[Jamse06]

Hey,

People have told me that I should be buying spies... I heard they dont increase NS or anything... So I was just wondering why it's so important to have them.

Thanksss,

~ James

[Emperor Badger]

So people don't spy away your shiny investments (nukes). Also usually prevent random mischief from spy attacks being conducted upon to your nation

[USMC123]

Spies are an incredibly valuable asset.

Read this: http://www.cybernati...opics.asp#Spies

[Earth Shaker]

Emperor Badger, on Sep 8 2009, 09:20 AM, said:

So people don't spy away your shiny investments (nukes). Also usually prevent random mischief from spy attacks being conducted upon to your nation

I'm agree with the gentleman.

Keeping 750 spies is IMHO mandatory (with CIA of course)

[Z3000]

so people don't take and destroy your stuff and you can help destroy theirs. For example, before tech raiding you should use a gather intelligence operation to see if the potential target has a warchest.

[Craig]

Earth Shaker, on Sep 8 2009, 11:21 AM, said:

I'm agree with the gentleman.

Keeping 750 spies is IMHO mandatory (with CIA of course)

Yeah, but wouldn't 800 be better

[Haflinger]

Earth Shaker, on Sep 8 2009, 01:21 PM, said:

I'm agree with the gentleman.

Keeping 750 spies is IMHO mandatory (with CIA of course)

The maximum spy count with a CIA and 5 intelligence agencies is 800.

50 - basic spy allotment that all nations have
5x100 - each intel agency allows another 100 spies
250 - the CIA allows an extra 250 spies

A small nation with a CIA and no intel agencies can have 300 spies. The CIA makes spies "hit" as though you have 10% more of them. 330 undetectable spies in a smaller nation can really surprise opponents very dramatically.

[Viluin]

Haflinger, on Sep 10 2009, 03:45 AM, said:

The maximum spy count with a CIA and 5 intelligence agencies is 800.

50 - basic spy allotment that all nations have
5x100 - each intel agency allows another 100 spies
250 - the CIA allows an extra 250 spies

A small nation with a CIA and no intel agencies can have 300 spies. The CIA makes spies "hit" as though you have 10% more of them. 330 undetectable spies in a smaller nation can really surprise opponents very dramatically.

Not very surprising, considering he can check spy odds before even declaring war.

This post has been edited by Viluin: 10 September 2009 - 04:29 AM

[Haflinger]

Viluin, on Sep 10 2009, 06:28 AM, said:

Not very surprising, considering he can check spy odds before even declaring war.

It's rare for 10K nations to do that.

[Viluin]

Haflinger, on Sep 12 2009, 04:50 PM, said:

It's rare for 10K nations to do that.

Anyone intending to use spies is likely to check their odds before declaring war.

[Haflinger]

Viluin, on Sep 12 2009, 07:16 PM, said:

Anyone intending to use spies is likely to check their odds before declaring war.

True.

The people who this affects are typical 10K raiders who just declare war and then a couple hours later start bawwing about being stuck in DEFCON 4 and getting quadded.

[Shardoon]

Emperor Badger, on Sep 8 2009, 03:20 AM, said:

So people don't spy away your shiny investments (nukes). Also usually prevent random mischief from spy attacks being conducted upon to your nation

In one word: Defense.