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'''Newbie bashing''' is the term used to describe hitting someone significantly smaller than yourself with a fleet that's disproportionately large.
'''Newbie bashing''' is the term used to describe hitting someone significantly smaller than yourself with a fleet that's disproportionately large. 'n00b bashing' is another term used for the same occurrance.


The game currently limits targets one can attack to 40% of own [[value]]. Though in previous rounds it used to be different. It was introduced in [[round 5]] as a limit of 15%. A loophole in the limit is that unspent [[resource]]s add less value than ships would if the resources were spent. This way they are smaller than they could be, giving them a chance to hit smaller planets.  
The game will not allow you to attack targets with less than 40% of your own [[value]]. These planets' values will appear in orange on the Galaxy page. 'Newbie bashing' is when you attack someone barely over that minimum threshold. In previous rounds the percentage used to be different. It was introduced in [[round 5]] as a limit of 15%.
 
Some alliances impose their own 'bash limits', which alliance members must follow during alliance attacks. For example, the Hidden Agenda bash limit is 60%.


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Revision as of 20:54, 1 October 2005

Newbie bashing is the term used to describe hitting someone significantly smaller than yourself with a fleet that's disproportionately large. 'n00b bashing' is another term used for the same occurrance.

The game will not allow you to attack targets with less than 40% of your own value. These planets' values will appear in orange on the Galaxy page. 'Newbie bashing' is when you attack someone barely over that minimum threshold. In previous rounds the percentage used to be different. It was introduced in round 5 as a limit of 15%.

Some alliances impose their own 'bash limits', which alliance members must follow during alliance attacks. For example, the Hidden Agenda bash limit is 60%.