Allow purchase of Racial galaxies & Neutral only

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Allow purchase of Racial galaxies & Neutral only

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I'd also like to limit what maps can be bought, personally, I'd say racials only, that way everything else still needs to be scouted
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I'd settle for it if auto-mapping were taken entirely out of the game somehow; those programs have their places but not to do work for us.

Buying racial galaxies should be allowed, yes. Maybe even neutrals, since you'd still need to scout to get any useful information. But planet galaxies should be considered the "fringe" areas - they need to be seen to believed, or something along those lines.

But back on topic. I like this change although I might get it to "normal" prosperity a little earlier - say one week or ten days in rather than the two weeks + being proposed here. I'm assuming this function, like turn speed and building speed, would be affected by the game speed.
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Re: Allow purchase of Racial galaxies & Neutral only

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Re: Allow purchase of Racial galaxies & Neutral only

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I like the idea. Exploring should bring advantages. I think you should either have to step in a sector or have it shared, in order to know whats there. Do away with buying maps IMO. The only racial you should be able to buy, is your own.
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Re: Allow purchase of Racial galaxies & Neutral only

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We're already looking at different pricing scheme based on 24,48,72 hour scale.

Purchase Galaxy Maps <24 hours --> 50 credits
Purchase Galaxy Maps <48 hours --> 40 credits
Purchase Galaxy Maps <72 hours --> 30 credits
Purchase Galaxy Maps >72 hours --> 20 credits
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Re: Allow purchase of Racial galaxies & Neutral only

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RCK wrote:We're already looking at different pricing scheme based on 24,48,72 hour scale.

Purchase Galaxy Maps <24 hours --> 50 credits
Purchase Galaxy Maps <48 hours --> 40 credits
Purchase Galaxy Maps <72 hours --> 30 credits
Purchase Galaxy Maps >72 hours --> 20 credits
purchasing maps that early is too much power for people with money IMO. Maps are crucial, and should be the benefit of people willing to use their turns to explore the sectors or have them shared by people who have. This creates segregated gaming. Buying maps, is just like buying turns, because exploring costs turns. maps=turns=power. Im against being able to buy power.
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Re: Allow purchase of Racial galaxies & Neutral only

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On the flipside, this game still needs to generate revenue, Kard. As a compromise, I'd like to offer up increased exp gains for exploration and also implement that sliding map purchase scale, although I don't think maps should be purchasable for the first 48 hours at least. Also consider making map purchase by galaxy, with the neutrals costing more than the racials.
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Re: Allow purchase of Racial galaxies & Neutral only

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25% discount on racial, unable to purchase Planet galaxies.? And use the pricing above minus the <24 hours
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