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@Javier - You do have the same level manager, but Om is referring to HQ.

Balancing is going to be a big issue in the short-term as all these high level accounts enter the game with unrealistically low level equipment. Obviously during testing (and for all new accounts joining) this is not a problem, as nobody starts "new" at level 12, or level 20. But for old users this could obviously be a balancing issue.

It was actually the intention that facilities would be reset but as I say we will be watching this closely. If we have to intervene we can manually set facilities to whatever level is necessary to balance fairly. Perhaps even adjust them up to the manager's current level or close to it.

I think you've missed the point Martin. From the old game we have jumped in as "new users" with maxed out levels. This is not a normal scenario, it is totally abnormal.

If they started playing from the beginning, this is not possible. A new player cannot speed up the progress of their game because they only have access to level 3, and level 4 only comes after a few races, then level 5, then level 6 etc. Only time and dedication can unlock levels normally, even if you bought £1,000,000 in tokens you can't upgrade past level 3, and will be beaten by someone who has played for 1 week and spent £0. That is obviously not a pay to win system, by any stretch of the imagination.

What we have though is an exceptional circumstance during the migration where up to level 20 players are being inserted in to the game with level 1 stuff. The problems the migraiton presents in that regard we will resolve with your feedback as to the best ways to do this. My suggestion would be that we manually bump up everyone's facilities close to their actual level, to balance it out and bring time / dedication back in as the limiting factor, instead of who can upgrade the fastest.

I prefer my idea to be honest. I propose that we manually update everyone's facilities to 70% of their manager level. This will allow some path to upgrade still, but also act as a leveller of the playing field when it comes to unlocking additional progress with tokens.

Then we can begin to focus on other aspects of balancing. The facilities one should be as simple as that, I think.

I was waiting for some more feedback on this idea. Anyone else have an opinion on it?

I will wait and see if we get any more opinions tonight/tomorrow and apply this suggestion tomorrow if nobody is against it.

It's very important to us that the game remains as balanced as possible throughout this transition period. The game is designed for this, but because of the migration we have exceptional circumstances. We will gladly make some sacrifices to ensure the game stays balanced and fun for everyone during the transition.

I'm aware of this, and would need to work out something for teams who already upgrade. Should be easy enough to factor in.

A better solution as Jack higlights might be 70% of tier cap or manager level, whichever is lower. Then I'll plug on top any levels people bought during the first 48hrs.

Funnily enough, I was just coming here to propose that and say I can easily reimburse tokens spent for existing facilities. The best all-round solution may be the 70% rule combined with reimbursing tokens to anyone who spent them on upgrades thus far.