Quote Originally Posted by karthic View Post
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I see exactly where you're going with that. Yes, it's true that the ones that don't use the forums aren't as dedicated to Evony as the ones that do are, but let's be perfectly honest.

Go to any Age II server and say the name "Japanpimp" I guarantee you'll get a bunch of people saying... things...

Go to any Age I server and ask any player if they would agree with his ideas. I can almost guarantee that they'll start insulting your intelligence. Almost every alliance I've been in on ANY Age I server have 90% of the players all saying the same thing - Age II is horrible etc etc etc

Only when approached with the whole "Well there's an attack button on the newer servers" schpeal do any of them actually stop saying Age II is horrible and think about checking it out. And that's only like 15% of the original 90%.

Now you can argue that Age I is hardcore and full of crazy people. Ok, I'll agree with that, I'm a bit psychotic myself. Then you can argue the ones that play the new Age II servers are crazy and psychotic and hardcore and basement dwellers with no lives. Ok, I'll accept that for the moment.

But then you go ahead and say most people like the old Age II servers. Who? The only input I've ever seen considering the old servers is people either asking for a merge or asking for an attack button.

Now here's a new suggestion I was thinking of on my daily run to the bus stop. Most people want the attack button right? But JP and apparently most of Age II (according to him) wants colonize only. Ok well how about a 'plunder' button? Can't cap cities, can't 0 cities, but you can take their rezzies and kill their troops. There, no need to complain about all that hard work and time you spent on the city and then having it cap'd in 95 minutes after you went AFK for your nice long lunch.

Then again, I think JP's argument is that he wants to play a Farmville/Cityville esque Evony, where NOTHING is in jeapordy. There's a risk/reward system with colonization, but the risk is far greater than the reward at this time. Sure, you get 10% of the colonized city's production, but you have a chance of losing heroes, and your entire army if the colonized player has somebody attack them after they demolish the academy.

I'll be perfectly honest, I agree with JP on some issues. But the way he wants them implemented is FAR too radical for this game. His other ideas are... well they would never work.

Such as:

"Shut down Age I and move everyone to colonize only servers"
"Stop making new servers"
"Make it impossible to attack anything but an HC"
"Put in a 6-8 hour window when you cannot do anything except login and stare at your city being taken"

etc etc etc

These ideas will NEVER work, and if they were implemented, at least half of Evony's player base will ragequit and then rage about ragequitting on the forums.

TL;DR

I see your point, I understand your point, but japanpimp's ideas are far too radical for the game.

//rant