[quote name='Burns' date='28 June 2010 - 02:02 AM' timestamp='1277708552' post='62828']
And what they do, and what you do, is quite simply scaring newbies away. You complain that mp5 is so hard. What d'you think how a new mp4 feels when looking at nadrolski's tree with 5k defence? Huh?
Does he think 'Oh, what a nice guy, he lets me have a free win or two', or do they think 'OMG, he has 5k defence, i have 20... I can stop playing now, i'll never beat that'?
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Ask them what they think. I'd be willing to bet that they think the former more.
But if mp4s join an alliance for a preview, they will see drachorns & tokens galore (validating their suspicions). Of course they will stand no chance against most attacks, and at the current rate they never will by using only public creatures & methods, without spending a fortune in the MD Shop. (The only reprieve are angiens. And now with the combat change, they have been made far less effective.)
Ask the mp4 trainees what they find more intimidating: Supercharged drachorns they cannot get, or trees with defense? I've had 420+ active days, and I'm not even halfway to a GG, silver-wise. I just now got enough credits for a rusty.
I thank Mur for avatar creation; I'll be able to get a rein for my 3rd Christmas.
By attacking right and left for stats, mp5s have an aura of heartlessness imposed by the system. I don't know of any vet mp4 who is a threat to most other mp4s. I don't mean combat-wise; I can name several, including myself, that most mp4s stand no chance against in battle. My point is that no superpower mp4 uses his power against other mp4s, because there is no benefit. I.e. no threat.
Most mp4s stand no chance against me (but I don't go around attacking them; I won't get any benefit). Now consider that I stand no chance against most mp5s, who do attack me. This shows you the sheer enormity of the gap, which is, I think, the main reason mp4s don't go to mp5.
Close the gap; fix the combat system. The problem of fearful mp4s will never be solved by force.
Bronzometh is a typical mp4; guys, don't neg rep him for his solid points.
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[quote name='Burns' date='27 June 2010 - 04:00 PM' timestamp='1277672419' post='62791']
I can't force you to enter mp5, correct.
I can stop you playing mp4, though, and i can do that very effectively^^
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By doing this, you are not pushing people to mp5. They won't go. You are only pushing people into alts. If you terrorize the alts, they'll leave for good.
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EDIT1: Ah, wonderful, the -rep is coming to this post.
Why? Have I made invalid points? Have I not explained something fully? If so, correct me. Don't -rep just because you don't like the content.
EDIT2: Nevermind edit1.