Driving down their ANWs? Mmmmm... I don't think so. I can run an all-x to 110-120m NW in Alliance. FFA = same turns as Alliance, therefore I should be able to do the same here. :P
So.. unless their alliance ANW is.. 125m+... then no.
LOL. Leave No Doubt was me, and I was being hit nearly every 15 mins for the last 6 hours of the set. Pretty sure if you double-tap countries, it nullifies the effect of GDI so there's no point.
I was just lucky to have 60%+ SDI as a precaution. Hell! I didn't even think I'd finish top 10. This is just gravy to me ;D
w00t! 9th even though everyone and their grandma decided to try and kill me today. ;D I got enough turns in on those 25.3kA to put up a decent finish. not the 23-24m NW I had hoped, but oh well. ;D
I'm not entirely surprised. LaE never had overwhelming 'staying power.' People like me would always flake out and leave randomly.. then leadership meltdowns, wars, booze, and laziness etc etc.
Oh wellz. If I ever do return (unlikely), I'll find somewhere else to hide. ;D
Finish school and maybe a Master's. Purchase car and a house (modest, not huge.) At the same time, I'd invest the rest assuming a max term of 3 years on all investments.
Then upon completion of school, I'd work towards establishing a small, green-tech based, land development firm.