Free exiles before tickstart

[xtothez]

Since there isn't going to be a shuffle, how about the option for GCs/ministers to exile planets for free if they meet certain criteria (eg. 0 roids, no logins since signup, etc), This would help with removing the 'dead-weight' accounts (especially those who didn't get the buddy code working first time and just signed up again). Then at least the spots in active gals could be used by people signing up in the next week, rather than sending them to the back of the universe with less and less active players.

[Lord Cheese]

sounds a good plan to me

[Forest]

ppl with 0 roids are good, means they are wiating for final stats etc

[Vanquisher]

You can always change race once stats are released

[TheRat]

Forest you noob. You init all you can of each roid. Period.

[Forest]

therat im not a noob, why do stuff b4 u have absolute every avenue covered. I know for a fact i wont miss ticks, so im not losing ANYTHING by waiting, but i have everything to gain.

Should i be exiled for that?

[TheRat]

Yeah, I suppose spinner is going to turn around and change everything of pa's foundation the last 6 days before tick start. Good you are covered then at least!

[Tactitus]

Exiling isn't a very good mechanism for dealing with inactives because it just pushes the inactives around. They should be quarantined until they're deleted (or become active).

I hope we don't see another round spoiled by dead accounts. :/

[Tactitus]

Originally Posted by ThaRat

Yeah, I suppose spinner is going to turn around and change everything of pa's foundation the last 6 days before tick start.

Wouldn't be the first time.

[xtothez]

Originally Posted by Forest

Should i be exiled for that?

Not if you just post on the gal forums to show you're not inactive...

[Stifler]

Originally Posted by Politics page

Exile vote in progress
The exile target is #### OF #######.
The cost is currently 0 of each resource from the fund.

While people have 0 score you can exile them for free

but if you don't have 4 active people in the gal ur slightly ****ed cos you cant get the votes you need

[Zo0f]

Im more bothered by the fact im the only random placed planet in my galaxy still. I wont have any gal mates to exile at this rate

[TehVader]

I want a shuffle :| Tide of Darknes has already threatened to kill me if I don't vote for someone else as the GC. If we don't shuffle they'll find me and kill me

[thaeter]

Originally Posted by TehVader

I want a shuffle :| Tide of Darknes has already threatened to kill me if I don't vote for someone else as the GC. If we don't shuffle they'll find me and kill me

rofl

[Zo0f]

Originally Posted by TehVader

I want a shuffle :| Tide of Darknes has already threatened to kill me if I don't vote for someone else as the GC. If we don't shuffle they'll find me and kill me

Lupine Crux threatened to crush my whole galaxy in the beta, unless we voted one of them GC. Can we hide together? Theyre after me i tell you

[Jonas]

so when I exile a inactive, I get a new one thats just been exiled from another gal? Rather have a cleanup where they all get deleted

[SYMM]

Originally Posted by Stifler

While people have 0 score you can exile them for free

but if you don't have 4 active people in the gal ur slightly ****ed cos you cant get the votes you need

It always used to be the case that the exile was free with 0 score, but there had to be at least 1 resource in the gal-fund for it to work, and as you couldn't (can't?) donate to the fund until ticks start, you can't exile anyone.

How would you stop people exiling "inactives" repeatedly until they get someone from their alliance in-gal though?

[lokken]

As long as you don't start res/con you can still switch races at a moment's notice before ticks start, to wait for the 'final stats' to be published

[joobles]

Yeah. Last round I had a situation where I couldn't get enough active people to exile the inactives so we had 2 weeks of a galaxy full of dead wood. It sucked. Was so glad I hadnt bought a credit before discovering that. It is in the interests of the game to allow deletion of inactives. I didn't pay last round cause of this and a lot of noobs would be put off playing by an experience like that and maybe move over to "the other game"

And threats to get a GC vote is just so pathetic.

[xtothez]

Allow free exiles and if they meet certain inactivity criteria stick them in limbo (no co-ords) until they log in again. Obviously the requires for this limbo would need to be strict to prevent people abusing it as incoming immunity, but there's no reason not to prevent inactive planets from interfering with everyone elses round.

[Nadar]

Do we get bonus for GC/Minister positions again now?

[Kal]

no

[Guran]

I was thinking not to upgrade my planet until I get more people in my galaxy. Signed up as soon as it was possible and still I only have one other planet in my galaxy. Yes I'm getting slightly worried.

What bothers me most yet again, is the lack of information (call it announcements if you will). Yes I've heard hearsay about "no shuffle", "possible merges" etc but nothing concrete. I see lots of gals with only a few ppl in them. What's the point in upgrading planets if noone cant even assure that you don't have to play alone in your galaxy.

[Treveler]

Exiling works and its free, so go a head and get rid of the inactives! :-)

[Treveler]

Originally Posted by Guran

I was thinking not to upgrade my planet until I get more people in my galaxy. Signed up as soon as it was possible and still I only have one other planet in my galaxy. Yes I'm getting slightly worried.

What bothers me most yet again, is the lack of information (call it announcements if you will). Yes I've heard hearsay about "no shuffle", "possible merges" etc but nothing concrete. I see lots of gals with only a few ppl in them. What's the point in upgrading planets if noone cant even assure that you don't have to play alone in your galaxy.

Well my biggest concern is how they are going to fill up the gals if there are to be no shuffle.

[Appocomaster]

mergings, which is sort of like shuffling but moves "bits of gals" around to make bigger ones. but some people call that a shuffle :/

[Quanticles]

They need to have a shuffle to even up the number of unpaid accounts. Also, if an unpaid account isnt accessed during the first 24 ticks then they should be deleted. Yes we want more people to play, but let's not be unfair to the people who pay.

Personally, if I get screwed for a gal this round I dont see any reason to play another. I dont like leaving things to chance when tthe outcome of the chance lasts for a few months and costs me money.

[joobles]

Yeah i will also not come back if my galaxy sucks. It will just be one too many times. It's not fun to play in that sort of situation. I do sometimes wonder how many people find themselves in this situation and so open a new account, but dont want to get rid of the old one cause of the time spent on it etc and become a multi.

[Damon]

Originally Posted by lokken

As long as you don't start res/con you can still switch races at a moment's notice before ticks start, to wait for the 'final stats' to be published

Thats almost correct Lokken.
You can cancel con/res and then change race again.
Without losses.
I tried that already

[Neferti]

heh i just read this right after nagging the planets in my gal with 0 roids to initiate or to say hello

Tide of Darkness tried to recruit me already, however i remain safe from their threats for the time being!