Apocalips wrote:Nice post Taem but you arent getting it. Do you and anyone want to do nothing but donate to ally for 1-2 people can play? No point in war cause cant fight over who the strongest ally...and the individuality of the game. Pvp. So point donate all for ally nd who cares about making big cities and army its ally army now and 1 target pretty much. What makes the game is scoutn for hours plotting on stronger alliances to break them down and grow...revenge...saying we're number 1 by war. Destroying alliances. Thats the game. Too controlled now. Its not crying its common sense we just want to play and have fun. Imagine everyone has great stories of war here think of your own I just know the game is going to die if like this except for your lil cyber social group or something. Players shouldnt tell people go play something else either what a bch. Id farm u if made a crap anymore...
truth be told, i DO get the point, its just that ive heard it all before.
at this point in my haypi career, after achieving just about everything there is to achieve in this game, from being number one and holding down as the leader of a number one alliance, to everything else, i completely understand your sentiments. However, I feel you are suffering from the same dilemma that affects us all at times....tunnel vision.
One thing I always preach to my generals is to think outside the box. Firstly, the entire alliance has the ability to command mine battles, its just the leaders who can actually initiate the attack. what better way to demonstrate the true power of your alliance than to put your heads together and build the largest alliance army ever AND take the pride in maintaining it as a collective?
What better way to show your power than to occupy that high level mine and not let ANYONE take it, EVER, through the teamwork and vigilance of your whole alliance working to protect and maintain it?
Cry me a river that only leaders may attack a mine, aspire to lead an alliance then! or else, take solace in the fact that YOU are the stalwart defender that doesnt let an enemy slip in and steal your mine on your watch.
want to fight and destroy an entire alliance? whats stopping you? this aspect of the game has not been removed! Rather, I feel it is a more descriptive representation of your alliance strength reflected in this new ranking system....where instead of having a few players with huge amounts of prestige floating the alliance to the top of the ranks while the vast majority of the alliance is inactive or subpar, you must all work together as a collective entity to dominate the ranks.
you know, im really not that active anymore on any server, and in my current state of semi-retirement I for one take great pride in my willingness to donate millions of dollars, hundreds of my unused and dusty coins and completely replaceable resources to my alliance. my alliance mates also share this love for each other and that is one of the reasons why my alliance is one of, if not the best on any server.
And so i leave you not with the words of the devils advocate, but as one who has suffered through so many updates and glitches over the past 18 months, and continued to rise above the rest through perserverance, attitude and strategy. take these words as you will, but the developers of this game have made their stance on these matters quite clear over time, and no amount of petitioning, complaining, or suggestions is likely to sway them from their ideas and implementations.
Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:25 pm 
