maximmm#5966 posted (#post-166325)
Ortis#6925 posted (#post-166318)
It seems to me that when maintenance was removed the majority of players was so happy that they did not question the new system. However, just removing maintenance without BB as a replacement would have been a much simpler, cleaner and overall better solution that would have required a lot less work.
I don't know about that - when maintenance got removed, there were a LOT of bugs. xp awards were low, much lower than before. TE got removed due to new bugs. Essentially, that's when people started leaving the game - I didn't get a sense of happiness back. I'd argue that the game was at its most stable and least buggy state prior to the 1.8 patch, not after. The point being - the maintenance removal patch was the beginning of the bug galore that this game has since become.
Maybe I was not clear and I am sorry if it caused confusion but I only meant that they were happy about the new system (as BB does not lock fleets anymore), I was not talking about bugs or reward balancings that came with the patch. I agree that the bugs we have to face right now are a problem. Btw I also think that the BB system is an improvement compared to the maintenance system, but better does not necessarily mean good. The question is if it should stay as it is or if it needs changes or if it has to go completely and I tried to state my oppinion on that matter in my previous post.