It would be nice to know what drove the change... Are there too many out there? Are players leveling then too quickly? Why make the change at all?
No one would have said they were disappointed with the way it was introduced and suggested it be changed to an All Age GB
This is where we're on the same page. It would be nice to hear a bit of why. I suspect there might be some tidbits to be found from the Beta forum, but agree, it would be nice to hear the reasoning from Inno.I don't have an objection to most of the changes aside from postponing it to EMA.
Maybe this is part if a relatively new anti comping initiative to get players to steadily move up in Era?
Goes back to the question, how is this change good for the game?
The Announcement seems mighty short on that information.
Does INNO owe us an answer to that question?
No, but every time they have made mistakes that required changes of this nature (RP change, Rail Gun Nerf, Oracle debacle, et.al.) INNO explained why they made those changes and how those changes were for the good of the game.
I wonder why that process got thrown out the window?
INNO doesn't owe us an answer to that either, but it can't hurt to ask, eh?
So will it be renovatable? one upable? Produce current level goods?
Yeah I think it should be made clearer than just saying it is a Great Building. If they did not know that to start with they may not understand why it being a Great Building makes what they asked meaningless. Great Buildings always stay the Age they are from. (the few with no age stay no age) Great Buildings are improved by adding Forge Points and leveled up. Each level added improves the rewards. Whatever they may be.
The Great Buildings I know of that DO change with the age it is in are the rewards for Goods changes when they hits a certain Era. and then Space Carrier rewards also changing once it is in Arctic Future
Galata will work like every other GB. One you open Architecture, you can contribute and earn BPs just like any other EMA GB and build it in Iron Age if you'd like.Good one, but Iron age people who places GT already, what will happen now. Is it a goods building? Also after unlocking "Architecture" which is in iron age, they can get the GT great building prints from guild mates by forge point contribution. Sorry myself confused with EMA logic. How it will be prevented from guild side while contributing forge points in the Galata GB, users can able to place the GB still in that way if it is not throwing error or warning.
And you can also get BPs while in Bronze Age by aiding EMA buildings. (I know that you know this, but just clarifying for the uninformed.)Galata will work like every other GB. One you open Architecture, you can contribute and earn BPs just like any other EMA GB and build it in Iron Age if you'd like.