Secluded Experiments - BB's Help Us Embrace It- Make MSE automatic!

[Domesday]

SO Congrats again on Xmas and both More Secluded and Return to Bandit Nest - GREAT additions to the game and BOOSTS to all level players. I have done a few Secluded since Xmas ended and have not "hit" an MSE. Which leads me to believe it will be rare like Old Friends and Motherly Love.

i'm ok with that for RBN as a rare drop from BN encouraging us to burn some map frags and bring value to activities that must be slipping in the "clicking" psychometrics.

But Secluded Exp is proliferate throughout the game and the overwhelming majority of players refuse to do it; but more WOULD for a guaranteed MSN.
It is just that easy..
High level players get happy- and we start burning through our resources on SE to make the Tailors a little easier.

Connect the dots. CL_AquilaPlume! You can do it!

Cheers! Keep on Settlin'

[Draconus2004]

one of the big problems is the level of losses compared to the lack of reward v. the fairytale advs. even a 100% drop MSE wont fix that.

[LordB]

It would go a long way though. I would bet people would start running it and selling the ls for a decent amount.

[Hobknocker]

If they do, look me up. I have 10 SEs that I'd be happy to sell.

[Domesday]

While it is impossible to contest this basic point - I am trying to think several moves ahead of the chess board. I offer three thoughts:

(1) For all of us who turned 50 before the premium and star coins- we accumulated more star coins than any one ever will again - because there was no store open, Most of us have been living large on destructive unit buffs, but star coins are depleting gradually (and I ride about as often as anyone) it's not a major issue - cause we can alwasy run another BK or Nords and get some more - but we didn't notice the depletion as we burned through our MSE and stockpiled even more D-Units. Now MSE's are drying up... So we will eventually see our troops costs in the Tailors spring back to heavier losses as well. ( we wont be dropping five WPP's and 5 RF EVERY TAILOR surely) so the losses on Secluded Experiments would be offset somewhat by the gains on Tailors as I believe LordB suggests.

(2) I am tired of people moaning about SE. True level 50's should have no problem generating and replacing 1300 militia. And the game should be more than just net profit/margin gains. That would great IF this WERE the stock market and you could cash out - and spend your coin on something - but at the end of the day - everything in TSO is replaceable - if we do NOTHING our island gets stronger every day - At Level 50 who doesn't have enough coin - who doesn't have every buff under the sun - who doesn't have stacks or settlers in the star!! So - PLAY THE GAME DAMMIT! which leads me to my final thought -

(3) I want an Angel Gate - LOL - sure I could buy one on the TO when they pop up - but every deco on my island that originates from a loot drop has to be an actual loot drop as a source of pride.

The point is TSO is NOT going to fundamentally change the adventure to improve the loss/profit margins. We already have that ; Play BK and Nords all day long and be happy. As for me - Variety is the spice of life - so I just want the BB's to consider making the adventure more desirable - on their terms. I don't need another BK or Nords. Been there - done that.

The Xmas rollout of RBN and MSE were successful because they gave us access to things we cant just buy with our piles of coin. Add an MSE to SE - and more people will do it - except for the BK/Nords crowd ---zzzzzzzz.

Strength and Honor!

[RomanGodCamper]

They could re-work SE to make it less losses by cutting out some of the bandits... though however, i don't think they will or not. I know at one time the re-did Island of the pirates... made it much much easier.. but that is the only time they ever did that...

[Draconus2004]

Iron swords are the most problematic weapon on Zeus.