I find the new initiative rewarding.
It is no longer just the 5-10 most active players who take matches. But now there is actually room for more players to get matches when they log in.
I do not think that GBG should be a free gift booth without price, as it has been so far.
And I can see a little sprout of old-fashioned clan spirit where the community gave the goal. End with egotrip, for your own gain, but hello to the spirit of community. Victory, even for the less active.
I myself have had more fights this time around than I have had the other times. I have often written in the clan I am in, "Share a little, will ya?" - A hint of making room for others can get matches, and not just for the few active 4 hour swappers. No one took it seriously and I gave up attending GBG. Now it's starting to get fun again. Sorry to say it... But yes I like the new way.
sorry you have not bothered to put the effort in to be able to compete with your more able guild mates, or maybe you just haven't been playing long enough but don't worry if so keep playing put some effort in and you'll get there, the big hitters were once in your shoes too, but low and behold a thing called effort and progression means this isn't forever, I see that you may like a shortcut to this and want things 'gifted' to you as is obviously the attitude when you get on the guild threads asking for you to be 'given' some fights, different levels of players require different approaches as to how you to play the game but the good news is there is currently a natural progression.
let me tell you a little story, my FOE story, I started playing almost exactly 1 year ago, I learned a lot from talking to people in my guild researching the game online, bit of social networking got me into a really good guild early on which furthered my knowledge of the game and figuring out optimal way to progress has been forefront in me enjoying the game, you start out a bit of guild hopping to get a few coins in the bank and hopefully gain a few BP's, sniping is key early on to progress usually you are sniping self levelers so all good in the world until they realise the 1.9 you're actually helping them, try to get in a guild which will either gift you the goods to put down important buildings such as The Arc or be able to downtrade you some goods, worthwhile if downtrades are free and easy, to purchase some higher age goods to do this (try global) I did get a bit of help with some unfair trades early on, not a lot but it is one time when I was actually handed something, I was very grateful but had it not been so I'd have gotten there with the downtrades, get your main attack buildings built and at a sufficient level to be able to complete GE whilst working on your Arc, it's a grind but when you get to the magic 80 BP's and medals for expansions are a plenty and you can really start shifting up the gears, currently pre nerf the census is if you want to be a fighter (most do) to continue upping your attack buildings and try to focus on adding buildings that increase your stats, do your research on events, try to maximise them and keep an eye on the AD for bargains, don't rush through the ages at this point it can be detrimental until you are at a certain ability, CF is great to have leveled pretty high before you advance through the ages it's the best goods producing building in the game and gives you other goodies including extra diamonds when completing the storyline quests, it all takes time but slowly but surely your stats improve as does your fighting ability and the rewards you achieve, it all just kind of works harmonously and the curve in which you progress accelerates which is a good thing and a must really considering everything get's more expensive, it's far cheaper for new players to level their GB's than it is for the experienced to increase their GB's that are of a much higher level so rightfully so the experienced should earn more this is just how life in general works, sure you are all aware of this and don't understand the thought process that seems to suggest that everyone should be on an even footing, after a year I'm now able to live with those at the top of the game and now I'm approaching the latter ages (should arrive in Jupiter pretty soon) my player points are increasing much quicker and whilst it wasn't and shouldn't be a factor early on it is now probably something I'd be looking at as a way of achievement to go chasing those at the top in the rankings, whilst the speed of my progression is far from typical it is open to all and everyone can get there just may take a bit longer depending on how much time and effort one can put in, Through 3/4 of my journey the nerf wouldn't have made much difference to me but regardless I'd been working towards being able to compete more heavily in GBG so even for those that it currently won't effect it will effect them further down the line at least if they have any competitive element to them, therefore I suggest it hurts the most competitive players the most whatever level they currently are at and don't think that it's much of a stretch to say that most players that pay money into this game are those type of players so seems a illogical step to me to compromise them, yes 'that's not your concern' I hear people cry but I can still point out my opinions.