Quote Originally Posted by darkstarpoet1 View Post
did things i did in game go towards the luminary tool even though it was before the luminary was put in place? no.

will players starting now do synths that will not count towards their luminary? no

the point is an advantage is one person having to do something another person does not have to do.
You're using the wrong word, what you are talking about is fairness. As in it is unfair that you had to do more work to get to the same place as another guy. I get that. What I'm saying is that is not "advantage" or "disadvantage" for the precise reason that both of you start from the same point: 0.

For instance if I instill achievements tomorrow, even though youve been gathering ages, both you and a newb start out on a level playing field. Your counter is 0, and his counter is 0. Thus no one has an advantage, if we assume "experience" is entirely not beneficial.

One person having to do something another person doesn't have to is the definition of unfairness. I agree its unfair, but it doesn't give anyone an advantage. Either way it takes both of you the same amount of time after achievements are put in place, since both of you start at the beginning. Advantage would be you getting progress on your achievements based on what you did beforehand, while the newbs start at 0. At that point you are starting from different places, and you are likely to finish sooner.

it is an advantage no matter what is said. even if it was 1 synth that i did that didn't count towards the luminary tool and a new player had 0 then that is still an advantage. the advantage is i had to complete 3001 synths instead of 3000.
He is not and I'll tell you why. After achievements are put in, you both have to complete 3000 synths. He does not have an advantage over you at all, since that extra work you did was completed before he even started.