lol I haven't tried any points tender yet, so, I don't know how hard they are at regular servers and Nika will probably be even harder. So it's possible that, in the end, it will take points to win free points.
I think things will only get bad for real as they remove independent suppliers. IMO there should be Q1 independent suppliers for all the base raw materials and products. Players who buy mines/plantations would already benefit from higher quality with tech and lower price.
But, at least so far I think it would be quite enjoyable even without points. It is on Lien and I have no reason to think Mary would be worse. As for Nika, it could be viewed as a different challenge to have the constraint on the number os subdivisions and pvp at the same time. It's just hard to view it as part of the game design since you can buy your way around it.
I don't worry much about the market share because even at the servers where everyone can have unlimited subdivisions you can find locations or products/services that have been neglected. Of course, industry will be limited too, so there's always the chance that you'll be stuck with low quality products to compete with high quality products if the majority of players choose to pay and you don't. If they don't, then it will be low vs low, I think.
I guess it's still too early to come to conclusions or worry about how the market will be. Not to mention that the devs can make changes. |