Experience incentive for lower popped faction again

Bags · 2012-07-14, 02:50 PM

willaguy · 2012-07-14, 02:51 PM

Is that a good or a bad thing?

EisenKreutzer · 2012-07-14, 02:53 PM

I don't get it.

waldizzo · 2012-07-14, 02:58 PM

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 · 2012-07-14, 03:00 PM

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

willaguy · 2012-07-14, 03:03 PM

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

EisenKreutzer · 2012-07-14, 03:04 PM

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

BlueSkies · 2012-07-14, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by EisenKreutzer

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 · 2012-07-14, 04:11 PM

this can be seen in the E3 videos

EisenKreutzer · 2012-07-14, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by BlueSkies

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

No no, I was replying to willaguy. ^^

Rivenshield · 2012-07-14, 04:27 PM

Good.

BlueSkies · 2012-07-14, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by EisenKreutzer

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 · 2012-07-14, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by BlueSkies

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 · 2012-07-14, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by Rivenshield

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 · 2012-07-14, 04:42 PM

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.