Spies . . .

[squirtlem]

There is no upkeep, but conducting operations are extremely expansive

[Shardoon]

There is no upkeep, but conducting operations are extremely expansive

There is no upkeep.

Some operations, and especially against larger nations are high priced - read here: if you want to see how the prices are calculated.

These are the expensive ones:

Destroy Money Reserves (Max 1 Million) = $300,000 + (5 x enemy nation strength)

# Destroy Nuclear Weapons (Max 1) = $500,000 + (15 x enemy nation strength)

# Destroy Infrastructure (Max 5) = $500,000 + (5 x enemy nation strength)

Destroying a max of 1M cash could be nice, but it's likely to cost you more than 1M to do it.

I think everyone agrees that getting rid of the final nuke or two in someone's arsenal is worth the 1+M it will cost to destroy it.

Destroying a max of five infra for that price is pointless. Wait a day and launch a cruise missile.

SO: of the high priced spy options it seems like destroying nukes is the only one worth it.

[Nova Bacia]

Its worth destroying a nuke, even for a high price because the damage it could cause is far more.

[Elephant Keeper]

I bought one...not sure why. Gather intelligence, or 30 infra...hmm.

I'll use it eventually.

[Bob Janova]

I think the likely consensus is that Gather Intel is a very useful ability if you're preparing for a war, and Decom Nukes is definitely worth the money if you have a nuclear enemy (particularly a rogue who cannot rebuy). Most of the other actions cost more than the damage you do to the enemy so they're less useful.

[SlayerX46]

I employ the use of my spies to gather intelligence on the leaders of my alliance. :lol:

[Hjalmar]

I saw this thread in our forums about a military response and a high level rogue, and the destroy nuke spying option was used to exceptional effect by Arkady.