Hi, I was just wondering why the change? Not against it, but just wondering if there was some rational for it .

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I too am curious as to why this change was implemented - there's not enough members to justify 30 man HQs everywhere right now - but we're increasing GF HQs? 

I remember seeing a discussion a couple days ago that it was hard to have an active crew chat in GF crew due to reduced HQ size and that a small increase would be good to aid that.

Unsure if 100% related though.

Space-Pole and Zoom, just because the max number in the GF HQ is being increased does not mean you have to fill it right up. I feel that this addition would help increase the activity within GF crews in respect to the chat and earnings. This will allow us to have a "reserved" spot or two, without losing income as we would under 10, in case of a war to get those that are unsponsored safe. The crews would be half the size of the biggest HQ, which isn't a bad thing either. 

Don't knock it until you've tried it, you never know, this may actually make a difference. Again, you don't have to fill right up to 15 if you don't want to.

oh, no, im not against it. its no massive issue for me. i was juts wondering where/why the change happened. i didnt see any suggestions etc. 

That's the beauty of Home Chat, Mobmail, District Chat, irc, WhatsApp...There's plenty of ways to interact with people already and this is going to directly result into cities being a less % full. Two thumbs way way down.

And that's the beauty of having the option to use the extra spots or not Zoom. You have the CHOICE to or not to. Not everyone is comfortable talking in the bigger chats such as D, H, L, G1, and G2.

Not everyone uses Lounge or IRC at every moment they are logged on.

Not everyone wants to give their phone numbers out or use WhatsApp. Why should we be taking away from conversing and communicating in-game, where the game takes place? I, personally, dislike the amount of meaning Whatsapp now has in our game and miss the days where I could turn my phone onto Do Not Disturb and sleep at night. Now I spend a few minutes every night muting chats I know that aren't "important" just so I CAN sleep at night. Not everyone wants to have the game intrude on their real lives in this manner.

Not everyone uses Discord or Skype.

I'm still not seeing a negative to it.

I guess we'll see how it goes, but I still stand by the statement that this is going to directly cause cities to be less full; unless we implement a smaller hq size overall. 

For me, the only downside I really see to this is the removing of some of the 'allure' of an elite 11 unit GF crew. The higher the number goes, the more it comes closer to regular crew numbers and lacks that magic. I always liked to see the vision of a GF's crew being 11 well trusted, elite members (excluding those given the nod obviously).

However, I do see the points raised above and agree with Constance that having something to create a bit more conversation in crew chat as being a good thing. Yes other methods exist, but for me personally, crew chat has always been the bread and butter for checking in on close family and having that daily banter thats helps create bonds.

expecting influx of active players?

I'm with Zoom, but I also understand tiggy's POV.