Alright, please hear this out in its entirety before making a decision. I know rules are in effect for a reason, but I would like to contest one rule and offer up a possibility to change it to make it a little more effective as well as give newer players a little more assistance.

As it is currently written for milking in the rule is: 6. You must not MILK
Milking is a form of cheating. No player may knowingly send resources to a higher ranking player unless it is done during a trade (in accordance with the Trade Ratios posted on the forums). Once within a 24 hour period a higher ranking player may send the equivalent of 1 hour of production to a lower ranking player (pulling).

I think it would be a better use or time and effort if this rule was slightly revamped to something along the lines of:

A higher or equal level player may send the equivalent of 1 DAYS worth of each resource (combining allowed so long as it follows the conversion table. IE instead of sending 4 metal, 2 crystal, 1 deut, you could send 10 metal OR 6 crystal OR 3 Deut) to a lower level or equal level player of the same alliance once a week(or even every 2 weeks). Higher level players will still be required to follow compensation for trades.


Now, my reason for proposing this is fairly simple. I think helping newer members and newer players coming into the game would keep more people playing. If alliance mates can't help support a lower member or offer a reward for a member doing a good job, then more people are likely to drop out early on and not get the enjoyment from the game as they could. If you have say a goal and reward system in an alliance, and the person reaches a hard goal, it does not feel like much of a reward if you get sent 20k. However you would feel accomplished if the same person sent say 300k and a feeling of accomplishment is more likely to keep players playing.


I will be honest, I know not much will probably come of this, but at least I can voice it ^.^

In theory anything that helps a new player to stay would be deemed a good idea.....but unfortunately the milking rule is already open to abuse as it is by some (Massacre is a great example of this as many can attest to)...........so I would say no to this .......

I could have sworn it was already allowed to send to alliance members. and yeah, ima have to say no, feeding players resources is bound to end up with them quitting after they get smashed and no one will feed thema anymore

Ohhh I see the error of what I am thinking. It states (on the forum revision)

-The resources sent must be at maximum the equivelant of 1hour production from each planet in a period of 24 hours. The amount can be sent in bulk from one planet.

so then you're allowed to send 1 hours worth of production from ALL your planets combined. I was misreading it as 1 hour production from the planet sent from -.-....yeah just call me stupid and dyslexic now lol