A Question About Base Crawling

[sphyrth]

I watched a player extending the limits of his territory by building a structure just at the edge of it, then using the extended territory influence of that structure to create more structures and so on.

I tried to experiment on it (see attachment), and this is what I think: On one side, it seems to make the idea of Territory Boundaries meaningless. On the other, it has some risk factors to be pulled off effectively.

My question is: Is this a bug that needs to be fixed, or is it an acceptable mechanic?

[niektb]

What if you would destroy one of the barracks in the middle of the chain?

[sphyrth]

The Barracks outside my base would eventually belong to Gaia, which is one of the risk factors about this strategy.

[sanderd17]

This isn't a bug as its not a viable strategy. It eventually becomes a lot more expensive than just upgrading to town phase and placing a new CC, and as said already, there's a big risk when one Barack in the chain gets attacked.

[Alekusu]

ffm used to do this with houses but it was too easy to punish (destroy/capture one house and everything is for gaia). 

However this can be very useful in some cases, for example if you have a metal spot near your base but you cannot reach it. A barrack or a few houses on the edge of your territory and you'll reach it. 
 

[sphyrth]

1. It's not a bug

2. It's impractical for Base Expansion

3. It's mainly useful for minor Base Extension

Got it, thanks guys!