Topic: Open Tutor Galaxy with New System?????

This doesn't mean THIS WILL HAPPEN! I'm just putting my ideas into IC and see what everyone want to say about this. I would love to be a TUTOR again. I became the tutor for my first round and LAST round before administrators decided to close it for good. For few months recently, I was bottling up ideas in my mind and never brought these up. What stopped me from putting these ideas? Okay, I'll give you few questions before YOU KNOW IT WILL WORK (Result: expanding the player pool):

1) What is the old system that doesn't work? If you know the answer, then skip this question and move on to #2 question. If your answer is "I don't know", please read other players' statements about their experiences with Virgo galaxy.

2) How do you keep new players from becoming inactive and never play again? This is tough question because not every tutor is able to "recruit" new players to play a bit longer. It is tutor's responsibility to teach new players and provide guides in the forum. There are problems. Most new players think they can play solo, but in reality, IC is actually team-based strategies, UNLESS mods open SS galaxy. The annoying part is that new players tend never to reply back via ingame msgs or dont participate in the forum at all.

3) How do you motivate players especially if IC is kind of "outdated" browser game even though it is great game? Many new players like new games with better graphics that keep them more interested. I'm sure you've seen all lame facebook apps have better graphic than this, and all of you VETS, know that this IC game can be much more FUN if more players play with us in IC!!!! How do we do this? That's WHY and WHAT We have "Ideas" thread is OPENED for!!!!!!

4) Okay, last question, tell us if you got better system, replacing old system of Virgo galaxy? Okay, in few years, mods and players are giving feedbacks to each other on how to keep IC more fun and more entertained. I think it is possible to bring back Virgo and make it work so it's entirely up to Mods. I'll tell you reasons from this question below.....

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NEW SYSTEM will be like:

1) 6 families (tri alliance and only two sides: 3v3)
2) Use the idea of KOTH, like one system to win? Maybe not, just make requirement before graduating

OTHER IDEAS:
1) Maybe if they graduate, they can place into bottom fams for learning experiences. Let's say, if we start new regular galaxy round, we open 25 fams, but keep 6 ghost fams. 48 or 96 hours later after SOR, 6 selected Tutors join in and start recruting players coming from Virgo galaxy and teach them? I think this is cool idea. I like being in the bottom family. :-)

REASONS WHY WE NEED VIRGO:

1) Reduce Illegal Randoming in regular galaxies. I KNOW SOME PLAYERS CREATE 2ND ACCOUNTS AND HOPE TO LAND IN THEIR FAMILY THEY WANT, BUT INSTEAD THEY LAND IN WRONG FAM, THEY DITCH THOSE ACCOUNTS AND LEAVE THEM SITTING, RUINING BOTTOM FAMS THEIR ROUND!!!!!

2) Recruit new players and introduce them to regular galaxies.  Read my other idea suggestion about 6 selected ghost fams. This probably will help motivate new players to learn more instead of being in competitive fam full of vets and egos who keep killing off new players BECAUSE they want active or experienced players instead of new players. This is why player pool is shrinking slowly round after round.

What do you think? You have better ideas than mine! Please tell us! :-D

Proverbs 11:14 "Where there is no guidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is a victory."

Re: Open Tutor Galaxy with New System?????

I like it big_smile

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Re: Open Tutor Galaxy with New System?????

good, glad to hear it, but what are your thoughtS? ur ideas? is there pros and cons? do u want virgo back or not? say something instead of "liking it"...we need discussion! :-)

Proverbs 11:14 "Where there is no guidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is a victory."

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Very good idea smile

I think the problem with old virgo was, not fun enough... When i was in virgo, i had heaps of CF and MF and RS and then i read what TOs do and made a whole bunch of them to increase my income! I think if someone that noob can easily graduate virgo without really learning anything, then virgo was a waste of time unless a few of the new guys hang out there to read guides and forums to learn the game by motivating themselves to read a whole lot...

I think that this is a good idea to try get new players participating... Another suggestion would be to have a gal like PW used to be, mainly a newb gal, but only give newbs and tutors the option to join it... Let newbs join and play that gal for, say, 3 rounds to learn gameplay and basic strategy more practically instead of being thrown straight into the deep end with all the drama in the regular gals these days... Tutors can be leaders of fams of pure newbs who are actually competing to win a cute little round of their own!

I dont know if IC can attract enough new players for such an idea (like, 4 fams of 5 players or something) but maybe we can get IC on those online game voting sites again and try advertise IC to the world... maybe even try to get facebook more involved or something smile

Re: Open Tutor Galaxy with New System?????

instead of having virgo only 10 planets to pass it should be more, maybe even production based, after they make 50k they can pass. this would force them to focus on thier proper role hopefully and make it so that infra jumps would be used and get them used to the proper family style. though it was a long time ago i remember pretty much being ss in virgo and then taking planets offa my tutor to graduate.

koth may not work unless there are time limits to owning the set ammounts of planets. ex, someone builds a huge laser trap and sits on one planet making it so no one can graduate.

i do whole heartedly agree that virgo should be brought back. it is tough to spend half a round trying to teach someone the basics and have them defend properly to find out they didnt do portals or something and get raided till they delete. or they simply dont come back because the game isnt what they expected.

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I think Virgo should be a longer introduction then before....
I mean, earlier, when you graduated with 10 planets you had learned almost nothing really...

Altough i agree bringing it back

Re: Open Tutor Galaxy with New System?????

I would prefer a kind of game tutorial like ETW and such have. A quick guide that takes you past all different game scenario's (how to build, how to attack, how to... etc.). If you do this in JAVA or something you can make someone continue to the next step of the tutorial automatically. It would be done in a 15-30 minutes or so and would ensure people know how to do stuff.

It was shot down by Stefan for being too much work though tongue

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Re: Open Tutor Galaxy with New System?????

i am with primo. galaxy is too long and not real enough, just show them the basics. would stop a lot from going SS tongue

TC pwns me

Re: Open Tutor Galaxy with New System?????

Primo, I had ic-uia tutorial webpage few years ago but couldnt afford monthly...but now im rethinking about bringing it back when i make enough money...i could do it, but definitely not Java. :-P

yeah im thinking about doing stuffs, but will i walk the walk? :S

Proverbs 11:14 "Where there is no guidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is a victory."

Re: Open Tutor Galaxy with New System?????

well, if it's any good i'm sure stefan wouldn't object to having it on this server.

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Primo