That's the issue. This system would work perfectly if the alliance was only carried by a few individuals. The problem is, you don't need the best guns obtainable. All you need is a balanced average gun such as the M4. Having 50 M4's against another gang is pointless if they can coordinate and form a gun wall (as I have seen with and without the recent gun buff). If one payed close attention, the alliance does not care who they recruit as long as they have a decent gun to shoot with.
This is a very complex issue to explain but I'll take the dangerous route of over simplification.
Essentially, people will always find a way to exploit the system. The only thing people can do is accommodate to make the exploitation as little as possible. Adding fortress will kind of sort out "the layers of the cake" by acknowledging that there will be a kind of "class society".
Kind of like how Veterans Pizza is set up essentially.
What I'm trying to say is that Bitzsam really thought this out. This might be the best solution available but if anyone could come up with a way that could be even more effective? Then really, you have found a very sacred moral with that discovery that can be applied in real world situations.
It's going to be difficult, considering there's so few spots available for those who have 10k+. Only those who are in the top 5 will get anything for that season, which will hopefully mean people will compete instead of giving up their place.
Overall, all standard rewards will have significantly higher hour requirements in order to obtain them, so having "shifts" will make it take a lot longer to get anything.
I saw. I conquered. I came.
If I wasnt mistaken, obsidian exist long time ago than most of the players who just started playing era. Obsidian is a freaking old gang. I cant count how many times obsidian get defeat and then nbk back to carry them? They are actually useless without alliance and nbk. I dont think it is a 'new' generation of era? They are just a stone that blocking freedom of gangs having fun and taking base. It is bored to see the daily basing routine of era.
Yea duke is creating chance but the chance is for gangs which only suck for hours.
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Making season reward is useless. It only allows major gang to farm them. Breaking the peace is the way if we want basing to be competitive.
Why are people so afraid of nbk ??? that gang has 25k hours thanks to obsidian, lmaoo, he has not won a single war he has always needed help from obsidian....(If he has won a war it has been thanks to obsidian)
Ebizou base would have eaten them in 1 day....
Fortress will eventually just turn into a place for free hours for them. Even if they war, NBK and Obs will come on top. Then like always region and grim will beg for a shift. Im not throwing shots. But, the fortress will just make it even easier and more of a "coast" to their rewards.