Conference of Monarchs:Hypnos' Cobalt notes (October 2006)

Game Play

 * Titans ++
 * make fame requirements also prohibit flags with too high a fame rating from blockading smaller islands, such as eminent flags being blocked from blockading outposts
 * more incentive for jobbers
 * for the more casual/part time gamers, what are some incentives we could add for sinkings; trophies for those on board, not just for the navigators?

Brigand Kings

 * Brigand King suggestion - if a flag drops in fame, the BKs blockae the island
 * more group battle scenarios with the BKs than just blockade boards
 * make the BKs more accessible- better spawn rate and not so ridiculously hard

Trinkets

 * put more trinkets in palace shoppe for in-flag and in-crew events
 * wedding cakes and other trinkets that could be displayed in a setting over than the trinket case

Tournaments

 * tourney options of mug, sword, etc. types, you shouldn't have t have one of the item in your inventory.
 * poker tournament idea: automated 1 time buy-in, last man standing wins, there is no re-buy
 * pit boss in the table- everybody can vote to boot a player
 * ability to name a tournament, make it a money sink so that greenies and random folk don't abuse it

Chat channels

 * player created chat channel, like jabber
 * DnD for crews/flags so they don't get invite/ally spam

Ships

 * have a tab for one's own ships separated from the rest of the crew's
 * when you are delivering a ship, have it tell you the name so you can look for it in your possibly gargantuan private fleet
 * a way to tell the ship's owner
 * ability to call up last duty report? (events, blockade prizes/bonuses, etc.) - implemented
 * greenies need work-why are there lower payouts for greens on board ships? (probably due to the fact that greens do not count toward ship might; this was put in blockades so people would not fill ships with trial account pirates)
 * have ability to lock vessel then assign officer privileges to another player - partially implemented
 * battle navver should see duty report - implemented
 * jobber whistle goes to all officers, have it toggled on or off

Issues board

 * ability to reject an alliance proposal instead of waiting for him to take it down
 * add new notices in the Ahoy! tab at the BOTTOM instead of the top

Other

 * one cannot tell if a pirate is male or female in the crew roster
 * a list of what we are currently working on, which could be modified as priorities change, and items bumped up or bumped down - Nope, the cap'n likes surprising folks
 * we have foils for beginners, and bots that wield foils; why are there no empty-handed barbarians on barb ships?
 * fort/palace dusting- if we're not going to allow it, make it so that it doesn't dust in the game
 * wandering hordes of zombies for rumblers

Game Balance

 * the blockades currently rely too much on players to drive them
 * concern that the event blockades will create an ocean united against a common event for, and will stop the conflict and competition between players
 * blockades are too much of a money sink if one wants islands to change hands frequently for all but the largest flags
 * familiars are won by the same people, and they are still too prohibitively rare. are they scaling? Many winners of multiple familiars suspected of cheats.

Support Issues

 * a way to get a response to your complaint, to know that it's being looked at
 * a way for pirates to know they've been complained about
 * more involved OMs? Maybe OMs could be ocean specific for social events; Clio's housewarming as a massive social event to meet other pirates as well as OMs was mentioned
 * concern with inconsistency of policy
 * inconsistent support on events
 * events take too long to hear back from; if we are relying on players to rely events, should we hire event focused OMs?
 * monthly socializing event with multiple OMs hanging out at once

Suggestions for next conference

 * post to specific parley forums with the meeting times and info next time
 * venue- could hold it in game
 * have a wiki list or place for people to post Y!PP issues that they want to raise