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Not to mention the fact that World 1 has no grounds on which to demand that the most active world be disrupted and merged into it. The world that needs saving makes the sacrifice to accommodate the active world, not vice versa.
The stubbornness of a number of World 1 veterans combined with the sense of superiority that many of them possess based on the fact that they happened to join the game earlier than most other players has been a huge contributor to the state the world has found itself in for quite some time now. For example, look at the behaviour of the players in question towards the immigrant alliances shortly after they arrived, which essentially snuffed out the only chance at a resurgence World 1 has had in years.
I joined the game a long time ago and am personally drawn to sentimentality and nostalgia, but I was still able to accept the fact that the best course of action for me and for my gameplay was to be forced to migrate away from the worlds I grew to love. I've played on World 1 since the beginning of 2009 (granted, that's not remotely close to the date the world opened, but still years before the majority of today's accounts existed), but objectively it holds no more sentimental value than World 2 or any of the other worlds that have already been closed.
I feel like I need to add that my comments are not directed towards any of the players who have participated in this thread so far. The players I'm thinking of haven't graced us with their presence as of yet. However, based on the couple of fleeting suggestions in favour of merging Colorado into World 1 that have been made, I can already foresee the reactions of the infamous "Dinosaurs" when they're asked to give up their precious World 1. I've seen it too many times before and it's caused myself and others a huge amount of headaches over the years.
I also realise that any discussions regarding the merging of worlds is purely hypothetical at this point. I simply felt the need to add my insight here on the odd chance that it'll prevent the typical vocal minority from stalling any potential progress made either in this thread or elsewhere. The players of World 1 need to decide once and for all where their priorities lie; an arbitrary world number, or actually enjoying the game. I apologise in advance if I'm instigating an argument; that's not my intention.
It's been far too long since I've had a good rant here, though
The stubbornness of a number of World 1 veterans combined with the sense of superiority that many of them possess based on the fact that they happened to join the game earlier than most other players has been a huge contributor to the state the world has found itself in for quite some time now. For example, look at the behaviour of the players in question towards the immigrant alliances shortly after they arrived, which essentially snuffed out the only chance at a resurgence World 1 has had in years.
I joined the game a long time ago and am personally drawn to sentimentality and nostalgia, but I was still able to accept the fact that the best course of action for me and for my gameplay was to be forced to migrate away from the worlds I grew to love. I've played on World 1 since the beginning of 2009 (granted, that's not remotely close to the date the world opened, but still years before the majority of today's accounts existed), but objectively it holds no more sentimental value than World 2 or any of the other worlds that have already been closed.
I feel like I need to add that my comments are not directed towards any of the players who have participated in this thread so far. The players I'm thinking of haven't graced us with their presence as of yet. However, based on the couple of fleeting suggestions in favour of merging Colorado into World 1 that have been made, I can already foresee the reactions of the infamous "Dinosaurs" when they're asked to give up their precious World 1. I've seen it too many times before and it's caused myself and others a huge amount of headaches over the years.
I also realise that any discussions regarding the merging of worlds is purely hypothetical at this point. I simply felt the need to add my insight here on the odd chance that it'll prevent the typical vocal minority from stalling any potential progress made either in this thread or elsewhere. The players of World 1 need to decide once and for all where their priorities lie; an arbitrary world number, or actually enjoying the game. I apologise in advance if I'm instigating an argument; that's not my intention.
It's been far too long since I've had a good rant here, though