Don't think it's already been said...(blocking)

I don't see it anywhere but it seems obvious to me. Rather than getting rid of blocking and advanced blocking they should have just reworked several adventures to require higher troop counts. They could have added more camps, created more difficult timing for blocks, etc. There are tons of things they could have done and still left blocking in the game.

The part that has already been said by many is that this change is a big mistake. Adventures were kind of fun when I was trying to time generals correctly or find a path that minimized damage. If all they wanted was higher troop losses they should have reworked the adventures, not taken blocking out of the game.

Thanks,
Tank

Advanced blocking is still in the game ....

Not from what people have said.

Advanced blocking still works for me, too. Try it out with some of the updated guides, you'll see.

I think your missing the point........they "re-worked" them for the benefit of the level 45+ players, the ones with over 2k troops 8 gens etc etc etc. essentially blocking is cheating, someone found a loophole in the game and exploited it, and now everyone is crying foul because the loophole has been shut. Well I am not crying foul as I am level 42 and have never used a blocking maneuver, why?, cuz I hate to sacrifice a gen, worked too hard to get them :) Hopefully people will step up to the challenge of doing adventures without blocking and possibly losing more troops, I know I make about 800 troops a day atm lol Have a good one :D

You cant loose them for a couple hours?

I feel the only way to get you guys to listen is to post and pray for a miracle.

Take a poll of what players concerns are before you make drastic changes. Many players have invested hundreds of hours into this game between playing, forum posting, adventure guides and guild related activities. It's a slap in the face to such players when you take away a great strategy like blocking, and make this game less of a strategic game and more of a mindless farming game. I would hope player satisfaction is your number one priority, but have to say with all the recent Gem Items coming into play and contests with built in ways to purchase items, I wonder. I mean couldn't we just focus on the things that players want like, fewer glitches, being able to log in every time, less server lag, some sort of voluntary PvP and maybe an upgrade to a very elementary battle system?

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Well I am not crying foul as I am level 42 and have never used a blocking maneuver, why?, cuz I hate to sacrifice a gen, worked too hard to get them

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Hello gamers. I haven't played any adventures yet. I'm still working on clearing the last 3 bandit camps from my island (Chuck, Metal Tooth, and Wild Mary). I thought the General healed after a few hours if he was killed in battle. Do you actually lose them and have to buy another?? Thanks for the info. Enjoy the game!!

He does heal, but people still refer to "losing" a general when he's out of commission and cannot attack or move troops around.

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Originally Posted by Dovahkin341

I think your missing the point........they "re-worked" them for the benefit of the level 45+ players, the ones with over 2k troops 8 gens etc etc etc. essentially blocking is cheating, someone found a loophole in the game and exploited it, and now everyone is crying foul because the loophole has been shut. Well I am not crying foul as I am level 42 and have never used a blocking maneuver, why?, cuz I hate to sacrifice a gen, worked too hard to get them :) Hopefully people will step up to the challenge of doing adventures without blocking and possibly losing more troops, I know I make about 800 troops a day atm lol Have a good one :D

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Since when is taking advantage of a weakness or bug in the program "cheating"? You must be 13 years old. I've been playing games online since the early 80's (via BBS's & a 1200 baud modem). Weaknesses or bugs in a program are considered "features" and exploiting them is not "cheating". This game has been going for a year. To close the weakness at this point merely antagonizes the hard core gamers who have come to depend on or at least, expect these particular "features".

I, for one, have now lost interest in the game.

I think fixing "one recruit" blocking is fine - you can still do advanced blocks, but the stakes are higher and you risk losing significant troops.

But if you do it skillfully and well, you save recruits. Are you willing to take that risk?

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Since when is taking advantage of a weakness or bug in the program "cheating"? You must be 13 years old.

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Since forever in general, and since the inception of this game & its TOS in particular. You must be stupid.

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Originally Posted by YeOldeMan

Since forever in general, and since the inception of this game & its TOS in particular. You must be stupid.

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Talk about stupid! If it was cheating why was it allowed to go on for a year? If BB had considered it cheating, they would have shut down the process immediately. You must have a warped sense of ethics to consider that taking advantage of camp skipping or blocking is "cheating".

Take note omega_flames, as well.

Take note of rule #7, under the "Forbidden Conduct" section, it's pretty clear. http://forum.thesettlersonline.net/t...ode-of-Conduct

As to why it was allowed, I cannot say and neither can you. I do know that it costs money to fix bugs, through the salaries spent on development resources. As a for-profit endeavor, money will (presumably) be spent wherever BB deems to get the most value. But by issuing rule number 7 in the CoC, they make it clear that they're not obliged to fix any bug "immediately." They put the burden on us, the players, to behave in a way that they deem ethical. It's their game so they make the rules. When you choose to break the rules, that's called cheating.

When you complain that a bug has been fixed that changes how you play the game, that's called whining.

You're welcome for that lesson.

guys, whether or not you choose to do advanced blocks is your choice alone, as Kataelyst has stated there is no intention to remove advanced blocking from the game. therefore, BB obviously DOES NOT cocider it cheating. maybe it isnt how they intended the game to be played when it was 1st put online, but as many have noted, it adds to the strategy involved in doing adventures. rather than it being a 'linear bash and grab to the end' (loosely quoted from a dif thread) players have the opportunity to risk hi lvl troops to potentially save quite a bit. i believe BB has seen this, recognized the risk involved w it, and decided to leave it part of the game. single rec blocks, on the other hand, had very low risk involved w them. if u failed w a single rec block, u lost use of th gen for 2 or 4 hrs, depending on th type of general, and retreated the attacing gen before he could attack the wrong camp. i personally congratulate BB for removing single rec blocking as an option, but leaving the hier risk advanced blocks as a possibility

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Since when is taking advantage of a weakness or bug in the program "cheating"?

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Have you ever filed a US tax return? Everyone tries to take advantage of a weakness, loophole, bug, whatever you want to call it.
It's not cheating in my book, just playing the system.

Smart people take advantage of opportunities. I agree with Smurdley.

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Originally Posted by Elegante

Have you ever filed a US tax return? Everyone tries to take advantage of a weakness, loophole, bug, whatever you want to call it.
It's not cheating in my book, just playing the system.

Smart people take advantage of opportunities. I agree with Smurdley.

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At least you're not whining about it like Smurdley. Good for you.

P.S. BB isn't using your book. They wrote their own, called the ToS & CoC.