02-06-2020, 02:22 AM
(02-05-2020, 10:46 PM)DreamWeaver Wrote: Ok I talked long with Oliver and the two of us agree...
To begin with for all the players that play through the Beta Test and help you bring this game live again, we feel you should give everyone a bonus of:
200 Retainers, 15,000 Crowns, 2,000 Influence to the player's main clan
Next make everyone declare a main faction that they will play within. Now if a player chooses to play all (3) clans in just their Main Declared faction, then they will get another bonus for each of their 3x clans of:
100 Retainer, 5,000 Crowns, 2,000 Influence.
Now if players choose to NOT start all of their (3)clans in the same faction, then they get NOTHING!!! Also only players that play (3) clans within the same declared faction, only those players can become seniors within that Main Declared faction. Now anyone that decides to play all (3) clans within the same faction, do not need to become seniors but they have the choice to do that.
After (6) months of game play, then those players have the option to add up to (1-3) more clans. These new clans can either be in their same declared Main faction or they can join other factions that are not direct enemies of each other. The objection of the GM is not valid. The Imperials will NEVER EVER be friends with the Barbarians and Boda. The One True God faiths(Banner/Gift/Ring/OOH) will NEVER EVER be friends with the B&F, Serkeanar, and Cult of the Dark One. These relationships never change, never have never will. The others are grey in relations. Start a relationship table and just update it if something changes and let the players know. You can also only allow cousin clans in other factions only get to rank 15 as well too. Honestly a clans Rank within a faction does mean anything, as it never has in the past.
As for seniors, I have talked to a number of players and it would be far better for you and the game, to get players as seniors from the beginning. Those players that have served as seniors before and desire to do it again, interview them and let them be the seniors in their declared main factions. It will be a lot easier to recruite old players and new players to the game. Just make them the seniors, all the players that go through the Beta-Test are mostly Die-Hard and were former Seniors from before. Just make them seniors again and lets get this ball rolling. It would be esier for you and the game, to just do it. Also we believe you should also allow that senior to also pick up a sigle declared factional declared city and just spread their (3) clans near that city for them to play. We need to get this game up and running as soon as possible.
I agree with everything Penn has written here, and think it is a good idea to have seniors start out and beta test the game. It will make recruiting friends and others much easier.
Oliver