designed for players to age up. As such certain features may not be available if you choose to camp

The best (ignored) advice is to not age up a city to fast.

This has truth in it, though it’s somewhat subjective as to what’s “too fast” and what’s just stunting your growth by camping, particularly as so much is dependent on you as a player and what your support network looks like

Certainly staying in any given age indefinitely tends to be the easiest path as it allows you to stockpile resources

 

[Dead-Eye]

I camped in colonial for a couple years and I'm glad I did. I slowly traded goods up 1 for 1 and got all my advanced GBs and built a strong attack and defence. Now I tend to stay in an age for as long as it takes to get enough 1 up and reno kits for all my buildings.

 

[Overlord Dex]

I've been in the Contemporary Era for probably 4 years.

I will move up at some point soon!

 

[klods hans]

I've been in the Contemporary Era for probably 4 years.

I will move up at some point soon!

Good camp site, CE Now, rush to FE and camp for the next 4 years

 

[Ev4ma]

Good camp site, CE Now, rush to FE and camp for the next 4 years

Nono camp there until FoE's servers die