Planets

[_bb_mort]

So Nadeo comes up with an idea, implements it without telling anyone they are going to enable it, doesn't have any information about what it is, how it works, or how to check it, then they go on holidays for several weeks.

I'm sure you are all working hard and deserve a break, but seriously, *no* company I've worked for implements changes like this, it just doesn't make any sense. I realise this is "just a game", but that is beside the point, this is not how things should be done.

[serujio]

"Economical Ladder"

it´s a Economical Ladder to give you glorius status, like any other ladder, but it´s separated from the others.

store your planets on a server and it´s all ok.

[TMarc]

up to now, planets or whatever virtual currency is only there to be able to get custom creations.
It was not mentioned that environments could be bought with planets, since those are really expensive.
You will be able to get title packs, and this is a difference! If you don't own the original environment on which a title pack is based on, you won't be able to play this pack either!

[kapsubm]

ehhhmm and for ladder servers, which are not really cheap

[_bb_mort]

Yes, for upgrading ladder server levels, and also for offering prizes as part of comps you may want to run.

[Hylis]

The first post explains why we are making this balance
http://forum.maniaplanet.com/viewtopic. ... 676#p45676

Either all prices have to follow the inflation, either Planets have to be balanced to avoid inflation. In both case, it would be the same. It is better to fight the inflation since it avoids player to adapt prices on a monthly basis to reflect that.

EP points reflects one sort of contribution to the community.

[_bb_mort]

And just what sort of "contribution to the community" do EPs provide exactly? At least when governments tax the rich the money is actually used to provide services. Here it seems Nadeo has decided that taxing "the rich" helps the community by trying to make us all equally poor.

So the first thing I guess I'll do now is tell my clan mates to stop giving me their planets for clan servers so Nadeo doesn't take them all away from us.

[steppie]

It's the new Robin Hood system, take from the rich and give to the poor.
In my opinion that doesn't improve the creativity and interest to create content to the game.

[_bb_mort]

It's the new Robin Hood system, take from the rich and give to the poor.
In my opinion that doesn't improve the creativity and interest to create content to the game.

Well yeah, except they aren't even giving it to the poor, they are just putting it in a pile and setting fire to it to make the rest of it "more valuable". At least they give us a nice certificate (EPs) to replace the stuff they take, even though you can't use it for anything.

Considering there is supposedly no "economic value" to Planets, there is an awful lot Nadeo expect you to use them for to "buy" services. I just love the idea of having to pay a weekly amount of planets to have my server appear as a ranked level, and at the same time they will also take planets away if I get too many. Can't wait for that system to get introduced, it should be even more popular than Freezone.