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Thread: The "Vacation Mode" thread

  1. #311

    Default Holiday Mode?

    This is nothing except an extended Truce for players that don't login, ever! I put a guy in truce 3 times only to see him go into "Holiday" mode for an unknown amount of time. This is not a turn based game, it's "Live", it should stay that way.

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  2. #312

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    Don't buy Evony cents / pay Evony or you cannot quit the game.
    See Game->Inactive Account Rules thread.

    I take that that means, if you spend to have an "official" vacation, you are stuck playing this game on that server (maybe) forever.

  3. #313

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    im trying to go into holiday mode, but its saying "reinforcement troops in the cities" i currently have no alliance, and no troops moving, no fortifications building,no reaserch going. whats up? i have the coins needed, and nothings happening.
    Last edited by Jacob; 10-23-2009 at 07:29 AM.

  4. #314

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darkbrady View Post
    Not being attacked.
    Vacation modes are too easy to abuse; all you have to do is attack someone and then slap on VM and bam! No retalliation.
    there is an easy way to stop that abuse. have a rule that you cannot go into vacation mode until 3 days have passed since you last attacked a player.

    Rules of Fair Vacation Mode (not Ripoff Mode):
    1) Can only be applied after 3 days of inactivity vs players.
    2) Science, buildings, training, wall defences can be on the go, but will be frozen.
    3) Once vacation mode is applied, will take 24 hours to activate and cannot be cancelled. No further action can be taken in the game during that time.
    4) Vacation mode cannot be applied if troops are marching or garrisoned in another town, or orders waiting in the market.
    5) Once in vacation, you can't come out for at least 3 days.
    6) Once out of vacation mode, there's a cooldown of 3 days before you can go into it again. If in that time you don't attack/march/transport/scout another player you can apply for vacation mode again.
    7) After 1 month in vacation, Evony reserve the right to delete your account during their monthly inactives cleanout.


    This helps avoid people relying on other players by giving their account details and thereby open up the chance of theft of real money. As it stands Evony effectively lock people in the game if they want to play at all, and then profit from potentially illegal practices. This is a tactic normally used by drug suppliers and loan sharks. Makes you wonder why they don't host it in the USA, hmmmm?
    Last edited by alowe; 10-23-2009 at 07:51 AM.

  5. #315

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    Quote Originally Posted by alex_us01 View Post
    Don't buy Evony cents / pay Evony or you cannot quit the game.
    See Game->Inactive Account Rules thread.
    This is one of the most ridiculous statements I have ever read. If you buy Evony cents, your account will not be deleted, but if you want to quit the game, nothing is stopping you.

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    It's real-time game, so play it real-time or don't play...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Virgait View Post
    It's real-time game, so play it real-time or don't play...

    V~
    wouldn't you like the option to have a life AND play the game, rather than OR?
    Last edited by alowe; 10-23-2009 at 07:47 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alowe View Post
    there is an easy way to stop that abuse. have a rule that you cannot go into vacation mode until 3 days have passed since you last attacked a player.

    Rules of Fair Vacation Mode (not Ripoff Mode):
    1) Can only be applied after 3 days of inactivity vs players. Don't agree
    2) Science, buildings, training, wall defences can be on the go, but will be frozen. Sounds good
    3) Once vacation mode is applied, will take 24 hours to activate and cannot be cancelled. No further action can be taken in the game during that time. Should be instant
    4) Vacation mode cannot be applied if troops are marching or garrisoned in another town, or orders waiting in the market. Common sense
    5) Once in vacation, you can't come out for at least 3 days. Agreed, it was that way in another strategy game I played
    6) Once out of vacation mode, there's a cooldown of 3 days before you can go into it again. If in that time you don't attack/march/transport/scout another player you can apply for vacation mode again. Also completely agree
    7) After 1 month in vacation, Evony reserve the right to delete your account during their monthly inactives cleanout. Again, completely agree.


    This helps avoid people relying on other players by giving their account details and thereby open up the chance of theft of real money. As it stands Evony effectively lock people in the game if they want to play at all, and then profit from potentially illegal practices. This is a tactic normally used by drug suppliers and loan sharks. Makes you wonder why they don't host it in the USA, hmmmm?
    From what I understand they are hosted in the US and they don't use illegal practices to profit. How do you think anyone can steal real money by gaining access to a game account, As you don't have access to someones credit card, paypal or bank account from a game account?

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    Quote Originally Posted by abracax View Post
    From what I understand they are hosted in the US and they don't use illegal practices to profit. How do you think anyone can steal real money by gaining access to a game account, As you don't have access to someones credit card, paypal or bank account from a game account?
    my logic here (thin though it may be), is if i spend $10 and have $100 game sents unspent, that's still $10 worth of unspent real money. it's thin logic cause in reality once you spent the $10 you can't get it back. but however, if i had autocents set up that paid into the account there is the potential to gain from someone elses money if you access that account, allbeit only in the game, and albeit they could cancel payments easy enough.

    1) can u say why u don't agree? the purpose of 3 days inactivity is to stop an exploit. say i'm in an alliance. i throw all my army against u wiping out most of your defence then go into vacation mode. i've had a free attack without any consequences and my alliance can finish the job. not good - very open to abuse.

    3) the reason why this isn't instant is also to stop an exploit, to stop players using vacation as a way to avoid getting conquered.
    Last edited by alowe; 10-23-2009 at 01:31 PM.

  10. #320

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    Reading all these posts, it really takes be back to all the other online mmg ive played, a lot of people whining and crying and *****ing and moaning and the total lack of common sense and brain use when using the forums.

    Look, the bottom line is for this game to work and run, even though not perfectly, requires money. There are NO decent free games. In this day and age there really is never anything FREE. Im really surprised you all are shocked
    by this, but common sense should tell you this is the truth.

    You wanted VM and you got it. It HAS to have cents attached to it or else it WILL be abused.

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