Since i already made my first post in 6 years, might aswell do a second...
I agree with Paisley, there should be a incentive/trigger for allies to attack. The rounds are boring and each round it gets even more boring. No wonder people stay away or quit.
Furthermore, when i read the forums its always the same 10 people (ok i might exaggerate here, its 15...) posting/discussing or come up with ideas. Props
for those people being so active and all, but i cant help having the feeling that the opinions are mostly in their own benefits and one sided. Not good for the game in general. When people have new ideas, most ideas get shot down or are not in favor. When i look further, most of those people are in alliances which wouldnt benefit much (rankwise) when major changes will be made. Its like some people want to slow down progress because it doesent fit them. I miss the voice/opinion of the mass (not those people faults tho) in this.
Might be an idea if PA makes a survey and mail it to all emails they have. The survey should contain things like timezone, how long u play pa, do u still like it, how many hours a day u spend on pa, how do u play/check pa (computer/tablet/mobile) and where do u play/check (i.e. work/home). Also questions like what do u like most of PA (think about allie/bp/bg/gal community), what do u dislike and propose some new ideas on which people can vote yes or no. These are VERY VERY IMPORTANT information u need before u can make changes. Most of the time the outcome of surveys are surpisingly different than what was expected.
Lets say for example 10% will do the survey out of the 1k (surely PA have way more emails right?) PA sends out. Thats like 100 opinions, way more than the forums have now. Also out of the answers PA/Community can make more focussed changes according to what the players (old & new) really wants. This isnt new, all major companies do this and im kinda suprised PA never done it before. Get to know what your community really want and need and make them happen. Not just change something and hope for the best...
Those people who already quited and get this survey, might think 'hey this is interesting, lets take a peek'.
My two cents...