An interview with Marcus the Mad from the tribe Khaos.
The below spoilered stuff is the unedited, non friendly skype conversation!
The non spoilered stuff is easy to read.
[spoil][17:49:22] Charmander: haha okay lol
[17:49:37] Charmander: Hello,
What tribe on W47 are you currently in?
[17:49:42] Marcus the Mad: Khaos
[17:49:49] Marcus the Mad: (why the hello part?)
[17:50:31] Charmander: Someone not in ~one~, nice.
What rank is Khaos, currently?
(I dunno lol)
[17:50:57] Marcus the Mad: only 26 :S
[17:51:01] Marcus the Mad: (okay
)
[17:52:18] Charmander: When the top tribes merged to from ~one~, what was your initial reaction?
[17:52:37] Marcus the Mad: I quote: 'oh crap'
[17:52:58] Charmander: Haha, a reaction shared by most I imagine
[17:53:10] Marcus the Mad: I talked a little with Rattlesnake in the past and I had a few hints pointing towards that
[17:53:35] Marcus the Mad: I can vouch for that, we are quite close to the core so in a lot of trouble
[17:54:20] Charmander: Ahh right so not a complete shock then but still incredibly worrying none the least!
[17:54:27] Marcus the Mad: yes
[17:55:20] Marcus the Mad: When innogames decided to take the AC away the rumours started to come up and we noticed a stability in the stats between the top tribes when we checked.
[17:55:57] Charmander: Ahh so you did some clever stats check and had a good idea.
[17:56:06 | Edited 17:56:14] Charmander: Did you have any plans in place to prepare for this?
[17:56:40] Marcus the Mad: I dooubt anhyone not in ~One~ is sure what to do.
[17:56:47] Marcus the Mad: *doubt
[17:57:29] Marcus the Mad: Right now we are still trying to figure out how we can slow down (we got no illusions about stopping them) this powerhouse
[17:58:06] Charmander: I can see why, as literally 70% of the world is now ~one~!
[17:58:34] Charmander: Is there any truth in the rumours about the smaller tribes merging or ally'ing to slow down ~one~?
[17:59:01] Charmander: Or too early to tell?
[17:59:17] Marcus the Mad: Eh...
[18:00:00] Marcus the Mad: We work closer with the allies we already had so not a huge difference, only more sharing of information amongs other things
[18:00:27] Charmander: Ahhh right.
[18:00:52] Charmander: Since the great merge do you think many people will quit the world?
[18:01:54] Marcus the Mad: I'm pretty sure a lot will quit. Not immediately, they'll want to try a little. But as soon as ~One~ gets their internals straight and starts to operate well, I'm sure a lot will just hit the delete button.
[18:02:45] Marcus the Mad: To cope with a massive operation like they would be able to set up you need to be very active. The thing is that most of the highly active players are in one
[18:04:04] Charmander: The odds seem more and more in favour of ~one~. Would there be anything you would try and say or do to keep people playing the game and delay the end game stage of the world and ruin ~one~'s enjoyment?
[18:04:44] Marcus the Mad: Hard to say..
[18:05:52] Marcus the Mad: The only possible thing for the regular players is banding together and try to ruin ~One~ now, before they are at their full potential. Right now they are working a bit uncoordinated, everyone does his/her own thing.
[18:06:50] Marcus the Mad: But I think that the only thing that will make ~One~ disband is to reenstate the Army Camps. Or some RL disaster
[18:07:22] Charmander: An unlikely event in both catagories I fear.
[18:07:34] Marcus the Mad: Yeah
[18:08:22] Charmander: In a closing statement (mostly since I am rubbish at this sorta thing, lol) how long do you think it will take ~one~ to really start getting their acts together and dominating?
[18:10:40] Marcus the Mad: (your not the only one who is rubbish at that sorta thing)
I honestly have no idea, it'll depend on how immense some persons ego's are. If the smaller rim tribes band together now and get succes it might take some time, but at the current rate it'll be pretty soon
[18:11:48] Charmander: Thankyou for taking the time to do this, it is much appreciated.
[18:11:49] Charmander: Cheers,
[18:11:50] Charmander: Mike.
[18:12:00] Marcus the Mad: no problem[/spoil]
[17:49:37]
Charmander: What tribe on W47 are you currently in?
[17:49:42] Marcus the Mad: Khaos
[17:50:31]
Charmander: Someone not in ~one~, nice.
What rank is Khaos, currently?
[17:50:57] Marcus the Mad: only 26 :S
[17:52:18]
Charmander: When the top tribes merged to from ~one~, what was your initial reaction?
[17:52:37] Marcus the Mad: I quote: 'oh crap'
[17:52:58]
Charmander: Haha, a reaction shared by most I imagine
[17:53:10] Marcus the Mad: I talked a little with Rattlesnake in the past and I had a few hints pointing towards that
I can vouch for that, we are quite close to the core so in a lot of trouble
[17:54:20]
Charmander: Ahh right so not a complete shock then but still incredibly worrying none the least!
[17:54:27] Marcus the Mad: yes
When innogames decided to take the AC away the rumours started to come up and we noticed a stability in the stats between the top tribes when we checked.
[17:55:57]
Charmander: Ahh so you did some clever stats check and had a good idea.
Did you have any plans in place to prepare for this?
[17:56:40] Marcus the Mad: I doubt anhyone not in ~One~ is sure what to do.
Right now we are still trying to figure out how we can slow down (we got no illusions about stopping them) this powerhouse
[17:58:06]
Charmander: I can see why, as literally 70% of the world is now ~one~!
Is there any truth in the rumours about the smaller tribes merging or ally'ing to slow down ~one~?
Or too early to tell?
[17:59:17] Marcus the Mad: Eh...
We work closer with the allies we already had so not a huge difference, only more sharing of information amongs other things
[18:00:27]
Charmander: Ahhh right.
Since the great merge do you think many people will quit the world?
[18:01:54] Marcus the Mad: I'm pretty sure a lot will quit. Not immediately, they'll want to try a little. But as soon as ~One~ gets their internals straight and starts to operate well, I'm sure a lot will just hit the delete button.
To cope with a massive operation like they would be able to set up you need to be very active. The thing is that most of the highly active players are in one
[18:04:04]
Charmander: The odds seem more and more in favour of ~one~. Would there be anything you would try and say or do to keep people playing the game and delay the end game stage of the world and ruin ~one~'s enjoyment?
[18:04:44] Marcus the Mad: Hard to say..
The only possible thing for the regular players is banding together and try to ruin ~One~ now, before they are at their full potential. Right now they are working a bit uncoordinated, everyone does his/her own thing.
But I think that the only thing that will make ~One~ disband is to reenstate the Army Camps. Or some RL disaster
[18:07:22]
Charmander: An unlikely event in both catagories I fear.
[18:07:34] Marcus the Mad: Yeah
[18:08:22]
Charmander: In a closing statement (mostly since I am rubbish at this sorta thing, lol) how long do you think it will take ~one~ to really start getting their acts together and dominating?
[18:10:40] Marcus the Mad: (your not the only one who is rubbish at that sorta thing)
I honestly have no idea, it'll depend on how immense some persons ego's are. If the smaller rim tribes band together now and get succes it might take some time, but at the current rate it'll be pretty soon
[18:11:48]
Charmander: Thankyou for taking the time to do this, it is much appreciated.
Cheers,
Mike.
[18:12:00] Marcus the Mad: no problem