Direct from the keyboard of Chef...
An alt purge was just completed, and now THE BAN HAMMER HAS BEEN PUT AWAY. The purge is over. If your accounts are still active as of right now, you should be in the clear, as long as you follow common sense. (More details on that below)
We're actually thrilled that people love to play so much. (Including the majority of you who only play one account!) Thanks for playing in our Galaxy :)
Mecha Galaxy players are allowed to have a few accounts, for example, you may play one account on FB and another on Kong.
Roughly 90% of active players are only actively playing 1-2 accounts, with the vast majority only playing one.
I would rather not spend time on this, and just let everyone play, but I have to respect the wishes of the community.
My goals:
— Serve the wishes of the community
— Encourage new, low level players
— Apply all rules equally and fairly
If the developers, at their sole discretion, identify a player engaged in “alt-abuse” the developers reserve the right to de-activate some, most, or all of the alt accounts.
The final definition of “alt abuse” is at the sole discretion of the devs. In general, the devs do NOT seek to de-activate players. We want you to play!
"A few" is less than “several” which is less than “double digits”
Alt abuse includes:
— Lying to the devs in a private message. (This almost never happens, but it’s the quickest way to get shut down)
— Competing against yourself (especially in clan wars)
— Any clan attempting to enter clan wars without several unique players
— Low level alts “camping” and winning multiple KOTM medals, including silver or bronze. (Low level KOTM divisions are meant for new players. Too many alts taking all the prizes discourages new players from joining.)
— Playing more than several accounts for any reason.
No one should enter more than a few accounts in any given clan war.
"A few" is less than “several” which is less than “double digits”
If you play more than 2 accounts you should be careful to not discourage new players by claiming low level gold/silver/bronze prizes.
If the software thinks you are playing more than 2-3 accounts, your lowest level accounts will be flagged by the software and will be un-able to enter KOTM tournaments lower than division six. Once these level up to join division six, they can join normally.
In this purge that just ended, if any accounts targeted for de-activating by the devs had spent money to buy Niodes in the previous 12 months, the devs transferred triple the number of purchased Niodes to the highest level account controlled by that player. (Strictly at the desecration of the devs, max of several thousand Niodes)
If any clans need leadership transfered, send me a message.
If you think any mistakes were made, send me a message. (But remember rule #1, don’t tell me anything that isn’t 100% true)
The purge is now over. I have been in direct contact with most of the people directly affected, and the response from almost all of them has been very positive.
All rules are enforced equally with everyone.
I’m really thrilled that so many people like my game.
Thanks for playing!
So there you have it.
We know what is expected of us and what will happen in the future.
Lets put this to rest and get back to killing each other, and let's not let the legal eagles loose again...
Galaxy Gathering Editorial Team
on behalf of
The Gamescraftsmen