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Phil M · 19 Oct 2013, 01:52

The game would need an overhaul from the ground up.

Sorry, but the game is rotten to the core. What worked back in 2000 with tens of thousands of newbie players just doesn't work with less than a thousand players.

The game evolved into something where the vast majority of action is overnight, and looks dead during the day. New players perform a few actions, then they're told to wait a few hours until they can do the next thing. Players are encouraged to download a 3rd party chat application, as much as I like IRC - it's a dying chat protocol. Players need to ask for scans to find targets or land an attack. You have to use another site to find targets suitable for attacking.

The UI is dated, the whole process of going through the starting a planet is unfriendly and confusing.

19 Oct 2013, 01:52	#34
Phil M Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 47	Re: PA in a nutshell The game would need an overhaul from the ground up. Sorry, but the game is rotten to the core. What worked back in 2000 with tens of thousands of newbie players just doesn't work with less than a thousand players. The game evolved into something where the vast majority of action is overnight, and looks dead during the day. New players perform a few actions, then they're told to wait a few hours until they can do the next thing. Players are encouraged to download a 3rd party chat application, as much as I like IRC - it's a dying chat protocol. Players need to ask for scans to find targets or land an attack. You have to use another site to find targets suitable for attacking. The UI is dated, the whole process of going through the starting a planet is unfriendly and confusing.