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Speed up requests for armory

jcalver

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I believe that in order for us to try different strategies we need a way to develop our troops quicker, if you could add alliance speed ups like the ones for building, library and university but for armory it will help us upgrade our troops faster and to get a chance to try different things, you guys keep adding strategies but consider that by the time the season ends we are not even half way upgrading them
 

Seek

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I believe that in order for us to try different strategies we need a way to develop our troops quicker, if you could add alliance speed ups like the ones for building, library and university but for armory it will help us upgrade our troops faster and to get a chance to try different things, you guys keep adding strategies but consider that by the time the season ends we are not even half way upgrading them
I remind that BHG cut all the times for troop builds already by more than 50 %. I don’t know how they reduce even more without simply doing instant upgrades. Which kinda takes the point out of purchasing speed up and crowns which hurt profit no profit no game.
 

Harlems369th

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I believe that in order for us to try different strategies we need a way to develop our troops quicker, if you could add alliance speed ups like the ones for building, library and university but for armory it will help us upgrade our troops faster and to get a chance to try different things, you guys keep adding strategies but consider that by the time the season ends we are not even half way upgrading them
This is definitely something to consider, there are definitely some pain points in being able to interact with seasons that we'd like to tackle. I'm not sure if you participated in the Seasons Survey we put out last month but we learned quite a bit!

We were thrilled to receive an incredible 10,000 responses. From your feedback, we learned that while Seasons are generally well-liked, there are still areas where we can improve them. Here’s a look at some of the survey results:
  • Over 64% of responders agree that Seasons make DomiNations more fun, while 26% remain neutral, and less than 10% disagree.
  • 41% of respondents do not want more downtime between Seasons, 33% remain neutral on adding downtime, and less than 25% would like to have more downtime between Seasons.
  • 42% of respondents are happy with the Season length of 3 months, while 26% consider it too long, and 25% do not have an opinion on length.
We're hoping to have more to share early next year for our plans to seasons, and how these BIG changes will change how everyone interacts with them!
 

nobodyknowsthetrouble

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This is definitely something to consider, there are definitely some pain points in being able to interact with seasons that we'd like to tackle. I'm not sure if you participated in the Seasons Survey we put out last month but we learned quite a bit!

We were thrilled to receive an incredible 10,000 responses. From your feedback, we learned that while Seasons are generally well-liked, there are still areas where we can improve them. Here’s a look at some of the survey results:
  • Over 64% of responders agree that Seasons make DomiNations more fun, while 26% remain neutral, and less than 10% disagree.
  • 41% of respondents do not want more downtime between Seasons, 33% remain neutral on adding downtime, and less than 25% would like to have more downtime between Seasons.
  • 42% of respondents are happy with the Season length of 3 months, while 26% consider it too long, and 25% do not have an opinion on length.
We're hoping to have more to share early next year for our plans to seasons, and how these BIG changes will change how everyone interacts with them!
I am happy that you are publishing the results.
But are you sure that the figures are representative? You also need to know that the poll was already closed by the time the link reached our alliance. I think many other players felt the same way. So our voice was not heard, even if we would have liked to participate in the poll.
 

King Crimson

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I remind that BHG cut all the times for troop builds already by more than 50 %. I don’t know how they reduce even more without simply doing instant upgrades. Which kinda takes the point out of purchasing speed up and crowns which hurt profit no profit no game.
I guess not everyone currently playing is a 9yr veteran so they're always after things that are (to them) easier. 😄
 

King Crimson

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We were thrilled to receive an incredible 10,000 responses. From your feedback, we learned that while Seasons are generally well-liked, there are still areas where we can improve them. Here’s a look at some of the survey results:
10,000 replies is admittedly, pretty impressive but a little perspective would be nice. If 10,000 is most of the currently active database then it's impressive - if it represents, say, 20% of the active player base then maybe another survey is in order?
 

Harlems369th

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I am happy that you are publishing the results.
But are you sure that the figures are representative? You also need to know that the poll was already closed by the time the link reached our alliance. I think many other players felt the same way. So our voice was not heard, even if we would have liked to participate in the poll.
We'll be expanding the amount of responses that future surveys will allow, we didn't expect the survey to reach the 10,000 entrant limit at the time. Hopefully next time you and your alliance will be able to share your response alongside that 10k.

But yes, this was representative of the 10,000 players that were able to log into the game and check their inboxes.
 

Harlems369th

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10,000 replies is admittedly, pretty impressive but a little perspective would be nice. If 10,000 is most of the currently active database then it's impressive - if it represents, say, 20% of the active player base then maybe another survey is in order?
It was representative of the 10k players that logged into the game while it was open. It's a wide scope because we wanted the opinion of everyone that could or wanted to participate. Our next survey will have a much larger response limit.
 

oddin

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This is very weird cause the same day you released the survey, I tried to offer my feedback and could not. So, this means that all 10,000 surveys were filled almost immediately.

It makes me wonder though cause the results are not what I expected!! Especially after the last season that is the worst of all. How can it be that 64% of the players believe that seasons are fun ??? Where is the fun in this??
 

King Crimson

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This is very weird cause the same day you released the survey, I tried to offer my feedback and could not. So, this means that all 10,000 surveys were filled almost immediately.

It makes me wonder though cause the results are not what I expected!! Especially after the last season that is the worst of all. How can it be that 64% of the players believe that seasons are fun ??? Where is the fun in this??
Well only 42% are happy with the season length and 41% don't want downtime between seasons - so if responses aren't overwhelming, like 75%, these things shouldn't be forced on us.
Hopefully the next survey will add more insights.
 

nobodyknowsthetrouble

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This is very weird cause the same day you released the survey, I tried to offer my feedback and could not. So, this means that all 10,000 surveys were filled almost immediately.

It makes me wonder though cause the results are not what I expected!! Especially after the last season that is the worst of all. How can it be that 64% of the players believe that seasons are fun ??? Where is the fun in this??
The link was sent to different accounts at different times - several hours apart. This means that others may have already had 12 hours or more before we even saw the survey.


In general, I even welcome the idea of a regular change. But I wouldn't change the attack and defense, but rather the economy.
Season ideas:
- Democratic Crisis: Since consensus is hard to find, more resources needs to be invested in laws: Parliamentary donations cost 10 times more.
- Cold war: Everyone is looking for supporters: Coalitions cost 4 NTGs less
- Economic miracle: trade flourishes: Gold production is increased by 50%
- Oil crisis: Oil Wells only produce half as much
- ...
 

Harlems369th

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Well only 42% are happy with the season length and 41% don't want downtime between seasons - so if responses aren't overwhelming, like 75%, these things shouldn't be forced on us.
Hopefully the next survey will add more insights.
Well you were one of the players who asked or agreed with running a poll for seasons and whether or not players liked it. This may not have been the results you expected, and while 10,000 isn't the entire player base, it's a pretty large sample size, and only 10% of that 10k don't like seasons. It's clear disliking seasons isn't an opinion of the majority from this survey.

Only 25% of 10k want more downtime between seasons, and 26% think they're too long. We won't be able to make everyone happy, but it would seem more are happy with the Seasons than some have initially thought. So we'll be working to make improvements since it appears that we're on the right track!
 

Seek

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hahahahah @Seek you have to accept mate that this was touché
Not really it was too easy to come up with. (but funny I would have said it too) Glad to see that at least Harlems has some humor . He actually replied and didn’t hide behind delete button or ban button at least. Plus was raised with thick skin lol can dish it out so I can take it.

See everybody I actually do like this game allot. Reason I push so hard for the unspeakable list of things lol see didn’t say it lol cause heaven forbid I say it lol
 

Seek

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Well you were one of the players who asked or agreed with running a poll for seasons and whether or not players liked it. This may not have been the results you expected, and while 10,000 isn't the entire player base, it's a pretty large sample size, and only 10% of that 10k don't like seasons. It's clear disliking seasons isn't an opinion of the majority from this survey.

Only 25% of 10k want more downtime between seasons, and 26% think they're too long. We won't be able to make everyone happy, but it would seem more are happy with the Seasons than some have initially thought. So we'll be working to make improvements since it appears that we're on the right track!
Well I agree was needed and is still a need. But instead of shorting or doing away with seasonal. Why not just ask question if season would be better without the seasonal buffs and nerfs. I do not have problem with seasonal except the buffs and nerfs. It’s hard enough for new players and alt accounts to build muses, councils and munitions. Just run them like regular events that way they don’t hurt or help anyone except for stuff they give for completing task.

I would further suggest that poll run for atleast 48hrs and include entire player base. Not saying anything was done to influence numbers just think a full picture of entire community is needed.
 
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Harlems369th

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Well I agree was needed and is still a need. But instead of shorting or doing away with seasonal. Why not just ask question if season would be better without the seasonal buffs and nerfs. I do not have problem with seasonal except the buffs and nerfs. It’s hard enough for new players and alt accounts to build muses, councils and munitions. Just run them like regular events that way they don’t hurt or help anyone except for stuff they give for completing task.

I would further suggest that poll run for atleast 48hrs and include entire player base. Not saying anything was done to influence numbers just think a full picture of entire community is needed.
The Poll was available across the globe and was scheduled to run for a week before hitting the 10k response cap. Responders were from US, UK, Brazil, Korea, and pretty well covered all time zones.

We asked about how players felt regarding buffs and nerfs with each season. Folks are relatively happy with them across the board from these results (nearly the same amount of the folks that felt there were just enough buffs/nerfs wanted even more), but we certainly want to improve that experience. We have some huge plans for Seasons in the future, and we hope to have something to share with you early next year. We've taken the feedback from this survey on board to ensure that the future of Seasons is as exciting and fun for all of our players as it possibly can be.
 

Nikolay

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The Poll was available across the globe and was scheduled to run for a week before hitting the 10k response cap. Responders were from US, UK, Brazil, Korea, and pretty well covered all time zones.

We asked about how players felt regarding buffs and nerfs with each season. Folks are relatively happy with them across the board from these results (nearly the same amount of the folks that felt there were just enough buffs/nerfs wanted even more), but we certainly want to improve that experience. We have some huge plans for Seasons in the future, and we hope to have something to share with you early next year. We've taken the feedback from this survey on board to ensure that the future of Seasons is as exciting and fun for all of our players as it possibly can be.
Within a week? I logged into the game in the evening after the end of the working day, took a survey, but at the end they answered me with an error, supposedly the 10k limit had already been reached.

And it’s not entirely clear why 10k? Considering that there are more than 130 thousand active players in the game. This is clearly visible during weekly events; the rankings are shown on the results page. If you don’t use speed ups, you’ll take up a place of about 100k+

Only 7% of players were surveyed and based on these results you are trying to bring updates to 100% of players, this is strange
 
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