First is to close the poll before we ask how soon.

So.... The players have spoken: Homeworlds it is. What timeline should I expect to see this implemented in? I need to plan my GP, credits, etc accordingly.

im sure use multiple artifacts/rank points will be implemented in first because of the lack of complexity. Where as homeworlds, if you want them done right, will take much longer. Any way we need a serious response about Dan's timeline of what he is doing and where the results from this poll fit into them. these are the type of posts he needs to be responding to.

So does anyone have a list of what home worlds would be adding?

i cna see dozens of possibliltes in my head. anything from a new mission chain to new research trees to new NPCs. on top of the Item design and programing aspects. id rather he takes his time then gives a big time time of this is when hes doing it.

but im excited to see where it goes, mostly id like to just have offical announcement that the poll has helped some how.

Seeing how the poll isn't even official, i highly doubt Dan is going to make an "official" announcement about anything.

Dan's got 7 more LM's to release over the next 14 weeks, as well as working on easter stuff. His plate is probably full for the next 2-3 months.

SHHHHH! You're not supposed to tell everyone this poll is just to keep us distracted!

Well, 53 is greater than 26 last time I checked, but OK - let's do click reduction. We can expect to see something by................ *crickets chirping*.........................?

To clarify... Click Reduction encompasses not only the artifact usage and rank points, but also the multitude of suggestions about multiple attacks and planet scanning. Two other areas that have excessive clicking involved.

If you counted click reduction AND multiple artifact/rack point usage together (they really should have been listed as a single topic), it would have been the clear winner (51+26) vs Homeworlds (53) barely edging out multiple artifact/rank point usage (51) by two votes. Honestly, the split between these two categories drove me nuts since I view the whole click reduction thing as one super important game mechanic fix that would make most activities in the game easier. After S. Hawking's comment that "click reduction" included the multiple artifact/rank point usage, I was one of the 26 that went for just "click reduction" -- in part because I actually read the poll creator's comment and assumed it encompassed both ideas. The supporters of the "Homeworlds as winner" are not taking that comment into account. In all honesty, if I knew some people were going to try to declare Homeworlds the winner based on the split vote between those two categories, I think I (and maybe most of the 26) would have thrown our votes to the multiple artifact/rank point usage to avoid this confusion. IMO, Draxis is right and the combined click reduction/multiple artifact/rank point choice was the clear winner.

What this small poll did rather clearly show was that people overwhelmingly favored three major poll areas (click reduction, Homeworlds, and new NPCs) over any of the other ideas presented -- particularly the war modes and PVP arenas. I haven't thoroughly processed these thoughts yet, but it seems pretty clear there is a distinct lean away from more PVP-centric ideas. I'm not completely surprised at that result as most of the folks I know are more interested in NPCing now and PVP is a pretty secondary concern -- motivated mainly for the drive for either badges for ship artis, medals, base scanning or the occasional legion mission. There is still a group of serious PVPers who want to breathe more life into PVP, but they seem to be a relatively small portion of the overall user base. For many people below rank 2200, the focus is more on NPCing to build superior artifact production numbers and thus to eventually build a tremendously strong ship. So, if this rambling leads anywhere, it's to say that I think the focus for future enhancements should lie in the three areas favored by most of the users. (And, of course, a rare NPC that drops an arti-only boosting planet artifact would be really sweet.....)

If you counted click reduction AND multiple artifact/rack point usage together (they really should have been listed as a single topic), it would have been the clear winner (51+26) vs Homeworlds (53) barely edging out multiple artifact/rank point usage (51) by two votes. Honestly, the split between these two categories drove me nuts since I view the whole click reduction thing as one super important game mechanic fix that would make most activities in the game easier. After S. Hawking's comment that "click reduction" included the multiple artifact/rank point usage, I was one of the 26 that went for just "click reduction" -- in part because I actually read the poll creator's comment and assumed it encompassed both ideas. The supporters of the "Homeworlds as winner" are not taking that comment into account. In all honesty, if I knew some people were going to try to declare Homeworlds the winner based on the split vote between those two categories, I think I (and maybe most of the 26) would have thrown our votes to the multiple artifact/rank point usage to avoid this confusion. IMO, Draxis is right and the combined click reduction/multiple artifact/rank point choice was the clear winner.

What this small poll did rather clearly show was that people overwhelmingly favored three major poll areas (click reduction, Homeworlds, and new NPCs) over any of the other ideas presented -- particularly the war modes and PVP arenas. I haven't thoroughly processed these thoughts yet, but it seems pretty clear there is a distinct lean away from more PVP-centric ideas. I'm not completely surprised at that result as most of the folks I know are more interested in NPCing now and PVP is a pretty secondary concern -- motivated mainly for the drive for either badges for ship artis, medals, base scanning or the occasional legion mission. There is still a group of serious PVPers who want to breathe more life into PVP, but they seem to be a relatively small portion of the overall user base. For many people below rank 2200, the focus is more on NPCing to build superior artifact production numbers and thus to eventually build a tremendously strong ship. So, if this rambling leads anywhere, it's to say that I think the focus for future enhancements should lie in the three areas favored by most of the users. (And, of course, a rare NPC that drops an arti-only boosting planet artifact would be really sweet.....)

Dan hasn't even commented on this thread, let alone told us he's going to be implementing any of it at all. We can only assume he's read through it a bit but there's not even a guarantee on that unless I'm mistaken.

What are the time frames for each of the remaining projects?

I feel like the 1st suggestion of using multiple arties/rank points is long overdue. Maybe it's just me but I don't know how anyone with half a brain would not work on making this game less of a fracking click fest?

Seeing how the poll isn't even official, i highly doubt Dan is going to make an "official" announcement about anything.

Dan's got 7 more LM's to release over the next 14 weeks, as well as working on easter stuff. His plate is probably full for the next 2-3 months.

Need anybody say more than that? None of these ideas are likely to make it into development, let alone actually make it into the game.