I can only view on discord I can't chat. It says there will be a 14 days before and 18 days after start of merge.
Posts by God_of_war
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On discord under mergers it is the last item.
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On the FAQ section on discord it says 14 days before merge there will begin a festival of worlds event with various bonuses. We are now within that 14 day mark and have not been notified of any bonuses. What will these bonuses be prior to the merge and what will they be 18 days after the merge?
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I'm surprised this hasn't been done based on how logical it would be but i'm not sure why the US and UK servers haven't merged. Instead they are always merging in communities that aren't regional and have a huge language barrier.
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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.
It really isn't though. The top players in TS want to be the top in the game. When one server is getting bonuses others aren't that isn't a fair comparison. There shouldn't be any bonuses it should be the classic version. There are multiple aspects to this game including fighting many of the top players have escaped fighting in the past and they can continue doing so but those who choose to want to fight shouldn't be at a disadvantage from a resource or cost standpoint.
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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'm in the same boat, i'm not providing my phone number. But yes this is their method of communication now and I am able to get in from a viewing standpoint atleast to see the news and upcoming sales/bonuses.
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I wanted to create a board chat regarding the recent poll & questions section on discord regarding server options.
Bigger communities with 4 target servers will be able choose between these 4 target settings.
**Setting 1**
Servers like they used to be back in the "good old days". No bonuses. Just plain old default values.
**Setting 2**
* Production of Wood and Marble will be 35% higher than normal.
* Trade Ships are 25% faster than normal.
**Setting 3**
* Production of Wood and Crystal will be 35% higher than normal.
* Scientists create 25% more research points.
**Setting 4**
* Production of Wood and Sulfur will be 50% higher than normal.
* Production of Wine is 10% higher than normal.
* Troops and ships are built 25% faster.
* Land units are 25% cheaper to build.
* Land units move 50% faster than normal.
* Priest conversion rate increased by 40% (7 conversions per priest instead of the normal 5).
I personally believe that all settings should be the same. Alot of players want to compete to be the top ranked and some of those players spend a bunch on ambro. I know several of these players have all wine islands and towns are geared with level 40 boosters for wine, they would have to completely demolish those buildings and rebuild in order to take advantage of any bonuses. I am fine with miracles taking on the new version of being spread out/random but believe there should be no resource, troop, research point etc. bonuses to keep things fair for everyone.
Thoughts?
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What festival bonuses are included prior and after the merge?
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Will the new target servers have the same Wonders on the same islands as the old servers?
So that maybe we can choose beforehand the exact coordinates we are going to move our cites (if we are fast enough that is).
They will run the same is PI and newer servers.
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If I remember correctly mine upgrade times are quicker can any confirm and advise what they are?
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Is Alpha an EN or an US server ?
When I am on the login screen it seems to be an US server ?!?!
Edit : seems we will get Hydra & Sirens update followed after some time by a server merger. Might become confusing
There are Alpha us & Alpha EN servers. When you are on your game screen look at the URL. The english will be EN.ikariam
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Display MoreMerging 5 months old servers with older servers speaks volumes about the money grab those servers are and how little gameforge cares about them, you open them for the money and have 0 purpose for them; one of the greediest game companies i have ever seen. Also a wild guess after the merge: you will still open a new server every month.
You allowed people to let their multis to go to the graveyard to spam regaining donation wood and you made that seem like a "feature" because of course you were not capable to fix anything, and now you deny everyone's chance to keep the progress of that "feature" by creating a new server instead of merging with the existing ones as it happened in the past. That was a very big and unfair advantage, but you allowed it and is your fault for not taking measures timely.
Why exactly you give server bonuses if i come from a server that had none before, if i wanted a faster pace i would have joined the new servers. Why deny my progression by changing the pace of old servers? of course, as time goes by there should be means of faster ways of progression, but this is pure laziness to just give older servers a server boost.
For me this merge is pure garbage and gameforge gives 0 lucks about its player base, they just want to reduce costs after creating ghost servers, that were never ment to develop, just to be milked. I don't even want the server boost, i want to remain on my classic server.
Ikariam, and any other mobile game with microtransactions, has always been about being a money grab.
I imagine the server consolidation is more about how ambro is selling less so they need to consolidate the servers to increase competition.
I'm on a new server and without trying I'm in the top 50. Why? Because I simply didn't stop playing the game while everyone else did.
I don't consider this a money grab game. It is very much still available and usable for the free to play. Many mobile games on phones and stuff are not designed for free to play and really have no chance of playing without spending a hundred dollars a month minimum if not more. Gameforge can't run the game for free unfortunately and they need to do something in order to increase competition which is why they do the server merges.
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I can answer some but not all.
Display MoreWe need a lot more info about how this merger will be handled. Things that come to mind are
- Donated resources?
- Refunds for premium building locations?
- How do we get dropped into the new world?
- Do we get free move tokens to allow us to move our towns around?
- Will there be a period when fighting can not take place and if so for how long.?
- What will happen to builds that are in progress during the move?
- Donated resources get credited back as inventory items for you to redonate.
- you will be credited a premium location spot in inventory if you have a premium spot.
- You will get a town relocation for each town you have. Your choice to use or not.
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What time will the mergers begin?
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How many EN servers are being merged into the 4 we have?
Also extremely disapointed with the world bonuses. Definitely not fair for players who have towns of mostly sulphur or crystal. Will have to completely demo their luxary resource boosters to take advantage of any bonuses and will lose millions of resources and days trying to rebuild.
Will the miracles be random or will they be similar to old style where forge is sulphur only etc.
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Given that a player's banned status is publicly visible, please reconsider.
Again, something needs to be done to differentiate between a player who has been permanently banned and a player with a temporary ban.
I don't believe they permanently ban players anymore. I believe max sentence is a year even for people who repeatedly violate the terms and conditions of the game.
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I ship plenty of goods long distance and have 80 freighters. Would I like them to be fast of course but I think it is fine how it is. They are cheap enough that you can build and buy lots of them.
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It would be nice, I've had someone go inactive on me who still had 80m resources I didn't have time to finish and I had already pillaged 40m Would have been nice if those didn't go to waste.
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Dear players,
if "*Freaky Thursday*" was right up your alley already, you'll **LOVE** "*Wicked Wednesday*"!
On **Wednesday, 31.01.2024 from 00:00 until 23:59** the following bonuses will be activated on all live servers:
* 35% higher income of marble
* 35% faster construction of buildings
Enjoy!
Your Ikariam TeamI'm ready to start my upgrade however it does not show reduced time. Does it only show once the building has been started?
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I noticed recently that there appears to be a change with inactive and ghosting. I am pillaging an inactive that after 30 days went v mode as normal however 24hrs later the player came back as inactive but showed as banned. I've noticed a few different inactive who had the same situation. Does anyone know the rule change and how long these inactives will stay or if they will be ghosted at all?
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Does anyone know what the total cost of the Phonecian freighters cost for all 40?
