This strat is used by pro players, so don't dismiss it just because you think you are "above" it.
The sling makes lower level players much more useful for the team than they would have been otherwise, as long as there is at least one good player on the team. The idea is quite easy:
Step 1: Make it to feudal fast.
Step 2: Wall up, fully (hardest part).
Step 3: Donate resources to your ally/allies.
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Profit!
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On the way to feudal, you have to make a calculation:
Will you manage to wall up all your base with stone walls with only the 200 starting stone. 200 stone make 40 pieces off wall, 66 with Mayan ally. If you get almost all of your base, make around 3 layers of palisade wall, some houses and your market at the point where you couldn't wall. If you think you can't make it, build a mining camp and mine stone.
Some Do and Don'ts when walling:
Once in feudal, continue to build vills. Get wood and food upgrade and build a market. In the market, get the tech that reduces the fee for donating resources. Continue to build vills. When the 3 techs are gotten, keep enough resources to continue to build vills and donate the rest to your selected ally. When you have ~40 pop, get wheelbarrow. As a slinger, never stockpile donate as soon as you have 50 of any resource.
When donating, you can make it the hard way (good way) or the easy way.
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Other important notes:
Prepare your ally. 1-2 mins into the game, say "I'm going to sling you
This start can be done both from pocket and flank position. If flank vs a good player, watch out for MAA rushes and drushes, because they are fast. Early palisade walls and then stonewalls behind the palisade walls is a good option.
[This message has been edited by Leif Ericson (edited 07-08-2011 @ 05:11 PM).]