Re: Return to Orion- Sphereworld PBW game.
 

Is it still open ?
Would it be open to a complete beginner ?
well not a complete , but that would be my first play versus human oponents.

Re: Return to Orion- Sphereworld PBW game.
 

www.ncix.com has cheap stuff.

Are you cable or dsl.

or dial up.

Modems are cheap either way.

If you have to buy a dsl or cable. I suggest ebay.ca
if you have to buy a phone modem... you can get a good one for 30 dollars at futureshop

Re: Return to Orion- Sphereworld PBW game.
 

Ok, apparently I am back, little 'data' light started flashing when I woke up this morning. Gotta get to work but will update later tonite. and YES this game is still open. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: Return to Orion- Sphereworld PBW game.
 

well then count me in !

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Are you sure of this ? It's friends bashing/trashing/killing/torturing, not random problems lurking on players.

[ July 03, 2002, 14:52: Message edited by: Unknown_Enemy ]

Re: Return to Orion- Sphereworld PBW game.
 

High severity isn't the worst rating; very few PBW games use the default Catastrophic severity.

Re: Return to Orion- Sphereworld PBW game.
 

I'm not exactly sure how big "Special" is (heh), but whenever I play a game solo in a Large quadrant, it's not at all fun for me if I'm playing a game where it's completely up to the enemy to cause me trouble. Plagues and planets blowing up are what make the galaxy go round! If the events are set any lower than Catastrophic and the frequency set any lower than High, I get the feeling that I'm in a dry and pointless featureless room, not a living, breathing fantastic quadrant.

I'm not sure how it works in PBW, but my playing style probably wouldn't be much different in an Online environment either.

(I had started a PBW game yesterday, but then got the impression that the only players I was going to get or play against were going to be arrogant jerks (no offense to the non-arrogant non-jerks) who would focus entirely on destroying everything and "winning".)

Re: Return to Orion- Sphereworld PBW game.
 

Oh sure, it might be fun for you, but think about your poor colonists.

President Bush thinks to himself:
"It's much more exciting to run the country when there are lots of tornados, floods and earthquakes."

Re: Return to Orion- Sphereworld PBW game.
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm almost the exact opposite; I've only played one solo game with an event frequency above Low, and that was enough to convince myself that Medium frequency/Catastrophic severity is too frustrating for me to enjoy.

[ July 04, 2002, 20:48: Message edited by: capnq ]

Re: Return to Orion- Sphereworld PBW game.
 

Ok fellow rulers, posing a question here. For the game settings do we want (or not want) Intel on?? This is entirely up to you guys (personally I've never actually used intel, I just tend to bash away http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif ). The biggest downside I can see about intel is someone PPP (if that is the correct term) the Sphereworld.

To those who havn't joined yet, shame on you http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

I would like to start this game Monday if we have 6 to 8 players. (currently sitting at 5).

Re: Return to Orion- Sphereworld PBW game.
 

I think I would prefer Intel off. It's one less infrastructure item to worry about. I have enough problems keeping track of everything else!