I always gave credits to the dev team, for spending their time to make this old game still interesting, but … sincerely they are guilty for the decay of this game, thanks to very poor decisions, and bad stories lines that fracture the community, and make many players spending more time ranting on the forum than actually playing the game.
And again I`m seeing one that not even the writers team that made the final season of Game of Thrones, could make worse! This … ! Why?! Let me tell you one thing … Planet Saarbrucken on Cologne system! Already has a small colony, near a trade lane and a future jump gate. No need to thank me.
Also I don’t know what details you guys, I mean the dev team, are preparing mainly in Rheinland, but the recent exodus from players should be a warning about what you are preparing, I mean, for Fs sake listen the community, and we all know of the excuses of some players “ it is not our fault, the dev want this way” bla bla bla, but the truth is that many stories lines are in favor of some, don’t deny it cause we all know it, and then … well see the wars on the forum … there is more pew pew on the forum than on the game. And why so many constant wars between houses? Houses already have internal problems, and can’t be always on wars, that may cause some interest at the beginning but then after some days … nobody cares, just look the war between Rheinland and Kusari … some pew pew at the beginning and after one of two weeks, barely nothing! The numbers of active players is to small for so much conflicts.
My opinion:
Liberty: Liberty is still licking her wounds after the war with Gallia, tired of outside war decides take care of the internal problems, like HF, Separatists and also the criminals LR and Xenos. Also Liberty is watching the Omicrons with interest.
Kusari: After the war with Rheinland, the Kusari also turns to her internal problems, GC and Blood Dragons, and also try to “tame” the GMG. Also sees the Outcast expansion on the Taus with worries, and the infest situation on Tohoku also is a trouble that need to be fix!
Rheinland: Well looks like there will be something imperial or something, that can cause some kind of civil war! Well that is bad but ok! In my opinion Rheinland should be taking care of the problem on Planet Nuremberg, and take advantage of the concentration of “Reds” on Omega 49, to try expel then from their main territory, mainly taking care of Darmstad Depot on Stuttgart and trying to contain the activities in Dresden!
Bretonia: War on Enclave continues, war with Reds continue, war with Corsair continues, and internal problems with Gaians and Mollys
Gallia: New government barely is united, but even so tries to rebuild the economy, prevent the return of the royals, and prevent the Outcast expansion in the Taus … one alliance with Kusari and Crayter could be good!
Outcast: Expansion on the Taus, expansion the cardi trade
Corsairs: Taking advantage that Bretonia and reds are fighting, and Rheinland is no danger, and also the Outcast are more interested about the Taus, Corsairs try to take Planet Tangier that is rich in minerals that Corsair so badly need!
Core: The Core may be the only allied of Bretonia, since Liberty don’t care about what happen in the Omegas and is too busy taking care of her own problems. And also with Liberty entry on the Omicrons, they don’t want to lose their friendship but also don’t want to lose the position that they have!
Order: An old enemy, Liberty Navy, turns her attention to the Omicrons, but some understanding was made, but how good will their relations be? Order may want peace but doesn’t want to lose her position on the Omicrons.
These are some suggestions … I know haters are going to hate but that will never change, but I think that gives some space and time for people to play their game, and pew pew , and spend more time on their favorite conflict!
> Order: An old enemy, Liberty Navy, turns her attention to the Omicrons, but some understanding was made, but how good will their relations be? Order may want peace but doesn’t want to lose her position on the Omicrons.
> Order: An old enemy, Liberty Navy, turns her attention to the Omicrons, but some understanding was made, but how good will their relations be? Order may want peace but doesn’t want to lose her position on the Omicrons.
5th| will not agree to you
Bret players also said they didn't want to invade gran canaria ...
(03-10-2020, 04:03 PM)Skorak Wrote: What factions do doesn't really matter to the development.
That is wrong ... dev team should have that in consideration and ask then their oppinion . Also the comm that i put in the link, didn't look a simple Rhein player idea.
I'll take a stab at each faction as I could:
As a side note, we currently have a situation were everyone is dealing with internal problems. You however don't get anyone logging to take care of any internal problems, likely in large due to knowing that even if you do or don't. Any RP in the direction of progress will be roadblocked by the Dev Team as it either conflicts with ongoing story or the result maybe too damaging to factions.
Liberty:
Liberty doesn't seem to have taken any significant loss from the war, and its internal criminals aren't going to go away. Liberty is mostly crippled by, presumably, the dev team not wanting to change what is already there. So they look elsewhere, aka the Omicrons. - Once that gate opens, I suspect a flood of Nomads to seep through into Liberty. Since the construction of the gate was done without Lib Gov's knowledge or approval (So i've been told), it is likely that the devs want liberty to spread its ball sacks over the Omicrons only to get BTFO'd and have it enter a period of "We don fucked it."
Kusari
I've offered up the idea of taking over GMG assets for KuGov. The dev team did not like the idea from what I've heard, stating that it could kill the faction.
I replied with, GMG could either become a Kusari Lawful faction or an unlawful one. If it became a lawful faction then nothing much would change. If it became unlawful, then it generates conflict in the sigmas in which many factions could enter as interested parties.
Rheinland
Rheinland can't expel the RHA and Coalition, mainly now because there isn't really a RM to oppose them. But even when there was, the fights as I have been told were extremely one-sided. So any change here against RHA will mostly come off as plot armour in favour of Rheinland. Change for the Red Hessians is likely only temporary or minor gains. Going from the stance I assume the devs have of not wanting to shake the pot too much. Progression for lawfuls is forced to stagnate or they will fulfill their goals.
Devtonia
Your suggestion is basically to keep it as it is. Bretonia is mostly dead, and BAF only logs for group fights these days. Its currently dependent on Dev Patches to actually rebuild its own infrastructure. Of all the houses, it is definitely the one that needs the most down time. Enclave now are just Bretonia pirates.
Gallia
Gallia is also pretty dead, I am not sure what you interesting things you could do with it without a slight portrayal of the Terror and infighting between the drastically different forms of government that exist within it. I doubt the team intend to portray Gallia as an unstable mess, flipping from royal to republic like real France did. I'm not entirely sure players would like that either. Again, I suspect its just more stagnation with progression for most of Gallia and the Enclave.
Outcast
We're not really allowed to expand into the Taus. At least, not against IMG. I have already asked Durandal if RP leading up to an attack would actually permit any change. He said no.
Crayter Republic is another target for the OCs, that I doubt we could make any moves against. Most people I've spoken too dislike the CR and think it should be removed, currently its existence at its current extent is questionable imo.
The Outcasts have a lot they can try to do, but the spectre of Devs erecting road blocks and lack of factions to interact with make things difficult.
Corsairs
Honestly, I think the Corsairs should be more feared than they are. I slightly blame pepe for this tbf xd.
I imagine them more like the Ravagers from Firefly, but they don't have active player factions to give them that clout, nor is it how they're RP'd.
I'd also be in favor of Corsairs going balls deep against everyone in the Omegas, but again. The issue is Dev Team's story they wish to portray and what players want.
Order
Order shouldn't be looking for fights after getting its arse handed to them on a plate by the Bromads.
It's in a very vulnerable position, one where I'd question even their ability to field fleets properly. Or even continue to exist as a independent faction.
If it tied itself to Liberty, then it can essentially operate as Liberty into the Omicrons.
(03-10-2020, 03:42 PM)Lusitano Wrote: Core: The Core may be the only allied of Bretonia, since Liberty don’t care about what happen in the Omegas and is too busy taking care of her own problems. And also with Liberty entry on the Omicrons, they don’t want to lose their friendship but also don’t want to lose the position that they have!
My two cents is that the Omega stuff isn't optimum and even though Core distanced themselves from the Exeter stuff Devs put them into it anyway *shrug*.
The Dev-team can try to force Liberty into a conflict with Order. What I will do is I will log my 5th ship and sit next to my Order buddy, drinking Ale while talking.
You seem to have no insight into what is going on in Rheinland.
For once, most of the factions seems to be in favor of what is happening.
The reason there was a "exodus" from the "lawful" side, was because said players were so toxic, that they got warned. They then heard rumors (from god knows where) that their toxicity might result in a "heavy decision".... So they decided to make the first move, and did a scorched earth move. Disbanding and removing everything that was built up over the years and spiting players ingame by making heavily armed PoBs hostile to everyone.
The way Rheinland was going, it was a circklejerk between 4-5 players running the whole place. With a 6th player, the RHA, destroying them left and right with no effort.
This caused those 4-5 players to get incredibly salty, and they further dug a whole by banning everyone who had even the slightest tie to RHA or its leadership from all Rheinland chats and factions. Making sure that Rheinland was "pure" and free of "cross faction traitors".
You can imagine who had the most fun in this circumstance, could you not? It was the RHA and its friends, it wasn't Rheinland lawfuls.
So when you lose EVERY single battle you endeavor into. Is it fun to play? no
When you refuse to accept people from "the enemy faction", do you think you will win? no
So what is your recourse? Breaking the rules, sanctionbaiting and "unfair" battles (IE superior numbers and caps on snubs all the time).
Did that plan work? NO
So, when the Dev team comes and says "RHA is getting something in the next story update, also Rheinland is losing two things due to X Y Z reasons, and to top it off, your team has become so toxic that you're in the risk of getting a "heavy decision".... what do you think will happen?
The changes coming to Munich was a long time in the making. It surprised no-one with a brain. The whole system is a radioactive mess, of course it was going to be evacuated at some point. It's a death trap until the radioactive cloud drifts off or is somehow cleaned up. That system, just like Alberta, was destined to get ruined eventually.
The changes coming to other end of Rheinland was a bit more surprising, but it is a temporary event, and was always meant to be so, as it is a consequence of what is currently being played out on the forums in the past week, and for the next few weeks, before things come to a head in the near future.
(03-10-2020, 04:55 PM)Ice Princess Wrote: The Dev-team can try to force Liberty into a conflict with Order. What I will do is I will log my 5th ship and sit next to my Order buddy, drinking Ale while talking.
this is the quality I expect from a well respected official player faction.