2011-10-02, 19:38:56
(2011-10-02, 19:27:58)EarthR Wrote: UnitedDoom i know what you trying to write here but the spawn creeps give bounty of 3 or 5 gold so the only problem there is extra experience, you dont get much gold from the spawn creepsand that game was lost due to the tanks each teams had
... which might amount to about 25 gold per spawn? Every... 15 seconds? I don't know the actual numbers, so I'm only guessing, but if we take these numbers, it would be:
60 / 15 = 4 times per minute
4*25 = 100 gold per minute
10 minutes = 1000 gold
So, while the numbers might not be correct, and I'm assuming 100% creeping there, there's still another way you can look at it:
Say you're getting about 80% of the creeps on the lane. If you're using AOE skills to creep, that percentage wouldn't change much with more creeps (and even if you aren't, it won't scale linearly I'm sure). So actually you might get a percentage of those "cheap" additional creeps, while - in absolute numbers - also getting more normal creeps. Why is that? Because those additional creeps will kill your own creeps faster, which means that more normal enemy creeps will be there for you to take.
Taking that into account it will certainly be more than 1000 gold in 10 minutes. So, while your enemy just spent 3,5k for a creeping factory, you get:
- more money
- more xp
Your enemy has 3,5k less equip, while you'll have at least a basic magic or iron hull more in 10 minutes than anyone else.
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Taking that little math example inot account, I think both of you are partially right - but the biggest problem in my oppinion with an early creep factory is the loss of 3,5k for the one who buys / builds it. Think about it - that's one additional Fire Arrows, or a large repair kit + 500, or a steel hull + 1k, or an earth robot while your enemy gets a thunder tank - and that option is probably the most problematic.
Getting used to the Sand everywhere. At least it brings us map updates.