Discord Poll & Question

I personally believe that it is good to have a "builder" server (Setting 2) and a "fighter" server (Setting 4). But I would like to see the settings on the "builder" server become more unfavorable to fighting (perhaps by adding something like +25% troop building cost) and vice versa the "fighter" server to become more unfavorable to building (for example with +25% building time).

By adding disadvantages to the "builder" and "fighter" servers it makes more sense for Server 1 to exist with no settings for people who want a more balanced gameplay.

The "research" server (Setting 3)in order to become more enticing in the long run (because researches are finite) should have also some settings to boost also other aspects of the game like trade (for example faster merchant ships).

Setting 1

30% wood production bonus

50% marble production bonus

-50% troop and ship printing speed

35% building compression speed

30% faster transport ships

Setting 2

30% wood production bonus

40% sulfur production bonus

50 soldiers and ships faster

25% slower building print speed

Setting 3

30% wood production bonus

50% crystal production bonus

25 troops and ship raid bonus

25 buildings printed faster

Setting 4

30% wood production bonus

50% grape production bonus

+20% slower troop and ship removal

60% building raid bonus

We suggested this as well, at least players can focus on 4 servers equally and 1 mining bonus for each server seems logical.

No! Definitely not.

Server specializations are a great idea they bring together payers with similar goals in the game.

For instance players who want to maximize their building levels prefer servers with extra wood and marble bonuses, and faster construction speed

players who are still in early development prefer research bonuses

players who want to fight prefer bonuses to army construction speed and its cost

putting fighters and builders on same server makes it less enjoyable for both. builders dont want to constantly fight and will go on vacation when attacked, will use colossus miracle a lot and refuse to engage with attacker. meanwhile fighters want challenge, somebody who will fight back in a fair duel. puting both on same server in not beneficial to any of them.

Also research bonuses are useless for players who have already maxed out the research and therefore smaller players will hopefully choose server that is lacking those truly big accounts, and there would be less "sealclubbing"

The only thing i would change is add back on setting 2: +25% construction speed and maybe add some other bonus to setting 3, to make them all more comparable

For the US two server options please add back building speed reduction.

I know a lot of people wanted a vanilla server although I can't understand why.. it's like turning down free money.
But it probably makes sense to have 1 esp for larger 4 server communities.

I still like the original 2 server option 1

"Production of Wood and Marble will be 25% higher than normal.

Buildings are built 25% faster than normal.
Trade Ships are 25% faster than normal."

10% less wood/marble but 25% faster building time.

I noticed building time reduction was removed from all options

Not to look a gift horse in the mouth but I might push the envelope a bit on the option 3 (2 servers communities option 1)

and ask for 35% trade ship increase to match the marble/wood.

Of course I would have easily jumped for 50/50 tradeship / gold production server, with more gold could buy more resources on the market, fighters could raise larger armies.

EDIT: For god sake anyone asking for fighter nerfs on the marble/wood server NO NO NO

This should be bonuses some of us like to do a bit of building and a bit of fighting

I don't want one to be may berry and the other to be a viper pit.. too extreme, some of us only get 2 out of those 4 options.

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EDIT: For god sake anyone asking for fighter nerfs on the marble/wood server NO NO NO

This should be bonuses some of us like to do a bit of building and a bit of fighting

I don't want one to be may berry and the other to be a viper pit.. too extreme, some of us only get 2 out of those 4 options.

I only suggested the disadvantages for the Four Setting servers where there is the option of a balanced no setting world.

The Two Setting servers should not have disadvantages I agree.

So has Discord become the official communication plafform for this web browser game? Will we not get to vote here?

I can't even remember ever seeing a poll on the msg board, I assume it has that function but don't' remember seeing it deployed.

My problem with discord is you have to have a verified phone # to speak on their discord.. I'm not giving GF or Discord my phone# so I don't hang out there.
They've got the security setting set to max.

Although far as I know they have no mechanism for checking to see if anyone on discord even plays the game.

On the other hand I guess someone with multiple logins could stuff the poll if it was on the msg board, but how many players are even on the msg board or discord? fraction of a fraction i'd imagine.

I think you're missing the point.

Prevent player changing server like: 3 years ago player choose server with buffs, and now he wants to come to regular default server.

Normal server merge into normal servers.

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I think you're missing the point.

Prevent player changing server like: 3 years ago player choose server with buffs, and now he wants to come to regular default server.

Normal server merge into normal servers.

why does it matter which server they pick? You'll have the same benefit. it's an equal playing field.

Because:

We started playing on normal server

Then in last merge players had option to go to one of those +200% wood servers, some stayed on normal server.

And now GF wants to merge us all together...

I don't wanna hear any whining about account size

if you can't defend your self brush up on your diplomacy, I grew up on Delta among much larger players.
And delta was a very active server, the alliance I ended up joining spent most of it's time fighting.

Make friends with your neighbors and 90% of your issues will vanish.. be social, say hello, you're a lot less likely to be attacked if you have a relationship

and if you are... others might come to your aid.. alliance or no.

Sign CT's with all your neighbors, don't be rude or a dick, help out at the mines with donations, don't leech the wonder.

you'll be fine I promise.

EDIT: Also after you hit roughly 20m in Total Score the returns get less and less, is 50m stronger than 20m yes.. is it 2.5x stronger.. NO

the difference between 10m and 20m is bigger.

EDIT2: another thing the further you get away from the center of the map usually the quieter things will be, so i would recommend settling some where in the boonies say 1-25 from the edge of the map.. it's no guarantee you wont' be attacked but in my exp it's typically less active, where as many people want to be at teh center of the map so the density tends to be higher.. we wont' know what that looks like till after the merger but good bet is even after the merger there will be more concentration of players the closer to 50:50 you get.

fewer players less potential trouble.. it's much like real life when it comes to rural vs urban crime.

Oh what a mor##ic jumping to conclusion.

What I care about is rank on statistics. And not have someone with 100m points because of +300% resources buff

Yeah , you explain me the math and returns...

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Oh what a mor##ic jumping to conclusion.

What I care about is rank on statistics. And not have someone with 100m points because of +300% resources buff

Always gonna be someone bigger than you.. there can be only 1 and you probably ain't it.

Those who spend money on ambrosia are going to be ahead of those that aren't.

Im coming from Beta where I had zero bonuses, see me whining?

Good luck with your endeavors..

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What I care about is rank on statistics. And not have someone with 100m points because of +300% resources buff

There's more to this game than score, but whatever floats your boat. there's room for all types here. There are probably people with a 10 year head start on you, too.