Please happily ignore this if you don`t want more rubbish about GC/UC playerbase. I recently returned whilst I`m off sick from work for something to do, so probably heard all this before. Going from 60-70+ hours a week to nothing is mind-numbingly boring lol. This name and LadyGothika were my account names - if you remember me PM a hi, was around from `03.
I used to hold a UC and GC account, before the massive UC overhaul.
And I imagine many original GC vets hold a UC currently, maybe.
Can`t we draw from the player base on UC to create a GC account? Let`s be honest, GC requires more micro management than UC and requires a greater amount of skill and time, 1k barren hunting before you can mass produce gordos discourage many people these days.
But can we not entice people to join from UC, a currently biiger player base? My crabpy ideas:
- Some period of say, 2 weeks of free paid if they currently pay for UC
- `Introductory` package of turns and technology. In essence, give them a half-completed tech tree and some cash as Terran. When they get the feel for them game, they will likely restart as something else. I know `balance` and `fair` comes to mind, but if there were 100 more people running around the galaxy, I`d enjoy it more. Don`t forget as well, 90% of active players have massive infra, all they would get is the ship techs to get them enjoying the game.
- Creation of an alliance, monitored by a G or A perhaps, as a support network for newcomers unfamiliar with GC-style playing. Yes there is forums and `chat`, but a more closely monitored environment for new comers my help them stay.
These were the Ideas I was toying with. Requires no additional coding, just a little give for more rewarding returns. Abuse is obviously limited, if you pay for UC, message to an A requesting a `Welcome package` for a new GC account, one time only, will stop it.
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