Experience incentive for lower popped faction again

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http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg532/scaled.php?tn=0&server=532&filename=95rqd.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

[willaguy]

Is that a good or a bad thing?

[EisenKreutzer]

I don't get it.

[waldizzo]

Look at the bottom right corner. It has the current population of the server represented by bar graph for each empire. In this picture, the VS has a 2% experience bonus and the NC has a 20% bonus. The TR has the most people at the time of this picture, so they do not receive an experience bonus. I think it also says "resources" under "experience." Guess underpopulated empires get a resource bonus in addition to experience.

In the original game, underpopulated empires also received an experience bonus for kills.

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http://a.yfrog.com/img532/5848/95rqd.jpg

[EisenKreutzer]

Ok, thanks. The pic OP posted was impossible to make sense of.

[willaguy]

I wonder if this confirms multiple factions per server? Or is it just a temporary thing?

[EisenKreutzer]

Probably just a temporary thing. One faction per server has been pretty much confirmed by this point, to discourage cross-faction spying.

[BlueSkies]

Probably just a temporary thing. One faction per server has been pretty much confirmed by this point, to discourage cross-faction spying.

Incentives existed in PS1 back when there was only one faction per server.

[haticK]

this can be seen in the E3 videos

[EisenKreutzer]

Incentives existed in PS1 back when there was only one faction per server.

No no, I was replying to willaguy. ^^

[Rivenshield]

Good.

[BlueSkies]

No no, I was replying to willaguy. ^^

Ah. Well, in that case, one faction per server really isn't going to get rid of spying unless they IP lock you into faction. Its a F2P game, you can just make another account and even call your character "IAmSpyingForTheVS".

[Rivenshield]

Ah. Well, in that case, one faction per server really isn't going to get rid of spying unless they IP lock you into faction. Its a F2P game, you can just make another account and even call your character "IAmSpyingForTheVS".

Another good reason to charge something for the client.

[AvacadoEight]

Another good reason to charge something for the client.

I disagree. If you make someone pay for the CLIENT, then they can make as many accounts as they please. If you mean Buy to Play, then yeah, it is.

[ruskyandrei]

They could just add a small payment for any character you want to make past your first one (not much, like 1-2€ or something ). Wouldn't completely stop spying but it might considerably reduce it.