Here is what i wrote in the other thread
I Think I have found out why Nexon changed the new members algorithms...
They make most of their money on new players, starter packs etc... but they might get more money from veterans if the veterans feel the pressure from competition. nothing like the sense of competition to make people spend money...
So what do they do? They "push" veteran players to go to the top alliances where they will feel the competiveness and spend more crowns. Mainly on speeding up general regen, troop training etc... for WW. Nexon is not making most of its money from veterans on building upgrades - but from speeding up troops, gens, tactics etc... A dollar here a dollar there... u don't notice it . but it builds up over time...
So how do they do this? They make it much harder for most alliances to get new members by making sure that fewer new members visit them. Over time this will drain these alliances for members since inactives, poor donators etc are kicked... or kept just to keep numbers up... This will slowly start to kill the alliance.. and the veterans in this alliance will leave - and look for greener pastures in the top 100 alliances... where they then will start feeling the peer pressure and start spending... No coincidence they removed the top 500 alliance list at the same time they changed the algorithm... All those low spending fun alliances must be hidden in every way possible...
Nexon don't want a big "plethora" a fun and active but low spending alliances - they want MONEY!! and they think they have found a way...
Hmmm I should be market manager at Nexon
Viking Army has kept its low spending veterans - and will continues to do so - sorry Nexon