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Topic: Friendlier to weaker/newer/less active players

The game has very few people and has gotten really competitive as most the remaining players are vets and very active….
Back in the days people only played on browser so many people weren't on as much, and there were a larger share of bad players. Now there aren't many as they don't get a chance to play with fun.

Atm I think newer players or old timers who aren't as good or active join a family and just get farmed hard. These players won't stick around as they aren't as addicted to the game as the active vets.

People talk about making game with more 'conflict' which makes it fun for the top families, however, the bottom fams do not benefit from this as they are getting hit up non stop. This is happening in SB atm, if you look at the bottom families, they have all been pimped out by the top dogs at least once.

Ways to make game friendlier:
-More planets to explore  - newer player after getting hit up can still will regrow. Also later joiners have a chance to grow
-Capping the amount of planets a family and/or player can lose for the round (eg. max a family can lose for the round is 400 planets)

This is my view on it…. We need to hold onto these players. Old vets will always stick around or come back. Newer/less active players most likely won't

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Re: Friendlier to weaker/newer/less active players

A long time ago, in a Galaxy far far away.....



RIP Pinwheel! sad

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Re: Friendlier to weaker/newer/less active players

I like this post, its similar to what some people have been saying for a long time.

The problem with this game (in my eyes) is that when a NEW PLAYER comes here.

There is little to teach them (little to show them)

I will try a change "some" of that by videos and my efforts

I'm obviously tied up with advertizing IC at the moment (should see what I did last night)


But yes its all pointless without new players really been shown how to play and having enough in your face information

Really the home page wants a huge neon pink sign saying > NEW PLAYERS LOOK HERE > THIS IS HOW TO PLAY

In the future I am going to try and make a video along those lines, well several videos


In the long run however it would be nice if IC created the Mentor / Teacher like tag again

Or

Perhaps like my own tag Activist can be earned


I would recommend players such a Devilz for mentor positions, he is a knowledgeable player, is very active, has good English and a friendly manor when needed.

I'd also make a fairly decent mentor for the basics as I'd put in the effort with the new players and would be very pro-active.   See a new member join > say hi, ask if they need anything, direct them to the right places.

In the long run my hope for a mentor would be simply to say HI and say

"Here watch this film link, and this one"   

Yes keeping new players is key in the long run

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Nah, his post is full of bullshit, he has no respect for this game or its players, the next person I see agreeing with anything he says I'll murder. X(

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Re: Friendlier to weaker/newer/less active players

Lol haha how did I know you would post in here PW Forever! tongue although murdering someone is a bit extreme

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hehe, maybe just a good old fashioned sodomizing then. tongue

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Hehe glad your back big_smile

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tongue Gwynned won't let me leave! big_smile

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You should stop been naughty tongue

Hhehe

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