Updates 06JUN10 thru 14JUN10

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   Updates - 14JUN10

Diplomatic Capture & Interrogation
Capturing Diplomatic units and Interrogating them did not say how 
many units you captured and interrogated; it does now.

Updates - 10JUN10

Map Zoom Level "Memory"
Clicking on various ingame links to the map, including the "View In 
Map" buttons on the Trade, Diplomatic & Military Movement summaries 
now applies your last level of zoom rather than dumping you back to some
 arbitrary zoom level.

This also occurs on the map links inside various ingame email reports 
such as caravan movements, scout reports and so on.

Research Changes
Some small changes to research:
The Standing Army technology has had its description changed 
to reflect the fact that it doesn't unlock the Top Tier cavalary unit.  
It never did - that's what the Warhorse technology is for
Avoid Interception is now a pre-requisite for researching Blockade
 Running
Blockade Running is now a pre-requisite for researching Break
 Trade Embargo

Diplomatic Units Sudden Death - Issue Resolved
The problem we experienced yesterday evening has definitely been 
comprehensively resolved.  Thanks for your patience whilst we worked to 
fix it.

Updates - 09JUN10

Diplomatic Missions, Refunds, Resolutions
We've refunded lost diplomatic units, with some extra gold and some 
beer (either for those who were on quests, or just for those who like to
 party!)

However, despite extensive testing, we're not entirely convinced the 
issue is 100% closed, so we'd urge people who might suddenly lose units 
to open a NEW Petition regarding the loss.

Again, many, many apologies for the inconvenience.

Diplomatic Units
We're experiencing issues with Diplomatic missions, and all new 
diplomatic missions are currently suspended.

We are working flat out to rectify the issue.

Anyone who has lost units due to this issue will have them refunded, and
 we will update here with further information as and when we have it.

Many apologies for the inconvenience.

Updates - 07JUN10

Account Suspensions
We've tweaked some of the algorithms that identify players with 
"more than 2 accounts", and a further 247 accounts have cropped up.
  These accounts have been suspended.

We should add that some players Petitioned us to delete unwanted 
accounts on their behalf, so there is not necessarily any stigma 
attached to a player with (Suspended) after their playername.

Where we have suspended accounts, we have left the players' oldest 2 
active accounts live.  We think this is very generous of us, and 
requests from players who were breaking the rules to "close this account
 instead of that account" will be met with steely silence and foreboding
 glances.

As per the Terms & Conditions of Service, Suspended or deleted 
account will *not* be eligible for Prestige refunds or transfers if they
 had prestige on the account.

If you believe your account has been incorrectly suspended, then please 
open a Petition.  Suspended accounts will remain suspended until the 
weekend, whereupon they will be turned into compost for the Illyriad 
fields.

Thank you for your attention.

Updates - 06JUN10

Ranking & Commander XP

Ranking Points and Commander Experience gains are now awarded to 
players and commanders according to the level of their participation
 in the battle during which the enemy units were slain. 

Slaying Commanders (either attacking or defending) no longer gives any
 Experience Points or Ranking. You can only gain XP and ranking from 
killing troops.

Multiple Commanders from the same player share the experience points 
that the player gained amongst them equally.

Example: How the experience and ranking points are now 
distributed.

Take a City with 2 armies from 2 different players defending it
Army 1 has 2 Commanders and a lot of troops, making up 80% of 
"total" city defence
Army 2 has 4 Commanders and a few troops, making up 20% of "total" 
city defence
An attacker fails to win an attack against this city, and there are 
1,000 Experience Points up for grabs
The 2 Commanders in Army 1 will gain 400 Experience Points each, and
 the Player will gain 800 Defense Ranking Points
The 4 Commanders in Army 2 will gain 50 Experience Points each, and 
the Player will gain 200 Defense Ranking Points

This is quite a fundamental change, and means that a third party player 
can no longer put commanders in a heavily attacked and 'defended by 
other players' city to soak up experience gain and ranking whilst doing 
little to nothing in return.

Commanders that have gained experience up to this point using this 
mechanism will keep their experience gains thus far.

Ranking points, however, will be adjusted over the next few days to 
reflect this new calculation.

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GM Stormcrow Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group GM Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Location: Illyria Status: Offline Points: 3820	Topic: Updates 06JUN10 thru 14JUN10 Posted: 15 Jun 2010 at 18:03
	Updates - 14JUN10 Diplomatic Capture & Interrogation Capturing Diplomatic units and Interrogating them did not say how many units you captured and interrogated; it does now. Updates - 10JUN10 Map Zoom Level "Memory" Clicking on various ingame links to the map, including the "View In Map" buttons on the Trade, Diplomatic & Military Movement summaries now applies your last level of zoom rather than dumping you back to some arbitrary zoom level. This also occurs on the map links inside various ingame email reports such as caravan movements, scout reports and so on. Research Changes Some small changes to research: The Standing Army technology has had its description changed to reflect the fact that it doesn't unlock the Top Tier cavalary unit. It never did - that's what the Warhorse technology is for Avoid Interception is now a pre-requisite for researching Blockade Running Blockade Running is now a pre-requisite for researching Break Trade Embargo Diplomatic Units Sudden Death - Issue Resolved The problem we experienced yesterday evening has definitely been comprehensively resolved. Thanks for your patience whilst we worked to fix it. Updates - 09JUN10 Diplomatic Missions, Refunds, Resolutions We've refunded lost diplomatic units, with some extra gold and some beer (either for those who were on quests, or just for those who like to party!) However, despite extensive testing, we're not entirely convinced the issue is 100% closed, so we'd urge people who might suddenly lose units to open a NEW Petition regarding the loss. Again, many, many apologies for the inconvenience. Diplomatic Units We're experiencing issues with Diplomatic missions, and all new diplomatic missions are currently suspended. We are working flat out to rectify the issue. Anyone who has lost units due to this issue will have them refunded, and we will update here with further information as and when we have it. Many apologies for the inconvenience. Updates - 07JUN10 Account Suspensions We've tweaked some of the algorithms that identify players with "more than 2 accounts", and a further 247 accounts have cropped up. These accounts have been suspended. We should add that some players Petitioned us to delete unwanted accounts on their behalf, so there is not necessarily any stigma attached to a player with (Suspended) after their playername. Where we have suspended accounts, we have left the players' oldest 2 active accounts live. We think this is very generous of us, and requests from players who were breaking the rules to "close this account instead of that account" will be met with steely silence and foreboding glances. As per the Terms & Conditions of Service, Suspended or deleted account will not be eligible for Prestige refunds or transfers if they had prestige on the account. If you believe your account has been incorrectly suspended, then please open a Petition. Suspended accounts will remain suspended until the weekend, whereupon they will be turned into compost for the Illyriad fields. Thank you for your attention. Updates - 06JUN10 Ranking & Commander XP Ranking Points and Commander Experience gains are now awarded to players and commanders according to the level of their participation in the battle during which the enemy units were slain. Slaying Commanders (either attacking or defending) no longer gives any Experience Points or Ranking. You can only gain XP and ranking from killing troops. Multiple Commanders from the same player share the experience points that the player gained amongst them equally. Example: How the experience and ranking points are now distributed. Take a City with 2 armies from 2 different players defending it Army 1 has 2 Commanders and a lot of troops, making up 80% of "total" city defence Army 2 has 4 Commanders and a few troops, making up 20% of "total" city defence An attacker fails to win an attack against this city, and there are 1,000 Experience Points up for grabs The 2 Commanders in Army 1 will gain 400 Experience Points each, and the Player will gain 800 Defense Ranking Points The 4 Commanders in Army 2 will gain 50 Experience Points each, and the Player will gain 200 Defense Ranking Points This is quite a fundamental change, and means that a third party player can no longer put commanders in a heavily attacked and 'defended by other players' city to soak up experience gain and ranking whilst doing little to nothing in return. Commanders that have gained experience up to this point using this mechanism will keep their experience gains thus far. Ranking points, however, will be adjusted over the next few days to reflect this new calculation.