Port attack tweaks to remove problems with inv

[przsoi]

Port attacks, defence, battle system was good in P2P, but is not with [rerolling each map] hordes of F2P players.
Its too elite, to difficult too attend, too random.
The principle of supply and demand is clear - you need to improve the availability of a product (in this case-pb).

How?
Make 6 port battle slots instead of current 3 per nation.
Set margin between pbs to 2h instead of current 1h.
Scale down all requirments to flip port by /2. 5000 instead of 10000.
Scale down all requirments needed to get bonuses (doors, morale, etc) by /2 (for example 5000 for extra 20 morale, 500 for all doors for defenders).

Easy. But like always-impossible to implement, because it changes too much

[Josh_Brown]

Originally Posted by Prezesoi Port attacks, defence, battle system was good in P2P, but is not with [rerolling each map] hordes of F2P players. Its too elite, to difficult too attend, too random. The principle of supply and demand is clear - you need to improve the availability of a product (in this case-pb). How? Make 6 port battle slots instead of current 3 per nation. Set margin between pbs to 2h instead of current 1h. Scale down all requirments to flip port by /2. 5000 instead of 10000. Scale down all requirments needed to get bonuses (doors, morale, etc) by /2 (for example 5000 for extra 20 morale, 500 for all doors for defenders). Easy. But like always-impossible to implement, because it changes too much

I like the 2-hour spacing, but I dislike the 6/day and decreased flip requirements. It's just going to reward the hell out of zerging.

[przsoi]

Originally Posted by Josh_Brown I like the 2-hour spacing, but I dislike the 6/day and decreased flip requirements. It's just going to reward the hell out of zerging.

There is nothing about 6/day I was talking about max slots for offensive bubbles per nation.

[Josh_Brown]

Originally Posted by Prezesoi There is nothing about 6/day I was talking about max slots for offensive bubbles per nation.

Ah, that wasn't clear. That I could get behind.

Not sure about the contention points reduction.

[William Sharpe]

Don't think I agree with the contention points reduction. As a Brit if you could hit a "Flip" button that cancels fleeting groups at St CLara & Bartica & dailys groups, flips would be faster

Also the 2 hour gap? Is your aim
1/ to make pbs available for more people
2/ or more available for 1 person?

If its the latter it works, as the same 24 that attends 1st pb could all attend 2nd. If its the former its bad. Which would make pbs even more elitist.