Prestige now a requirement for building?
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Topic: Prestige now a requirement for building?
Posted By: Kelis
Subject: Prestige now a requirement for building?
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 19:31
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I am shocked that I now must purchase the ability to build anything in Illyriad.
This essentially ends my competition in the game since it will be 'won' by those who pay the most for it. It's not fair at all to those who don't have the resources to compete. You might instead have considered more giving more prestige priviledges instead of this heavy-handed money grab. I joined this game believing that it was a fair game open to all, and not just a playground for those who had big wallets. Please explain. Kelis ------------- Kelis |
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Posted By: HonoredMule
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 19:38
Surely you must be mistaken. Can you clarify? |
Kelis wrote:Posted By: Thexion
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 19:39
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May you tell exactly what you mean? you don't have to pay to complete buildings it just makes it fast. |
Posted By: Kurfist
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 19:41
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I think he misread the insta build and increase production options one has if they use prestige. ------------- Patience is a virtue, resource giving is a sin |
Posted By: Kelis
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 19:50
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I mean that to produce military units, or livestock, etc. You need to have an active prestige account.
I thought this was a new feature, but maybe I'm wrong. Kelis ------------- Kelis |
Posted By: HonoredMule
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 22:05
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You have always had to have prestige to add to existing production queues. That ability comes at no prestige cost save for having your prestige account active (equivalent to very roughly 5 bucks a year). If you cannot spend that much, you need only wait until the queue is empty before refilling it. Users of HarmlessButler for UI 1.0 will recall they had an event schedule listing that showed them when queues were nearing completion, which helps managing this with minimal effort, whether using prestige or not. The replacement for that tool will also have this feature, as well as support all major browsers (with a possible exception of IE, depending on how things go). |
Posted By: bow locks
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 22:05
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Posted By: GM Stormcrow
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 22:13
Hi Kelis, The only thing that's changed regarding prestige (with UIv2) is the ability to zoom out to 15 levels rather than 10. Given that 10 was already a step up from UIv1, we didn't think people would mind! But no, nothing's changed on the production side since the original UIv1 launch. It's the same as it always was as regards queuing up production orders being an active-prestige-account-only facility. Regards, SC |
Posted By: Kelis
Date Posted: 04 May 2011 at 00:57
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Well, thanks for the explanation.
I must have had 'prestige' for all the 7 months I've been here, and never saw the 'activate prestige account' click-on before. 
Sorry if I offended the powers that be in Illyriad. I probably should unfocus from the game from time to time, and read more info here in the forums! Kelis ------------- Kelis |
Posted By: The_Dude
Date Posted: 04 May 2011 at 01:32
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I "try" to use prestige only to have an active account. Multiple build queues are very important to me. I might speed up vans in a pinch for others. Or speed build if I screw up something. I have tried the offense/defense bonuses...meh, I tried them.
I really don't use 15 sq world map. It really drags my system/internet-dunno which. Same holds on my laptop, too. I routinely suffer a heavy lag. Sometimes, tho, no lag at all (nirvana).
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Posted By: Kumomoto
Date Posted: 04 May 2011 at 06:15
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I rarely view Illy in less than 16 zoom. for that I need to pay a paltry prestige upkeep... but it also lets me queue stuff which is essential (particularly in your blacksmith where both chain and swords are bottlenecks...) |
Posted By: Shaharet
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2011 at 17:08
| As a note, if all one wants is a prestige account, logging in 5 times a week, the daily bonus gives enough prestige to maintain an account.... Of course, then one can do nothing else at all with prestige. |
Posted By: Ander
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2011 at 18:11
Free prestige was introduced only a few weeks back :) |
Posted By: Shaharet
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2011 at 18:55
| Ah, well then. New player here, so didn't know this was a new feature. |