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Food for Thought
Before I start I would like to state that the point of this thread is NOT an attack on the Evony Administrators, merely an idea I've been sitting on for quite some time.
I have been playing since early summer, and each day I play beyond minute details that will be debated for the rest of time, the biggest issue I have with Evony is the lack of communication between those who run the game and those who play it. I think everyone can agree on at least one idea, Evony is a game worth playing because of the people you both play with and play against.
The two largest issues being debated in the past month or two is botting and the server merges. Quite frankly I could care less how someone decides to play the game, whether trooping it out on their own, going to their wallet or using a bot to get extra help. At the end of the day, botting is clearly against the rules and until the Evony higher powers are ready to stop and think about it, it is pointless to keep complaining about how "unfair" it is that Evony is enforcing their own rules. My preference is to not use one simply because it is not worth it to me.
A greater issue to me is the issue of the server merge. Again before I state my facts I'd like to say I am super excited to add some spice to the game and face new opponents. That being said, the communication in these merges lack in more then in a few areas. In my opinion from what I have read there are also simple steps that could be taken to make these merges run much smoother.
First, I see every once and a while that administrators who have the power to help incorporate some changes post on threads made, and I hope this one is looked at as well. What I don't understand is, you see the panic merging servers has caused both players going through the merge, and players knowing that a merge is coming around the corner. Why not stop and allay our fears? Would it be terrible to answer some of our questions, take some of our suggestions and possibly put them into action? I do not pretend to understand any of the way the administrators run the game, but as we all know from our own lives, there is always room for improvement. I appreciate that you do take the time to go through the forums and comment where you can. The thing is all I see is suggestions to post in a different forum, or send a PM. It seems like a lot of beating around the bush rather then directly getting to the point of issues brought up.
My Suggestions:
To me a perfect solution would be to have an Evony Administrator active on each server. Even if its a few days a week that everyone knows you are there to personally have a conversation with, talk about issues within the server, help us get prepared for upcoming changes in the the game as it evolves. The forums are a good idea, but there is far too much immaturity to be able to utilize them completely and effectively. The benefits to having an accessible administrator are that as players we are able to form relationships with Evony Administrators, which could calm some of our insecurities that at times it comes off that the only thing Evony is out for is our wallets. The benefit to the administrators is that you would be able to see more clearly little things that can be done to help Evony run more smoothly, and have more ideas to bring to the table when everyone gets together to discuss things.
There is a lot more I have to say about Evony, but this post is getting rather lengthy. Please take into consideration my idea. I know it might be an unrealistic one, but I believe it (or a tweaked and better version of it) could be valuable to get the players and the administrators on a better page, working together.
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