Alliances coming soon!

[Eric]

I know a lot of you have been waiting patiently for the Alliances feature to be added.  It had hoped to launch it today, but it's been a complicated process.  However, it should be ready within the next couple of days.  In the meantime, feel free to post any ideas or wants you have regarding alliances.  It should really add a new dimension to the game!

[zonedguy]

Its hard to give feedback on the ideas if we arent sure how you plan to implement the system. Perhaps you would be willing to release the "rules" behind Alliances so that we can have time to ponder them before they go into effect? I am clearly biased here but it seems fair enough as I'm not sure what the game or individual players would gain from keeping the information withheld assuming it was relatively finalized.

Just something to consider, thanks.

[Eric]

Its hard to give feedback on the ideas if we arent sure how you plan to implement the system. Perhaps you would be willing to release the "rules" behind Alliances so that we can have time to ponder them before they go into effect? I am clearly biased here but it seems fair enough as I'm not sure what the game or individual players would gain from keeping the information withheld assuming it was relatively finalized.

Just something to consider, thanks.

Here are some basic guidelines so far:

1. You can either start an alliance or join an existing alliance
2. You may only be a member of one alliance
3. To apply for an alliance, there will be a form where you can fill out a short message and have it sent to the owner of the alliance.  They will then be able to accept or decline your request with a short message of their own
4. The benefit of being in an alliance is that everyone who is in the alliance will get a stat boost depending on how strong the combined stats of all the members are.  You will find more Mars Dollars when mining volcanos, and you will be immune from attacks by other alliance members.

I'm still thinking of more benefits, but am relying on feedback also.  I'm sure this is a feature that will evolve over time.

[taintedjay]

a posible thing i would like to see implemented into an alliance ability would be the posibility of a messaging system between alliance members where the head of an alliance could contact the head of another alliance directly
such as:
a member of alliance A attacks a member of alliance B
instead of alliance B starting an all out war with alliance A
the head of alliance B could contact the head of alliance A in an effort to rectify the problem before war is declared

odd thought but it would help in alot of situations
like mistaken identity
or even an alliance could contact another alliance to ask for aid in an attack against other alliances

it would add a whole lot of stragety to the game and alliance idea

[scorchio]

also, there should be a limit of ppl in an aliance

[CaptainAngry]

Rival alliances. each alliance should be able to have one "Rival Alliance" where you see more information about them. Like, if your alliance scouts a rival alliance base or settlement successfully then tour entire alliance can see that information. Obviously if you don't keep it updated by successful scouts this would make for false Intel for your alliance so it would be important to scout your rival.

You would have to apply for the rival process and both alliances would have to agree on hating each other.

Just a thought...

[taintedjay]

lol i can just see the alliance rival meeting now
(announcer:   "ok who wants to hate alliance abc?"
alliance 123:  "we do! we do! They stole our name!")

lmao

[Zironn]

Alliance war would be cool.

Give alliances the ability to buy a headquarters.  ya know, where the money is massed and weapons are and whatnot.  Make it more fun for raids on the fortress.

Also, what will be the price to start an alliance?  Or, ill there be a price to start an alliance?

[CaptainAngry]

I like the alliance base idea. Add it in with the idea I had about xustomizable bases/flag and it would be gold.