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Re: Noobs & Vets: Rise of the AI Menace. EA, BI, Team Placement, Gandalf's Wizardry.

Actually 3 of the team names used for this game were derived from NvV history and were intended to be thematic. Noobheim was one of them. When the Vet's got their butts whipped :yield: for the second and final time in Noobs vs. Vets III, the Noobs were very popular throughout the land. The tribe, clan, and peoples (Noobs and Vets alike) who would eventually come together :five: to form the Kingdom of Noobheim (and take up arms against the AI threat) was formed in this early period, hence it still retains the name Noobheim, though it is comprised of different races and levels of player. ;)

I like Bloodheim too, or The Sanguinarium, Blood People, etc.

Makes it easy for a captain to follow the theme and pick appropriate nations.

I also like The Mystery Men (stealth/glamour), Children of Doom (death nations?). Maybe I'll use those three next time along with the name of the winning team from this game.

Re: Noobs & Vets: Rise of the AI Menace. EA, BI, Team Placement, Gandalf's Wizardry.

Just to drop a dibbling of whats coming since it could apply here....
I have three common tactics when asked to be creative in this area.
One is put all the names in a hat, break them up into syllables, then rearrange pieces. I often use that as a recommendation when asked "how can I come up with a unique name for my baby" or something like that.

Another, which can be fun here, is to take a common word that comes to mind and check thesaurus.com for alternatives.

However, the AI will be using my joy of mnemonices. I had a start but Yomi got taken out.

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Spies have brought forth unwelcome news. There has been formed Last United NAT of Abysia, Agartha, C'tis, and Yomi (the L.U.N.A.A.C.Y. Pantheon). They have agreed that Abysia shall be Pantokrator, Agartha gets to rule the Underworld, C'tis gains reign oer the monsters and beasts of the world. And Yomi shall gather together all demons, devils, and other-worldly beings. (no one else seems mentioned as they seem to feel that no one else shall be left)

With Yomi removed from my options I have moved tentatively to this....

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The meeting representing the New Idols of Ctis, Abysia, Ermor, and Agartha was stealthily watched by all nations of the world. And well it should be for it was yet another effort to agree on who shall be the next Pantokrator. Like many such efforts by many nations it failed to come to an agreement about who should rule the world. However, they were able to fully agree on who it should NOT be. Therefore the new creed laid forth by the First Council of N.I.C.A.E.A. is an agreement on who shall be present at Armageddon. NONE of the member nations may attack each other until it is clearly apparent that all other pretenders to the High Throne have been taught the error of their beliefs. Until that time they shall all equally protect the Throne of the World from all comers (and from each other). No other arrangements were made for communication, trading, or aiding between these nations.

And thus the new battle for the world is laid down with new rules. Will you continue to rely on your age-old tactics to get you to Armageddon alone? Or are you willing to work with others to lessen the opposition before the final battle?

BTW:
Since this is the first of 3 planned games, the AIs are not insanely maximized. They are "good" AIs. The nations involved will be using the games list of pretenders for them, their own standard castle, their own standard units, sites, etc. The builds shall be forum-standard recommended with extras. Extra units and starting sites will be granted. Extra starting equipment (but nothing rated unique). And of course, they will be allied. These things will not be true for the later games.

Re: Noobs & Vets: Rise of the AI Menace. EA, BI, Team Placement, Gandalf's Wizardry.

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Originally Posted by Septimius Severus (Post 714553)

If my team prefers the Sanguinarium, or the people of Blood, I've no problem with either.

Re: Noobs & Vets: Rise of the AI Menace. EA, BI, Team Placement, Gandalf's Wizardry.

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Originally Posted by Gandalf Parker (Post 714559)

Interesting description. These idolaters of N.I.C.A.E.A clearly represent a threat to all nations and peoples, one that must be overcome before true victory and ascendancy can be achieved.

Re: Noobs & Vets: Rise of the AI Menace. EA, BI, Team Placement, Gandalf's Wizardry.

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Originally Posted by chrispedersen (Post 714570)

If my team prefers the Sanguinarium, or the people of Blood, I've no problem with either.

I'll grant you and your team an exclusive opportunity to make one more change to your team name before the game begins if you wish (once we begin changes to team names will not be allowed), but you can stick with what you have if you like. No problem. :cool:

Re: Noobs & Vets: Rise of the AI Menace. EA, BI, Team Placement, Gandalf's Wizardry.

Team forums server currently down, hopefully it is only temporary.

Re: Noobs & Vets: Rise of the AI Menace. EA, BI, Team Placement, Gandalf's Wizardry.

Still down here and with chris...

Re: Noobs & Vets: Rise of the AI Menace. EA, BI, Team Placement, Gandalf's Wizardry.

Yeah, there's like 154 websites on that server, so I am hoping they'll get it back up soon. The domain name for our free forum host is not supposed to expire till July of next year so I was hoping they would last that long at least.

I hope everyone has pretty much gotten their pretender designs and basic strategy discussed and all and most of the pregame stuff out of the way.

I am working on creating backup forums using a more reliable host and server with full attachment functionality and no ads (I think I have found a decent one) in case the server does not come back online soon. It will be a shame to lose all that work and messages, but when it's free you never know. When created I'll enable self registeration so getting back into the grove won't be as painful. If need be I can always use forumotion (though it has ads) and just keep everything together.

It's too late to turn back now.:)

Re: Noobs & Vets: Rise of the AI Menace. EA, BI, Team Placement, Gandalf's Wizardry.

Just so everyone knows, especially my team, I'm going to a conference which, including travel, will occupy me from now until Friday 23rd. I'll have internet access and (unless some pinches my laptop) Dom3 to get things done; I will log in at least daily, do essentials to get the game started, help my team out, and will not need to ask for any delays.

However, please be aware I will not have a lot of time, so sorting really detailed and complex stuff out may not be possible.