Lords Assembly - March 2025

[steep valve]

Hi Lords!
You've got questions? I've got answers! Let's gather around for another Q&A session, starting at 1 pm UTC!

[iron scroll]

🥕

[steep valve]

You sure know how to summon me Destro 👀

[iron scroll]

Glad it worked 🤣

[steep valve]

Let's wait a couple of minutes so that everyone can join, and we'll start!
I shall be alone today, but I've brought along my bunch of answers for you!
We'll start with a 2-mn slowmode, and we'll adapt as the Assembly progresses

[frosty olive]

Towsky made his homework 😄

[steep valve]

Alright, let's open the gates! I hope everyone is doing great!

[dawn sequoia]

When reroll event???

[opaque seal]

Can we have more banners for flags. 🦆 (5 mins slow mode?)

[prisma ledge]

Hello

[oblique charm]

Reroll event

[thorn pebble]

Yo Lords...

[iron scroll]

This! I want this!

[spice charm]

Why aren't mods allowed to ban traders?

[light field]

Give promocode to get 10k eggs

[toxic obsidian]

Afternoon everyone

[dusk cargo]

When will the clan leaderbord will be fixed?

[wicked girder]

Hello Everybody💪🔥

[hardy steeple]

Hallo

Hey

[latent rivet]

Give promocode to get 10k eggs

[peak tapir]

Hey

[wheat echo]

Is it possible to changes starting times of season ones in a while cause it's not really fair to all players it's always on thé same time. For example i am always sleeping during that time? Like Every season make in 1 hour early?

[heady bobcat]

Hello everybody

How do you balance the game to ensure fair competition between new/Free to play and pay to win

How do you ensure that million lords remains fair for free to play players

[hollow epoch]

how is VP calculated? how much current army and current gold impact VP? would be nice if we get the Math behind it

[worldly rover]

Single source of truth for player power comparison: sometimes the status is tracked by two different variables and due to rounding you sometimes can neither demo nor attack directly. The issue has been reported over 2 years ago. Any update on this?

[steep valve]

The Adapt or Perish event, which decreases the cost of gem rerolls, is not planned for the near future. There's an issue with the gem reroll system that we want to fix before we make the event available again.

[sharp bobcat]

Reapz I agree

[steep valve]

I would love to! What did you have in mind?
At the very moment, our artists are busy with creating assets for upcoming events and new features, but I'm the first in favour for more customisation options!

[granite flint]

Good morning, do you have plans for Easter bundle sales on the website, and is so could you share?

[simple sierra]

They don't 😆

[steep valve]

Hello! Thank you for joining! How are you?

[spice pecan]

Hi, when will a DM system be added, or at least the ability to link an external Discord username in “social”. The game becomes highly diminished when you can’t make peace with people when there’s no way to message them?

[dark hound]

big man towsky whats up bro? Any news on the upcomming mechanics that will expell trading from the game all together?

[steep valve]

Simply because it's not their duty (which consequently means that they don't have the tools required to make an informed decision about a player)

[visual cosmos]

Yep I wish they whould add support for regenal curencys because the price to USD is harsh

[prisma ledge]

I'm good bro, how are you? Can you add animations? cut scenes of war when we are attacking or defending some very very good animation and special characters for fighting and defending.

[opaque seal]

In the last stream (I think December?) it was mentioned quite a few brand new updates will be introduced to the game.

Is there a roadmap for when the new content is due to be released, and if not, what's the next thing to be released to the community and is there an estimated date when this might happen?

[thorn pebble]

Can we have more cheaters and traders banned? they are ruining the game and lot of lords quit to play... ?lol

[light field]

@steep valve give special promocode to get 50k eggs

[wheat echo]

Ow and thé webshop promo's are great but u fortunatly i cannot buy them from my country thé error says maybe make at least 1/2 promo's in game as Well for Every event....

[cold scaffold]

not sure what answer ur expecting to that obv they try to bann them if found guilty. Maybe ur question should have been can we make it easier and accsessible to Report such things

[real plover]

If i become a mod. I want to weed out the cheaters to help the game

[desert vortex]

[tired lake]

I have a question, do U maybe know when the New Clan Features will come ingame? To send reinforcments to allys etc?

[heady bobcat]

The current event requirements, such as conquering 1,500 cities, seem too high for most players to achieve. Would you consider adjusting event goals to be more accessible and engaging for a wider player base?

[thorn trail]

A big sale for the Web Shop will be Great.

[hardy steeple]

I think that game can be more fun,when you can make that every city its different and different depends on ground,terrain... maybe will game become more intresting

[idle hill]

Many bugs

[tired grail]

Hii

[dawn sequoia]

Bro idc if the event have problems, we want that event

[thick estuary]

@steep valve is it legit or not if people ask on dicord for jumps/ does that go just in categiry of dirty play od risk or ban?

[sharp bobcat]

There's no balance between ftp and ptp and is unfair for new players

[blazing schooner]

Good morning, I wanted to know if there is a scheduled date for changing the events in diamond and legendary, I said it would come next month, but until today nothing has been done.

[steep valve]

New seasons' starting time is indeed synced across regions. But if it means it's sleeping time for you during maintenance, it's likely the same for your opponents!
More seriously, what I can say is that there's no immediate plan to change this aspect. The maintenance needed in-between seasons requires 'manual' work, which, for more convenience, is planned during France working hours, where we're based. That being said, we're currently working on the complete automation of maintenance-related tasks, which would create opportunities for change in the future.
This kind of decision will obviously also be based on player feedback, just like yours :)

[peak tapir]

@steep valve Give promocode to get 20k sapphire I need it

[topaz crescent]

Some new skill in future?

[brave girder]

Will you all fix notifications yet? It's losing me castles

[paper dagger]

Bonjour a tous

[wheat echo]

@steep valve thanks for your answer it's working time in my region but i work nights. But i understand thé issue thx for thé answer. Hoppefully when it's full automated you could rotate it a bit 😉

[cold scaffold]

Is there any feature in plan to share coordinates ? besides putting bookmarks (3) ?

[dusky frigate]

good afternoon
Verry important question, are the properous gems gonna be usefull one day ?

[meager delta]

Lo que deben de arreglar es el sistema de clanes... Casi 5 meses con muchas fallas....

What they need to fix is the clan system, which has been running for almost 5 months with many bugs.

[steep valve]

Different factors are considered when designing and maintaining game balance: the competition, our own intuition, player feedback... Each aspect has its own weight. Our goal is to make the game accessible to everyone. Million Lords is a multiplayer game, so it would be pointless to restrict it to players who are willing to spend a large amount of money.

[tawdry kernel]

Howdy everyone

[hidden saffron]

as of now i have been playing on and off for a year now and i like the game
all i feel for F2p player is hard as there are less gem rewards and less chest rewards im in plat my first time and i opened a few chests but the gear i get is not good at all either for upgrade or for templars

[dark hound]

is there any plans on a new use for fearless/brave gems or their removal? since they literally only useful to waste saphs by rolling to any player past silver

[idle hill]

disappearing troops

[steep valve]

Your memory serves you well 😉

Unfortunately, I can't provide you with a clear roadmap and deadlines. I can confirm that we have plans for this year, and that we're currently working on them. Next big thing should be out in April 😉

[steep valve]

The exact formula is kept secret 👀 but as you said, it's a mix of your gold, troops and cities you own

[tired grail]

@steep valve as I asked at the time of maintenance about server merge ,you said you will talk to zapan about it so you talked with him 🤔🤔

[cinder hull]

what qol updates are in the pipes ?

• anything on inventory management (switch between presets for example / locks certain pieces before mass disenchant) ?
• lock system on cities to exclude them from mass scout/mass regroup (regroup everything in range minus that bastion I wanna keep as is / scout everyone but don't scout this lone city on the other side of the mountain that makes it take 20sec) ?
• a clan map to see where everyone is in the alliance ?
• There was some talk about expedition mitigation, are we nearing complettion on this ?

[steep valve]

We regularly have special offers and bundle on the webshop. If we don't really announce them ahead of time, we make sure you let you know with an in-game mail so you don't miss out

[undone bronze]

You talked about balance, but logically, how are you going to balance the game? If there are only 30 players on the US server to reach legendary, you just have to look at the ranks of the same players, and they are still traders. I let more people go up, this creates more competition and new enemies. There could be a rotation of the number of people who go up, for example, season X goes up to 60, season B goes up to 40.

[hardy steeple]

Can we have events and daily bonuses for solo players?

[inland sierra]

Is there a plan to fix the link account to facebook ? Over a year it’s still doesn’t. work

[steep valve]

Best I can do is 1 sapphire and 1 egg

[cunning rivet]

Code eternal00 in the webshop also amplifies such discounts ❤️

[worldly rover]

Is it possible to add a toggle button in the attack view to pop a notification, when my attack is finished?

[thorn pebble]

the game will never be balanced... if they keep allow traders and cheaters play lol

[crimson anchor]

What about the Bugged CLan ranking?
I know you guys are aware of it, but is it that hard to count the VP of 20 Players and Display them?

Im doing exactly that since 2 Season s now, on a Discord server where a lot Players of Legend Eu check it.

[opaque seal]

On this basis;
Could I ask why the diamond rewards are considerably lower than the rewards in Platinum/ Legend?

In diamond as you'll be aware, getting 6.01% gets you 2 gems, whereas in any other league, you earn more.

Why is diamond low in comparison and shouldn't the 25-6.01% at least be higher to incentivise people to play more.
Especially with the league lock which makes people who just sign on once in final day get the same rewards.

[dusk zodiac]

Hi all

[livid shadow]

🧐

[steep valve]

No particular info on that at the moment. I'll inquire about this though 👍

[topaz flume]

When does the gem reroll event happen?

[steep valve]

How's your season going to far, everyone? Are you able to collect and store enough Easter eggs?

[hidden saffron]

I want to know if i open a 72-hour Troops reward or 72-hour Gold Reward how is that calculated ?

[gritty mason]

I could always collect more Easter eggs

[peak tapir]

5k sapphire I need

[real plover]

Im around 13k eggs. Im trying to drop gold tho….

[steep valve]

It's something we consider in the future, but not just yet. For now your best shot at peace is through the general chat in the game, good luck! :D

[tawdry kernel]

I have a question about gems will brave and fearless gems ever be taken out I get more of those then any other gem and my brave and fearless and already maxed from gear

[heady bobcat]

I think it could be beneficial to implement a reward system specifically for free-to-play players, where they can earn valuable rewards through hard quests or achievements. This could help level the playing field, as currently, pay-to-win players can bypass long-term progression by spending money. For example, it could take several months for a free-to-play player to save for a 10 Mighty Chest, while pay-to-win players can spend money to gain that same advantage in a day. A system focused on effort and time investment for free-to-play players could help make the game feel more fair and rewarding for everyone.

[knotty aurora]

For real. Something needs to be done about the drop rate on brave and fearless. It’s brutal

[steep valve]

Geo-restrictions are unfortunately out of our reach, the platform providers only follows regulations, which makes our webshop unavailable in certain countries :/

[ember bobcat]

Any new content for existing and old players coming? Not just these tutorial books which are useless for us?

[blazing schooner]

As a new player, I don't have enough eggs for this event. I will need a lot of eggs to get items.

[meager delta]

You said it! It's so you spend money! 🤑

[idle hill]

there are players who are too strong and make the game boring in the low leagues like gold and platinum! you can't play with players who have 500% attack or defense when you can get to the max at 200/300%! I think you should limit access or possibly create one or more specific leagues for cowards!

[steep valve]

We want to make troop marches feel more epic when you're sending attacks to your enemy. It's definitely coming in the game at some point

[waxen socket]

You should have something where if we have extra gear and gems we can trade to to other players to help them out

[vast dagger]

It was for event skins and is available for exchange in the event with the event currency

[steep valve]

I think that's a question for the members of our <@&1207693864463368232> 👀

[cunning rivet]

Maybe I’ll post a lil video for you today 🙂

[worldly rover]

can we get a color indicator for for players that we can directly attack? for top players pink is not a strong indicator. Visual aid to distinguish between valid and not valid targets would be far more useful than XP gain. (Tbh, XP plays no role anymore once you reach midgame and only rely on passive production)

[gritty mason]

Have you given any thoughts to boosting season rewards in diamond? 2 gems for staying is pretty un motivating.

[steep valve]

I mean...I think I can say 'yes'... 👀

[spice pecan]

That’s upsetting 😭 , adding a discord link would be super simple too, and doesn’t add risk you’re not already exposed to

Also, would be helpful and beneficial to have a site with upcoming/not-coming features list, with formal suggestion input and ranking system that we can interact with and developers respond to, to better understand what’s coming down the pipeline.

Also while I got your ear:
-Quick city upgrade system in city list
-Progressive travel time for number of troops (rather than jumps)
-Progressive power handicap system (rather than suddenly pink at 1/3 VP)
-Remove city name change costs for strategic purposes
-Allow more zooming out with 2D city views/Don’t let zooming out deselect troops
-Too many banned words in game, including “king” and “master”, while game feature “weapon master”

[opaque seal]

The formula is:
Recruiter per hour / (100% + recruiter stat %)
(Same as for prosperous stat)

[prisma ledge]

Nicee, moreee animations and some characters.

[tawdry kernel]

Just with brave and fearless gems should at least be taken out of gold and higher doing all that event work just to get a brave or fearless gem really takes a toll on someone and makes them not want to do them anymore

[steep valve]

Not sure we thought of that option before, but I like it! I'll forward the idea, thanks!

[broken inlet]

Suggestions for Game Improvements:

Clan vs Clan and Region vs Region battles for more competitive gameplay.

More clan quests, like upgrade events, and new clan ranks (e.g., Co-Leader).

Gem upgrade system (e.g., 2 Gold Gems = 1 Platinum Gem) to make lower-tier gems more useful.

Expanded player quests and weather effects (e.g., snow boosts attack but lowers production).

Clan member transparency: see troops in cities and enable troop movement visibility.

Option to drop leagues with reduced rewards (no Prestige points, 50% fewer gems).

Unique buildings (e.g., Fortress City for defense, Economic Hub for better production).

Watcher and Weapon Master free, with a new commander that reveals nearby enemy troops.

Clan ranking rewards for the top 3 clans.

If you need further explanation on any point, please let me know!

[steep snow]

Is there any plan to make progression throughout a season more... Drawn out?

I'm in Diamond. It's quite silly how on day 1, you go from Level 1 to Level 70.
Then most players are around L85-90 by day 3.

After that... The rest of the season has most players go from 95-100. With some rare few reaching at most 110.

It feels like the early game passes too quickly, and the late game passes so slowly that most people just afk rather than play.

It'd make more sense if it was balanced so the early game takes longer to go through. So people actually takes a week to reach L60-70.

[topaz flume]

reroll event, any information

[dark hound]

@steep valve could we see some sort of remake of the #📝│suggestions chat here on discord. Most players feel like this chat is useless and devs dont look at the suggestions/feedback given. Maybe a reworking of the way that chat works would be benefitial for both devs to have easier access to good suggestions and players as they would feel encouraged to give suggestions if they feel like they are heard?

[warm yew]

Planning to make a video about a strategy to get the gems easy on plat leagues and below as it's my territory 😄

[desert vortex]

Add new flags, we're tired of them, put better customizations.
@steep valve

[steep valve]

We're halfway into this Assembly, so it's time for the usual promo code!
▶️ ASSEMBLY-6JT1N4
It's only available for a few days, so don't wait too long to claim it!

[steep valve]

I wouldn't go against Baba Yaga's will 🥵

[knotty aurora]

@steep valve any plans to change that capture event? It’s absolutely mind numbing and impossible to do without cheesing it with a partner… and it still takes hours.

[steep valve]

It's not coming back for now (it will, at some point)

[heady bobcat]

I appreciate your response to my previous question, but I noticed that some of my other questions were not addressed, particularly regarding a dedicated reward system for free-to-play players. Could you please provide your thoughts on this? I believe implementing challenging quests or achievement-based rewards exclusively for free-to-play players could help balance long-term progression. I would love to hear your perspective on this idea. @steep valve

[oak frigate]

Beggers can't be choosers, but can we get better codes.

[undone bronze]

Any update regarding the issue of the XP animation is not optimized and takes a long time, during war it hinders the movement of troops, for me it only harms.

[broken inlet]

The current event goals, such as conquering 1,500 cities, feel unrealistic for most players. Would you consider adjusting these to more achievable targets, such as 250 cities for general events and 150 cities for Platinum rank? This could encourage more player participation and make events feel more rewarding.

[fossil inlet]

Yes cause it takes literally years to make even a decent Platinum build let alone Diamond

[steep snow]

Another one as well:
Cosmetics. Any chance you add more of that?
Portrait packs for example.
Maybe another Explorer.
We've just had Tigers, Lions and Humans for quite a while now.

[neat quiver]

Any news on what balancing is being made to the game in the future to de-escalate trading?

[weak hare]

Why there is no notification of result to players that clearly cheated violated game policy rules, and been reported with evidence , and answer been we will deal with it but there is no actual result or outcome or players get suspended etc ? Was quite dissapointed to see how many cheaters are in game and you need to have stronger anti cheat mechanism , no multi accaunts and maybe and Ai tjat recognises trading paterns to same towns and suspends instantly player for 1h until its investigaated...

[dawn sequoia]

Just reduce salvager to 0.25 per gem

[knotty aurora]

Step 1: don’t have events that encourage building from the second a new season starts.

Step 2, change the VP formula to not be almost 100% dependent on troop count.

[gritty mason]

Some new banners or customizability on your in game profile would be cool

[steep valve]

Diamond is indeed quite special. You usually end up in Diamond after having experienced the game for a fair amount of time, in which you collected enough gems so that their quality overcomes their quantity. It's no longer about having gems, it's about having good gems. In that regard, Diamond gems are better than Plat gems etc etc.. and reducing the number of gems I think also adds a layer of difficulty for a league which is supposed to host only the best of the best. Then for the rewards of those ranking the highest in Diamond, there's also the Legend league incentive to take into account.
Nevertheless, I think it can be reported so that our Design team has a look, but I know they're onto something else at the moment. TLDR: I'm not saying we're never gonna change this, but if we do, we'll do after other issues have been addressed

[worldly swallow]

Juat eliminate brave and fearless where we all play off skills and stats

[worldly rover]

Last assembly we were talking about player benchmark vs prestige. I think a good benchmark would be a sum of stats where each stat is translated into a stat value number, then those numbers get summed up. To avoid gem swap/manipulation, only the highest ever sum will be displayed (cant go lower to deceive players)

[dapper void]

It’s a strategy game, deception is a strategy

[steep valve]

In everything that you said (and that will be transferred to the team), only expedition improvements are on the works

[heady bobcat]

That’s a great point, and I completely agree. The current event goals, like conquering 1,500 cities, are simply out of reach for most players. Adjusting these to something more realistic—like 250 cities for general events and 150 for Platinum rank—would make participation much more engaging and rewarding.

I also fully support players working together by circling cities. It’s not trading; it’s just a necessary strategy to make the event even remotely possible. I see plenty of players asking, "Who wants to circle cities?" and that shows how vital this method is. If the event weren’t so extreme, players wouldn’t need to rely on this just to have a fair shot.

[dark hound]

yea there deffo need to be some sort of benchmark regarding player stats, rn in Eu gold there are players walking around with 500% attack and 1k+ speed. unplayable

[steep valve]

Once you're maxed out on Brave and Fearless, it's down to luck not to get these gems ever again 😅 (spoiler: I'm just like you, in need of more luck)

[steep valve]

I think it can be looked into by the team, yes

[worldly swallow]

@steep valve have they talked about being able to lose prestigious? and why u timmer me lol

[dawn sequoia]

Reduce salvager to 0.25% per gem so no1 can get build

[thorn pebble]

it's trading lol read carefully the rules and the policy of the game...

[gritty mason]

can u guys add some new flags, icons, banners, etc

[cold stump]

@steep valve how about a skill that allows you have to have a small but growing chance of discovering a new neutral city in a set area, higher the stat the shorter or more likely the time period, good to grow with and also invade opponents

[broken inlet]

That’s a great suggestion! A reward system specifically for free-to-play players, where they can earn valuable rewards through hard quests or achievements, would go a long way in balancing the game. Right now, pay-to-win players can bypass months of progression in a single day, which makes it tough for free-to-play players to stay competitive. Giving dedicated players a way to earn meaningful rewards through effort and time investment would make the game feel much more fair and rewarding.

@steep valve —will this be something that gets added?

[worldly rover]

city capture event balance: maybe change from city amount captured to city levels captured? then people will actually try to complete it during a real encounter and not by an arranged city bouncing? (sorry was not meant as reply)

[fossil inlet]

Like to suggest that players can't play in leagues more than 1 level lower than their prestige rank cause there are diamonds playing in gold it makes it unfair for new /f2p players

[knotty aurora]

That’s crazy talk though. Diamond rewards are awful and if you just stay Diamond you have little to no progress in the game with the standard rewards systems. One season in legend is worth at least 3 Diamond seasons as far as progress.

There is also no incentive to do well in diamond. The extra gem for 25% at least incentivized people to go for that. Currently the drop off between the top 40 in diamond (going for legend) and the rest of the players is massive. Place #36 might be 160G VP while #40 is 50G

[weak hare]

@steep valve i noticed that not much gets done with traders and cheaters , and even with evidence they still walk free, will there be any plans improving this? Some games have point mechanism and if other players report you your scor point goes down if you investigated your reach bad score and proven been cheating get suspended etc...i been playi g 2 month but seen ton of cheaters...surely can creat even ai algorithm that recognises same pattern on attacking same town constantly etc and get short term suspension until investigated

[oak frigate]

Can you bring back 2D similar to RuneScape with OSRS?

[fierce portal]

hi
i think game should put a max stats for every league so when player with 1000% speed go to gold they can only use 600% or something

[steep valve]

There are a lot of good and interesting suggestions being shared regularly, especially during Assemblies.
In general, the team either finds the ideas cool too or has already thought about it. The only issue in the equation is the time needed to bring all these ideas to life 😅.
Our internal roadmap to deliver new content is based on what we think will be the best for the community, based on your feedback. So from your ideas emerge concrete stuff, even if something it takes quite some time to deliver them

[weary turtle]

Ciao @all. @steep valve what about an easy way to see the gear in order to be able tonsee better what you have based on what you need and main while an easy way to select all the gears not necessary to get back dust?

[steep valve]

For a lot of reasons, it's not planned for now

[opaque seal]

For an April fools prank (Tomorrow)
A good one could be to provide us with a 50% discount on the 100k package. We'd never expect it. 👀🤣🤣

🐰🥕

[steep valve]

I'll share this to the team to get their opinion! (I don't really have one myself for this, to be honest! I see pros and cons with the current system)

[steep valve]

[steep valve]

That's my wish. Unfortunately we have limited artistic resources and they're allocated on other cool tasks (but don't worry, I got your back and regularly push for this!)

[heady bobcat]

@steep valve I’d really love to hear your thoughts on this. Will a reward system for free-to-play players be something that gets added? It would help balance the game and make long-term progression feel more rewarding for everyone. Please let us know!

[steep valve]

If adjustments can be made (nothing planned just for now), I know that the intent behind these events is to make them difficult and not necessarily doable by all the players.

[spring timber]

Afternoon

[fossil inlet]

@steep valve Yep it's very important matter for f2p players

[earnest folio]

@steep valve For me i'd like to see a different color on the map when i am on demo on a city and also different colors for 150% and 200% xp on cities.

[thorn pebble]

Every assembly most of the questions are complaining about traders and cheaters....solve this big problem for have a better fair gameplay and for avoid Lords quit the game,,,many lords and big clans left the game for this reason,,,,Prioritize that Mv management..

[steep valve]

ASSEMBLY-7LNRP8 - 150 claims only, be quick to get it!

[fierce portal]

@steep valve please give me your answer on this too
i know paying in games or playing for long terms will make someone really better with stats than others
but not playing for 13 days and wake up last day and get in top20 is something i only saw in this game

with max stats for every league big players can go in lower leagues and play
maybe they just dont want to be under pressure of higher leagues for few seasons
and still lower players can enjoy the game
i saw many players who quit the game because of crazy stats they saw
400% attack in silver is crazy
lol

[opaque seal]

Okay, more seriously. 🤣
Would there be a method to introduce a preset Inventory setting for the weapon master?
Currently we can choose one set for each.

Would there be an option to add "Preset 1-3" therefore allowing us to quickly swap between different sets e.g Def set & Salvager set while then swapping between recruiter & speed set also?
This would definitely be a huge QoL improvement to players who have a large number of gems and incentivise buying additional gems to prepare different sets.

[gritty mason]

Shut up and make more money

[broken inlet]

Could you answer this please its very important matter for f2p players @steep valve

[knotty aurora]

F2P doesn’t pay their bills. There are PLENTY of rewards without spending money. Ads every hour, 50 saphs for daily events, adventurer expeditions, constant free events….

[cold stump]

It’s not charity guys they are here to make money

[worthy gyro]

Hello:)

[ember bobcat]

You mentioned an expedition rework potential? Any news on this?

[steep snow]

To encourage war, and make the people at the top feel less secure, I think a (weak) "catch up" mechanic could be interesting.

You've got the deterrence to fighting people weaker than you, which is a good first step, but it doesn't help with catching up.

It'd really need balance testing of course, but an example could be just comparing current cities.

Frankly, how this would play out I don't know, it'd probably require a lot of testing to get a good level of it. But an example could be checking the number of cities the players control.
Say giving a 1% boost to the attacker based on difference in cities.

So if one guy has 100 cities, and the attacker has 10, the attacker would get a 90% attack boost.

[glacial junco]

@steep valve if there is an live support chat in game about fixing players issue

[fossil inlet]

That's same for everyone 😜

[steep valve]

I'm not an expert myself, but balancing this aspect is quite difficult. That being said, I'm not sure Million Lords is the worst game out there if you're just willing to experience the game without spending any cent.
Daily quests, achievements, ponctual contests and regular seasonal events are also here to provide F2P players with sapphires and items to have fun regardless of any money spent. I also think that your expectations as a F2P player are not the same as someone who want to invest money and have fun getting chests and other items with real money. In Million Lords I'm tempted to say that money grants you additional things rather than not spending money keeps you from having the true ML experience. (if you get my meaning)

[spice pecan]

Can monetize the prioritization of features so that you can hire more interns/consultants 🤷🏻‍♂️

[opaque seal]

Actually, a different idea but kinda as a follow on to this..

A bounty style system, to make the top 5? Players have a bounty on their heads, get rewarded with extra gold / troops for killing their troops & taking cities to incentivise actually attacking them rather than leaving them alone to grow.

[steep valve]

We are growing and hiring new staff in different departments to sustain your needs and growth as a community :)

As it's already time, let me up the slowmode timer so that I can catch up with the questions before ending this Assembly :)

[knotty aurora]

How about… and hear me out. What if they put in some sort of system where stronger player speed is greatly reduced while attacking and they can only send one attack. Also, the weaker player can get bonus experience for attacking a stronger player! It could even be based on something like troop count so a stronger player can’t just lose all of their cities and then go attack all of the weak players!

[fierce portal]

oh..... really really great idea, also we can add bounty system for anybody, for example if im 2g player and pink players with 40m wont stop attacking me , i can simply send on bounty job and anyone who do that can get rewards or something

same goes for big players versus pink
or any kinda bounty for just being an ass even
lol

[oak frigate]

This was gone within 5 mins, can you increase it to 300

[austere kraken]

Hello

[broken inlet]

Suggestions for Game Improvements:

Clan vs Clan and Region vs Region battles for more competitive gameplay.

More clan quests, like upgrade events, and new clan ranks (e.g., Co-Leader).

Gem upgrade system (e.g., 2 Gold Gems = 1 Platinum Gem) to make lower-tier gems more useful.

Expanded player quests and weather effects (e.g., snow boosts attack but lowers production).

Clan member transparency: see troops in cities and enable troop movement visibility.

Option to drop leagues with reduced rewards (no Prestige points, 50% fewer gems).

Unique buildings (e.g., Fortress City for defense, Economic Hub for better production).

Watcher and Weapon Master free, with a new commander that reveals nearby enemy troops.

Clan ranking rewards for the top 3 clans.

If you need further explanation on any point, please let me know!

[ember bobcat]

Why does ML not release balancing patches quarterly to shake up the meta with one line of code change?

[kindred breach]

Here

[iron scroll]

With current game mechanics, why not have a season every so often to be on City VP only (yes, like old KP style) so it changes the meta a bit, and we all get to play a bit differently?

[steep valve]

The solution I see to this problem you're reffering, which I think is about a few players, is to link the leagues with Prestige-thresholds. So that, regardless on your rank, at a certain Prestige level, you automatically get switched to Gold, for instance

[undone pebble]

Thats could be Amazing to have gems in webshop ! Is planned ?

[heady bobcat]

I understand your point, but I don’t think it’s as simple as just 'extra perks.' When spending money gives players a faster route to chests, better items, or more resources, it creates a gap that makes it harder for F2P players to keep up. It feels like F2P players are at a disadvantage in terms of progression or the ability to enjoy certain parts of the game without spending money. While the game might still be playable for F2P players, it doesn’t feel completely fair when money essentially 'levels up' the experience.

[rose leaf]

Expand legends... whales are crushing diamond

[steep valve]

It's not an uninteresting idea! That'll be added to the community suggestion box 👀

[dark hound]

a cap on stats like he mentioned is also a pretty good idea. the sandbaguing in silver/gold is crazyyy rn

[hasty junco]

When are you going to make it worth fighting for the top 25% why should I grind all season to get the same rewards as someone that's hardly played and just scraped past

[austere kraken]

I have a question why I receive notifications 10 minutes later because of this he put his capital

[steep valve]

No live support for now. You have to go to https://millionvictories.zendesk.com/ to create a ticket and get asssitance

[dusk cargo]

Oh man

[spice pecan]

Not to beat a dead horse, but true community/player retention can only grow with social

[knotty aurora]

Why do you think that you should be competitive with the top players who have spent 10’s of thousands of dollars? That’s wild.

I just recently started spending money after being ~mostly~ f2p. I had weapon master subscription and that was it.

This sh!t is expensive for marginal improvement. I spent $200 last week to add 30 recruiter.

[fierce portal]

i see where you are coming from
but getting freedom from players have it own consequences i am lower player but in this case i advocate against the prestige idea

sometimes players want to go to lower leagues to find new clan members
or make a content
or just having fun
and not quit the game
maybe even gold put pressure on diamond players sometimes when they are busy with their life but dont want to make new user

so i guess putting a max stats for leagues will work better in long term

but its on you and your strategies

[broken inlet]

@steep valve id love to hear your thoughts

[steep snow]

Very amusing.
Unfortunately as far as catch up mechanics go, this one becomes pretty useless by mid game.

When the only thing it helps you with is your level and a (by then) small boost in troops, it's not really helping you catch up.

It also doesn't target the same thing. Namely the large entrenched players that create massive "hives" spanning entire islands.

[steep valve]

and we try to make cool stuff for the community, such as these Assemblies or the current code hunting event on our website 👍

[ember bobcat]

Just making sure this one not lost

Also, the problem isn’t high stats in gold. The problem is promoting to platinum is TOO EASY. You can go to legend free to play, and suffer 24/7.

Each rank should have a minimum prestige. It should also require placing atleast once in top 100.

The idea is to bring lower stat players back to silver. Silver shouldn’t be a league everyone skips past like it doesn’t exist. Slow down your cycle vs speeding it up with prestige moving players automatically

[steep valve]

I'm sorry Lords, but the clock is showing me we're way over the time and I need to wrap this one up!

[heady bobcat]

I get what you're saying—it can be frustrating to see top players who’ve spent so much and feel like their advantage comes from just pouring money into the game. I don’t think it’s about expecting to be on the same level as those who spend tens of thousands, but more about ensuring that F2P players still have a fair shot at enjoying the game and making meaningful progress without feeling left behind. If the game is built in a way where the only path to compete at the highest levels is to spend massive amounts of money, it can definitely be disheartening, especially when the improvements are marginal for such a high cost.