I have seen my kd mates arguing over race/personality starts. With 2 decisions to make, there is a lot of strategy.
(we will see you top KDs very soon, MUHAHAHAHA)

I would love to see another 2-3 starting characteristics to select, to create even more diverse provinces/ arguments.
This way you might also have 2-3 characteristics the enemy doesnt know, and may impact on strategies to target provinces during war/ reasons to kick someone out of kd.
And it also wont be so mathematical (a little, luck, a little random, just like real life sports (Croatia shoulda won)).

I havent thought this through at all btw, as i have been celebrating Monday night not at work with scotch, but... hereitgoes .... Monkey Shoulder if anyone asks


Examples:
moat: does your province start with a moat (+5% def, -5% attack time)
religion: pagan (+5% attack time because you have to burn people at the steak, -5% losses because they believe in afterlife)
culture: story telling (+5% def because everyone is always prepared, +5% time because tired?);
laws: no alcohol (-5% losses because they walk off deadly wounds, +5% costs because alcohol isnt free)
diet: vegan (-10% aid, +10% farms, -100% cheese (new stat), -2 political votes, +1% TB (why not, its BS anyway))
leader popularity: meh (+5% protection from riots because he got voted in, -10%BE because trump)
superstitious: +1% def on attack (you know, that 4% buffer will become 5)
star sign: 0 (Because how can the alignment of stars millions of light years away affect your destiny?) But thats pushing an agenda.
standard operating procedures: prayer (+5% time, -5% casualties)
celebrations: epic (-5% honour, +5% fertility)
faction: hate that term, but of the two kds either side, a portion of their def sways that 4% in your favour. (just want to make it hard for the coders)

obviously youd have to come up with 2 - 4 for each characteristic. You would have to change the main selections to Race:Personality:R:C:L:D:L:S:SS:SOP:C:F
numbers are also just an example, but you get the idea


Imagine selecting more options, i am sure the core would find it fun? (Dont hit me OOP) I would love to argue that your starting decision determine you kd result. . .
If you present it in a pictorial way it would work for babies.


/rant

Other ideas:
-Pre age scheduled wars so every other KD can follow/watch and cheers for. Develop celebrities. Build a comp/community thing like esports do. Maybe a voting/donation system can swing in the favour of crowd fav? Like hunger games. Could prolly never do twitch, but a (paid) expert commenting on important attacks etc during a war. OMG actually - this will allow every other kd to know elite strats and get better too. FYI twitch is huge in gaming. And will instantly get more player in. Market Utopia as the oldest online game still going (check that, as long as some guy isnt still playing chess with his dad).
-Make the user interface prettier for the twelvies that dont know what a text game is.
I had a student at school ask what the pop up discord was. I explained. He wanted to start. I directed him. He spent 10 mins selecting stuff then gave up. Literally so quickly. I am happy with the game as is, but if you want more players, it needs something superficial to bring in those goldfish. Actually, i found out goldfish have a longer attention span that kids.
-Common chat client that runs through ages. Easier to switch KDs. Plus common porn thread so no reposts.
-easter eggs? (No idea what, getting attacked for 314 acres on 3/14 gets you 1 extra bushel?????)(easy to code, just need ideas)
-pop references (ooohhhh, i know. Downvote now. But Black Adder did it. Random text on each attack referencing the hit. Consider race, size, gain, type of attack, history. Keep it clean.
EG: As a male ruler hitting against a kingdom of a female ruler, this is considered acceptable in 2018 in a digital form. You have successfully taken 120 acres of land. But you ran your army out 0.1 hours after they just got back! They didnt sleep! They didnt say hello to their children (they have an average of 6 now), you look like a monster to your children because theyve never seen you with a beard (true storry btw), and are a bit slow and will come back +0.5 hours later than norms. I recommend you priorities your children, and sort your Fn life out.
-Ok last comment had so many hidden mechanics (time between attacks, #of attacks in war, beard growth, scaredness of children, sorting your RL out).
-scroll to the comments of this post for hate
-delete this thread




BTW: I am happy with the way the game is run, i think you guys are doing a good job, i have been playing since 2000 (changed accounts), just spitballing here... Im not even any good!
BTTW: I am expecting noone to read this
BTTF: Weight has nothing to do with it
OK: Ive had enough. I gotta go gets meself another motivation.