Picking a Universe
by Admin on Feb.23, 2010, under Blog, Tips

Ogame Universe
Picking a universe isn’t simple or in any case shouldn’t be randomly chosen. The fist thing needed to be said is that all universes are different. Some differences include:
number of players, how old a universe is ( you can tell by looking in the statistics, look at how many points the best player has. The more points the older the uni.), what kind of alliances are there (lets say you are Australian, maybe you want to join a Australian alliance, or maybe start one?), rules of selected universe ( some universes are for example anniversary universes with different rules like, debris fields can be made out of ships and defense ), look what kind of buildings are available, do you know anyone in this uni.? how resource hungry are other players ( meaning do they raid you a lot?) what about ACS (Alliance Combat System, a system allowing an alliance’s members to station their fleets at another member’s planet, currentlyin universe 5, 32, 13, 18.
Those are just some major differences that come to my mind right now. Picking a universe that is right for you is critical, it can make you love or hate ogame! So choose wisely. I would recommend setting up a couple accounts (on different universes see my rules page), see which one works best for you. Join a alliance and talk to members to find out more about your selected universe. When you decide which universe is right for you, forget about the other accounts and just stick with the one you picked. The other accounts you set up will be banned after a number of days of being inactive, But before they get banned they will be much appreciated farming material for other starting players. So it works out for everyone.
From my personal experience its good to join a universe were you know somebody. If you don’t that’s ok, just look for a good alliance, maybe a country alliance or an alliance that has the same values and goals in common.
Every player has different goals but most of us would probably say that being the best player is the ultimate goal. Well if you choose a old universe than forget about catching up to the best players! I’m not saying its impossible but probably just wont happen. The best players in old universes have insane amount of points, and remember that points grow exponentially.
Sometimes when you are signing up for a new account ogame recommends universes [ universe # (recommended) ], they do that because the number of players is low (many reasons why). You would think that new universes are recommended because it needs new players, but that’s not the case, usually when a new universe is started new players flock just to have a head start, greatly increasing their chance of being the bets player or at least being in the tops of the statistics.
So these are just some aspects to consider when picking a universe, I hope these ogame tips will improve your game play.
If you have any tips or know of anything that should be added, please share.
