Playing in the Big Leagues
Having several friends become millionaires from buyouts ( I am not one ) and knowing several companies that spent time and energy preparing for a buyout that fell through. I am honestly surprised Devs we’re allowed by their legal department to communicate as much as they did during the process.
Since the buyer expected the game they expressed interest in buying, I was also surprised alliance war got pushed through before Season 2.
Devs went from a Finnish legal to a multi national legal. I expect multinational to be a bit more aggressive coughDisneycoughLucasFilmcough
For the next 3 years, the buyout is not finished, I expect lots of fumbles as Devs and their new legal department ( the old probably got released) work out what and where their vision and communication bumps up against legal’s playbook.
Feeding Trolls
We have already seen Empires attract several classic scams based on large number of players.
These scammers tend to follow the trolls.
I have been very impressed with Discourse.org forum software and the amazing job done by the unpaid mods.
Notes
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