March Madness Newb/Intermediate Game (EA, CBM 1.92) (Running, 10/12 remaining)

[Torgon]

All,

The games I'm in right now are wrapping up or getting towards the endgame and I feel like starting another.

Game is intended to be a newb/intermediate game. To give some guidance I would say fewer than 10 MP games is a good cutoff point. I've got 6 under my belt.

Players 12, Hosted on Llamaserver
Map: Riverlands for 12 + 1
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showpost.php?p=775421

Proposed Rules:
Research: Difficult
Gold: 125
Sites: 55
Hosting: Every 30 hours until a majority want to go longer

All other's standard.

Diplomacy: NAPs not binding, but don't think anyone is going to ever trust you again if you break one. You stab someone in the back expect to get stabbed right back. Trades binding.

All standard exploits banned: Bogarus orders, autospawn locking forts, filling labs, etc.

No nations banned.

I'm taking Marverni

Players (7/12)
Torgon: Marverni
Ulius: Niefelheim
Odeoderok: Sauromatia
HoleyDooley: Abyssia (defeated)
Mattyburn: Caelum
Immaculate: Yomi (defeated)
Dojango: Fomoria
Aderion: Arco (defeated)
Excist: Agartha (defeated)
Sansanjuan: TC
Jotwebe: Pangaea
Shardphoenix: Tir Na'Nog (defeated)

[ulius]

Hi,

I'm a total newb to MP, and my first (different) game is about to start. But I think I can handle another one and would like to join this too.

My race of choice: Niefelheim, Sons of Winter.

[odeoderok]

Hi all,

I'd like to join as Sauromatia. I've probably played about 10 MPs, but I'm coming back from a bit of a break. And I was rubbish before the break anyway

[HoleyDooley]

Arcoscephale thanks.

[mattyburn7]

I'll play...Not sure who yet though

[Immaculate]

In as Yomi.

I also prefer default resources gold and supplies unless there is a good reason for increasing them. I like the extra research and magic sites though...

[Torgon]

Alright we have 6. Four more to go.

[Immaculate]

Hey Torgan,

I was hoping you might explain why you like the 125% resources, income and supplies? Normally the default sits well and all nations are designed and balanced for default. By increasing these values we practice play that is suboptimal in the majority of games. I was hoping you might provide your insight for the proposed settings.

[dojango]

I assume you meant "Bogus orders forbidden" instead of "Bogarus orders"?

any rate, I'd like to try formoria.

[Torgon]

Yep. Typo. Meant Bogarus orders.

As to the settings. The only ones I'd really like to try is the hard (difficult) research and higher magic site frequency. Main reasons are that I want to play a game in which the early and mid game last a little longer before massive battle magic takes over everything, and I like games in which a you see more indie mages popping up.

The 125's were just to make those conventional armies a little bigger and a little more fun and exciting. 125 doesn't seem to dramaticially change how the game is played, but I'm happy to put them back down to 100.