Hey all,
I've been recently adding a bit to the forums, and trying to think of the game more from a chess perspective (studying the game off-board, reading, investing large portions of my life, etc.) to get to the next level.
I'd like to hear what some different perspective are, by power, on typical considerations for building fleets vs. armies. From my current understanding, here's what I typically try for:
England/Italy: build armies early as reasonable. Maybe get a fleet 1901, but your second build should be focused on army if you're going for an eventual solo. I see too many 5 fleet 1 army Englands, or 5 fleet 2 army Italys.
Austria: conversely to England, you need additional fleets to solo. Possibly as early as 1901, but likely not until later.
France: build as many fleets as reasonable. If you can defend with your original 2 armies, try to get up to 4 fleets 2 armies. You're going to want to attack England come 1903 probably, and you'll need at least 1 fleet South to keep Italy in check.
Germany: 1901 is typically 1 fleet 1 army, then I think it's pretty dependent on gameboard, but focused more towards armies.
Russia: Either north or south, you'll eventually need additional fleets to solo, but probably not both.
Turkey: Pretty balanced, but not more than 4 fleets, possibly 5, but probably not.
The above is definitely over-simplified, but hopefully not completely false? What do you think? What other considerations other than setting yourself up for an eventual solo?
~CliffDancer