Well, I thought it was time for me to suggest some ideas, since I know the game inside and out. I have a lot to say. Anyone who reads the complete rubbish I post on my blog will understand. Nah, just kidding!
Most of my time playing RoN is on Multiplayer, where I play against other experienced inters and ruin their self-esteem. Everytime, I always hear the same thing. It seems to be a widespread habit of every intermediate to call Gamespy 'Gayspy'. Had I been a homosexual, I wouldn't be too happy at how they use the word 'gay', meaning utter shite.
For the most part, I understand them completely. Gamespy is.....gay.
- Games often end up with some unlucky bugger being dropped out.
- The 'Out of Sync' problem sometimes pops up in the middle of a heated battle.
- The 'Quick Match' lobby was better in its 1st form. Y'know, before Vanilla RoN got some patch.
- The chat feature is messy and flawed, as the font and colour is the same for everything people say. In other words, it's hard to see what you've written because everything is white.
- If you play a game with someone who has a different collection of scripts, you lose your batch and gain theirs instead.
- The whole thing lags, even with only around 34 people online.
So if it were up to me, I'll grab a couple of new servers, to speed things up a little. I'll change the format of the chatbox, so Person 1's text appears in white while Person 2's text appears in grey. I'll restore the Quick Match lobby back to what it originally looked like. I'll sort out the script problem, too, plus the OoS and the dropping problem.
Ok, now that I've finished that rant, time to go onto the new thingy-majigs.....
---- NEW NATIONS ----
- Vikings. Of course. Everybody loves them.
- Canadians. Despite the fact that we still own them along with France, they still deserve a place in the game. Especially when the rednecks got squeezed in, in T&P.
- North & South Koreans. Divide the nation up, to make things intresting. Communism can exist in the Ancient Age, did you know. - Swedish. Pretty much a great nation that should go in the game. They also produce the best rock/pop bands there is!
---- NEW CAMPAIGNS ----
- World War I. I think that the first world war is the more intresting, since it saw the debut of the tank. Forget No.2!
- Genghis Khan. Well, if we have Napoleon, why not good ol' Genghis?
- Conquer Europe. Yes, I did think of my own idea being put in there, too. It just seems natural, as Europe is the densest (sp?) continent.
---- MISC. THINGS ----
- New units, like my pal TheBlackAdmiral suggested. A nuclear sub that actually produces Missiles, maybe?
- New age. Only one, mind. Call it the Renaissance Age and squeeze it in between Gunpowder and Enlightment.
~ Well, that's all from me. Have a nice day!
- [Bretty]_The_Despot