Make some dead bases swappable

[faxfox]

You might make a few of the morbid honesteads swappable. A set number in each quadrant. For those who can't afford a base move it would give them a little incentive to hit bases. If you hit a swappable base, just hit the swap button and bingo that is your new homebase, that lots of people quit hitting because it was dead for so long.

faxfox

[Chris_UT]

The admin always ignores any posts about dead homesteads. I think he might be avoiding deleting inactive accounts to artificially inflate the number of game players. I hope that is not the case though and he has some other reason for making me wade through 20 broke homesteads on my way to anywhere.

[Eric]

The admin always ignores any posts about dead homesteads. I think he might be avoiding deleting inactive accounts to artificially inflate the number of game players. I hope that is not the case though and he has some other reason for making me wade through 20 broke homesteads on my way to anywhere.

That most certainly is not the case.  I haven't decided yet what I'm going to do with dead homesteads, and I've been reading these threads closely.  A decision will be made shortly.

[c.geoffroyi]

I love this idea!  I wish I had thought of it... faxfox doesn't need any free moves.   :wink:

[Anthraxus]

Resurrecting an ancient suggestion.  What does everyone think of being able to do something like this?

[QueenSheba]

Resurrecting an ancient suggestion.  What does everyone think of being able to do something like this?

That's kind of a cool idea, especially for new players.
How about the swappable homestead keeps that option permanently, it could also
have an MD fee to use. Now I have a decision to make, do I want to swap homesteads
and have the possibility that someone will now swap with me and put me in an unfavorable
location, or do I just leave the homestead alone and let someone else use it, it brings
another angle into the abandoned homestead picture.

[benh7777]

I would rather see this as an option to switch homesteads wheather it's abandoned or not. Maybe a new card, homestead switch card? Definitely would have to be a more rare card and maybe only useable by subs.

The only problem I see with this is everyone will want to be right next to the hub which will cause an even higher excess of MD and less moves being used. It could raise some interest to subscribe because of the option to return to your homestead for free, but still....

[e76]

You definitely should not be able to swap with a homestead that someone already owns. Although a new option might be that Homesteads might be tradeable,  that if both players agree, then they can swap homesteads. I doubt that many people would do this, but always an option.

[benh7777]

It would have to be to where you can swap homesteads whether it is abandoned or not. Once the first few players that get the swap card or whatever it would be, they would take the prime locations and never be taken away from them. Totally unbalanced and unfair.

[Anthraxus]

Keep in mid that this would not happen until after the purge goes into place.  a lot of the AHs near the hub are going to fall to ruin.

[benh7777]

Keep in mid that this would not happen until after the purge goes into place.  a lot of the AHs near the hub are going to fall to ruin.

Exactly, so now there would be a select few with the best position.

I love this idea, I just think that if it were first come first serve then it would be completely unfair. Besides it would add alot more strategy and scenerios to the game if you could trade any HS.

HS swap cards should be fairly rare otherwise it would be no big deal to swap or lose homestead position. Like a yellow star maybe.