To all the New Players Concerning Mega Events
or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mega Events
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Many players, both young and old, have complained lately about the Mega events, and their unbalancing or "game killing" effect.
When the idea for them first came out, the Devs asked us (the players) if we would want these events to be there to totally unbalance the game. The vast majority said yes, but out of consideration for those who might not like them, we asked that they be optional. The Devs listened. The discussion can be found here
: WWW Link
So after many of us discussed, debated and accepted the idea, to have people come in and start complaining about it is somewhat annoying, especially when lesser random events happen regardless of if it is turned on or off. Further, since this is a feature that most of us were in favor of because of its unbalancing effect, we don't want to see them nerfed because new players don't yet understand the game and its history.
We asked for it, we got it, and we don't want to give it up. If all the devs read are people complaining about it, then they might change it. So, we want to make sure that what we asked for remains intact. So, we have been somewhat brutal in our responses to those who are knocking it. Imagine you got a nice cute puppy for Christmas, then someone came up and started kicking it, you would be upset as well.
Of particular note lately has been the issue of the Pirate event. If you will note in the Journal about events, Draginol specifically mentioned this event in the initial suggestion. It was something we knew about, and in order for it to be truly game changing, it MUST be overpowered.
I hope that this doesn't sour you completely to the game. Understand that when we were promised this, many of us had been playing for eight months or more, and were ready for something new. I hope that as you get more game time in that you will either grow to appreciate them, or simply play without them.
When the idea for them first came out, the Devs asked us (the players) if we would want these events to be there to totally unbalance the game. The vast majority said yes, but out of consideration for those who might not like them, we asked that they be optional. The Devs listened. The discussion can be found here
: WWW Link
So after many of us discussed, debated and accepted the idea, to have people come in and start complaining about it is somewhat annoying, especially when lesser random events happen regardless of if it is turned on or off. Further, since this is a feature that most of us were in favor of because of its unbalancing effect, we don't want to see them nerfed because new players don't yet understand the game and its history.
We asked for it, we got it, and we don't want to give it up. If all the devs read are people complaining about it, then they might change it. So, we want to make sure that what we asked for remains intact. So, we have been somewhat brutal in our responses to those who are knocking it. Imagine you got a nice cute puppy for Christmas, then someone came up and started kicking it, you would be upset as well.
Of particular note lately has been the issue of the Pirate event. If you will note in the Journal about events, Draginol specifically mentioned this event in the initial suggestion. It was something we knew about, and in order for it to be truly game changing, it MUST be overpowered.
I hope that this doesn't sour you completely to the game. Understand that when we were promised this, many of us had been playing for eight months or more, and were ready for something new. I hope that as you get more game time in that you will either grow to appreciate them, or simply play without them.
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The example he cited was the player getting overwhelmed by a large fleet of drengin ships that came through it.
