Thanks for showing that 7 new Beacons have been added since the April 24th, 2020 post...
did you notice that the 7 new Beacons are still held by the same 7 league ??
Oracle said:
1. "The entire gameplay has been reduced to marshals playing fiefdom with their exclusive players."
this is what we've been saying.... thanks for acknowleging the fact
in a fiefdom, it is a "do as I say, or die" mentalitly (no negoetiations or diplomacy)
2. "Without metagame, you can't hold a beacon. This game is more complex than just building a mega army, Its a social game. You need diplomacy, you need to build relationships that allow negotiations."
how do you tell the 7 leagues that control all the Beacons... that they need to negotiate, that they need to be more diplomatic?
Why would they give up their easy access to Dark Essence for their Darkened Units ?
They certainly aren't diplomatic and don't negotiate with lower level leagues.
*** I would like some more information on how, When speaking of Beacons, this game is more complex than just building a mega army. Mega Armies are what it takes to hold all of the Beacons at level 5 between the 7 leagues
3. "Without metagame, a league exists solely as fodder for larger leagues to get players. They are player farms, training players for leagues that have metagame."
*** Honestly, I have not heard the term "metagame" so you may need to define that word, as to Plarium game play.
What I think your saying about metagame, is that eventually it is going to bring this game to just a few leagues who control every aspect of it.
Then why would someone who is new to the game... stay and play if all they see is member after member stop playing and league after league dissolve... ever wonder why there are so many lvl 2 to lvl 7 castles out there on the map ?
And when there is no benefit or enjoyment to them when they can't feel like they can contribute to a league... unless they join one of the Top leagues or their farm leagues.
which is your point, I believe... " metagame "
When I first started playing this game there was strategy involved... now its just who has the most.
Gone are the days when you had to work at a project and it meant something, now you can just sapphire your way to the end
Gone are the days when troops couldn't be built when you couldn't feed them.
Gone are the days when you had to work with other leagues to achieve your Fortress level. (no one can get past Fortress level 12 now because it requires you to hold a Beacon and that is not possible)
Gone are the days when Balur would have a big enough army to attack a Beacon and take it back.
Gone are the days when Sketches were on a regular basis and 30% off.
Gone are the days when there were no Sketches.
New leagues will never be able to complete any of the 10 League Achievements that involve Beacons
That is why many players are asking for 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 more Beacons. They want their league that they are in to Achieve something in the Beacon area.
*** not just merge into another league for those benefits
I repeat from April... bring some interest back to the game by adding MANY MORE Beacons to the map all at once
