Manipulation

[Mungo]

Hiya JC. I'm good, cheers mate. Hope all is well in good old Sussex by the sea.
I see you're away in Italy this afternoon. I'll try and make it.
Interesting that Nordeus are using the assistant manager to tempt top of server teams to spend real money. If I've ever had this message I've never paid it any attention, but then I'm about 5 years away from top of the server by my calculations.
Didn't some teams level up whilst others didn't at the end of last season? Mark, Gavin, Bill still @64, but others went to 65?

Been on the game since Sept 2013 but only since about season 50 have they stopped levelling us up every season. It doesn't depend on finishing in the top 8, sometimes they just keep everyone at the same level and everyone retains their player star levels. This allows the level below to join us the next season, although it's hard for them as their players have lost a star from being promoted. I think they do it to ensure the top level members stay competitive with active members when some members leave the game. It also means that all lower levels will, in time, catch up with those higher up. The competitiveness helps Nordeus to strategise ways of getting the top levels to buy tokens.
Last season was a more conventional one where only the top eight in the league levelled up, so Mark and co stayed at level 64 as they were 9th and below.

[Altiplano]

Been on the game since Sept 2013 but only since about season 50 have they stopped levelling us up every season. It doesn't depend on finishing in the top 8, sometimes they just keep everyone at the same level and everyone retains their player star levels. This allows the level below to join us the next season, although it's hard for them as their players have lost a star from being promoted. I think they do it to ensure the top level members stay competitive with active members when some members leave the game. It also means that all lower levels will, in time, catch up with those higher up. The competitiveness helps Nordeus to strategise ways of getting the top levels to buy tokens.
Last season was a more conventional one where only the top eight in the league levelled up, so Mark and co stayed at level 64 as they were 9th and below.

Yes. That was unusual. Makes me think that there are perhaps a lot of active players at the highest levels on our server.
Held back every third season at the top means I'll need another 5 years plus of levelling up to catch you up. What's the chances we'll all still be playing?