Posts by JuneBarcarolle

Gameforge has created a server where people who want gold pillaging can play that type of game. That is the war server. The people who don't want to play that style of game play on the normal servers. Considering how many war servers needed to be deleted and merged into a single server as compared to all of the other servers, it seems like non-gold-pillaging is the far more popular version of the game.

I had an account on the us and uk war servers for years. Those servers were so dead that I managed to place in the top 50 in piracy a few times with 0 piracy points. (I spent the entire time in vmode.) I think one of my servers had less than 150 total accounts on it by the time of the merge. Even the "dead" servers of the normal format aren't that vacant.

Gold pillaging does not increase long-term gameplay. If anything, it has the reverse effect.

I can add a few things since I was talking with him at the time. This was all taking place on Alpha.us. The username involved is Eragon.

His ground troops were caught in a loop in his town of Dreadnought and the game was saying anarchy had broken out. This is the same anarchy as when someone switches governments. But, while that was going on, his navy was easily able to move around. He navy knew he hadn't changed governments, but his ground troops thought he had.

Here's evidence that at least part of the game knew he wasn't under anarchy at the time.

I'm going to have to agree with Draxo on this one. If you want to see how exciting gold pillaging is, check out the war servers. It's different from how it was designed the first time around.

I'm one of those people who hated gold pillaging in the beginning. I've tried the new war servers and I didn't like it there, either.

If I remember correctly, it's because they are different buildings. You paid resources to build the building that's there. If you want a different building, you can tear it down and build the other one. (It's not like this is the first time servers have merged or anything.)

This has been suggested many times over the years and been shot down. It's why I have this in one of my towns.

This town has been warped around between marble and wine so many times I have one of each of those boosters. (I was loathe to tear down the level 32 stonemason when I warped it to a wine island again.)

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Why are you spreading a lie that Starman has left VNS

Starman made a post in the Server Merge Questions thread that sounds a lot like he's quitting the entire game.

Server Merge Additional Questions

Quote from Starman

Graveyarding all accounts and going to a global server would have been the safest path.

Otherwise, people and Alliances will waste their free moves before the mass exodus of the new servers.

These last few posts confirms my decision to stop rewarding these bad behaviors with kindness.

I enjoyed the routine of the previous task systems. The new rendition seeks to much attention.

I patiently waited to seize the opportunity of great strategic locations only to be robbed of them and my money.

I, like many others, donated to islands for 15 years. Waking up one day with a HUGE tax of time, is not any form of customer appreciation!

The lobby decimated players. Its use of your e-mail address destroyed the social aspect. We ALL became "criminals" sharing the address with our friends as it is account information.

I even fell into 1st TS due to a punishment.

Enough is enough. I have stuck through ALL the changes I didn't want starting with the Dump. Ikariam can't rekindle its glory days. We are just chasing that "high" we will never get.

Adieu,

Starman

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Quote from KRATOS-MAFIA

I challenge you, little princess, me against you 1x1. We'll see if you are all that you say you are. 1x3, stop talking nonsense and face me.

I fight when I want, where I want, on my own schedule. I am part of team and have no need to prove myself to anyone. If my posts bother you, don't read them.

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Vend0N I only have 1 question for you, please answer this not only to me but to the entire server

WHY ARE YOU LYING SO???

SHOULD I PUT EVIDENCE HERE that you are a liar and are twisting everything here in the forum like June

And this is why no one takes you seriously.

Vendon put out an offer of a 1v1. You responded like a 5 year old throwing a tantrum. Everyone reading these boards is perfectly capable of making up their own minds who's twisting words and who backs up their words with actions and facts. Keep on ranting. It's what you're best at.

Meanwhile, here are some more CRs.

Battle for EMGAYER

(14.08.2024 7:53:11)

EMPEROR[Lost] from MARCUS AGRIPPA

vs

Albtraum[MAFIA] from EMGAYER

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Spearman...............................45(-1) - .............................................

Mortar.................................30(-0) - .............................................

............................................. - Wall....................................1(-6)

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Generals.................................-0.6 - Generals....................................0

Offensive points............................0 - Defence points............................1.5

Damage Received............................30 - Damage Received.............................0

Damage Percent...........................100% - Damage Percent.............................0%

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Winners: EMPEROR[Lost]

Losers: Albtraum[MAFIA]

The town EMGAYER has been pillaged by EMPEROR[Lost]. The following resources have been stolen: 25,000 Marble

Battle for EMGAYER

(14.08.2024 7:53:19)

EMPEROR[Lost] from MARCUS AGRIPPA

vs

Albtraum[MAFIA] from EMGAYER

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Spearman...............................30(-3) - .............................................

Mortar.................................30(-0) - .............................................

............................................. - Wall....................................3(-4)

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Generals.................................-1.8 - Generals....................................0

Offensive points............................0 - Defence points............................4.5

Damage Received............................90 - Damage Received.............................0

Damage Percent...........................100% - Damage Percent.............................0%

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Winners: EMPEROR[Lost]

Losers: Albtraum[MAFIA]

The town EMGAYER has been pillaged by EMPEROR[Lost]. The following resources have been stolen: 25,000 Building material

Sea battle near Polis

(15.08.2024 4:16:18)

USS INTERPISE[Lost] from Dreadnought, Polis

vs

NIGHTMARE[MAFIA] from STUPID

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Ram-Ship.............................222(-75) - Ram-Ship..............................45(-75)

Fire Ship............................20(-130) - Fire Ship..............................9(-27)

Mortar Ship...........................126(-0) - Mortar Ship............................84(-0)

Steam Ram..............................82(-3) - Steam Ram.............................60(-60)

Rocket Ship............................44(-0) - Rocket Ship...........................30(-20)

Diving Boat............................56(-0) - Diving Boat............................30(-0)

Paddle Speedboat.......................90(-0) - Paddle Speedboat......................70(-50)

Tender.................................20(-0) - Tender.................................40(-0)

Balloon Carrier........................44(-0) - .............................................

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Military................................-1253 - Military..............................-2862.4

Offensive points.........................7156 - Defence points.........................3132.5

Damage Received.........................62650 - Damage Received........................143120

Damage Percent............................30% - Damage Percent............................70%

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Winners: USS INTERPISE[Lost]

Losers: NIGHTMARE[MAFIA]

Tonight I had 2 battles going simultaneously, one in Polis 8 and this one in Orthiad. I was originally waving flameships from Orthiad, so Adonis-666 sent a fleet to block the port. I moved to another town and started this battle right after he landed.

Adonis hit the white flag on round 10. Meanwhile, I was also fighting Nightmare and Kratos in Adonis's town of Polis 8.

On round 17 I hit the white flag. This battle had been 2v1 for hours and was destined to become 3v1 soon. I settled for the damage win.

It shouldn't take 3 minutes for spears to load. The issue is they were having to wait for the owner of the town to finish loading his cargo ships before my spears could load. The spears were waiting in line behind those goods.

10170

For those not on discord and who missed it elsewhere:

(I hope that helps.)

Patience... They've already announced things aren't going as planned. The guy who hit #1 on Alpha didn't get his prize yet, either.

@ Ikariamer,

I haven't seen any rewards yet for my accounts that participated. What rank did you finish at?

Alpha's back up, too, now.

The game is down. The ending of the Hydra event crashed the servers.

So, I did an experiment to see if this happens elsewhere or if Rastan's instance was an aberration. I have the same thing happening on Alpha.

My spears are loading in parallel out of a level 30 port, but they're stuck waiting almost 3 minutes because the owner was using the port, too.

Is this something new? With as many times as I've deployed out of other people's towns over the years, it seems odd I've never noticed this before. (So far no one else that I've asked has noticed it, either.)

Other players using the town shouldn't be affected by the owner's actions. I've never seen that before. Can you duplicate it?

From Tau to Omicron to something else to Ny.. Then I graveyarded the account to Alpha.en where it's now going through yet another merge. I have another one that's on its 3rd community. I've lost track of how many servers it's been through.

All these "permanent" bonuses aren't really permanent. It's just until the next merge. The previous merge of us communities was less than 2 years ago. Enjoy it while it lasts.

This seems very random. To me it's like playing a card game where the ideal unit to use is about as random as what the top card in a desk of cards is. While it's nice to see which units were better, if it constantly changes then this isn't super helpful for planning future rounds.

And to add to the growing chorus of complaints, can we please do something about the hydra banner? It's huge and in the way.

Maybe put it someplace where it won't cover buildings?

Battle for Polis

(10.08.2024 9:55:57)

EMPEROR[Lost] from Turtle Cove

vs

NIGHTMARE[MAFIA] from Polis

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............................................. - Spearman................................1(-0)

Hoplite..............................2200(-0) - Hoplite.................................1(-0)

Gyrocopter............................420(-0) - Gyrocopter.............................30(-0)

Balloon-Bombardier.....................28(-2) - Balloon-Bombardier.....................28(-2)

............................................. - Wall....................................0(-3)

Sulphur Carabineer....................168(-0) - .............................................

Swordsman............................2000(-0) - .............................................

Battering Ram..........................30(-0) - .............................................

Cook...................................30(-0) - .............................................

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Generals................................-11.6 - Generals................................-11.6

Offensive points...........................29 - Defence points.............................29

Damage Received...........................580 - Damage Received...........................580

Damage Percent............................50% - Damage Percent............................50%

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Winners: NIGHTMARE[MAFIA]

Losers: EMPEROR[Lost]

NIGHTMARE[MAFIA]'s miracle 'Hephaestus’ Forge' has been activated. (10.08.2024 9:40:57)

EMPEROR[Lost]'s miracle 'Hephaestus’ Forge' has been activated. (10.08.2024 9:40:57)

NIGHTMARE[MAFIA]'s miracle 'Colossus' has been activated. (10.08.2024 9:44:42)

NIGHTMARE[MAFIA]'s miracle 'Hephaestus’ Forge' has been activated. (10.08.2024 9:55:57)

Battle for N7S1

(10.08.2024 10:12:26)

EMPEROR[Lost] from Turtle Cove

vs

NIGHTMARE[MAFIA] from Polis, Boss from N7S1

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............................................. - Spearman................................0(-1)

............................................. - Wall....................................0(-7)

Gyrocopter............................300(-0) - Gyrocopter..............................7(-0)

Balloon-Bombardier.....................28(-2) - Balloon-Bombardier....................14(-16)

Sulphur Carabineer....................168(-0) - .............................................

Swordsman............................2000(-0) - .............................................

Hoplite..............................2100(-0) - .............................................

Battering Ram..........................30(-0) - .............................................

Cook...................................30(-0) - .............................................

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Generals................................-11.6 - Generals................................-93.4

Offensive points........................233.5 - Defence points.............................29

Damage Received...........................580 - Damage Received..........................4670

Damage Percent............................11% - Damage Percent............................89%

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Winners: EMPEROR[Lost]

Losers: NIGHTMARE[MAFIA], Boss

Sea battle near EpsilonMemories

(10.08.2024 23:52:20)

Davros[Lost] from 6th, EpsilonMemories, 11th

vs

Maximus Decimus[MAFIA] from GLADIATOR

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Ram-Ship............................164(-108) - Ram-Ship............................1300(-96)

Fire Ship.............................7(-140) - Fire Ship...........................570(-250)

Mortar Ship............................84(-0) - Mortar Ship...........................184(-0)

Steam Ram............................140(-13) - Steam Ram............................1420(-0)

Rocket Ship............................0(-18) - Rocket Ship..........................266(-24)

Diving Boat............................52(-8) - Diving Boat............................84(-0)

Paddle Speedboat.......................60(-0) - Paddle Speedboat......................751(-0)

Balloon Carrier.......................56(-12) - Balloon Carrier......................335(-10)

Tender.................................35(-0) - Tender.................................60(-0)

Catapult Ship..........................56(-0) - .............................................

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Military..............................-2721.6 - Military................................-2982

Offensive points.........................7455 - Defence points...........................6804

Damage Received........................136080 - Damage Received........................149100

Damage Percent............................47% - Damage Percent............................53%

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Winners: Davros[Lost]

Losers: Maximus Decimus[MAFIA]