Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-26238445-20150729145730/@comment-27010538-20150923064846

Firstly, Sablatt: I doubt that you really owe apologies to anyone. 😇  We are ALL just learning the ins and outs of this new Island. And there is still more to come that we will have to figure out- such as STARPOWER! A lot of our FEELINGS (and RESOURCES) will be tested in learning the many requirements for this Tribal Island, and in deciding WHICH, WHERE, WHEN, HOW, and/or IF each of us belong on Tribal Island. Some players have learned some things more quickly, like those who found out early that SHARDS ARE THE BEST WAY TO LEVEL UP MONSTERS (I was not one of those people for almost a week! Costly!). We have to learn WHAT KIND OF TRIBE WE WANT TO BE A PART OF. And even the Tribe Chiefs (I am not one) have had to learn hard lessons because they have more work to do to maintain the Tribe, and one thing some of them had to learn was that the Tribe lost any Levels made by a player they evicted- that's only fair. Sadly, and I feel is UNFAIR, the evicted player loses it all too. 😬

I suppose the Developers see a new way to entice players to put real money into the game with all of the losses we have experienced in learning our way. Believe me, they deserve to make money. MSM is a fantastic game and A LOT of hard work goes into the building of it. But some of us, yes me included, have extreme financial limits in real life and can put little or nothing into paying them back for such a great game. 😢 PATIENCE and TIME is required to play this game for free. Many of us did it this way. So we all need patience to find our way on Tribal Island. All of my "wealth" in the game came from tons of time on my two accounts and years of not really spending my coins, diamonds, or SHARDS. Okay, so my Islands are not very pretty, lol. 😜

🎓 My opinions, or ADVICE, and  WHAT I'VE LEARNED is:

🏃 Tribe Chiefs and Tribes will come in MANY forms. CHOOSE your Tribe and Monster carefully. THINK ABOUT what resources you have to contribute to a Tribe.

🏃 A Tribe with ALL MONSTERS in it will have the FULL SONG. Each Monster has a different sound than they do on their Home Islands. Most are just terrific! Try to choose wisely, it may help a Chief choose you over another player.

🏃All Tribes will have different EXPECTATIONS. Try to choose one that fits your "BUDGET". If a Tribe is listed on the TOP TRIBES List, the expectations WILL be higher. The closer to the Top, the most costly.

🏃 You begin at Level 1 EACH WEEK. If my calculations are correct, it cost me 148,888 SHARDS to level up to Level 75. To level to Level 100 it cost me 348,100 SHARDS! Believe me, it's even more costly in Diamonds, Coins, or Food. NOTE: All Monsters will cost the same amount.

🏃 Use your USERNAME to help you AND Chiefs make choices. Such as listing your level limit.

🏃 Expectations will be tough to figure out, but I have some TIPS and stories that may help, along with what I have already said above.

🏃 Your RESOURCES are almost always the most important. Make sure you collect SHARDS as often as possible. Every 4-5 hours is ideal, but not possible for all players. Try to set up your ETHEREAL ISLAND with the highest paying Monsters. The WUBBOX of course is the highest; the 5 ISLAND ETHEREAL MONSTERS are the lowest. There are 3 different levels for the ETHEREAL ISLAND MONSTERS. Also, make sure all are leveled at their highest and at 100% to get the most SHARDS. Again, not possible for all players. So KNOW YOUR LIMITS before you start or choose a Tribe. BE REALISTIC!

🏃 It seems like a great idea to be TRIBAL CHIEF, but make sure you know your resources- you owe it to your Tribe to be able to contribute as much as they do, or what you expect of them (or more). They can always leave if they are not happy. Make sure you know what YOUR EXPECTATIONS are BEFORE becoming a Chief. They can change as your Tribe develops, but have some kind of plan to start. Have a plan to INVITE PLAYERS- if your Friend List is small it will be extremely difficult to build your own Tribe. There are already TONS of Tribes with only one, or a few players. This doesn't seem fun to me, but maybe some want it that way. This is just to start. A lot of RESPONSIBILITIES and RESOURCES and DECISIONS and TIME will have to be dedicated by the Chief to have a SUCCESSFUL TRIBE.

🏃 Start small to get to know the Tribal Island. Or be a risk taker. But know ahead of time that it may cost you. I learned that the hard way, lol. Once more: BE REALISTIC.

💎 Here are the TYPES OF TRIBES I have found- I'm sure there are many others:

👑 HIGHLY COMPETITIVE TRIBES (this one I have the most experience with):

Please don't join a Top 10 to 20 Tribe and think the Chiefs won't expect much higher levels to be met. On average Level 60-100 or more. They achieve this by CHOOSING HIGH LEVELING PLAYERS, who most likely use SHARDS to level, have been playing the game a long time, and strategize on Ethereal Island to produce and collect the most amount of SHARDS that they can in a day, NOT by cheating other players- because they can't benefit from your losses. Some may have tried it only to discover that they lost the levels, lol. The Top Tribes are the most competitive Tribes and will not only evict "Freeloaders", but players who don't meet certain levels quickly, too. Their objectives are to be on the TOP.

The EXPECTATIONS can be hard to determine for a player. My experience taught me, too late on my first Top Ten Competitive Tribe, to PAY ATTENTION to what levels other Tribe Members were meeting, ESPECIALLY the Chief! Check at least daily, but I advise more (and collect your SHARDS!). CHECK the Tribe first and try to choose a Monster that they don't already have (or one that is still very small). I figured out that those Tribes were tough to please after both of my accounts' Monsters leveled at 60 were evicted on a Thursday, ugh! Funny that she accepted both of my Monster accounts back for Level 100 weekly- so ELLE was my first, and now current Tribe. It just took me figuring out what her expectations were.She was fair when she evicted her own second account when she couldn't meet the levels anymore. 😂  COMPETITIVE Tribes may or may not want ONE OF EACH MONSTER so your Tribe has the whole song. But from what I have seen, most only care about levels. I would like to have both.

😈 NOTE: Beware players. There are many forums, Facebook, etc, to communicate with each other if you choose, including this one. I advise against private email required in-game unless you know the person in real life as well. And it should NEVER be required. We don't all speak the same languages, and also should respect boundaries for privacy and PROTECTING CHILDREN.

I saw that someone mentioned the Meritocrats:BIO Tribe. This Tribe was my second attempt on a Top Ten Competitive Tribe, and where I learned the good strategy of watching the other players level their Monsters. Things were great for me there on both of my accounts until... well, the Chief has a BRILLIANT way to communicate with the Tribe Members: Using GLOWBES! Great idea to COMMUNICATE IN-GAME minimum levels, monster choices, etc., but... Things went wrong when later I questioned a REQUIREMENT of the Chief that I felt did not belong on in-game communication: email. In his defense, he has since removed the requirement part and this week has lowered his level expectations significantly, but still posts his email in-game. BUT it was Bye-Bye to both of my 100 Level Monsters immediately for questioning whether the email requirement was a good idea. It only made me feel better that he lost 200 Levels at the same time (but I felt bad for my other member friends- they did stay in the Top Ten, so it worked out). Yes, as you can tell, I am a COMPETITIVE PLAYER... lol... but it costs me. My once extremely high resources are feeling the pain for no gain except for competitiveness itself- and 20 measly diamonds a week, lol... To each their own.

👑 REWARDS TRIBES:

There will be Chiefs whose objective is to just meet MAXIMUM REWARDS level of 1500. Again, if a Tribe has all 30 players, each would have to level to 50. This is a fair and logical expectation, especially for players who have a semi-stable resource supply. Unfortunately, there are players who just don't have the resources to "fairly" join this type of Tribe yet. If you can't level to 50 on a Tribe with 30 players, you are not doing your part to help maintain the Tribe. This type of Tribe is more likely to want all Monsters on the Island, so choose carefully. Of course, some only want the levels here too.

👑 FRIENDS AND/OR FAMILY TRIBES:

This type are often family members, friends outside of the game, a single player with a LOT of accounts and resources, or a combination of all of these. Also, some groups have connected outside of the game and formed their own Tribes. It's not likely you can join one of these unless you know a member, and how can anyone know if they are that type of Tribe? My advice is to not stay on a wait to join after any Tuesday. Try another Tribe. The BEST TIME TO REQUEST JOINING A TRIBE may be on Friday. The Chiefs pretty much know if a member is not a fit by then, and may look for others to replace them. Keep in mind that they may have MANY requests to join, so putting your level ability AND choosing likely Monsters needed may increase your chances.

👑 ANYONE CAN JOIN TRIBES:

These kind of Tribes are pretty unstable. You usually have a few players trying to meet goals, and the rest being Freeloaders or just plain low on resources. They have potential to be successful Tribes if everyone does their very best and is happy there.

👑 FINALLY:

If you have low resources, maybe start your own Tribe and make your username something like "Join The Poor Tribe", lol, or "Minimum Level 15", or whatever. Then invite all in your friend lists. Get more friends by searching the "Random Island" tab in the Friends Menu and light every Torch you can. Some will come to light your Torches and then be on your Friend List. Or look for friend codes- there are tons on this site alone! There are limited ways to communicate "in game", so you do what you can as Chief to let your friend players know what you expect. I bet there are players who would like to join a Tribe like that because they are not far enough into the game to compete on a lot of Tribes. I mentioned being on the Meritocrat: BIO Tribe. I was a member for just over 2 weeks. The Tribal Leader used Glowbes on one of his Islands to communicate with the Tribe. I thought the idea brilliant!

I would have to say in my experiences, that many players, especially Tribe Leaders, are seeing the Tribal Island as a way to be competitive. Maybe I should consider just trying to have a fun experience? Hmmmm.....

I hope some of this is helpful to someone. I apologize for it being so look long!