"The predecessors planted trees so the later generations could enjoy the shade"—at this very moment, that saying had become reality in the game.
During this period, as huge numbers of players came online, prices at the base had begun to drop sharply, especially for basic survival supplies—food and water.
Water went without saying; the base supplied it for free.
Food was practically being given away too. A single contribution point could be exchanged for a whole crate of military rations. Even newbie players without a supply station to rely on could now eat and drink their fill every day, no longer needing to experience the dirt-eating days of the old players' pioneering phase.
CMC Powered Combat Suits and C-14 Spike Rifles had dropped in price as well. A CMC Powered Combat Suit had originally cost two hundred thousand contribution points per set, while a C-14 Rifle had cost eighteen thousand. Now, CMC Powered Combat Suits were being sold for just one hundred thousand, and a C-14 Rifle could be exchanged for only five thousand. Ammunition had dropped to fifty contribution points per magazine, making things exceptionally friendly for new players.
Even so, most new players still could not afford a rifle in the short term, much less a CMC Powered Combat Suit or other more advanced weapons and equipment.
Thus, joining one of the war guilds, becoming a soldier under some Greenskin Warlord, following orders to a certain extent, and receiving free CMC Powered Combat Suits and weapons had become one of the few options available to newbie players.
After all, joining a war guild meant no worries about food, drink, weapons, or equipment. After hanging around for a while and saving enough contribution points, they could strike out on their own. That was far better than struggling alone as