First week playing feedback.
Intended for anyone interested, and presented purely as opinion.
First, the relocate option, as it's a good a place as any to start. Simply put, it needs to have restrictions, as at present, as far as I'm concerned, it is easily abused. My suggestion would be that relocate be barred from use for a number of hours after attacking another player, either on a tile or their city. Having witnessed what I would call in game 'drive by shootings', where high level players relocate in, completely decimate their target, and then roll out, to me seems to bypass gameplay mechanics that in my opinion lend themselves to overall game enjoyment. In short, it seems cheap, and if you're going to beat an opponent, make it a level playing field.
Second, as they stand, Shaman are poorly implemented. I get that they are a powerful aspect of the game, thus not obtainable until 12, that makes sense. What is obnoxious though, is use of charms to progress with shaman at all. Specifically the extremely limited availability of charms. Not being in a clan at present, I figured I could spend a few bucks to see what fun I could have with shaman, no such luck, none available in any package currently available to me. So it would seem the only alternative is a clan store, and maybe special events? That seems extremely restricting, more so than necessary, considering the initial requirements of getting a shaman. Additionally, I noticed that shaman equipment must be unlocked. I suppose that makes some sort of sense if you just think of some painted crazy dude running around naked except for a helmet, killing ghosts. The problem is, the only helmets available to craft, for me at least, are level 25, whereas my shaman is capped at 10 until I get my hands on a charm. Lame, why did I look forward to level 12 again?
Third, and last for now would be communications. I'm not sure if clans have a private forum like clan wall, but I think they should, or at least a means of sending a mass message using the in game mail system. This is very basic stuff here, and I'm surprised at how crude it is. Also, you should have kingdom forums for players and clans to communicate cross kingdom, and indeed globally. For bragging, recruiting, general discussions, ranting. I believe it would vastly improve the enjoyment of the game for many people.
For all this, don't take my word for it, poll your player base.
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