exchange mpdsd for MT's

[hfown]

there is a topic locked in the archives about selling mpdsd to other players, this is not it. this is similar to the "trade 3MTs for 2440 turns/trade 1 MT for 3days MPDSD" buttons.

this button will say

trade 10days mpdsd for 3MTs (or 15days MPDSD for 3MTs) so that those who ascend 10 times get 110 days of mpdsd but never use it can use it for other stuff, and if in the future they find out they need some mpdsd they can use the existing button to buy 3 days worth with 1MT.

these extra MTs cannot be used for ppts (since they have a limit) but can be used on attack turns and regular market trades. so those who are forced to get MPDSD they want use can trade them for stuff they WILL use.

ill admit its not extremely important but i dont use MPDSDs except special circumstances for 2-3 days and when i do need it i can buy some with MTs.

[Sarevok]

Whilst it would be nice to be able to do (esp since i have like 100 turns atm ), i don't think it should be done

[th0r_]

No way, that will just create too much everything on the market, imo 3 MTs is plenty

if its not broke don't fix it, imho

Yup, I have to agree with SS.

[Lore]

I have to say I agree with hfown. This is something I never thought about myself, but it does make perfect sense. Ascention gives you a certain amount of resources, and the merlins are useless to those who don't want or need them. I think you should be able to trade them in for other resources in the market at a fair price. Just so long as you can never buy them other then the means we have now.

I think its a good idea hfown.

[hfown]

like i said, not extremely important, but i dont see myself needing more than 5 mpdsd's, especially with ppt's. so any extra would sit and do nothing, im sure im not the only one thinking like this

this will not help only the big accounts and hurt the smaller ones, it may infact be of more use to small accounts that dont need mpdsd because of the "no planet can contribute more than 50% raw stats" thing.
whereas bigger accounts can use 200k UP planets and may want to merlin them for safekeeping

i also cannot see any way this could be abused.

[Sarevok]

A slight change i would suggest, is give the trading merlins a specific rate. Making it LESS then what it would be if they chose it direct
eg, 3 merlins is 1MT, and 1MT can get about 600AT, so trading a merlin would yield 150AT(only 450 for 3 merlins, whereas getting them from the market would get you 600)

[schuesseled]

I dont see why you would want to deplete your stock of merls tbh.

[Sarevok]

Recover lost units. Get lifers to mass with. Additional AT. A little extra naq...

[Reschef]

as long as you still can only go on ppt twice a week the idea is ok.

[Lore]

it makes it too easy imo

now if you want to ppt twice, it restricts you to only using the market functions once, you cannot get personal turns, you cannot make a planet or get name changes

adding this, makes it so that you can ppt twice and still fully use the market, which takes a bit away from the game to me

You can only do it a set amount of times tho?

So you think you should have to sit on resources you never use?

I think it should stay at the standard rate. 3 merlins = 1MT, but limit it to 1 "extra" MT per week. It takes time to accumulate them, so it takes time to dispose of them.

[Sarevok]

If it wasn't done. Then i think you should be able to choose what you get for ascending, rather then just being shoved 10 Merlins and put on PPT. Especially, as people said, if you don't use Merlins at all, ever...

[Lore]

If it wasn't done. Then i think you should be able to choose what you get for ascending, rather then just being shoved 10 Merlins and put on PPT. Especially, as people said, if you don't use Merlins at all, ever...

Zactly

[~Insider Trader~]

You have 150 days of MPDSD power stored..

14 ascentions + buying the initial SS with 1000 G/R gave me this. Haven't used a Merlins yet because there's no point protecting my useless planets. Would like to use it for something though.

Maybe you could choose to Merlin your 'home' planet. So that when you get naq attacked you could still lose your naq but you would not lose any units. Idea needs a bit (lot) of refinement I suppose but thought I'd just throw it out there for discussion

[hfown]

something must be done with this, there is currently no way to get rid of them if you dont want them and are forced to recieve them...

but i doubt anything like that since its basically an unmassable defense, although phasing out partial troops and/or weapons could reduce losses in an attack... but wouldnt make much sense if they still aid in defense power

instead of using mpdsd power to shift your planets out of phase, use the mpdsd to power up other things like speeding up planet exploration missions for your mothership, double or triple AT generation if your in pergatory... stuff like that

or instead of phasing out, phase IN troops/miners/weapons from another reality
...just throwing out some other stuff too...