Wow... Long, drawn out, tempers flaring... Fox, you really know how to throw a wrench.
Now, where to begin. First, thanks shelvock and repus for a great game. From the work I have been doing in another game while this one was down, I know that it can be a very thankless job, and while it has taken some time, you guys have done some outstanding work.
Moves. I know several months ago I stated that we needed to do something about moves, cause by the crude math I was using it showed me that for every 100 moves I made, that I earned an average of 155 moves. I suggested halving the % to find moves so that it would fall under the law of diminishing returns. Leave it at 20 for the max, but make them harder to find, or drop them to 16 or even 14 if you leave the % where it is at now. The game was not designed to be played 8-14 hours a day without running out of moves, and most of the people who do spend that much time 'farming' as we have named it, are the ones complaining the loudest. I am all for the strategy, lets take the farming out of the game.
Newbies. I really like the idea put forth about the shallow waters for new players. I had a feeling that once the sinking ships came into play that the active players would get hammered. I hope that something along these lines will be able to be added whenever you guys have the time to get it figured out how to do so.
Maps. I am one of the mappers, and I know that I will be hurt if the map changes, but if that is how it needs to be, I can adapt. I like a challenge, and will see what I can do with this one.
Money. Fox, fox, fox. You really hurt a lot of good people with that comment. I think first and foremost you should apologize, especially if your comments were 'only to stir the pot'. Having a background in programming, I know that I only have an inkling what these guys have done to make this all work out for us. I know the basics, but combining it all together would be beyond my capabilities. I commend the people who have done so much work for us, this is a great game to play, and we have the chance to earn some spending cash at the same time.
Changes. While it would have been nice to know what the changes were going to be, it seems rather obvious from the comments made, that it was an oversight.
Radar. I have heard a lot of complaints about the radar. Considering what it looked like before, I think it is a vast improvement. This is one of the changes that people have been howling for for months, and now that it is here, they are howling cause they don't like it. Well, gee, it takes too long for the page to reload, if I am chasing someone they will get away. What if YOU are the person being chased? Now you have the advantage cause it is a little slow. Yes, Yes, I know, you want to be the chaser, not the chased. There are pros and cons to this, they did the best with what they had and are now making it better.
Repus, Shelvock, Jan, thanks.
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