The way i see it is:
From and RP perspective, wanting to take over all the outposts is perfectly fine. It's what powers that be would want.
"Huzzah! we, the Kami, have finally defeated the Karavan scum." - then march them back to their space doodahs.
But, in a game as small a this one has become, that mentallity has to have a line drawn somewhere. The player must step back and think, 'if we take all these op's and leave the kara with nothing, minimal as they already are, what will happen?'.
There needs to be an element of real world thought in the RP at this stage with regards to the outposts. If the kami owned all the OP's in game then not only would it make OP wars really, really boring for the Kami (and likewise the kara if the roles were reversed) but it would also leave the real world people behind the kara toons feeling disheartened.
Roleplay and real life attitudes are getting blurred and i think that's the main problem, though blurring it further could help, for example; the Kami won Elv's op.. well done! now, drop the roleplay and give it back for the sake of the game. You don't need it really in the grand scheme of things. You've got your glory and your ego is boosted that little bit more.
I know this will never happen, but if i was in control of the Kami or simply an outpost, then this is what i would do in order to keep the OP battles flowing. If one side owns them all then there will, give or take, be no OP wars... perhaps some minor skermishes but nothing notable. The weaker side will grow tired of losing and eventually give up altogether.
Of course, the Kara can attack as much as they like as they are the weaker faction (numbers-wise) and are far less likely to win at say a 250 OP. And it would be fun if they did... more battles, more fighty fighty fun fun and more PVP for those that want it. Unfortunately, the kara side doesn't have as many super rich folk that are willing to blow millions of dappers on an, essentially, futile pursuit.
I'm losing my train of thought now as i'm rushing and need to head off to work.... Hope what i was trying to say has been conveyed.
From and RP perspective, wanting to take over all the outposts is perfectly fine. It's what powers that be would want.
"Huzzah! we, the Kami, have finally defeated the Karavan scum." - then march them back to their space doodahs.
But, in a game as small a this one has become, that mentallity has to have a line drawn somewhere. The player must step back and think, 'if we take all these op's and leave the kara with nothing, minimal as they already are, what will happen?'.
There needs to be an element of real world thought in the RP at this stage with regards to the outposts. If the kami owned all the OP's in game then not only would it make OP wars really, really boring for the Kami (and likewise the kara if the roles were reversed) but it would also leave the real world people behind the kara toons feeling disheartened.
Roleplay and real life attitudes are getting blurred and i think that's the main problem, though blurring it further could help, for example; the Kami won Elv's op.. well done! now, drop the roleplay and give it back for the sake of the game. You don't need it really in the grand scheme of things. You've got your glory and your ego is boosted that little bit more.
I know this will never happen, but if i was in control of the Kami or simply an outpost, then this is what i would do in order to keep the OP battles flowing. If one side owns them all then there will, give or take, be no OP wars... perhaps some minor skermishes but nothing notable. The weaker side will grow tired of losing and eventually give up altogether.
Of course, the Kara can attack as much as they like as they are the weaker faction (numbers-wise) and are far less likely to win at say a 250 OP. And it would be fun if they did... more battles, more fighty fighty fun fun and more PVP for those that want it. Unfortunately, the kara side doesn't have as many super rich folk that are willing to blow millions of dappers on an, essentially, futile pursuit.
I'm losing my train of thought now as i'm rushing and need to head off to work.... Hope what i was trying to say has been conveyed.
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marceline nitwit.
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