Chilly, i laid out a couple of strategies in the Outpost Prices thread. You may find one or more of them useful...

I have had very slow player repopulating on my map since the update (five player opponents in 24 hours), yet I've had almost 40 player attacks over the last four days. I guess that makes sense. If i show up on five maps per day and i get five revenge attacks, that makes 10 attacks on my base...

Yeah. I feel your pain W@tch3r. I end up having to use a shield at some point. It's all by design from FTX to get you to spend gold (and money).

By the way, this is a discussion. Not crying. Please understand and respect the difference.

I don't know what level player you are. For me, the outposts have become almost pointless because of the opposite problem. I am a level 47 player and the level 45/46 outposts I am receiving are absolutely no challenge and provide 1/2 the reward of the level 48-54 outposts I was receiving...

^^ good gameplay...

By the way, I'm not unhappy that players have spent money on building up sicarios. I'm saying that i don't believe it's been good for the game to have players who can take down entire bases without setting a boot on the ground. As i said earlier, I'm guilty of upgrading my sicarios as well...

Thanks for the advice on the layout. Yes, that's me. I need to rework the layout; guilty. I agree with you that it would be better for FTX to add something. A health boost to all buildings with or without a sicario would definitely be helpful.

Still not fixed. Losing my addiction to this game. I was wondering how i would quit. This might be the answer... anemic player repopulating....

I agree with you that you can't defend 100%. I'm suggesting that FTX find a way to reign in some of the abuses created by having super powerful sicarios and talents to create a little more balance in the game.

Well then it does matter if you can lose that much in a raid. You might not lose it if you could defend your base better...

These are all viable options.

I truly believe that FTX is unwilling to suffer the backlash if they downgrade what people have legitimately bought (sicarios and talents). That being said, i think they could address this in a couple of ways. 1) Increase the energy cost for All helicopter based weapons (missiles, flash...

My guess is you are the exception. You may be a master tactician!

I agree with your comments. I still think the Diegos and Scorpions are overpowered. Maybe they could grandfather existing sicariis and talents and adjust the effectiveness for new acquisitions. Of course FTX is enjoying a revenue boost from players purchasing these sicarios and spending gold...

Please don't respond with hateful comments. This is meant to open a discussion on the game dynamics and game play. Respectful debate is always welcome. Why do i expect hateful comments? Because I'm going to touch a nerve with pay to play players, I'm going to discuss the relative power of...

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It's by design. They want you to spend gold to shelter resources to make an upgrade. It's all about getting players to spend real money. They don't see this as a design issue; it's by design.

Apparently the last "update" to "fix" matchmaking was programmed to also significantly reduce the number of player opponents and reduce the outpost levels. What was wrong with the PvP frequency before? Nothing. What was wrong with the outpost levels before? Nothing. This seriously...

They will get the message. Everything they have done is designed around getting players to spend cash and gold and to raise revenue through ads placed in the game. As they make the game less interesting (fewer opponents, weaker outposts, and less ability to make upgrades through fewer...