Strategy Post - 6/16/2010

Espionage - Offensive

One of the 'extras' that KingswordOnline features beyond other similar games is the ability to perform 20 espionage actions against your enemies. This is done by spending espionage points, which are produced by Spies who work in your barony.

Espionage actions are broken down into 4 levels of difficulty:
Easy - these actions are common, easy-to-know type spy actions mainly done to gather much-needed information about an enemy. Easy espionage actions cost:
Easy Action = Total Influence / 1000

Medium - these actions are less common, but still 'average' in difficulty to perform. Medium espionage actions cost:
Medium Action = Total Influence / 500

Hard - these actions are of above-average difficulty to perform and require more effort (points) to be spent. Hard espionage actions cost:
Hard Action = Total Influence / 100

Difficult - these actions are significantly above-average to perform and require an even higher # of espionage points to be spent. These actions are also by far the most destructive actions in the game. Difficult actions cost:
Difficult Action = Total Influence / 10


When attempting an offensive espionage action, you simply click on the action you wish to perform, which brings up an input box in which you enter the target player name. Also available at that point, is another input box called "Points To Spend" which is a very important box.

"Points To Spend" are EXTRA espionage points you elect to spend above and beyond the base cost of the action. The more espionage points you assign here, the better your odds of success in your mission.

Your success is based on several different factors:
* The target's total # of espionage points
* The target's defensive espionage allocation for the action you're attempting
* The difficulty level of the action you're attempting
* A small, random element to simulate luck, weather, situations out of your control

Next Week: Defensive Espionage Page. How to use it effectively.