Hey everyone! This will be a little bit of an unusual update as
@Kal Gordon is too busy to do it right now and for now he is still the only Inner Council member
Instead I'll try to give a basic rundown of my own experience in the GPC with an announcement at the end - feel free to scroll through if you just want that
When I was asked if I wanted to replace one of the inactive members and agreed, I was added to the GPC chat where the council members of multiple markets discuss various topics and suggestions. It was honestly a little overwhelming as I didn't really know what to do
Luckily Kal and
@molinillo from the US council helped out a bit with how things work, which made it so I felt at ease enough to chat freely
Soon it became clear that different markets have different playstyles, or at least their council members do
For instance, in the spam discussion the DE members brought the slider idea forward, and when I pointed out that this wouldn't be very effective for players on the front in fast worlds they said that front cities should be stacked. I don't think this is the usual practice on EN conquest worlds, but to be sure I included it in the post on the spam topic in the forums here
Which brings me to the next thing I noticed
Input from people outside of the GPC is so important
We are just 3 people after all, and there is way more than 3 different playstyles out there. We could find a solution for something that works for all three of us but completely ruins how a 4th person plays. This is why we really need the discussions between everyone here, to see all angles and try to come up with something that suits everyone
And to go on about that point, input is not only for feedback on ideas we give and relay from other communities, but also to get fresh ideas
For example
@G-Fight 's suggestion regarding cancel times was well thought out and prompted us to look into base travel times and such to refine it even further. Past week has been a bit busy for most of us but I'll see about working some more on that and posting it here for discussion
Now for the announcement
Discord and Skype links are now allowed to be posted on the forums and in mass mails in game
But most of you probably already read this in the
official post
What this means is that the GPC for EN and US now have a discord server for discussion about anything Grepolis related
We currently have different channels set up dedicated to spam, events, app and Domination, and a general channel for suggestions which are not about those four
It's also an easy place to get in touch with us, or even to just stop by for a chat
This is the invite link, feel free to spread it, the more people we get the more discussion there will be:
https://discord.gg/KPEj77n
I have to clarify though, the server is run by us and is in no way affiliated with Inno or the support team, any issues concerning the server can be voiced to us in pm on here, on Discord or in the dedicated feedback channels on the server. Please don't bother the fine folks at the support team with those complaints, they have nothing to do with it
That's it for this week, hope to see you all on Discord!