Originally
posted by
Pain:
Originally
posted by
Jiman:
A topfeed is when a Fat land country gets grabbed and losses a lot of because they didnt carry enough defense. They then start to become butthurt by their poor military choices so much so, that they have to relay on the political abilities of their alliance FA's to try to get there land back due to their mistakes.
the only difference is in the first scenario L:L can be taken back in 1 grab where as not possible in the 2nd
That is topfeeding.
PS: It may of meant something different in the past, but that is the current form of what it is atm.
i fail to see how defense has any bearing whatsoever on how much land a country loses or gains back. the amount taken is relative to networth differences. if a 10k acre 2m net country grabs a 30k acre 8m net country with 200k turrets, they will only get about 5% as opposed to 10% if they both had 8m net. alternatively a 30k acre 8m country with 8m turrets can still get "topfed" by a 10k acre 8m net country with 8m jets. point: defense is irrelevant when determining topfeed.
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I disagree, Pain. Defense is relevant when determining topfeed. However, its the defense of the attacker that is relevant, not the defense of the defender. If the attacker tries to bounce the retal, its not a topfeed. If the attacker makes no attempt to bounce the retal, or has no hope of bouncing the retal, its either a topfeed, or a really dumb grab.
You should never grab an alliance and then hide behind a retal policy. If you hide behind something after grabbing an alliance, make sure its enough turrets that they can't retal you.