Hello all,
I'd like to put forward a suggestion for a PW mechanic to give alliances some focus and a goal to reach for. This would also perhaps create some tension based on more than who said what about another.
This mechanic would introduce a bonus for the largest and most organised alliances per colour sphere. But not limited to a single alliance per colour sphere. I have two ideas on how to reward the winning (?) alliances so bear with me.
First on who to reward:
Sovereign Alliance - 1 per colour sphere (determined by total alliance score, or average?)
Certified Alliances - 2 per colour sphere (determined by member count)
So a sovereign alliance in theory could gain 2 bonuses (hooray for being the biggest and best).
Then on to the two ideas I have for rewarding such alliances:
Interest applied to the alliance bank (2-5%) per 30 days
Increase in member nations gross income (2-5%)
Or perhaps a combination? Sovereign alliances of course getting the bulk of the bonus. This could either be dynamic or set at the beginning of each month (though we might see a build up at the end of a month to gain score for Sovereignty, then decommissioning after awarded, something to consider...) whatever is easiest to code in.
Benefits:
Reason for alliances to grow/organise
Possible recruiting from outside PW to gain certification
Branching out between the colours to settle a new colour for your alliance
Tensions between multiple alliances on single colour sphere
There are 14 colours, up to 42 alliances could benefit and a minimum of 28; so any disadvantage is minimal to new alliances wanting to gain a bonus for themselves.
Hopefully this will be considered for implementation