More races in this game!!!!

I always wanted cows to be a race. Each unit would take a certain number of actual cows, rather than cow related products. Though, that's mostly because I always feel bad when I have to turn my cows into said products...

LH, race variety isn't going to fix the problems you perceive.  It's a fact of life (and a rather intelligent one at that) that when people have to work this hard at building their account, they are heavily invested into the game.  And because of that investment, people are going to play smart and cautiously.  That means no one is going to start/fight a war they don't strongly believe they'll win and do so profitably.  From that perspective, outnumbering your opponent is a very good thing.  What would address this perceived stalemate is increasing the ability to fight over wealth in a way that doesn't make warfare personal and burn so many bridges.  Pathfinding will be the true savior in that regard.

As for pirates, they wouldn't be sieged.  Pirates would simply be vulnerable to fleet reduction or even wholesale destruction from attacks by regular naval units.  Pirates that let themselves get caught would be as vulnerable to total obliteration as any other fleet at sea.  But on the flip side, they can get back on their feet by capturing new ships--either in battles where they heavily outnumber the enemy, or with "diplo missions" to other players' naval ports.  There's no building, only plundering, capturing, and stealing ships at port.  Running out of diplos and ships would be like losing your last city, so you'd get a reset with a fresh small fleet and your technology retained.  Technology research would be the one form of traditional account development you'd still have to do, albeit with a radically different tech tree.

Also to keep the "fun" and high-seas adventure down to a reasonable level, pirate accounts would only ever be allowed to have/be one fleet.  I expect a lot of players would choose pirate for their second account.  In theory, this coupled with the vulnerability of having no place to call home should keep the seas from becoming overrun with pirates.

Also also, pirates would have limited carrying capacity, but be able to bury treasure on uninhabited squares for a rainy day.  They would also be able to use trade hubs, so the quest for plunder wouldn't be completely pointless.


Edited by HonoredMule - 10 Mar 2011 at 17:25

I want the sharks with lazor beams that Stormcrow promised me in Global Chat.

HonoredMule wrote: What is obvious is that the good players who know how to work any system are on top and successful, and the players who lack insight and strategic wisdom want to blame the system for their failures.You can change the system, but you can't make the players stupid.  That playing field will never be level.

So basically what you are saying is; no matter how broken and flawed a system is, it is a good system. Your motto is no matter how broke a system is, blame the player.

So, okay keep on giving yourself a big pat on the back for being on top of the game due to your genius alone.

But at this point I will have to agree to disagree with your views. No point debating much further with you on this matter or any other matter to be honest.

My strategy idea comes down to politics really. My idea will more or less level the playing field and make strategy a true factor in the game. This will appeal to the masses more so than the players in power. Just like real life, the rich people want more control and want to keep the competitive edge over the less rich folk. HM, you only want to keep the current status quo to keep the competitive edge and advantage over the less rich folk.

Either you are for the masses or are for the 1% population to control everything. HM, you are for the 1% option, I am more for the masses leveling out the playing field and not making everything such a ZERG fest. Masses as in giving more players the option to defend and attack in this game with less redundancy of ZERGs in a game like this. Only a simple unintelligent mind would be in favor of only one strategy in a game. I want more than one strategy.

Edited by Lionz Heartz - 10 Mar 2011 at 18:12