If its a compensation we need to argument for if a titan leaves, it has to be balanced enough.
Too much would end the game anyway, and too little would not make any difference.
From what i've seen in this thread, I can make out that granting free levels and (my own) a set of gold influenced on an average level timer. What exact numbers that would be used is not certain, but i'll kick it off.
every 5 minutes intervals, the average factor goes up with 1 (starts at 2 which is default titan level). If a titan player leaves at a certain time period, say 15 minutes into the game and is below level 6, he will be boosted to the said level and given 60 gold.
Now, these numbers are place-holders, so feel free to place your opinion regardless.
Post-Merchant
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100 10
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90 9
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70 7
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60 6
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40 4
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30 3
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20 2
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Gold
Minutes: 0 --- 5 --- 10 --- 15 --- 20 --- 25 --- 30 ---> Post-Penalty
i think this makes sense and is quite what is needed.
Also, a=i know numbers are place holders, but lvl 3 at 5 min? you have to be bad.