Also, for explanation purposes. Let's be very clear about something:

The players, myself included, suggested Clan GDI as an improvement to the game to the admins, not the other way around. We were hyper specific about how to execute it in a way to not only eliminate things like blindside wars, long wars, etc. But also create parity among the leaderboards/strats.

Instead of listening to the requests of the players, people who haven't run countries in decades made changes that hurt the game and called it "Clan GDI."

I find it offensive even to take our idea, bastardize the hell out of it, and call it what we did. This isn't the Clan GDI we suggested, nor is it even close.

What we've done is completely close the door on the war meta which over half of the server plays within, while simultaneously eliminating strategy parity with bot increases, and created a spy attack meta where people don't even know who the hell to attack. It's just....dumb, and to me hurts the netting meta just as much as war.

A change was warranted, but one this tone-deaf to the members has the effect of ruining the game altogether. From the market, to the strategy parity, to netting, to, of course, war.