Capt Gagarin

^ basically this. Give an alternative. I wouldn't mind paying a much smaller percentage for a single use item. Generally, I'm not too involved in politics or the nation meta-games that may encourage others to bounce from one to another.

I'm not trying to change nation for any nefarious reasons. Just want to play with my buddies who all left the Russian nation. I have enjoyed my time as a Russian, but I simply don't want to play alone. I don't think that's a crazy ask. If NO ONE could change nations, this wouldn't be a problem, but the offer was made through forged papers to move around. Obviously I was not available back in March when the cutoff took place, so I could not take advantage of them the way other players did. Now I am stuck. It just doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I do understand a need to make sure people aren't nation hopping like crazy, but they aren't really doing that. If you can change nations every 30 days by paying $20, that invalidates any argument about preventing that behavior. If anything else, it gives someone free license to do so.

I'm not, we all are treated this way. I only used my situation as an example, it's not limited to my situation.

I'm not sure I'm interested in starting my character over. It took a while to get where I am at, and I don't really have it in me to start again. It's just sad to be treated this way.

I appreciate your quick response. I understand they were wiped an replaced, but I just got done working insane hours for the last few months (since February). I work in film and VFX, so much like game development, there is a general understanding that deadlines and crunch time takes its toll on artists. The time of the announcement is truly unfortunate for me, I suppose. It's just a bit ridiculous that there is monetization of something that could potentially lock you out of playing the game in any real way with friends. It's a choice you all have the right to make, but it puts me in the position of deciding to pay another $20 to keep playing, or move on to something else. I don't want to leave this game completely, but I see no point in shelling out more cash to developers who do not consider the consequences of those decisions. If you would like to drive your player base out of your game, this is a fantastic way to do it.

So, I understand the thought process behind trying to take more money from the limited player base. Since there are so few, you need to rape the ones you do have for all they are worth. Although many of us paid full pop for this game in an alpha stage (40 freaking dollars), now you've gone and removed my forged papers and replaced them with $20 DLC? Wth? I work a lot,.. I mean A LOT.. sometimes, like recently, I need to work 14-16 hrs a day 6-7 days a week for months on end. This restricts my ability to jump into a game as complex as Naval Action. When I do have a chance to pop in, it sure would be nice to take advantage of the expensive game I've paid for. I recently discovered that my redeemable forged papers have been removed. I returned hoping to get some fun and sink some ships, but it turns out my clan is a ghost town and the nation is filled with Russian speakers that I cannot effectively communicate with. Now I would like to move along, as my clan mates have done, but I am unable without paying an additional $20 in DLC to move nations. That's insane. This game is holding me in an ineffective position and has ruined my trust. It's sad to see something so cool be pounded into the ground by stupid decisions. I'm sure I'm not alone in needing to take extended gaps of play, but to punish me for not being able to log-on is total garbage. Here's my suggestion, return my papers, and allow alternative options for earning more papers, other than paying you more cash. I've already paid enough. -Gagarin

I see no reason to compromise about anything.

Here's another attempt, much better results. Gave it a go... but nowhere near the fastest.. 12 1/2 minutes I think.

^re-posting for broken link..