It could if it could potentially create more fams. As in evertyhing it would have to be tested, but with less and less players you need to spread out, not concentrate

13 players and 2 drafts seems to be the most consistent option atm.

18 players is too much and saying is"it will make the drafts less important in a family" is not real, as the drafts will set the roles and hold the bank and do everything they usually do, regardless of how many members there is in a fam (unless you want to create families within families, that is).

4 drafts in 13 member families is too heavy. They can instantly vote one of them as leader and consequently every random joiner will automatically "fit in or get lost". Granted that can also be done with 3 players (2 drafts and 1 random), but it is trickier and will lead to a higher level of intra-family debate and cooperation. You will have to do it if you want to do well.

Personally I'd go even lower as 10 player families and 2 drafts, though many of you may see it as a shock for now... The problem is IC has less and less players, and you cannot bottle them up in 20 families. If you keep reducing family numbers, people will never develop their skills and will only continue to quit as there is no purpose to play really, other than serving the drafts and chat.

If you want to foment competition, you need more families. How do you make more families with fewer players? Cut down on number of players per fam. How do you make them competitive? Cut down number of drafts per fam.

who cares -.-

I don't think Noir is claiming to be better than anyone, although it may really look that way

I think he's just trying to state that apparently similar empires can have huge differences, much like himself and Torqez, who makes about half of Noir's income.

Would be nice if these posts came out as a genuine attemtp for overall IC improvement rather than ego boosting trips as it may appear sometimes then again, it's easier to point out certain aspects when you're successfuly handling them.

Btw Torqez I hope that e-storm report is just you being funny

what the heck is that supposed to mean!

you speak in riddles!

Very witty gaylord X(

Doing alright, working as well finally! I stopped playing for around 8 months and just returned this round myself.

You didn't miss anything, looks like you gained quite a few things though Good job

Can I beat you instead?

Genesis > Lexuzis > WS > Nolio > Lyv

Johnny come lately, the new kid in town
Everybody loves you, so don't let them down

Seriously what went through your minds? When you cancel a NAP you're supposed to jump fleet so the other family doesn't kick the snot out of you.

Was it an elaborate plan that went really wrong?

I didn't leave in Cap 2, the whole fam was inactive it was sad