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I do know it. I wrote the damn bill.
If they wanted to... They should want to.
The already implemented city relocation automated algorithm...
and...
- Already exists. We're not asking for some game effect that does not already exist. Cities already can be moved.
- All active players can opt in to request it. There's currently no generic bar preventing a player from moving.
- The developers and mods all say this is something that can and should eventually happen. INNO is fine with players moving.
- There are players that confirm that it does occasionally happen. Independent confirmation it does happen.
- when it happens, it does so for free, at no cost to the player.
And yet, we have players who want it to happen. They know it can happen, have requested it, are told by INNO it will happen, are told by others that it does happen, and yet... nothing. They see the periodic sweeps that clear out the inactive cities, they see the empty spaces opening up on the map, and they wonder "Why can't I move into one of those spaces?" They post to the forum, they ask the moderators, they raise Support tickets, and still... nothing
There is an unfulfilled demand for what appears to be an underperforming free service. They should be bending over backwards to implement this.
Give the user control over it. Let them see the options (or lack thereof) available to them. And if they see an opportunity, let them pay for it in diamonds. Remove a source of complaints and make money while they're at it.
And, thinking ahead to what might be pointed as the next issue with this as a viable feature, if there is some systemic problem with allowing a player to move at any moment, as opposed to doing all moves at one time, then let the player reserve an open spot for them to be moved to when the next automatic sweep takes place.
If you're good at something, never do it for free. Hey INNO, let's all get good at something...
I find really hard and weird to believe that a competent developer is not capable to write an algorithm which allows the movement of the cities accordingly to their needs, to free spots occupied by inactive towns.