Possible minor changes - Consultation

[[Ninja-7]]

I do use IRC, but a lot of people don't! And trying to reach someone through account mail is bloody difficult, it hardly ever gets checked. I know it has to have downsides, but exactly how much help can you be with pure mail functionality and nothing else? In my particular case it's to reach my ally to let them know why I hit sleep with no notice. Not sure how that is going to give anyone a competitive advantage over anyone else... By all means prove me wrong!

 

[tobapopalos]

Account mails show up just like normal mails. Why would someone not check it?

 

[Alcibiades]

I do use IRC, but a lot of people don't! And trying to reach someone through account mail is bloody difficult, it hardly ever gets checked. I know it has to have downsides, but exactly how much help can you be with pure mail functionality and nothing else? In my particular case it's to reach my ally to let them know why I hit sleep with no notice. Not sure how that is going to give anyone a competitive advantage over anyone else... By all means prove me wrong!

You could always explain in pols, and tell them to mail you in A-Mail. It works just the same as ingame mail, but for an account. There's no need for ingame mail to be activated. If you hit sleep, you deserve no access to your account. Pretty damn simple.

 

[Garrett2]

might as well just ask for a 'shield' period. i want access to my account, but i don't want people to hit me!

 

[[Ninja-7]]

Meh, I'm not asking to send attacks, defence or gather intel, just to be able to talk to people! I didn't think it was that unreasonable. Never mind.

 

[tobapopalos]

It isn't unreasonable, just unnecessary

 

['Tiger']

I do use IRC, but a lot of people don't! And trying to reach someone through account mail is bloody difficult, it hardly ever gets checked. I know it has to have downsides, but exactly how much help can you be with pure mail functionality and nothing else? In my particular case it's to reach my ally to let them know why I hit sleep with no notice. Not sure how that is going to give anyone a competitive advantage over anyone else... By all means prove me wrong!

You could always explain in pols, and tell them to mail you in A-Mail. It works just the same as ingame mail, but for an account. There's no need for ingame mail to be activated. If you hit sleep, you deserve no access to your account. Pretty damn simple.

Oh Alci, I cannot agree with you more.

 

[Ogluk]

Tbh, sleep mode is for pansies.

 

[Spiky Spoon]

I do use IRC, but a lot of people don't! And trying to reach someone through account mail is bloody difficult, it hardly ever gets checked. I know it has to have downsides, but exactly how much help can you be with pure mail functionality and nothing else? In my particular case it's to reach my ally to let them know why I hit sleep with no notice. Not sure how that is going to give anyone a competitive advantage over anyone else... By all means prove me wrong!

You mean to let them know you hit 72 hours by accident? =P
I understand the gripe here, not everyone has their profile as visible so you might not have the account mail you want to send to.
And Alci some people don't post they're going into sleep in pols for fear of spies within the alliance.

 

[Garrett2]

the phrase that comes into play here is 'deal with it' - there are any number of methods in and out of the game that can be used. and by mid round such as it is... if you don't have at least the leadership you can trust to set up some form of communication with... then why be in an alliance.

this is devolving into that old conversation that everyone just needs to give azzer a fiver for their personalized 'you win' button.

 

[Alcibiades]

the phrase that comes into play here is 'deal with it' - there are any number of methods in and out of the game that can be used. and by mid round such as it is... if you don't have at least the leadership you can trust to set up some form of communication with... then why be in an alliance.

this is devolving into that old conversation that everyone just needs to give azzer a fiver for their personalized 'you win' button.

 

[Dax]

this is devolving into that old conversation that everyone just needs to give azzer a fiver for their personalized 'you win' button.

Isn't that what Marines were made for?

 

[Alcibiades]

this is devolving into that old conversation that everyone just needs to give azzer a fiver for their personalized 'you win' button.

Isn't that what Marines were made for?

Marines are just lolwtfhilarious. RPG ME NOW ****ERS

 

[Chris_]

damn, only a fiver for a PERSONALISED 'you win' button?

 

[Dax]

In your case, an enormous penis.

 

[Alcibiades]

In your case, an enormous penis.

but he has to suck it to get the win!

 

[LAFiN]

I was also thinking that we could increase the early developments times'. It would give more value to some lesser used units.

 

[Alcibiades]

I do use IRC, but a lot of people don't! And trying to reach someone through account mail is bloody difficult, it hardly ever gets checked. I know it has to have downsides, but exactly how much help can you be with pure mail functionality and nothing else? In my particular case it's to reach my ally to let them know why I hit sleep with no notice. Not sure how that is going to give anyone a competitive advantage over anyone else... By all means prove me wrong!

You mean to let them know you hit 72 hours by accident? =P
I understand the gripe here, not everyone has their profile as visible so you might not have the account mail you want to send to.
And Alci some people don't post they're going into sleep in pols for fear of spies within the alliance.

I think the lesson here, is don't use sleepmode

 

['Tiger']

I do use IRC, but a lot of people don't! And trying to reach someone through account mail is bloody difficult, it hardly ever gets checked. I know it has to have downsides, but exactly how much help can you be with pure mail functionality and nothing else? In my particular case it's to reach my ally to let them know why I hit sleep with no notice. Not sure how that is going to give anyone a competitive advantage over anyone else... By all means prove me wrong!

You mean to let them know you hit 72 hours by accident? =P
I understand the gripe here, not everyone has their profile as visible so you might not have the account mail you want to send to.
And Alci some people don't post they're going into sleep in pols for fear of spies within the alliance.

I think the lesson here, is don't use sleepmode

Ofc it is Alci.

But srs, why use sleep-mode within an alliance? Surely you join an alliance is to get defence from 19 other members when you need it? The people who'd I agree with to go sleep-mode within an alliance is a stupidly high-scored member who'd get raped by rank 1. But even then, it you get too high, thats your fault.

Sleep mode in an alliance is awful.

 

[Coruba]

Hi All

I may as well have my two cents worth in this as well. My suggestions/issues are:
- Something to fix the multi's problem.
- Something to fix land trains. This imo is the biggest killer of players this game faces.
- Round length I agree could be shorter. I like the idea of a drop in p-unit price based on round length. Could implement a first past the post system whereby Rank 1 Alliance passes a certain score the game resets.
- Would love Azzer to bring online the routes he has sitting in limbo.
- Everything else leave as is please with the exception of a few unit balances. There are for more experienced people then me who could offer opinions on which ones although suggest giving the task of that to a committee of say 3-4 people. Max, CF, any others?

Cheers

Coruba