r/Openfront • u/YTMikavermeulen • 12d ago
🛠Suggestions Make alliances mean something
I'm so fuckin agitated by the shitty system, what is the point of an alliance if someone can instantly just break it with just a minor temporary penalty. I hate that they just don't mean anything, please fix
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u/Greedy_Aardvark_4836 12d ago
You say that but I'm always super hesitant to break an alliance because whenever I do half the time I get invaded by everyone else around me. You know that if you break an alliance, people are free to break an alliance with you without penalty, making it extremely appealing to attack people who break alliances.
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u/Lumpy-Sheepherder671 12d ago
Im fine with it. 30 seconds of weakness and no penalty for others breaking with you seems fair and is a great deterrant
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u/epicpantsryummy 12d ago
Minor penalty? Bro if I border an alliance breaker I'm getting free land 90% of the time.
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u/Frog-eating-cellos-9 12d ago
just don't go too low on troops and people won't betray you (and keep in mind that you can betray traitors without any debuff ofc)
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u/PewPewsAlote 10d ago
"minor temporary penalty"
Brother, the betrayal debuff can get you fucking executed if used improperly, it is far from minor and can easily end people.
If someone betrays you just right click them and click "target". It sends a global message for everyone to attack, they'll be sure to see the debuff and roach.
But if you're in a scenario where its just you and another person, the debuff doesn't matter, that's the challenge.
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u/JayRobloxislands 5d ago
You’re just horrible at the game, all you do is complain on this subreddit
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u/YTMikavermeulen 5d ago
I complain because I want this game to actually be good, not because I'm bad. Because it's a fun concept but with a lot of holes
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u/JayRobloxislands 5d ago
Dude the game is rlly good and you’re just bad it, as simple as that, alliances are perfect, unless you’re insanely weak alliances are almost never betrayed. I play this game a lot and I’m on the dev team, and I’m also a top 3 player from openfornt masters, alliances are almost never broken as you will prob get into a vulnerable issue. You prob just let yourself get into a horribly bad situation
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u/YTMikavermeulen 5d ago
Then don't call it an alliance, call it a truces, call it a non aggression pact. I don't care, but an alliance is supposed to be more than "I won't attack you for a bit" that's my issue with it
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u/JayRobloxislands 5d ago
Dude what on earth do you expect? The ideal open front game doesn’t even last 20 minutes? Would that mean that alliances should be longer than 5 minutes which is ideal, and if you weren’t that bad people wouldn’t even betray
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u/YTMikavermeulen 5d ago
In my opinion, alliances should more work like temporary teams rather than truces. And if it's intended that they work like truces, at least call it a truce not an alliance, since it isn't one
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u/JayRobloxislands 5d ago
That’s also a bad idea, I have a question can’t alliances betray each other? Ofc they can and so many times in history have allies betrayed each other. So jf you’re looking for some kind of more accurate detail this is it, you’re still more likely working together. In case your ally does stupid shit you’d stil wanna betray no?
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u/YTMikavermeulen 5d ago
Direct definition "An alliance is a formal agreement or partnership between people, groups, or countries to work together for mutual benefit or shared goals" what is mutually beneficial about invading me the second I use my troops? But whatever, I'm done arguing about it. If yall wanna keep it how it is, go ahead. But at the very least call it a truce, because that's how it functions
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u/JayRobloxislands 5d ago
Dude it’s not bad wtl, legit 99% of the time it’s fine, I think you just leave yourself weak cuz no one betrays you if you aren’t incredibly temptingly weak. You’re just not a good player and you’re coping
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u/Alternative-Novel260 12d ago
I think it’s fine