[Septimius Severus]

Originally Posted by chrispedersen

So for example, if three teams bid for Hinnom, and the highest bid is 7 points... that leaves them 3 points whether that gets them one more nation - or 3.

this might have set teams up like:

Hinnom .....Sauro....Vanheim
Ulm.........Pan......Helmheim
............Arco.....Formoria

Chris, the problem I have with a point system is that it is subjective. Who decides how many points a given nation is worth?

I still cling (perhaps niavely) to the assumption that the developers believed that every nation, properly helmed, had an equal chance of winning. They also believed Fever Fetishes, etc, were important to that balance. This is part of the reason we are an island of vanilla in a sea of CBM, also the reason I never outlaw any nation.

The concept of course I understand, to prevent a repeat of the Devas deadly duo. I think though a simple rule like not allowing the ranked lists for any team to contain both Hinnom/Gath and Neifel would be enough. The first choice priviledge of the Captains, is another check on this (when used correctly) and combined with the the focus on team themes (Death, Blood, Astral) should prevent at least some of the other conflicts that can arise in the nation selection process. So I am not worried.

Game Note:

DrPraetorious has requested a 24 hour delay, which I am graciously posting for him to this thread for the benefit of all.