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08-17-2015, 04:10 PM
Thread: New features! We want your feedback!!
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Sticky: Before we get carried away in new features, I...
Before we get carried away in new features, I think GREE ought to spend some time and fix the existing features. The track record of introducing new features lately has been, at best, mixed. The...
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08-15-2015, 10:32 PM
Thread: New features! We want your feedback!!
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Sticky: Listen to drifting death. I had a similar...
Listen to drifting death.
I had a similar idea, but more event based... I call it the wormhole. Players are given (or can buy) a wormhole key that can open up a passage to another world. They... -
08-15-2015, 01:41 AM
Thread: These resourse glitches are B.S.
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Good point. Probably also explains why they...
Good point. Probably also explains why they didn't revert the servers. It would have taken effort for which GREE doesn't have manpower.
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08-15-2015, 12:08 AM
Thread: These resourse glitches are B.S.
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Au revoir Jay. I hope you got a better return on...
Au revoir Jay. I hope you got a better return on your investment than my friend. ~$200K spent in a little over than a year... sold his account for $5k.
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08-13-2015, 11:24 PM
Thread: These resourse glitches are B.S.
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I have no bitterness towards you. As I said...
I have no bitterness towards you. As I said before, all of this could have been avoided if GREE could put out a decent project, or had decent customer service that could respond to something like...
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08-13-2015, 01:48 PM
Thread: Concerns and Questions
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Sticky: I completely agree with this. The freemium model...
I completely agree with this. The freemium model makes sense in a single-player game, but in a multi-player game a subscription model makes a ton more sense. I bet you the top players from every...
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08-13-2015, 01:44 PM
Thread: These resourse glitches are B.S.
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With the way the game has been going, the prizes...
With the way the game has been going, the prizes for the next build event will be one master and four platinum commanders. So congrats if you loaded all your factories, but you won't really get much...
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08-13-2015, 01:41 PM
Thread: These resourse glitches are B.S.
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I hate to break it to you, but the cadillac you...
I hate to break it to you, but the cadillac you overpaid for was a lemon.
That being said, I disagree that spenders like you (and on a smaller scale me) made the game interesting. Spenders make... -
08-13-2015, 12:17 PM
Thread: These resourse glitches are B.S.
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The fundamental problem here is GREE releasing...
The fundamental problem here is GREE releasing half baked software that has these sorts of glitches, not players taking advantage of the glitches or players complaining about it.
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08-13-2015, 09:58 AM
Thread: These resourse glitches are B.S.
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So predictable... 1) GREE puts out a half-baked...
So predictable...
1) GREE puts out a half-baked update
2) Someone finds a glitch and takes advantage
3) News of the glitch spreads like wildfire and everyone takes advantage
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08-12-2015, 09:48 PM
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Yeah, good luck with at Mad4it. I live in SF and...
Yeah, good luck with at Mad4it. I live in SF and used to work not far from their HQ. I e-mailed them and offered to sit down and have coffee and be a free focus group. I even went into their...
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08-11-2015, 01:59 AM
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That was the problem with player wars. There was...
That was the problem with player wars. There was no way to prevent someone from cheating by attacking their alts, or trading UV or by violating the spirit of the competition.
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08-09-2015, 09:51 PM
Thread: The beginning of the end of GREE
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The key to understanding the seemingly abnormal...
The key to understanding the seemingly abnormal behavior of the NPC 18's is to notice that if you send a commander with good enough damage (typically a level 70 or above, depending on experimentals...
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08-09-2015, 09:35 PM
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Of course this is short sighted. The more they...
Of course this is short sighted. The more they squeeze now from players, the fewer players there will be to get money from later. Then again, there might not be much of a later; I would put the...
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07-30-2015, 02:21 PM
Thread: Severe Lag after Warcom Update
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Imagine everyone in your world spamming NPC's...
Imagine everyone in your world spamming NPC's nonstop for the the LTE. Tracking the deployed armies creates more strain on the server than anything else.
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07-28-2015, 01:31 PM
Thread: Introducing: WARCOM!
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Sticky: One question... Why? Did someone at free just...
One question... Why? Did someone at free just wake up one day and say, "I know what this game needs... Some other pointless new feature that people will spend money for that just adds complexity to...
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07-26-2015, 06:28 PM
Thread: The beginning of the end of GREE
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The beginning of the end of GREE
http://venturebeat.com/2015/07/21/Japan's-gree-lays-off-staff-in-its-san-francisco-office/
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07-21-2015, 05:53 PM
Thread: No hope for the non-coiners.
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That is mathematically impossible without a bunch...
That is mathematically impossible without a bunch of Titans/Hellfires already in queue. If you are using arts alone, and time it perfectly, you can get 99M UV with 55 factories (55*1800*1000) to...
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07-20-2015, 09:43 PM
Thread: No hope for the non-coiners.
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Resource generation was never the issue, because...
Resource generation was never the issue, because you could always raid for resources; thus while having the additional resources of a level 15 building helps, the limitation is in factories. If you...
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07-20-2015, 08:26 PM
Thread: Global Domination Tips
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Sticky: Commander leadership traits seem to apply to...
Commander leadership traits seem to apply to crossworlds. Lots of UV in units that exceed commanders' leadership = easy pickings.
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07-20-2015, 08:23 PM
Thread: What's up with the new updated
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What's up with the new updated
In typical GREE fashion, we get only a vague description of what is involved in the update.
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07-20-2015, 08:13 PM
Thread: Concerns and Questions
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Sticky: Lary, the old boosted time was wrong. Here is...
Lary, the old boosted time was wrong. Here is the math:
No boosts
1 art = 8 min; 1000 arts = 8000 min = 133 hrs, 20 min
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07-20-2015, 11:27 AM
Thread: No hope for the non-coiners.
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That was not always the case. Once upon a time,...
That was not always the case. Once upon a time, you could complete the build LTM with about 60M UV, which made it relatively easy (especially since events were predictable like clockwork). Even when...
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07-20-2015, 11:26 AM
Thread: No hope for the non-coiners.
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The heroic recruits' limited leadership makes...
The heroic recruits' limited leadership makes them very bad for defending, capturing (or defending a cap), xworld or holding onto a SH once captured. However, they are decent for attacking other...
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07-20-2015, 11:21 AM
Thread: [Guide For Unit Mixes]
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Poll: 1 jeep 5 heli 50 - 100 hails and 250 - 600 arts...
1 jeep 5 heli 50 - 100 hails and 250 - 600 arts is adequate for NPC 24 and 27. The exact number of hails and arts depends on personal and alliance boosts, research, and commander stats. If done...
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