I've been enjoying COW for over a year now. I have a suggestion that will improve your product. WIth all the focus on COW 1.5, which is a drastic upgrade/overhaul of game dynamics, I think the major issue with COW has slipped through the cracks. There is nothing wrong with game play in 1.0 or 1.5. Both are excellent. Player communication is the major problem with COW as I see it. Its not game play. Its lack of socialization tools.
So what am I talking about? Something so simple and basic is missing from the game. You can't communicate with more than 1 person at a time. You can't do group messaging, email or any other form of communicating to more than one player at a time. This pretty much shuts down interactive play for most people.
I've been trying for over a year to find an Alliance to join. I also started one that failed because we can't send messages to our groups. I recently encountered and tried to join an alliance that used free market software to try and fill this gap. That ended up being the worst experience I've ever had in this game. I'm at the point of quitting because it is no longer enjoyable to beat strangers in most all the games I play. Fix this problem, and you will truely improve your product.
So what am I talking about? Something so simple and basic is missing from the game. You can't communicate with more than 1 person at a time. You can't do group messaging, email or any other form of communicating to more than one player at a time. This pretty much shuts down interactive play for most people.
I've been trying for over a year to find an Alliance to join. I also started one that failed because we can't send messages to our groups. I recently encountered and tried to join an alliance that used free market software to try and fill this gap. That ended up being the worst experience I've ever had in this game. I'm at the point of quitting because it is no longer enjoyable to beat strangers in most all the games I play. Fix this problem, and you will truely improve your product.