Land Based Gains

[joeblogs]

I'm sorry to say but you are just being closed minded. The only solution you've left available based on your stance is for us to provide insight to the strategies that should be used.

We have given information about our vision for the game. We've spoken with Benjamin on his podcast where we give ideas into our vision and plans. We've spoken on the forums and in other public portals where we've mentioned ideas and visions that if you pay close attention you could come up with new strategies that you haven't touched on in any of your messages.

You even state in your post that you tried the old strategies and they didn't work. Consider that if you were set up to execute the old strategies that no longer work you probably are not set up to execute the new strategies that will work more effectively? How can you assert that there are no new strategies that work if you're set up to execute the old strategies? In order to be effective you will have to come up with a new strategy and prepare your province and kingdom to make that work. Although all of this is made more difficult given that you don't completely understand how the new formula works, which is not your fault because no one knows. The kingdoms that will prevail this age and probably next age will be the ones that are able to decipher what is working well and what is not and take advantage of the things that work well. Isn't that the whole idea of Utopia anyway? To find a strategy that works well, execute it and win? Now more than ever is this opportunity available to the entire server. Prior to these changes the game was stale, the 'top kds' were always in the top because the strategies for being in the top and having a chance at success were the same as they had been for the past years(??) and everyone knew you either had to do exactly the strategies that were known and execute with perfection or you would just get crushed. Now that those strategies are no longer viable it opens up the top spots for a whole lot more kingdoms as everyone searches and fights their way to figure out what works well and begins to execute those strategies to max advantage.

Seize the opportunity. We won't be giving out secrets to anyone, no matter who they are or how many credits they buy. Moderators (PersainCAT and ASF) are in the dark just as everyone else, even Bishop does not have access to the code to see just how it works.

My best advice is if you want to do well you just need to put in the time and dedication. This opportunity has not been seen in Utopia for quite some time, you should be more positive and excited instead of negative and cynical. We see how the gains are working and so far our theories still hold true.

I don't mind a strategic shift - in fact I encourage that approach. However, the idea that there is a system out there that is essential to war that nobody knows what it is doesn't make people want to play the game. It frustrates them. Moreover it frustrates the better kds who attempt to employ strategy around the new gains system vs kds that just yolo and seem to gain on a similar level. I wouldn't ask for a 100% explanation, but rather a % ratio that NW and Land (roughly) affect gains - or just examples shown of gains by provs vs other provs and have us figure it out.

Also the access to beta testing was a bit unfair. It has given certain testers a massive advantage in the age to know precisely what works and what didn't. I feel that really if you're a top 10 or 20 kd you should be granted access to beta testing (at least by invitation). A lot of the time I feel Utopia is very pro European and American players, and forget the large number of players in Asia who are also essential to the Utopia world.

[Bishop]

I don't mind a strategic shift - in fact I encourage that approach. However, the idea that there is a system out there that is essential to war that nobody knows what it is doesn't make people want to play the game. It frustrates them. Moreover it frustrates the better kds who attempt to employ strategy around the new gains system vs kds that just yolo and seem to gain on a similar level. I wouldn't ask for a 100% explanation, but rather a % ratio that NW and Land (roughly) affect gains - or just examples shown of gains by provs vs other provs and have us figure it out.

Also the access to beta testing was a bit unfair. It has given certain testers a massive advantage in the age to know precisely what works and what didn't. I feel that really if you're a top 10 or 20 kd you should be granted access to beta testing (at least by invitation). A lot of the time I feel Utopia is very pro European and American players, and forget the large number of players in Asia who are also essential to the Utopia world.

Anyone can beta test, its open to everyone so how is it unfair? No one on the test server actually used the final revised formula nor were they given info on it.

If you'd like to be a part of the Utopia Test Team, send an email to test@utopia-game.com or PM DavidC

Not knowing the formula doesn't frustrate me, i am just hitting in range and working my way up to see where it caps out. A major part of this game is figuring out optimal strategies. There is already a thread made by players to work out the formula, you should consider taking part.