KiWilliam

It may not be appropriate for this thread; but other ideas for helping new player retention & growth should be considered too so this isn't done in a vacuum. The meta has changed to raiding for new nations (c3 raid for c10-15 and urban planning). The game becomes log in everyday, raid 4 inactive targets, or find someone who made a mistake (and at this size they're all new players), grind until you have the cash. That's nothing like what the game is played as you're larger, or how it should be played to encourage politics & community engagement. Players should not be encouraged to over forest the same pool of inactive fish, or poor new players, in a barrel to play properly. This only means we need new nations just to feed the few that stick around, and that people's mistakes are punished to the point where they may be discouraged from continuing entirely. War should the way politics are conducted. It should not necessarily be monetarily profitable. I believe more focus in wars should be on the damage and less on the profits. I want to echo how much I like this suggestion: Giving players more wiggle room in missing a login. We should use these mechanics to encourage players to be active, as well as to encourage them to grow & have fun. Expecting people to play daily in a persistent MMO with a large punishment for missing a day hurts retention and makes the game too much of a chore to keep up with. The reduction should be a simple "# of days" reduction though. If the increase is exponential the decrease could be the same, but I think keeping the mental math as simple as possible helps everyone.

I wouldn't trust Borg & Yarr as far as I can throw the money they've stolen.

Doesn't this logic apply to using Yarr just the same, or anyone that's not your gov.

Call me a Grumpy Cheap Bastard, but I'd need a raise to afford those Hallmark cards.

If it's not morf radio why talk at all? I've heard before silence speaks for itself.

pnw

Imagine SRD posts that his CB was "No politics on Grumpy's side, just good ole competition." gets little traction in his thread, then this genius still didn't read it and misconstrues SRD's post this badly.

Even if it's true, must every vote or post be verified? By nature of them posting or voting, that's their community voice. Either you should accept community feedback or don't. But stay consistent. That's my frustration. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

Needs more Band of Falcon. Congrats on peace.

Thanks George. Back to you Steve.

I'm not smart enough to understand this level of 8d shogi posting. @roberts could you help me understand this, and how one might "defeat and break up hegemonies in the game" or how one could "add a level of complexity to internal alliance affairs or adding competive minigames that could make the time in the game past quicker and keep people online...."?

It's not ideal, but putting this up to vote feels disingenuous when they specifically call out the exemption for the naval changes. If it helps them emotionally to get community feedback, my one vote will mean nothing, but I'd opt for updates regardless if it removes the excuse. And if it's planned for an exact date (not something that was done) to drop, for example August 1st, I think that would be relatively fair. Better solution would be to just update as soon as the war is over/they are confident the update won't cause significant issues and it has been properly tested.

I'd rather if you plan something weeks/months in advance to drop, you just do it even if there is a war. We need something to scream and meme about. I just want to not see an excuse for why development is held up. And if the concern is over some catastrophic mess up; then the changes aren't ready anyway/you should have backups and we can do a rollback of a number of days.

https://tenor.com/view/the-toad-huzzah-a-man-of-quality-flushed-away-gif-21107851 I'm no hipster. I love frogs. Everyone else in here loves frogs. Man, I Rove Frogs.

I really liked the theme, the people, what you had going. But big respect for knowing yourself, and being able to actually face the truth. Rip the bandaid off. Not in a bitter way, but in a honest way. Instead looking to do something better. I hope all of you find good homes, and make them all a much better place. Waffle House is more than the sum of its waffles. It's a Home.

Could we get ruler names added to banking ledgers then? Right now you could send something with the alliance bank using the leader name but it's only displayed with the Nation name under "receiver". Truthfully I'd rather it only be one; so if you're going to use ruler names, it should only display the ruler name in the ledger. But if we have to compromise it should at least display the information you're using.

Also could we get an exact heads up for important changes like this? Confusing people (or messing up their automation) because something is changed overnight and then causing a headache is silly.

An alliance that needs a prot right away (not needed if you're all under c10 or much material help) that doesn't plan in advance isn't likely heading for success.

Open bar? I attend marriages only for the liquor 🍹

Don't we allow players to make dumb choices all the time when people buy credits with irl cash only to buy up to 3000 infra at city 7?

We included High gov, and sober gov actually. I do not partake myself. We did leave off all our lower gov and staff roles however. They're a bunch of drunks.

Because they couldn't afford a gif.

I just can't reiterate enough how much I hate baseball. Just posting to document my on going hate. Sorry for taking up your time.

It's spelled Underlord

Is forum activity directly proportional to the value of one's opinion? I could attempt to encourage more BR people at least for my part into posting lengthy posts, but there's not only a power dynamics issue, but legacy, and simple apathy. And I for one encourage it. I hate these political spheres we have and backroom politics. Hopefully everyone starts wearing their red & blue ribbons and we can all yell at the other team on the forums while signing our Declaration of Neutrality. I for one trust Quack in this thread.