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Data Scrambler Upgrade
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No-Dachi
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..why? What use does it have?
Souls
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Currently, none, but with this you'll be able to hide the score and acres of your alliance, so people won't know how big your alliance is, or (primarily) how fat you are.
I know this defeats the purpose of making those score available in the first place, but to be fair you are paying a pretty high price for hiding them again.
I know this defeats the purpose of making those score available in the first place, but to be fair you are paying a pretty high price for hiding them again.
I agree that it is a little pointless, but i believe that the HQ as a whole is pretty useless, and therein lies a problem.
And i disagree with this idea. Acres and score were made public for a reason. I realise you said this, but rather then hide score and acres, i would be in favour of making the development cheaper.
No-Dachi
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Timtadams is dead on. The whole HQ needs a revamp, though this change is just counter-productive. The only alliances able to afford the scrambler without starving for it is the top alliances. Why would you give them the ability to hide, while the game forces the lower alliances to be public?
Steve_God
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Agreed.
But the data scrambler for now does have a purpose. It's useful for those alliances that have bought HQ troops, as it hides how many HQ troops they have, and also scrambles the spy reports to make it not as easy to spot what members are 'camping' their troops at the HQ.
Admittedly, it is probably only useful to less alliances than I have fingers on one hand, but it does still have a purpose
Garrett
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Sorry I got side tracked with work and a few RL issues and put my HQ suggestions on hold. Just remember that part of HQ retooling has been suggested here
Garrett's troop thread. Part 1 of a few HQ suggestions
I do have ideas on how to retool the HQ devs and make them relevant and thanks for reminding me that I need to get back to it.
Garrett's troop thread. Part 1 of a few HQ suggestions
I do have ideas on how to retool the HQ devs and make them relevant and thanks for reminding me that I need to get back to it.
willymchilybily
Landscape Designer
btw, doesnt data scrambler just mean u cant see allie members name ids when they are in the alliance news.
hemce doesnt it give the people that would choose to do so the ability to hide at the hq, without that information being easily found by spying the HQ,
or does it only affect hacks, long time since i seen one deved and seen what it does
hemce doesnt it give the people that would choose to do so the ability to hide at the hq, without that information being easily found by spying the HQ,
or does it only affect hacks, long time since i seen one deved and seen what it does
Initially i liked this suggestion, but i think actually it would make more sense just to lower the cost of this dev slightly and leave its function as it currently is...