Priori - New MA Game (Draw)

[BigDisAwesome]

This game has grown so terribly boring for me.

We all agree I have no chance of going anywhere. At this point I do my turns just to stick it to Ermor as much as I can. I've been dead in the water for like 2 weeks now but he hasn't finished me off!

I'm trying to be a good sport. I really am, but this much micromanagement in a game I'm in 2nd to last(sorry Agartha!) is a little ridiculous. How would you guys feel about my nation going AI?

Heck now that Ermor can cast Ghost Riders I really shouldn't last much longer anyway.

[Foodstamp]

I would like to see you stick around. From my point of view, it seems like your war against Ermor has been pretty exciting, and you are still in a position to be a factor in the late game.

[Cor2]

There is no shame in being last. I have been pondering going AI as well. But I stick it out just to stick it to ermor.

[Lingchih]

I am solidly in the running for last place myself, although I control the water. There is little I can do on land. I am staying in the game though, just for the fun of it. Summon some Abominations, send my water queens out if there is a good place to strike, build up my Wishers. Who knows? R'lyeh might yet play a part in the end game.

But, of course, we are friends to all in the game at this point, and wish no harm to anyone. We are just trying to build that damn spaceship, so we can get off this hellhole planet.

[Amhazair]

All this hatred directed at poor me. What ever could I have done to deserve that?

Edit: To actually respond to your question: I am at the moment still busy formulating my overall strategy, but for now my thinking is you are just too far away from my heartlands to make war against you very effective, and I don't think I'll be spending the huge amount of resources necessary to project power all the way over there and actually take you out anytime soon. I'll be more than happy if I can just keep you busy. If you were to go AI that would make my job much easier, which would be a pity for your allies.

P.S. If you want to reduce your micro: I would be very happy to make peace with you, you know. That way you'd have a lot less micromanagement to attend too.

[thejeff]

R'lyeh is in running for last place? "Summon some Abominations, send my water queens out if there is a good place to strike, build up my Wishers."?!?
What am I still doing in this game?
You can claim last place once Agartha, Vanheim and myself have been crushed.

BigDisAwesome, I also hope you stick around. From a purely selfish point of view, I suspect my chances of survival would be even more grim without you in the fight. And with Pan attacking, he's going to be able to devote a lot less resources to us. Gives you a chance to recover.

[BigDisAwesome]

Eh I can stick around I suppose. What are the chances of us moving to a 72 hour hosting time? We are on turn 60 or something after all.

[IndyPendant]

Hmm, I've been thinking about this a bit, and I have to ask: Why do you want to 'stick it to Ermor' so badly?

I haven't asked for these wars; I've actively sought peace the entire game, including offering it a few times during our wars. It seems to me that we have had one of the most amicable knock-down, all-out conflicts you can have in a MP game, with much banter and good-natured posturing back and forth. Indeed, to a large extent the players have been the fun part of this game for me.

I'm not trying to be defensive (or offensive!) here. Just honestly curious. Did I earn wrath somehow, or is that 'stick it to Ermor' just part of the game? ; )

[Lingchih]

I think it depends on your style of play. I am playing MA Ermor in another game, and have amicable relations with most of the other players, and this is way into late game. But, I am not uber powerful in that game, just a middle of the road power.

Ermor always elicits some suspicion, and if you play very aggressively, and take the lead the lead in the game, then you will of course cause the "stick it to Ermor" effect to happen.

If on the other hand, you expand to middling size, play nice with the neighbors, and quietly sit back and summon your Tartatians and recruit massive numbers of shadow vestals and longdead horsemen, you can come out swinging in the late game.

[Rathar]

For me it was the huge lead in provinces, forts, gems and the potential represented by that commanding lead in those areas.

Eventually you would be able to just swarm territory and race for the win.

If we sat around, we'd get squished.