Dan,

When we're fighting players they usually have traps and one of the main ones is the Krionus Virus.
As you all know that is player versus player or " PVP " .

The second stage of the game is NPC or " Non player character " that give us all drops.

When we pvp we usually trip a KV / Krionus Virus but then we're stuck like that for a long time with nothing left to do in the game. The next thing we would want to do is fight NPC's because that's the only option that we have left to do but we can't even do that because the KV that is a PVP part of the game effects the NPC part of the game when the two have nothing to do with each other.

It would really help us all if you could fix this problem.

+1 I LIKE!!!

Yes I agree, the pvp system has really been downgraded as of lately and I am starting to think that the Devs are hating on the pvpers. It would really be nice if they would buff us rather than gimp us for once. I agree that the KV traps shouldn't effect NPC gameplay since PVP and NPC are two different things, it would also give us pvpers something to do while our traps are clearing.

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Yes do please address this. Hope it's not to difficult to program.

yeah cause the hayclne trap is only pvp and attacking planets +1 (i normally kill anyone if i attack and hit traps)

i like it the way it is. as much as i would like the KV to only affect PvP, i also enjoy the short break between kills. it gives me a chance for my energy to recharge and shields to go back up. Also, its a way for ppl to choose how they want to spend their time. PvPing or NPC fighting. Currently i can get almost 4x xp PvPing, but only barely 2x-3x fighting NPCs, so i PvP alot. if i get hit with a KV, i just go work on something for my job, or play Call of Duty, or eat lunch or something. im sure you guys have stuff you have to do too, and 30 minutes isnt that long to wait.

i like it the way it is aswell so that it will be a deturrent for ppl to attack that person again in fear of hitting another trap.

That's what a Halcyon Trap / " H " is for ... the KV trap lowers your attack so far that you can't even put a dent in a ship.
I think you have the traps completely mixed up.

Do you guys even attack NPC's often ? I'll answer that for you . " No ". You wouldn't even think about what you just said if you did.

You obviously don't fight much in PVP or NPC . If you're attacking alerts from your legion and you trip a trap, your stuck with nothing left to do as I stated above. The obvious thing to do is to do the only option that you have and that's fight NPC's but we can't do that when our attack is so low.
I'm trying to figure out what you actually do in this game.


It's in the games best interest and Dan's to keep us busy in the game and not make us " have " to leave to another one while we're " stuck " in the game doing nothing.

I guess my dad was right. Common sense isn't so common.

Now that you mention it when I hit a KV is about the only time I spend in Castle Age anymore, personally I'm ok with removing the trap completely or having the down time cut by 1/2.

no, i dont. i can still kill NPCs when i hit an H-trap. however, the KV trap makes it so i cant do ANYTHING but missions and thats when i take a break for 30 minutes. then i come back and finish the guy off.

I do PvP AND hunt NPCs alot. thats the main ways i level up because i get 4x xp from PvP and 2-3x xp for NPCs plus drop bonuses. however, i can log on multiple times during the day, and i have other things i do besides playing the game. Also, if theres an alert up, then take care of that before you do PvP. KV traps are Dans way of saying GET A LIFE. its ergonomically irresponsible to play games for hours on end. get up and do some sit ups or something.

I'm talking about while we're buffed up on artifacts ... Our entire legion goes on NPC killing sprees and we all want to jump in and get the rare drops from a Queen or a Titan but we can't do that because of a PVP trap that has nothing to do with NPC's in the first place.

The two should not coincide with each other at all. They are two completely different things and effect game play negatively.
We have an active legion and we talk a lot so we're on sometimes for hours off and on all day so when one guy decides to kill NPC's for a couple hours and a few of us responded to alerts defending our legion , we can't attack the NPC and can't race for the drop because we're KV'd. Another legion member that didn't defend the legion walks to the NPC drop without a fight while we have to sit on the sidelines and watch.
That is bs and shouldn't happen.

So if you attack someone and trip a trap your solution is to get up and walk away while there is a lot of people who don't want to do that and want to enjoy the game longer.

Ok, first of all I would advise against speaking for other people when you don't know them, especially Dan. It's rude and makes you look stupid at best. Secondly, the effect this has is doing the exact opposite of what you are trying to argue for. Not once has anyone said that you need or want to play for hours on end during the day. The whole point is that you set aside time and play when you want too.

If you only have 30-60 minutes to log on and play and you get shut down because of a trap, then you lost your time period to play that day.

Lastly....ergonomically irresponsible? lol the whole point of ergonomics is to design equipment so that you can use it for any period of time without sustaining injury and/or to help people that have disabilities or injuries.