Empire League Players

[Porcupine]

Just got to Empire League and the "No opponent found" thing is getting really frequent.
I seriously can't attack anymore, been trying for 30min and only attacked maybe 3 times, training blessing wasted.
I'm still Enlightenment, i wanted to stay EA for a while and test a theory but now the game won't even let me.

I wanna know.. what about you guys?
Industrial players in Empire League and Enlightenment players as well, How often do you get that message? What about Kingdom?

 

[dbukalski]

Empire 2 its not enough to be a real problem

 

[Porcupine]

It seems to be a real problem for EA players, been stuck around 2650 for 2 days because of it. Anyway started my upgrade for IA tho i preferred not to, my defense is still gunpowder but i'm not dropping my medals :/

 

[Tickling]

I'm obviously not Empire but I'll throw my two cents in. I've been attacked twice by players in Empire league, once while I was Silver 1 and once in Gold II. So either the random matchmaker occasionally screws up or when it can't find a match within its parameters it matches with the first available base? There's probably been more as I don't usually check on my attackers or they often aren't in alliances.

 

[Redgar]

Yea, good observation tickling. I have exactly the same idea about matchmaking, that it has at least two layers... Like preferable opponents layer and when there is none, it expands it to a certain level of medals.

Also, it could be that it logs how long you weren't attacked. Usually, those hi medals attacks came when I had no attacks for a long time. Just assumption, tho

 

[Porcupine]

Good observations, thought about them as well. As for your second theory redgar; do you mean 'not being attack when offline'?

Do you have your TC exposed? If not exposed then those high medal attacks came because all low medal attacks 'nexted' your base before them. (most of the times)

If you meant 'In general not getting attacked' then yes I have a similar observation, I believed that you'll lose medals depending on how many hours you played or medals you farmed, which implies your theory as well 'how many time you spent not being attacked while being online'.
Just an observation, might be wrong.

 

[Tickling]

Now that I think about it, those high medal attackers usual hit about 6-7 hours after I log off and yes my TC is protected. So I think there's something to your theory that your base moves up the queue as people "next" it.

 

[Bodack Scythe]

I was Empire League before the awful Algorithm was introduced. Which heavily favors the low medal high level cheat accounts.

I have just been maintaining Kingdom I until they fix the game (if they ever do). I was curious though about your matchups. I was getting fair and reasonable attacks and defenses until they started the new Algorithm. However, since then, I very rarely see anything but 1 -39, 1 -39, 1 -39 for hundreds of match ups in a row. So I am curious if you see these same match ups? Also, are you regularly attacked for -15, -20, -27, -30, -31, --39 etc? Thanks your response is appreciated.

 

[dbukalski]

Yes to all of that. But u can grind thru it all

 

[Redgar]

I have an idea that if you weren't attacked for long periods which sometimes happens for me if I log in through being scouted, but do not attack. or when I wad low medals... after that, every time I got attacks from weird bases... Or cheats or 1000 medals higher than me, etc.

 

[Brown Bear]

That's the problem. Most players aren't dbukalski, they don't like to grind through no opponents and would rather drop.

 

[Porcupine]

I was Empire League before the awful Algorithm was introduced. Which heavily favors the low medal high level cheat accounts.

I have just been maintaining Kingdom I until they fix the game (if they ever do). I was curious though about your matchups. I was getting fair and reasonable attacks and defenses until they started the new Algorithm. However, since then, I very rarely see anything but 1 -39, 1 -39, 1 -39 for hundreds of match ups in a row. So I am curious if you see these same match ups? Also, are you regularly attacked for -15, -20, -27, -30, -31, --39 etc? Thanks your response is appreciated.

Yes same matchmaking, IF you're lucky you get one high medal opponent once in 2 hours and most of them "maxed out bases". And yes always losing that much in defense. It was different in kingdom with exposed TC i was losing 1 medal most of the times.

I'm getting "no opponent found" very frequently especially around 2650-2750. Can't advance furthermore, constantly wasting training blessing for 2-5 matches.

I don't know how other players are finding opponents and advancing so quickly or advancing at all honestly, but apparently it's better if you're IA so i'm waiting for that and i'll see what happens.

 

[Porcupine]

Now that I think about it, those high medal attackers usual hit about 6-7 hours after I log off and yes my TC is protected. So I think there's something to your theory that your base moves up the queue as people "next" it.

I didn't next yours just now. I get no opponents for 10min and then i find you.. What are the odds I wanted to take those few last troops on a romantic walk/rally all around your base but that didn't turn out very well. Maybe next time.

 

[Redgar]

Porcupine, I have an idea that you may have issues, caz you're in EA and so high on medals. When I was in medieval, I had issues with opponents as low as 1200 medals, so it somehow may vary per age. The medal range you're in is populated by IA players, so the system may kinda 'save' them for IA players.

The more french we have, the less opponents there will be ))) and the poorer they'll become. I managed to start three 340k oil worth in total upgrades in a couple of days, but it was annoying to collect.

 

[Porcupine]

Yea maybe. We rarely attack people in the same medal range tho, it's either gold or kingdom.
I guess i'll have to wait a week and see. If it didn't turn out well i'll be dropping medals, got lots of upgrades to do.. all defense still gunpowder ://

 

[Tickling]

I didn't next yours just now. I get no opponents for 10min and then i find you.. What are the odds I wanted to take those few last troops on a romantic walk/rally all around your base but that didn't turn out very well. Maybe next time.

Well played sir, well played. Lol the replay is all lies, but I wish you had taken more loot! I have this nagging suspicion you spared my gold storages!

 

[Denquin]

Holy s-!t. You are so good, that no opponent can contest with you toe-to-toe.

 

[dbukalski]

Yes same matchmaking, IF you're lucky you get one high medal opponent once in 2 hours and most of them "maxed out bases". And yes always losing that much in defense. It was different in kingdom with exposed TC i was losing 1 medal most of the times.

I'm getting "no opponent found" very frequently especially around 2650-2750. Can't advance furthermore, constantly wasting training blessing for 2-5 matches.

I don't know how other players are finding opponents and advancing so quickly or advancing at all honestly, but apparently it's better if you're IA so i'm waiting for that and i'll see what happens.

Ia makes it bettee because ur army is stronger so u can take down the maxed out bases

 

[Porcupine]

Maybe.. you can call it a courtesy attack. 1 medal, no loot.

 

[Porcupine]

So it won't be before one month till I can enjoy empire and dynasty. That's a turn off :/