Rejected: Royal Edict / Decree

[Zakilevo]

Ummm I don't remember ever seeing 40 letters per hour in this game ever and my starting realm was Abington... I'd not read most letters if I were getting 40 per hour to be honest.

[Anaris]

Ummm I don't remember ever seeing 40 letters per hour in this game ever and my starting realm was Abington... I'd not read most letters if I were getting 40 per hour to be honest.

Used to happen from time to time in Riombara.

[GundamMerc]

Used to happen from time to time in Riombara.

I think you meant to quote Zakky...

[Anaris]

I think you meant to quote Zakky...

Yep! Thanks. Fixed.

[jaune]

Yes, colored messages.. report, request, order...

If there is that much colored messages that you need another colored message... i think you should ask to tune down a bit colored messages.

-Jaune

[Constantine]

If there is that much colored messages that you need another colored message... i think you should ask to tune down a bit colored messages.

That makes no sense.
Colour on messages is needed to quickly discern between types of messages when you're logging in in a hurry. Another colored message is required not because there is too many other coloured messages, but because it will make skimming through messages even swifter without risking to miss important information.

[Zakilevo]

Not to mention some people just use quickplay to play. You only get important messages that way.

[Andrew]

Ummm I don't remember ever seeing 40 letters per hour in this game ever and my starting realm was Abington... I'd not read most letters if I were getting 40 per hour to be honest.

I think this happened in Perdan, circa '07/'08.

[Gabanus family]

I think this happened in Perdan, circa '07/'08.

I'm pretty sure Fontan had periods of that as well, during elections or when interesting stuff was debated in the assembly.

But I do like the royal decree option though, if it is added to the quickplay. Maybe even make it something like the standing order, but then for everyone?

[JeVondair]

Apologies for the bump, but I just wanted to follow up on this? More and more, I wish this could be implemented. As has been intimated before, it may not be a big deal for smaller realms or for nations that are at peace. But for larger realms that are at war, all the red flying back and forth can be confusing and it would be a big help if the Ruler could make specifically-colored Decrees

[Zakilevo]

Damn shame this won't be implemented.

[Gabanus family]

Damn shame this won't be implemented.

+1

[JeVondair]

Ok that's too bad! How do we requestors no if/when something has been denied or approved?

[Zakilevo]

Ok that's too bad! How do we requestors no if/when something has been denied or approved?

When Anaris says he doesn't like it or he doesn't feel the request feature is not needed.

[Chenier]

40 messages per hour used to be frequent... in certain circumstances. Huge tournaments, for example. Or rebellions. So not all the time, but it did happen.

Report seems the most appropriate message type, at least for the time being. With scout reports being shared more automatically now, we see much less "report" messages than ever, so the need for a new type is lesser than ever. Especially since we also get less messages per turn than ever.

I'm not saying that having a special "decree" type message available to government members would be bad. Reports are typically for short-term notices of without instructions, such as "here are some scout reports", "my army is moving East", and "allied reinformcements are on the way". Stuff that, while meaningful upon being shared, quickly loses relevance. A judge announcing a prisoner treaty with another realm, or a ruler announcing a persona non grata, for example, are things that convey instructions and don't quickly lose relevance, while also not conveying active and immediate instructions as orders do.

But can we think of another color that would be distinct enough from the others, while also not being a total eye sore? This is the biggest issue, imo.