
Originally Posted by
Dorei
You are completely correct on this and it is something we have all discussed on and off for some time. We were never meant to build huge armies, drop honor, utilize things the way they are. It's true! All too often Evony has tried to fix the holes we discover and unique ways we use things to try and force us to play the way they want us to play. However, not only is that ludicrous, but usually their "fixes" just create more holes that we then exploit because we are gamers and frankly, that's what we do.
I guess, if there weren't so many other issues with the game I would mind this quirky change as much and might actually see it as a challenge, but not only is it poorly timed, it was introduced to game play wrong. It wasn't introduced as a challenge, but as a punishment and we weren't even told what we were doing wrong.
Do I think the change has validity? Maybe, if it were presented differently and other things, that are of far more importance, were taken care of first. In my opinion, if they can't fix the botting issues (because clearly CAPTCHA didn't do it) or the ridiculous number of dead accounts and flat holders, they should hold off on "fixes" like this.
In defense of the folks at Evony, they do often get stuck in the situation where they are damned if they do and damned if they don't. To that I sometimes think they get stuck thinking they just have to make a decision and stick with it because no matter what we will complain. In this case though I think they are actually going to exacerbate some of the issues they already have and their already discontent non-paying and time-strapped players are going to discover they are at even greater disadvantage causing the complaints to skyrocket.
Isn't it ironic then, that this change, which will increase bullying, started over issues in Age 2, a game that was in part built to keep the Age 1 bully issues at bay.
Like I said, maybe if it were presented differently, but as of right now they just have a bunch of Age 1 players scratching their heads in confusion and agitation. Many of those feelings stem from a lack of communication on Evony's behalf (notice they still haven't sent a game-wide message about the change) and the way it is being presented to us.
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