Noob questions

Hi! Im new to zero-k and also new to english so, sorry if i make mistakes.

I was reading some posts in the forum and came to the conclusion that taking all the metal extractors is very selfish. On the other hand, powerfull units cost a lot of resources, so it becomes unviable to make things like grizlly or other expensive units/buildings.
Considering both facts, what are good units to play with? Considering i'm new to the game.
Do i need to make only one/two types of units? Do i need to play the same unit till the end of the game? is it better to have a big army of cheap units or a smaller one with better units? What is a good proportion between metal extractors and solar panels? At which point is it better to make a singu?
I saw a post with the unit's tier list and found it helpfull and easy to understand but got bad results in battles.

Me and my friends (all noobs) love this game, we hope to understand it better and have a lot of fun battles.
Thanks for reading!

about solar, its experience based.
mostly 1-2, with some experience you can tell if a solar is worth it or not (too close to front/better to bulid more mexes)

Singu when you have room to breathe.

quote: taking all the metal extractors is very selfish

Metal income from extractors is shared to your teammates, so it does not matter which of you actually builds the extractor.

quote: what are good units to play with? Considering i'm new to the game.

I usually suggest starting with Cloaky factory, because the lessons you learn by playing Cloaky will translate well to all the other factories.

quote: Do i need to play the same unit till the end of the game?

You should try to adjust your unit composition as the game goes on to counter whatever your opponent is doing. Of course, they should be trying to do the same to you.

Now be the op player in the friend group and get purple through closed circle play lol

quote: I was reading some posts in the forum and came to the conclusion that taking all the metal extractors is very selfish.

I assume you are referring to the post i made about someone reclaiming metal and then funneling it into expensive units. When a unit dies it leaves debris which can be reclaimed by builders. Metal that is reclaimed this way is not shared.

The post was about a person sending builders to a front they weren't participating in, claiming metal from that front and then funneling it all into expensive units. This is selfish behavior as the front where the debris is, is often the front that needs it most to replenish its lost units from the clash.

So as long as you dont spam builders and reclaim all the metal only to funnel them into expensive units (and proceed to do nothing with them), then you should be fine. It is fine to reclaim from other fronts as well if you can use that metal in a way that benefit the team, but if your teammates are saying they need the reclaim or help in the front you are reclaiming from its always polite to help them.

DamSon, i dont know how to quote, but you are right. I didnt know the difference between mexes and reclaiming metal, so i missunderstood it a little. Thaks for the explanation!!

Katastrophe: Mexes overdrive is "infinite"? Like, if i build more energy, can i always get metal faster?

if you want a hard factory to play with, the rover factory is by far the hardest one to learn, but by far the most rewarding to play well.

no factory is 'hard to learn'