We are happy to announce the second elections for the Grepolis Player Council!
Starting April 5, every player from every corner of our international community will once again get the chance to apply for the Grepolis Player Council, representing players of their language version, the international community and the player base as a whole.
The goal of this project remains to give our players a better chance to provide input and make suggestions, to get into more direct contact with us as the developers of the game, and to become another panel for professional and active feedback in addition to our forums, our Community Management teams and partners inside and outside of InnoGames.
If you are interested in the discussions and achievements of the previous Grepolis Player Council, you can find a summary of their calls with InnoGames, as well as some additional information on the project, in our DevBlog. We would also like to take the opportunty to thank all members of the previous term for their ongoing support and dedication.
After taking our first steps with a player-elected representative body, we have adjusted the concept a bit to provide for a hopefully even better experience, for both the council members as well as our development team. The Council Advisory board has been reworked completely, as we now would like to have an option to keep select Inner Council members in the Player Council on a per-term basis, to act as advisors and mentors for current and future Player Council members. At the same time, we want to go forward with a second election to give even more players the chance to participate in this project and to represent language versions that did not get to send a representative the last time around.
If you are interested in becoming a part of our feedback procedures, would like to get some insights into the thought processes that go into game design and development and are ready to share a better understanding for why certain decisions are made with all the other players of Grepolis, please read on to learn more about the second iteration of the Grepolis Player Council!
The Grepolis Player Council
The player council consists of 3 seperate entities, where each has special tasks and privileges associated with them.
The Local Council
Each member of this council will be elected by local players of their language version. Consequently, they first become a member of their local council, e.g. for the French market.
A local council consists of up to 5 players and will discuss matters (suggestions, ideas) of their own language version. They will also decide on two representatives for the Inner Council.
The Inner Council
The Inner Council can be viewed as a kind of international committee, where the representatives of all Local Councils gather. This is the place where the spokespeople of each language version will discuss various topics with each other to exchange ideas and concerns and to prioritize suggestions. Ideally, the members of the Inner Council will come up with a more global opinion on matters and with broadly accepted proposals, which can then be communicated to InnoGames in forum discussions and events.
Council Advisory Board
InnoGames may invite members of former Player Councils, who have proven themselves to be highly dedicated and valuable members during a previous term, to serve as an Advisory Board for future Player Council terms. We want them to remain in direct contact with the Inner Council and the development team, help new Player Council members with their tasks, continue to share their feedback and for them to potentially also join special events alongside the Inner Council members.
Player Council members are...
Additionally, two-factor authentication will need to be enabled for all forum members with access to the private Player Council forums.
We also recommend each candidate to outline any previous affiliation with InnoGames (e.g. as a member of the support team) in their introduction to provide for best possible transparency and trust within the player base.
Candidacy may be rejected and/or Council membership terminated in case of a violation of InnoGames' terms & conditions, of game rules or privacy policy, or if any other misconduct is found.
Starting April 5, every player from every corner of our international community will once again get the chance to apply for the Grepolis Player Council, representing players of their language version, the international community and the player base as a whole.
The goal of this project remains to give our players a better chance to provide input and make suggestions, to get into more direct contact with us as the developers of the game, and to become another panel for professional and active feedback in addition to our forums, our Community Management teams and partners inside and outside of InnoGames.
If you are interested in the discussions and achievements of the previous Grepolis Player Council, you can find a summary of their calls with InnoGames, as well as some additional information on the project, in our DevBlog. We would also like to take the opportunty to thank all members of the previous term for their ongoing support and dedication.
After taking our first steps with a player-elected representative body, we have adjusted the concept a bit to provide for a hopefully even better experience, for both the council members as well as our development team. The Council Advisory board has been reworked completely, as we now would like to have an option to keep select Inner Council members in the Player Council on a per-term basis, to act as advisors and mentors for current and future Player Council members. At the same time, we want to go forward with a second election to give even more players the chance to participate in this project and to represent language versions that did not get to send a representative the last time around.
If you are interested in becoming a part of our feedback procedures, would like to get some insights into the thought processes that go into game design and development and are ready to share a better understanding for why certain decisions are made with all the other players of Grepolis, please read on to learn more about the second iteration of the Grepolis Player Council!
The Grepolis Player Council
The player council consists of 3 seperate entities, where each has special tasks and privileges associated with them.
The Local Council
Each member of this council will be elected by local players of their language version. Consequently, they first become a member of their local council, e.g. for the French market.
A local council consists of up to 5 players and will discuss matters (suggestions, ideas) of their own language version. They will also decide on two representatives for the Inner Council.
The Inner Council
The Inner Council can be viewed as a kind of international committee, where the representatives of all Local Councils gather. This is the place where the spokespeople of each language version will discuss various topics with each other to exchange ideas and concerns and to prioritize suggestions. Ideally, the members of the Inner Council will come up with a more global opinion on matters and with broadly accepted proposals, which can then be communicated to InnoGames in forum discussions and events.
Council Advisory Board
InnoGames may invite members of former Player Councils, who have proven themselves to be highly dedicated and valuable members during a previous term, to serve as an Advisory Board for future Player Council terms. We want them to remain in direct contact with the Inner Council and the development team, help new Player Council members with their tasks, continue to share their feedback and for them to potentially also join special events alongside the Inner Council members.
Player Council members are...
- Community members who have been elected by fellow players to represent their ideas and opinions about Grepolis
- Volunteers that are in no way, shape or form employed by or affiliated with InnoGames
- Regular players who maintain an active game account without any special powers or perks associated with their Player Council Membership
- Part of the Player Council...
- for a period of six months
- eligible to be re-elected for another term
- not re-electable for a third consecutive term without a break of at least six months
- Reached legal age of majority in their country of residence (18/21)
- Owner of an active game account and been playing for more than 3 months. Sufficient activity to be determined at discretion of InnoGames Community Management
- Willing to accept the Privacy Policy for Player Council members to become eligible for extended Local Council*, Inner Council and Council Advisory Board duties
- Good English language skills preferred (required for Inner Council and Council Advisory board duties, as well as to gain access to data restricted by the Privacy Policy)
Additionally, two-factor authentication will need to be enabled for all forum members with access to the private Player Council forums.
We also recommend each candidate to outline any previous affiliation with InnoGames (e.g. as a member of the support team) in their introduction to provide for best possible transparency and trust within the player base.
Candidacy may be rejected and/or Council membership terminated in case of a violation of InnoGames' terms & conditions, of game rules or privacy policy, or if any other misconduct is found.