07-08-2009, 04:34 AM
AptaR Wrote:what kind of economy are you going to maintain with 10 people active??? the fact that people find ways to make money off bullsht macros is what ruins an economy. they are essentialy farming money
While I have issues with our current afk resource gathering solutions, making the gathering harder won't really change much. With so many third party programs out there, its just a matter of time before people find ways to beat whatever we do. Personally I am just going to start punishing people who take rules lightly. Rules are in place for a reason after all and if someone thinks its a joke to ignore those rules then I am sure they won't mind coming back to their computer to see they are in jail and lost all their ingots. I really hate to do that but if afk resource gathering continues to be ignored I see no other choice, examples must be set for those who take our rules too lightly and care so little about the well being of the shard.
Also you cannot just think of the present when making changes. Assuming that the shard will always have 10 players and making changes according to that is no way to build a shard. We must make sure that everything is balanced for the future. Making changes to appease a small player base would only accomplish maintaining a small player base.