crackie
Chef, Scroll-Keeper, Buddy's #1 Fan
Prizes aside for the moment, because we know that won't change until the structure of the FA itself is changed(more than likely), if we keep the badge requirement, but change the physical layout of the game what do you think the options are?
In other words, should there be more maps for the higher level achievers? Less maps for casual players?
I am still of the opinion that sorting into leagues by score and adjusting the map accordingly would be a start.
I am even open to a different format altogether. Perhaps a storming the castle sort of something or another. I don't believe the spire qualifies as that, honestly.
Perhaps a true style quest with the process being searching for items in other cities.
I am not against changes to FA btw, just confused by the problem some of the suggestions are trying to solve. I don’t think leagues and divisions change anything if the problem it’s solving is casual players suddenly want to compete. You’ll get the same results if the root of it is casual players don’t want to do more, but somehow want the game to adjust so they can rank higher. Remember, a chap 3 player can do a lot of tourney and full Spire too if manned by a capable and competitive player. So even if you sort by size, the casual player will still get crushed by competitive players! Why is nobody asking why casual players suddenly want to compete? The game allows them to play at their pace and current FA format allows them to get the key rewards (artifacts) by doing one path each map, as @mucksterme and others have said.You have three paths
Casual players can just work on one path per map
I think one of the appeals of the game is it does allow all sorts of playing styles to exist. The current format doesn’t penalized for minimal effort. You still get the artifacts, which is what most people are after, and all you miss out on are perks, timers, and mediocre building. If you want those extras, buckle up and get ready to 10x your effort. If they aren’t worth the effort, let it go. Tourney and Overall Rank lobs everyone together too, no matter size, age, and shape. If they aren’t your thing, you can ignore them too! Imagine if those that do 300 in tourney asks to change the format so they compete with only other 300 tourney players. Then it’s about what? Who finished the same number of provinces/checkpoints first? Or someone unwilling to spend on premium expansions and want to compete for overall ranking. It still sounds like Goldilock wants to do just the right amount of effort that suits them, but expects the game to change to put them in contention for better rankings and consolation prizes. Eh?