MP: Yang: Newbie game EA CoD defaults - Running

[pyg]

Juffos, licker, both of you are still welcome to play in this game, but are you sure you're newbies? Your names show up in Tyrant's Hall of Honor thread. Something you'd like to share? ;-)

Anyway everybody better pay attention because among the newbies in this game some of us are *less new* than others. Expect great things from Yomi and Tir na n'Og

[Strider]

qio
Be more careful with your comments.

[Trumanator]

At least theres going to be an obvious outlet for their disagreement

[licker]

Originally Posted by pyg

Juffos, licker, both of you are still welcome to play in this game, but are you sure you're newbies? Your names show up in Tyrant's Hall of Honor thread. Something you'd like to share? ;-)

Anyway everybody better pay attention because among the newbies in this game some of us are *less new* than others. Expect great things from Yomi and Tir na n'Og

Well I suppose it matters what you call a noobie.

I am not a total noob, but this would be my 6th MP game. Only 3 of which I have finished, and as you say, won one (though it was another noob game) and lost the other two in the first 10-15 turns...

If you think I have too much experience I am happy to bow out. I would also point out though, that Tir na n'Og is hardly considered a super powerful nation...

Now if I were playing Niefel on the other hand...

[statttis]

I've thought a little bit about the magic site issue and came up with a couple arguments against increasing it:

1. It decreases the value of a luck scale. More gems from sites means that the gems from random events make up a smaller proportion of your gem income.

2. It makes blood nations more powerful. The trade off for blood hunting is the gold cost from unrest + upkeep of blood hunters. With increased magic sites you get more blood slaves for the same gold cost.

I'm playing a blood nation that likes luck scales so it's hard to decide which magic site setting I prefer . Just put me down as "neutral" if you're keeping track of player preferences.

[qio]

Originally Posted by Juffos

qio, that counts as flaming.

Nah. You should see me when I really am flaming someone.

I'll admit. I don't do cute, cuddly and loveable. It might be a medical condition.

[pyg]

Originally Posted by licker

I am not a total noob, but this would be my 6th MP game. Only 3 of which I have finished, and as you say, won one (though it was another noob game) and lost the other two in the first 10-15 turns...

If you think I have too much experience I am happy to bow out. I would also point out though, that Tir na n'Og is hardly considered a super powerful nation...

Now if I were playing Niefel on the other hand...

No, we want you. I was just making sure everyone else knew as much as I did. Actually Niefel is still open. Don't hold back if you would prefer. Giants are so cool!

[pyg]

Well I don't quite follow statttis completely, but it now seems that 2 of us are for and 2 of us against changing to Magic Sites - 55, a tie, in which case I would chose default settings. Anybody else?

[licker]

I don't think statttis was taking a side, and I don't see how it makes blood nations more powerful for the reason he gave...

Though it potentially makes blood nations more powerful, but it also makes nations who rely on conjuration/enchantment/construction more powerful.

Basically it makes everyone more powerful, some more than others perhaps, but in the end it's going to come down to if you are lucky enough to find a mega site or not.

Remember it also helps non diverse magic nations in that they are more likely to find a site where they can recruit some different mages.

I slightly prefer upping it, so if you are getting mixed results between 45 and 55 why not pick the middle?

[pyg]

OK, Yang on! Err, lets all get yanging. The game name ended up being Yanging because it needs 5 whole characters, what? Anyway, the LlamaServer awaits your carefully prepared pretenders.

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