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    why are there so many kingdoms of around 20 players?

    Why isn't it a priority to fill the kingdoms as completely as possible at the beginning of the age? 6900/25 = 276; instead there are about 40 more and still more nearly empty ones.

    Is there anything good about having unfilled kingdoms?

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    Quote Originally Posted by hllwrld View Post
    Why isn't it a priority to fill the kingdoms as completely as possible at the beginning of the age? 6900/25 = 276; instead there are about 40 more and still more nearly empty ones.

    Is there anything good about having unfilled kingdoms?
    Using invites takes time to coordinate. That time is stripped away with random provs who go inactive the day they sign up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Palem View Post
    Using invites takes time to coordinate. That time is stripped away with random provs who go inactive the day they sign up.
    I remember having to do that once upon a time.
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    Kingdoms no longer receive random players once they reach 20.

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    A nice option would be to allow monarchs to open empty slots for randoms or request randoms for the empty slots. That way they could lock them if they wanted to save them for moves but otherwise allow new random players.

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    I think the effect is that a random 25-kd is about twice as effective as a random 20-kd.

    Less competition for kingdoms who want competition and less players to interact with in kingdoms that just want to play.

    A single feature having so much priority that it spoils the game. It's a bug?

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    It isn't a bug. There were many more complaints about not being able to use invites because as soon as a spot opened up a random prov would fill it.
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    then make it 24, not 20

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    And if they want to invite 2? 3? It would be better for there to be more monarch options to cover the needs of the kd, a way to allow randoms if you need them and deny them if you are trying to use invites.
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    i agree. i prefer the way it is right now but options are always better for kingdoms.

    trust us when having to kill ppl before being able to invite others was a pain in the ass.
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    Why not reserve a number of slots equal to the number of remaining invites?
    That way a kingdom with 21 provinces and 3 invites could still get 1 random
    This is my province. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
    My province is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.
    My province, without me, is useless. Without my province, I am useless.
    I must attack hard with my province. I must attack harder than my enemy who is trying to pk me. I must pk him before he pk's me. I will...

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    Because you can buy invites...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Palem View Post
    Because you can buy invites...
    yeah and a struggling 20-prov kingdom with 5 inactives is going to spend cash on invites..............
    This is my province. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
    My province is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.
    My province, without me, is useless. Without my province, I am useless.
    I must attack hard with my province. I must attack harder than my enemy who is trying to pk me. I must pk him before he pk's me. I will...

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