Socrates28
Well-Known Member
An Open Letter to the developers of Elvenar:
In considering the changes which have come fast and furious in this game which I have enjoyed playing for over two years, and poured a great amount of money into as well, I find myself at a crossroads of whether to continue playing it or not.
I am what people call an End Game player. I have advanced into chapter 17, raised my Ancient Wonders in aggregate to 210+, played the Spire and tournaments consistently, and helped the Fellowship I belong to grow by helping other players get what they needed to grow as well. I accepted the changes to the tournaments with a grain of salt thinking if it improved Fellowship participation over all that it was a good thing, even though I can no longer sustain the number of provinces I once did easily and forego a good amount of Knowledge Points in the process. Now comes another spate of changes to our Fellowship Adventures and hence my quandary of continuing or not.
In considering these latest changes it has become evident to me that I am being systematically punished for advancing my city. If I complete a research my Spire and Tournaments become more difficult to win and my losses go up significantly, the same thing happens with expansions, research and premium, and upgrading my Ancient Wonders as well. In every area where growth and advancement, which were up until now the aims of the game, one is now punished for actually doing so. Success is punished and mediocracy encouraged by what I see as punitive difficulties for every advancement past a level which you have determined ahead of time. You have done this by taking the positive aspects of game advancement and turned them into a negative, or at least made them very much less than they were before.
I am not a masochist and do not appreciate being systematically beaten up every time I try to get ahead.
While I do not seriously think this will make any difference in your philosophy of life and hence of gaming, I think you should examine what those underlying principles are and to see if they are compatible with the continued changes you are making to this game and the financial success of Inno Games.
Sincerely,
Socrates28
In considering the changes which have come fast and furious in this game which I have enjoyed playing for over two years, and poured a great amount of money into as well, I find myself at a crossroads of whether to continue playing it or not.
I am what people call an End Game player. I have advanced into chapter 17, raised my Ancient Wonders in aggregate to 210+, played the Spire and tournaments consistently, and helped the Fellowship I belong to grow by helping other players get what they needed to grow as well. I accepted the changes to the tournaments with a grain of salt thinking if it improved Fellowship participation over all that it was a good thing, even though I can no longer sustain the number of provinces I once did easily and forego a good amount of Knowledge Points in the process. Now comes another spate of changes to our Fellowship Adventures and hence my quandary of continuing or not.
In considering these latest changes it has become evident to me that I am being systematically punished for advancing my city. If I complete a research my Spire and Tournaments become more difficult to win and my losses go up significantly, the same thing happens with expansions, research and premium, and upgrading my Ancient Wonders as well. In every area where growth and advancement, which were up until now the aims of the game, one is now punished for actually doing so. Success is punished and mediocracy encouraged by what I see as punitive difficulties for every advancement past a level which you have determined ahead of time. You have done this by taking the positive aspects of game advancement and turned them into a negative, or at least made them very much less than they were before.
I am not a masochist and do not appreciate being systematically beaten up every time I try to get ahead.
While I do not seriously think this will make any difference in your philosophy of life and hence of gaming, I think you should examine what those underlying principles are and to see if they are compatible with the continued changes you are making to this game and the financial success of Inno Games.
Sincerely,
Socrates28