Server Merge Additional Questions

    Quote from nosorog

    I am actually considering pulling a leech on him.


    I might build multi accounts with sole purpose to nuke his wonders. He has 6 accounts on 6 different poseidon islands, and 7 mobile towns for piracy. Might actually have some effect if he could not use that sweet, sweet speed boost.


    Not really ma kind of dirty tactic, but at least this way he might be willing to drop his multies for me dropping mine

    So..

    You are contemplating on spending your time and effort to build multi accounts to hinder their piracy efforts, when you don't even care about piracy?


    Chief, doesn't seem like a good use of your energy.

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    Always Be Cheatin' :closedthread:

    I don't care about piracy i care about them taking up a space on an island. The best solution would be for them to leave and for me not to deal with piracy. Will see


    Maybe you are right. i don't really want to spend too much time and effort afterall.

    Carrot is better than stick.

    In most scenarios, invoking hostility results in.. hostility. It's like a circle, it neva end!


    Failing some well-spirited diplomacy, if their spot swapping is of a clear pattern, you can try your hand at grabbing the spot under their nose.


    If all that fails, at some point I think it worthwhile to simply forego that one spot.

    A simple polis swap to a piracy fortress does you no harm besides losing the spot itself (as you don't care about piracy) albeit it does open up possibilities for further offense. Keep this in mind if you were to initiate hostility on your behalf.


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    Not to frame your lack of preparation, but if you had made multies beforehand (as you were open to making them now to leech) you could've simply closed the extra spots to begin with.

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    Always Be Cheatin' :closedthread:

    Not really much you can do. The game is FCFS and you were slow. Ideally, whoever was available at 10am should've made a bunch of multis to block but it is what it is now.


    Unfortunately, depending on which server you chose, it might've been really crowded.


    Honestly, nuking his wonders could work because then you have leverage for a deal, but it could also backfire because now he'd have a reason to go after you.


    The real reason you're in this situation isn't this particular player but GF for merging when I doubt anyone really wanted the merge.

    ya pretty sure they get randomly toss to one of the merge servers.


    Probably picked based on which is least populated for load balancing.


    When you transfer over they put you in vmode but presumably that will only last so long before you turn inactive.


    Not sure about accounts already inactive though, not sure if they get moved or go straight to GY but they'll end up in GY eventually either way.

    Diplomat for Raging Kings [RK] - Eurydike (US)

    Quote from E_c_N

    What happens whit the accounts that dosent choose a server.Will they go directly to graveyard or will they be sent to a server by the sistem?

    If they are active, they get a random server.


    If they are inactive, they go to the graveyard.

    Does anyone noticed / remember how many slots the new servers started with? I think 8.000? Because of course the current population of each server now is the initial number minus the slots left.


    Also, sorry for asking again, I transfer to the new server, and in the next login I am in the new server, right?

    Quote from BiLGeMeN

    racist discourse

    Dear sir,

    I want to begin by offering my most heartfelt apology for calling certain turkish player a "cockroach." It was an impulsive remark, and I can see how it might have offended someone as uniquely sensitive as you. The comparison was unfair. After all, even cockroaches have certain strengths, like a basic sense of decency and the absence of malice, traits which, upon reflection, seem a bit too complimentary in his case. I can understand why you'd feel the sting of the word, as even creatures like that have their limits.


    It wasn't my intention to insult something as enduring and resourceful as a cockroach by placing him in the same category. I regret not being more precise with my language. So, let me correct that now: he is not at all like a cockroach. No, cockroaches serve a purpose in the ecosystem, while his contribution remains… well, harder to identify.


    Please don't take this as me being harsh — I'm simply trying to give you the clarity I should have offered from the beginning. I truly regret any confusion that may have arisen from my initial, poorly phrased observation. It’s important to acknowledge when we unintentionally elevate someone to a status they do not quite deserve, and for that, I sincerely apologize.

    I would not be surprised if your attempts at diplomacy were equally successful.


    This does help me better understand your insistence on playing a dead server, god forbid you meet other players with rhetoric like this.


    What server are you on?

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    Always Be Cheatin' :closedthread:

    Quote from nosorog
    Quote from BiLGeMeN

    Move from there to avoid bad dreams in the scary night. I felt prejudiced and contemptuous towards Turkish players in your article. Every player can play anywhere.

    That cockroach is there for the pirates... scum of the earth

    as you can see, racism is allowed in this game :D i think that guy didnt get any warm in game :D


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    badidol warned you. I closed the topic at that moment. However, you insist. A player can do the wrong thing to you in a game. He can make personal insults. He can force you in the game. If you insult a nation based on what that person did, it is racist speech. I do not know your nationality. I cannot insult a society based on you. Just like insulting another player in a game is like insulting and insulting a family member who is not in the game, such as a mother or father. No, I am not stooping to your level. From my point of view, the topic is closed.

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    This topic is about Merge related questions.

    Lets come back to the topic and move the personal dicsussions to direct messages.

    I hope we doesn't need to close this topic or ban your accounts.

    If you have account related questions please use the common support channel.

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    Quote from Ancientking

    We for sure left some players flabbergasted on old servers asking themselves why everybody got in v-mode / was banned :S

    It could have been a pretty interesting server.


    "Or has doomsday come in Ikariam?" =O

    Quote from nosorog

    Again it is not about pirates, but the fact that some of my alliance mates cannot place their colony, since the ishmaelite is still there

    Ishmaelite = (in the Bible) A descendant of Ishmael, the eldest son of Abraham.


    (I just wrote it in case anyone doesn't know.)

    Quote from nosorog

    Lets hope the little saracen will leave shortly, after all there are a lot of bigger fish on the server, who might actually try and go for pirates.

    Saracen = An Arab or Muslim, especially at the time of the Crusades.


    (I just wrote it in case anyone doesn't know.)

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    Had an account that needed a day or two for a palace upgrade before moving and I can confirm 48 hours after the merge started the server looked like the rapture had happen.. islands full of vmoded accounts. Surreal.

    Diplomat for Raging Kings [RK] - Eurydike (US)

    Quote from Rastan

    Had an account that needed a day or two for a palace upgrade before moving and I can confirm 48 hours after the merge started the server looked like the rapture had happen.. islands full of vmoded accounts. Surreal.

    My beloved :*


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    This has largely been the case for as long as multies reached their legitimate status.

    There are virtually no downsides to closing your islands, or by extension those of your archipelago/area. This was the case pre-merge already, but with people cramped up into a smaller amount of servers it appears more prevalent.


    Players often choose to utilize any and all advantages possible, and multies are a very ripe fruit.


    Not only is it a manner of utilizing advantages, but you are knowingly committing to a situation open to variables if you leave your islands open.

    Eg. Offensive actions, leeching



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    Always Be Cheatin' :closedthread: