WHITE FLAG

[Bob_2007]

(Is it considered bad form to put out too many suggestions? Apologies if it is. Been playing many months but new to the forums.)

How about a white flag. Raise it if you're being attacked, it affords you 15 minutes of protection to negotiate a settlement. Abuse factor? So somebody attacks you then hides behind a white flag. You have to wait 15 minutes to whack him back. What's the problem? Might even help the hot-heads - allow people to cool off a bit when they over-react and annihilate somebody just for taking a few bil naq.

For the impatient, or against those that truly deserve it, have an "override" button on the attacker side to ignore the white flag - but for a small penalty (slightly higher cost of attack? Loss of some g&r? It is a white flag after all)

I hope I'm not giving the impression with all these suggestions I'm trying to turn stargateWARS into a game of peace. I know a LOT of people like it just the way it is. Just trying to suggest more balance, skill, and options for the sake of gameplay and *fun*, and to keep it interesting.

I'd welcome suggestions that make battles more interesting too (but certainly not any easier, they're already far too easy being based on strength alone), like a small random chance of getting a severe black eye from a n00b or a small random chance of yous ms developing a fault and slamming into a planet or a small random chance of troops/miners/uu revolting and switching allegiance to the other side (defender OR attacker). All very possible in real life/war/fiction, why not here?.

[Sphinx42]

Keep the ideas coming, I'm all for making the game even better
I quite like the idea of small random chances, it'd make battles a lot more interesting... not too sure about the white flag, but maybe admin could make something out of it.

[mondomadmun]

Hologram sucks o_o therefore random things could be annoying. But I am interested to see the development of this idea.

[Sphinx42]

I found the hologram quite interesting back when I was an Asgard

[Bob_2007]

Bah... I'd get banned if I posted them *all*... for flooding...

PROPAGANDA

A new type of covert attack that returns a small chance of some of your victim's troops defecting to you.

ANTI-PROPAGANDA

A chance your victim could find out who did it.

[mondomadmun]

Bah... I'd get banned if I posted them *all*... for flooding...

PROPAGANDA

A new type of covert attack that returns a small chance of some of your victim's troops defecting to you.

ANTI-PROPAGANDA

A chance your victim could find out who did it.

These I do like

[Teal'auc of the Void]

I think having PPT in game there's no need for having more ways how to hide and abuse the system, mate. Or remove PPT from game completelly and then it might be good idea.

Now when people want to run away from fight, they use either PPT or pergatory.



Teal'auc

[Bob_2007]

Couldn't agree more, especially if ppt's being abused.

ppt only briefly, to cover market purchases.

Not sure I'd do away with perg. I'd wager there's as many people over there who ran away from abuse, than from a battle.

[Teal'auc of the Void]

Name Rank Army Size Race Treasury
bobo2007
God [ DarKsVenGeAncE ]
8,766 90,736



90k army in a few months........ hahaahaaa

Was it necessary to laugh at him...? No wonder new users avoid forum when they see such hostility.



Teal'auc

[Teal'auc of the Void]

No, but he claims to have been around a long time in yet another thread.

it took me less than a month to get over that size TWO YEARS AGO, its so fast to get bigger than that these days.

Well, when I started my SGW account, first month I was barely active so he could simply be that way as well. Don't throw a stone if you don't want stones being thrown at you...



Teal'auc

[TacticalCommander]

I think having PPT in game there's no need for having more ways how to hide and abuse the system, mate. Or remove PPT from game completelly and then it might be good idea.

Now when people want to run away from fight, they use either PPT or pergatory.



Teal'auc

I'm with Teal'auc here, this isn't necessary there is already PPT, perg, and realm alert and nox.

[Bob_2007]

Well hello, Tok'ra...

Hmmm... let's see... army size, 25m-ish. Rank, 167. Some very nice planets there, maybe I should take one off you and abandon it. That's what some ascended with 25m army enjoy doing (unprovoked) to people with 2 or 3m isn't it? Poke fun at them for "not having enough def".

Or maybe I should just give everybody here the stats of your planets, just to teach you a lesson. Hopefully someone "up there" who could withstand the resulting temper tantrum will relieve you of one for your arrogance.

Oh, and fyi, I'm not bobo2007 so you owe him an apology.

Well said, btw, Teal'auc.

Ttfn

Bob

[homer1475]

ill have to agree with teaulc on this one ...


A we allready have PPT, if u want to make a purchase do it while in ppt if u cant otherwise use 2 pages.... dude people have been playing games like this for years.... theres ways around banking a large purchase from the market really fast so u dont get hit. Theres no need for a temp 15 minute ppt type thing so u can make purchases... if u havnt figured out how to use several browser pages by now u might want to consider playing a diff game.

[Ferra]

I hope I'm not giving the impression with all these suggestions I'm trying to turn stargateWARS into a game of peace. I know a LOT of people like it just the way it is. Just trying to suggest more balance, skill, and options for the sake of gameplay and *fun*, and to keep it interesting.

Hmm, really. It seems most of the ideas you have suggested involve some sort of protection in some why or another. Tell me where is the fun in hiding?
If someone really wanted your naq or wanted to mass you they will wait. If you get massed rebuild stronger and mass back. If your being farmed, build a bigger def. It provides a challenge, so quit complaining...

[Bob_2007]

Homer, Ferra

Go *read* the discussions, then come back once you get the point and we'll discuss. For example, if I had my way there wouldn't BE a ppt where the cowards who keep mentioning it as an option can hide. Provocative? Going ppt after you've hit someone, or while you're at war, is not cowardly? Going to ppt because you want 8 hours sleep? ONLY necessary because some baboons are not playing fair. The "build a bigger def" argument is always the one they use. Tell me, how much def can normal player below page 20 or 30 build against a guy building strike off a 50 or 60m army? There's no logical reason whatsoever why someone of this size, with a trillion daily income, would be interested in a few bil lying out. Ergo, my def, cov, etc is *just fine* thanks very much, I'm strong *at my level of play*, strong enough to make anyone for whom taking a few bil would be a VIABLE target think twice. Do YOU farm naq from people it'd cost you twice as much in losses/repairs, than you stole? It doesn't make sense!

It's this abuse we're trying to address, and unless you're one of the ones doing it, it wouldn't affect you or your style of play. If you'd read the posts, you would know that even I have shot down my own suggestion on this one so it's no longer a "suggestion". But the aim remains the same - A little more BALANCE to prevent overt abuse in a total mismatch.

On the market ppt... Well... hitting someone who has just come from the market is cowardly and unethical and it's not in the spirit of any rpg I've ever played. You shouldn't *need* to run around "2 pages" or do anything unusual to finish your business after a trip to the market, not in a turn based game.