Sarevok wrote:@MEZZANINE:
In a free, turn based, non-resetting, massive multiplayer 100% web based online verse
Where you need to spend $150 to get an account to compete... yes please go on...
And you can't scrap un-ascended accounts. What about those that are new and have done a months worth of ascensions already? Or are you some how going to refund what they spent, including time? It would still take over 7 months. Possibly work if you upgrade ALL accounts by 6 ascensions (to a maximum of 23). So that no time was wasted. Other then that, all those under LG+1 will loose months of work.
Yes it's a FREE game, and I didnt say you have to spend $150, I just said if you raid/farm $150+ worth of resources you can trade up to a Unknown account, it's a route to Unknown that requires far less effort and time than ascending and IMO the smart move for any new player.
As for scrapping ( auto ascending ) accounts below LG to LG, and starting new accounts at LG, yes a small number would be upset having just ascended 1,2,3,4 times, but with every major update some are upset and lose out and you have to look at the big picture. And NO autoascending all accounts by 6 times would NOT for fairer as the cost of the first 5 or 6 ascensions is very cheap ( just time consuming ), where as the later ones get very expensive
Back on topic
The game has become very unbalanced, Covert / AC levels are far too important now ( hence why those who can buy insanely high levels ). Used to be that anyone could technically mass anyone else, with the last major update ( Stat doubling, alliance repairs & PPTs ) the biggest players became pretty much unmassable to the vast majority of players, and coverts made them unsabbale by the vast majority of players. Also speed ascending was made far more expensive.
Attack Mercs Killed (30) 459,329,001
Defence Mercs Killed (10) 2,918,478,517
Attack Soldiers Killed(60) 12,677,958
Defence Soldiers Killed(20) 226,236,488
Attack Super Soldiers Killed(300) 490,627,262
Defence Super Soldiers Killed(100) 4,131,482,551
Spies Killed(50) 4,256,505,842
Spy Killers Killed(50) 651,022,448
Mothership Weapons Destroyed(300) 35,583,034
Mothership Shields Destroyed(300) 39,498,511
Mothership Fleets Destroyed(200) 2,413,254
Planet Defences Destroyed(300) 358,539
Planets Taken(5000) 411
Naquadah Stolen(0.0001) 2,355,738,435,154,805
Untrained Kidnapped(50) 5,943,886,456
Weapon Points Destroyed (Sab+Att)(0.0001) 74,293,522,376,607
Attack Turns Used(1) 1,731,971