this thread has been totally hijacked, jackwagen, i'm sorry
i'll tell you, i started out playing this game, being a good guy, collecting monthly income, buying stuff, growing
i had a fed mate that swiped his card to buy top-notch countries, he was the best in the world, but myself, with 4 dollars a month, I was second rate. to be top notch, i had to be better in game, and i was getting their.
i made the move that would eventually make me, well, me as i am, he was jealous, and booted me from the fed, it was my darkest time in sc, but if i didn't take that step, i'd have been in WGC when they got beat, by.. well, by me and my allies, lol (nod to WB, Beast, keto, EC, budman, slade, lalabear and especially, Serpent, i'm still gratefull to share this with you guys)
point is, you must try to learn the game beyond monthly income, until you do, you'll be second rate
Josias Jorvick
aka Orbiter