Limited Prelaunches
It just came to me last night after reading the significant post.
THE IDEA:
How about this: Paid accounts start with X (i.e. 100) hours of pre-launches. Unpaid, with 10 lets say, so they can get a flavor of the concept too.
RATIONALE:
(1) It is just an idea that I think is a compromise between 0 pre-launch, and unlimited 12+ hours pre-launches. I do think pre-launch is a must, however, I also know how frustrating the current system is, especially to new players. Limited pre-launches offers the best of both worlds.
(2) This way, the players and the alliances can manage their activity. Most people could save them for weekends or special nights they won't be around. Some may use solely for defense, others solely for offensive. And there will be those that will use them 1 by 1 or 2 by 2, for an edge (and to go to bed at midnight) until they run out.
(3) Re defense pre-launches. Why allow players to indiscriminately have 1, 2 or even 3 pre-launched defense fleet at all times? Who are the beneficiaries of this system, the average players (i.e. 100 to 700), or the top 100? or the bottom 100? I am not sure, I would say, F*** it, limit the hours for everyone. Scarcity (the invisible hand of the market) would take care of fairness. If you do choose to blow your 100 in a week by covering your buddy all the time, well, good or bad, thats your choice, an may be a good or a bad one, but is yours to make.
BEYOND THE IDEA:
As an added twist to the idea. You could make it as different races have different pre-launches total hours. For example, make the cats with unlimited pre-launch (the defensive race right?) while Xan with 0 (the offensive race right?) - OR VICEVERSA!; then maybe the terrans can be the middle ones, with X number of hours; while the other two can have more or less than terrans. Or something like this, again, this can be tweaked every round.
Heh, I am never sure how much coding would it take. I am not a tech wizard. X can be tweak every round, or even within the round.
I will try to not write again. Now, be mean as usual!
Last edited by Aedolaws; 15 Jun 2008 at 21:26.
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