Thank you Ruthie

n the early days, many of us came to the alliance server from primary or tournament servers, and it didn’t take long to see why it was called the alliance server. Even back then, before the bots, not everyone wore a tag. The tagless were a mix of multis, newbies, and those looking for a quick fight.

The server became a “safe space” in the name of netting, where little was at stake and wars were set up. You could farm bots as much as you wanted, only needing enough military to make your land grabs. The multis are gone now, leaving the newbies and the fighters among the tagless.

When I came back, I was shocked to get an offer for a pact in-game, even though I was just a single country tag. My first reset, I wasn’t attacked once, probably because I kept my land low and wasn’t an attractive target.

At first, it was a blast trying to hit a high net worth, not worrying about being grabbed and feasting on those fat bots. But then I realized, this wasn’t the game I used to play. This wasn’t what brought us together, what tested us as players, or what sparked competition with rivals. I found out many felt the same and wanted to bring back some of the old game’s spirit.

We’re not here to hold hands and sing. We’re not here to threaten, “join or die.” We’re here to say, if you’re untagged or flying solo, expect to be on our radar. And if you fight back with anything other than a SS/PS, we’ll take you down. If you’re new and alone, join a big alliance, learn the ropes, make some allies. Then, if you want, you’ll be ready to go it establish your own tag later. Plenty of veteran alliances would be glad to have you. If you want to stay solo, that’s cool, but just know, you’ll be seen more like a bot than a real player.

We’ve given fair warning, and we’re not changing our minds. This is the Alliance Server, and we’re here to play the game.

You were grabbed, you responded with missiles, you died

Thank you for playing Earth Empires

FBH

God I wish we had this 25 years ago

🎵 “Black Hole Queen” 🎵

(To the tune of “Dancing Queen” by ABBA)

(Verse 1) Friday night and the screens are low, M4D’s on the hunt, ready for the show. Where they play the right tactics, getting in the swing, You come to look for the king.

(Chorus) Anybody could be that guy, Night is young and the music’s high. With a bit of rock music, everything is fine, You’re in the mood for a dance.

(Bridge) And when you get the chance…

(Chorus) You are the Black Hole Queen, young and mean, only seventeen, Black Hole Queen, feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah. You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life, Ooh, see that screen, watch that scene, M4D chasing the Black Hole Queen.

(Verse 2) You’re a teaser, you turn 'em on, Leave 'em burning and then you’re gone. Looking out for another, anyone will do, You’re in the mood for a fight.

(Bridge) But when you get the chance…

(Chorus) You are the Black Hole Queen, young and mean, only seventeen, Black Hole Queen, feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah. You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life, Ooh, see that screen, watch that scene, M4D chasing the Black Hole Queen.

(Outro) Diggin’ the Black Hole Queen, oh yeah. Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah. You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life, Ooh, see that screen, watch that scene, M4D chasing the Black Hole Queen.

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🎵 “Rush It” 🎵

(To the tune of “Push It” by Salt-N-Pepa)

(Verse 1) Yo, yo, yo, M4D, come here, give me a click, We’re gonna rush this game, make it quick. Hear the sound of the troops, marching with might, Now rush it.

(Chorus) Rush it good, ooh, M4D, Rush it real good, ooh, M4D, Rush it good, ooh, M4D, Rush it real good!

(Verse 2) Hey! Ow! Rush it good! Ah, rush it, r-rush it real good!

(Verse 3) Hey! Yo, yo, M4D, let’s get to work, Against Black Hole, we ain’t gonna shirk. Side by side, and hand in hand, We rush it real good, we’re taking a stand.

(Chorus) Rush it good, ooh, M4D, Rush it real good, ooh, M4D, Rush it good, ooh, M4D, Rush it, rush it real good!

(Bridge) Ah, rush it - r-rush it real good!

(Verse 4) When we take the field, we’re never gonna stop, We rush on Black Hole until we’re at the top. Leto’s got the plans, Jouster’s got the moves, Empy’s got the stats, and Who Cares? He approves.

(Chorus) Rush it good, ooh, M4D, Rush it real good, ooh, M4D, Rush it good, ooh, M4D, Rush it, rush it real good!

(Outro) Ah, rush it - r-rush it real good!

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🎵 “Straight Outta Empires” 🎵

(To the tune of “Straight Outta Compton” by N.W.A.)

(Verse 1) Straight outta Empires, crazy strategists, From the depths of the code, where the battles persist. When we roll up our sleeves, you know it’s on, M4D’s in the house, and we’re bringing it strong.

(Chorus) Straight outta Empires, a force to be reckoned, Against Black Hole’s schemes, our tactics perfected. We’re not here to play, we’re here to dominate, In this digital realm, we seal our fate.

(Verse 2) We’re the architects of war, the architects of might, In the matrix of Earth Empires, we ignite. With every click, every move, we’re on the rise, Black Hole’s feeling the heat, he’s in for a surprise.

(Bridge) We’re the kings of the servers, the lords of the land, Leto’s the commander, Jouster’s got the upper hand. Empy’s crunching data, Who Cares? He’s the sage, In this game of empires, we’re writing the page.

(Chorus) Straight outta Empires, a force to be reckoned, Against Black Hole’s schemes, our tactics perfected. We’re not here to play, we’re here to dominate, In this digital realm, we seal our fate.

(Outro) Straight outta Empires, M4D’s the name, We’re rewriting the rules, we’re playing the game. Black Hole, your reign’s ending, it’s time to bow, In Earth Empires’ saga, we’re the heroes now.

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🎵 “M4D’s Victory” 🎵

(To the tune of “Sucker M.C.'s” by Run-D.M.C.)

(Verse 1) Two years ago, a friend of mine, Asked me to say some M4D rhymes. So I said this rhyme I’m about to say, The rhyme was def, and it went this way:

(Verse 2) We took a test to become an M4D, With Leto and Jouster and Empy. And Who Cares made it all complete, To get Black Hole out of his comfy seat.

(Verse 3) We started to battle up in this game, It’s not a hustle, it’s not a fame. It’s all about skill, and it’s all about brains, And all our efforts won’t be in vain.

(Chorus) 'Cause we’re the M4D’s, in Earth Empires we trust, Against Black Hole, victory is a must. We’re not here to start no trouble, We’re just here to do the Earth Empires shuffle.

(Verse 4) Now Black Hole’s tryin’ to bring us down, But we’ve got the moves all over town. We’re the kings of the screen, the lords of the land, With every click, with every command.

(Verse 5) We’re the baddest of the bad, the coolest of the cool, I’m M4D, I rock and rule. I’m the king of the game, I’m the leader of the pack, And when Black Hole’s around, I’m on the attack.

(Outro) So don’t you try to beat us, don’t you try to play, 'Cause M4D’s in the house, and we’re here to stay. We’re the alliance that’s on top, And we’re gonna rock Earth Empires non-stop.

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🎵 “I Love This Game’s Thrill” 🎵

(To the tune of “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts)

(Verse 1) Saw him there, with his troops all in a line, Black Hole’s his name, but he’s runnin’ out of time. ‘Cause M4D, we’re on the rise, In Earth Empires, we’re takin’ the prize.

(Chorus) I love this game’s thrill, so come and join the fight, don’t be still! I love this game’s thrill, so press that attack and get your fill!

(Verse 2) He laughed, but we knew just what to do, 'Cause M4D’s got the power, and our aim is true. We’ll take him down, not just for the fame, In this game of empires, we’re winning the game.

(Chorus) I love this game’s thrill, so come and join the fight, don’t be still! I love this game’s thrill, so press that attack and get your fill!

(Bridge) We’ll take the field, and we’ll make it ours, With Leto, Jouster, Empy, and Who Cares, we’ve got the stars. We’ll play the game, yeah, we’ll play it smart, In Earth Empires, we’re off the chart.

(Chorus) I love this game’s thrill, so come and join the fight, don’t be still! I love this game’s thrill, so press that attack and get your fill!

(Outro) I love this game’s thrill, so come and join the fight, don’t be still! I love this game’s thrill, and when the game ends, M4D’s got the will!

**This has been an M4D Production, Courtesy of "The Cult" and Father Leto**
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🎵 “Gaming Glory” 🎵

(To the tune of “Livin’ on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi)

(Verse 1) Black Hole’s got his game face, thinks he’s got it all, But M4D’s got the strategy, we won’t fall. We’re the digital aces, in this game we trust, In the world of Earth Empires, victory’s a must.

(Pre-Chorus) Whoa, we’re leveling up, Whoa, gaming glory, With our allies united, we’re tough, Whoa, gaming glory.

(Chorus) Black Hole’s on the map, but we’ve got our plan, Leto’s leading the way, with Jouster, man to man. Empy’s got the insight, Who Cares has the guts, Together we’re a force, no ifs, ands, or buts.

(Verse 2) We’re more than just players, we’re a team so tight, In the battles of Earth Empires, we shine so bright. With every mission and conquest, our legend grows, Against Black Hole’s challenge, our unity shows.

(Pre-Chorus) Whoa, we’re gaining ground, Whoa, gaming glory, Our tactics are sound, we’re victory-bound, Whoa, gaming glory.

(Chorus) Black Hole’s trying hard, but we’re on the rise, We’re the silent warriors, the ultimate prize. Leto’s got the foresight, Jouster’s aim is keen, Empy’s stats are golden, and Who Cares? He’s serene.

(Bridge) We’re the champions of this realm, our spirit’s never down, Black Hole, you’re in our sights, prepare for the showdown. We’ll outplay your moves, we’ll capture your flag, In this game of empires, it’s not just brag.

(Pre-Chorus) Whoa, we’re on the attack, Whoa, gaming glory, Our alliance is fierce, we’ve got the knack, Whoa, gaming glory.

(Chorus) Black Hole, it’s time to yield, your tactics are known, M4D’s on the field, our strength is shown. For the thrill of the game, we’ll fight with pride, In Earth Empires’ annals, our names will abide.

(Outro) Whoa, gaming glory, Whoa, gaming glory, Black Hole, it’s game over, we’ve told our story, Whoa, gaming glory.

**This has been an M4D Production, Courtesy of "The Cult" and Father Leto**
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The black holes in the void go round and round,
Round and round, round and round.
The black holes in the void go round and round,
Fleeing from the light.

The **M4D alliance** stands so strong,
Stands so strong, stands so strong.
The **M4D alliance** stands so strong,
Brave in the cosmic night.

The cowardly hole just runs away,
Runs away, runs away.
The cowardly hole just runs away,
Far from the battle's sight.

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,
Catch a black hole by the toe.
If he hollers, let him go,
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.

My mother told me to pick the very best one,
And that is Y-O-U, the cowardly one.
Fleeing fast from **M4D's** sight,
You're not the hero of this fight.

I spy with my cosmic eye,
Three black holes dancing in the sky.
They twirl and whirl, a cosmic spree,
Caught in the gravity of destiny.

One wears a cloak of event horizon,
A cosmic secret, a veil so wise.
The second hums a quantum tune,
A singularity's whisper, a cosmic prize.

And the third? Ah, it's a cosmic jest,
A cowardly twirl, a cosmic test.
Fleeing from **M4D**, alliance strong,
In the grand galactic game, they don't belong.

Twinkle, twinkle, black hole's fright,
Fleeing fast from **M4D's** might.
Up above the world so high,
Like a coward in the sky.

Twinkle, twinkle, little fool,
**M4D** rules the cosmic school.
When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,

Then you show your timid heart,
Twinkle, twinkle, off you dart.

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The black hole, a coward true, true, true,
Fled from **M4D**, as brave hearts do.
Everywhere that danger went,
The black hole fled, its courage spent.

It tried to sneak, a fool's errand, errand, errand,
**M4D**'s might, it could not stand.
With every step, it proved its shame,
And left the field with naught but blame.

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The itsy bitsy black hole tried to storm the gate,
Down came **M4D** to seal its fate.
Out came the strategy and wiped the hole out,
And the itsy bitsy black hole fled with a pout.

Up went the black hole, to try once more,
But **M4D** was ready, stronger than before.
Down came the alliance with a mighty cheer,
And the itsy bitsy black hole ran off in fear.

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Three black holes, three black holes,
See how he runs, in fearful tolls.
From Saiya's land, he took his flight,
**M4D**'s presence sparked his fright.

With no valor, nor clever ploy,
He scurried off, like a scared little boy.
In all the tales of virtual life,
Never was seen such a cowardly strife.

Three black holes, lacking in grace,
See how he runs, a comical chase.
Saiya's domain, he could not face,
**M4D** stood firm, he left no trace.

With folly clear and courage nil,
He disappeared, against his will.
Have you ever laughed in your gaming life,
At such a fool, in a cosmic strife?

Three black holes, a jest so bold,
See how he runs, stories untold.
He dared not near Saiya's hold,
For **M4D**'s might left him cold.

A jester's cap, no crown to hold,
Off he dashed, his plans unrolled.
Ever witnessed in your empire's life,
Such a farcical dance, as a black hole's strife?

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Hey Buch, please check your ingame messages.

You can also contact us on Discord https://discord.gg/rbhPbU7w

Sir Jouster, M4D HFA

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In the course of human events lines must sometime be drawn in the sand and those held accountable for their transgressions. When the courage of those to stand for what they believe must be nurtured and supported on their own path of self determination.

M4D officially declares its support for the new Paradigm tag and to defend the new found alliance against any enemy.

This has been a public service announcment paid for by the Father Leto Alliance Fund

~SJ

Sir fluffalots

On behalf of Cult Leader Leto, we thank you for your contribution to the growth of M4D.

Please enjoy the Kool-Aid!

~SJ

Confirmed, I am the founder of M4d

Not sure what you think you exposed Leto for but for clarification purposes, Leto did not give the kill order on you.

That was by my hand, for reasons explicitly clear to anyone who reads your trash.

Thank you for your land contribution to M4D

In nature, the Lion kills to survive, to promote the existence of the pride. It takes a lot of energy to make a kill, even with the pride working together. They focus on the big game, to get the most out of their efforts. They kill, they consume, they expand and repeat the cycle.

Every once in a while there is a freak of nature that occurs, one that the pride would generally ignore. It cackles and grunts and snorts, running all around, disturbing the balance of things. The Lion would prefer just to let it be, but the freak continues to press it's luck until it finally triggers the Lion's instinct. In this rare instance, the kill is no longer for food, or survival but becomes something actually enjoyable.

It's not because you're a small alliance, it's not because you have no skill. It's simply because it's you and the things you say and do.

See, this is funner than just attacking bot's!

What is the record for the number of your countries killed in a single set?

..shyt nevermind he's already dead

In space, no one can hear you scream =P

Btw, Leto says Hi!

Greetings all,
In case y'all are wondering, yes, we are having a great time living rent free in Blackholes head. Very roomy, but a bit spartan- alot of empty space, even with sharing it with SuperFly.

So I'll break out the crayola's for Mr. Resistance once again

1. We are not a warring clan, but will if we're pushed
2. We are not a netting clan, but will if we're able
3. We are not pacted, openly or secretly with Josey Wales.
4. We are not planning a server war
5. We will take advantage of landgrabbing unpacted countries that don't carry adequate defense
6. We currently have a few pacts with alliances, which are posted publicly on our ghq site as well as our discord server.
7. There is currently only 1 tag on this server that we consider KOS

Just out of curiousity, have you ever made a post on topic in a thread? I believe they do make meds that could help with that.

I know all about the different colors, i was fighting them when you were still attached to your mom's teet. Now those guys were the real deal, they knew how to start s**t, unlike your amateur attempts.

And your question about multi's shows just how ignorant you are.

This is going to be fun- well hell, that's the hole point right?

Dude you are definitely living up to your handle- a dead star, so extremely dense that it's gravity tries to capture anything that comes near.

I think what you're really worried about is an equalizing force to the mayhem you've been trying to create on these servers. This is not about you or what you do from mommies basement. This is about our community that many of us have been a part of going on 3 decades and wanting to return to the origins of the game.

We are not netting, we are not warring, we are simply playing the game. Will we target player countries? Yes, we will and have stated so from the get go. What does that mean? If you run a 20k acre country with no defense, you can expect to lose some land to us. You can take your retal to try and get it back, but then that's that.

I have not turned away any alliance that has offered to pact with us. That being said I have not gone begging to anyone for pacts. If you are in a legitimate alliance we'd be open to discussions. You're resistance (oh and please tag that soon) is not a legitimate alliance, nor is any other single country tag.

I'll get the crayons out for you, this is the 1A Alliance server. The point is to create and/or join an alliance capable of providing tag protection. If you're tag can't afford you the protection you need, find one that will.

While it is our intent to take advantage of landfat player countries, we have never stated that as our sole intent and have given proper notice that player countries are once again legitimate targets on this server.

That being said, I have a special place in my heart for you. You have trolled along here and there, trying to light your little fires and basically been just a pain for set after set after set. In the old days we had an unwritten rule, end of set means start of new and no carry overs to the next. I'm going to make a special exception just for you- from this day to the next and to everyday thereafter, you and anyone who allies with you will have a special place on our target list. We will take your land, steal your tech, rob your banks and nuke you to oblivion. And then we will do it again and again and again with every restart.

For everyone else- my best wishes for this set, have fun and don't forget your defense

PS- Coalie, Leto doesn't dislike you

fluffmobile

M4D Notice of Intent

With the start of the new reset, it is highly recommended that all player countries, tagged and untagged, proceed with building adequate defense. It is our intention to take advantage of all of your big juicy landfat countries and take those unprotected acres for our own.

We will do so honorably, expecting retaliatory attempts which will be accepted per our retal policy.

For information on our retal policy or to contact leadership please visit http://m4d.ghqnet.com/. You may also find access to our discord channel there.

The following pacted alliances are exempted from this policy:

PDM
MERCS
EVO

We wish everyone an exciting and successful reset

M4D Leadership

fluffburgers

1) Clan admins can allow countries to join the tag without the tag password if their tag has 3 or more countries in it. This setting can be changed but defaults to off.

Comment: Seems a little backwards, if you allow this for clans with 10 or less it may encourage additional clan creations.

2) Two clans can mutually agree to not exchange any attacks or harmful spy ops ("UNAPs"). This is unbreakable and lasts the entire set. It isn't possible to make this agreement if there have been recent attacks or failed harmful spy ops between the two clans.

Comment: How many uNAPS would be allowed? Seems like this would weaken LDP/FDP’s that currently trump uNAPS


5) Clan admins can restrict attacks and harmful spy ops made by their members at the country level. The default option is "probation". All options:
a) Probation: Can only attack/op NPC countries
b) Trusted: Can only attack/op countries not in DNH tags
c) Owed Reps: Can attack/op any country not in a UNAP tag
d) Traitor: Cannot perform attacks/ops and can be attacked in any way by any country on the server. Cannot be changed once this role is selected. Traitor status is visible to all countries via country search.
e) War: Can only attack/op war targets or traitors
6) Clan admins can restrict their members from sending FA at the country level. The default option is "no FA". Possible options:
a) Cannot send FA to anyone
b) Can send FA to anyone

Comment: This seems very problematic to me. Gives clan admin way too much power over the individual players countries. There are disagreements with players and their alliance leadership all the time, allowing them to restrict your actions and not even having the option to leave due to rule 2 in tagging is a definite NO GO. THIS WILL KILL THE SERVER

7) Clan admins can declare war on another clan that they do not have a UNAP with. The war declaration happens immediately if there have been landgrabs or failed harmful spy ops from the target clan in the past 48 hours. The defending clan has the option to start the war immediately by issuing their own war declaration. Otherwise the war starts 48 hours after the attacking clan made the declaration. Countries cannot perform special attacks without an active war, with the exception of countries branded as traitors by their tag admins. During war, all attacks and spy ops types are permitted between the two clans (the country level setting is ignored). Attacks on traitor countries cannot be used to start a war.

Comment: Was good until you started talking about limiting special attacks unless you have an active war. There are conflicts which a single country warrants being maimed or killed due to their actions but not necessarily a need to war with the whole tag. Another over reach trying to install a big brother into the game.

8) A clan war only ends if both sides mutually agree to a UNAP.
Comment: Makes Sense




New rules for tagging:

1) Player countries cannot play turns unless they are in a clan.

Comment: No problem with this.

2) Countries cannot leave a clan willingly.
Comment: Extremely bad idea. If you can’t play turns without being tagged why would this even be necessary. Seems like this is to prevent a workaround to prevent dropping tag and suiciding. Players need to have the right to leave a tag if they choose to do so.

3) Restarts start untagged.
Comment: Don’t understand why but no biggie. Before the restarts you had to start from scratch and retag anyways.



Additional changes:

The restart bonus will also be removed in all circumstances.

Comment: Why not remove the restart altogether?
Humanitarians protest if a country attempts to attack another country which is 24 times bigger or smaller than it.

Question:
Clan A has an FDP with Clan B
Clan C has an FDP with Clan D
Clan A declares war on Clan D, according to these changes neither B and C can honor their FDP with clan B declaring on C and D and C declaring on A and B and even that is dependent on the uNAPS that may or may not exist amongst all the parties. This seems to get very complicated, very quickly the larger the war is.
While some aspects of ingame DNH and uNAPs are appealing, forcing those without the hierarchy of the FDP/LDP seems problematic.

IV

Marked 4 Death (M4D)
website: http://m4d.ghqnet.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/FnDjY5wF8H

President: Leto
Vice President: llaar
Foregin Affairs: Sir Jouster
Internal Affairs: Empyrean
Advisor: evilzergling
Geek Kitty: Who Cares

That's a post on AT rankings, from his profile he has had 2 countries in alliance both in round 69, one dead (from what appears to be self deletion) and 1 that never made it out of protection

The AT has ALWAYS been a smack board, full of fluff, diplomatic maneuvering and lies (kind of like CNN). It's also a useful tool for us to post official notices and announcements. The AT has been a source of headaches for any HFA since day one as members often come and flame on at will, but that's part of the game.

Not everything on AT is lies, again it's a fundamental aspect of this server. As an Admin, what you don't see are the real politics behind the scenes, the negotiations, deals and personal interactions between the alliances. The AT is just our Anderson Cooper we use to try and spin any situation.

I don't know your history Slagpit, not trying to be pissy, just curious have you ever really played on the server or just experienced it from the admin perspective?

I haven’t played much on the team server but from what I’ve seen the primary purpose there is to fight. You need a QuickStart to be ready to battle as quickly as possible with the battles starting often very shortly after your out of protection.

I don’t know, but does anyone try and net on teams? I’m betting length of reset has a good deal to do with it as well as everyone being armed up to the max. You go breaking to someone’s house in a neighborhood you know is 99.999% armed.

Don’t think you can really compare the two, totally different animals. There are real psycho’s in teams, glad they’re not on the allian….oh hell never mind, M4D

Coalie, your a man of many words, thank you for your support!

Anything can be faked by simply manipulating the page html. The tag admin does get failed ops reports.

Falsifying such a report to any clan should be a serious violation subjecting the violator to serious disciplinary action by the alliance. Any alliance willingly promoting such falsehoods should be ostracized and branded as untrustworthy by this community.

Too often we look for those in power to legislate changes to protect against perceived inequities resulting in rules and policies that exceed their original intent or abused.

We will trust our membership to play with honor and integrity and until proven to be otherwise defend them to the end.

IMHO, the golden age was probably 1998-2003ish. The game saw several changes during that period as did the player base. The culture on the server started changing around 2002 with many wanting a heavy focus on netting and by this time every major alliance had turn by turn strats that proliferated throughout the community.

It was fun to be a part of an alliance, help it grow and help teach and protect the members
It was fun to make a landgrab and message the untagged country to join your alliance
It was fun to check the retal boards
It was fun to be a part of kill runs
It was fun to try different things while building your country, not quite knowing how it would turn out
It was fun to hunt multi's
It was fun to diplomatically interact
It was fun to build a better site than your competing alliances
It was fun to war for a cause, to die and restart as quickly as you could
It was probably fun to hit the top ten =)
Oh and it was fun to spam the AT boards

Fast forward to today and many of those things either don't apply or have been minimized. Time "in-game" has always been pretty minimal, especially after start up in peace-time. Maybe 20 mins a day if your researching bots to hit, likely no more than 10 min to run your turns. I'm sure we spend more time on our Discords, clan sites and the AT than we actually spend in-game.

I still enjoy the alliance server, mostly for the interaction with my alliance mates. I've found myself bored after using up my turns and played FFA server to fill in the gap. I use the express server to try out new builds and strats to use on alliance. 1A is a unique server, with aspects I don't think you can really get on the other servers. Some of the changes have been for neccessity due to the dwindling player base, some have been cultural made by the player base and some things haven't really changed for 25 years (for example, I use a strat from 2001 that works pretty well with just a few minor tweaks).

From the dev's point of view I'm sure the question is how do we drive more traffic to the site? If the "game" only takes 10 mins a day to play how much more traffic are you going to get even if you double or triple the current player base. Incorporating the tools, clan hosting and additional functions into the game will likely drive more traffic to the server AND as a result more players. If recruiting emails pointed them to join at clanx.earthempires.com vs , or checking stats at an earthempires link vs eestats.com, how much more traffic could be driven to the site.

I think you're on the right track, keep asking the questions. We are NOT ready to let this game die

BH, 25 years ago we could have been the best of enemies. Ever consider changing your name to Rainbow Hole?

Primeval hit the nail on the head. In the early 2k's a struggle started between the netters and the fighters. Established strats were around but weren't widely available to most players. PvP was the wildcard, magnified by the extensive proliferation of multi's on the server. You could net, but you had to know how to grow a country with defense, have an alliance that had your back and was able to retal. Belonging to a strong alliance meant protection, and it was need in 1a. If you were a small alliance or even worst untagged, you were gonna be farmed.

Somewhere along the line, everyone on started singing kumbaya and looking for a safe space. Bot's replaced land grabbing, and you didn't need defense unless you agreed to a war. Point is, the players made the change in the game culture and the Devs I imagine made some concessions to appease that (latest being clan gdi). There's been some great ideas on this thread, but the best and easiest change to be made is the one the players can make themselves. Theres no need to join an alliance if no ones going to grab you, make the clans mean something again.

We need to change the culture

fluffy