MP: Noobs vs. Vets II: Mysterio's Revenge, EA, CBM, Game Over. Vets defeat Noobs.

[quantum_mechani]

Originally Posted by Ironhawk

So, looking at what you did end up picking we had about a 70% accuracy rate.

That's a bit misleading, considering how few nations available were not on our list.

However, the whole exercise was probably a bit silly in the first place, since people were picking based on what they felt like playing, and we were guessing what would have been most optimal.

[Lavaere]

woohoo I'm an additional

[Lingchih]

Umm, upload pretenders time???

[alansmithee]

I'm surprised you had Ulm, Agartha, Van, Abysia, and Yomi ahead of Lanka. I'd think Lanka is easily better than those nations.

[Ironhawk]

Ulm was a big favorite pick as team-forger.


Yeah for real - whats the holdup on pretender uploads?

[rdonj]

If I had been playing in this game, I would have taken either Yomi or Marverni . I think both would have been more or less ideal choices for this game.

Also, only 4 pretenders uploaded is surprisingly low. Come on guys, it's the weekend, this is the best time to do this.

[Lavaere]

well I thought we were suppose to play Orania, and last I looked it said Desert Eye

[Septimius Severus]

Originally Posted by Lavaere

well I thought we were suppose to play Orania, and last I looked it said Desert Eye

The map has been updated. But that doesn't really matter. I used the old map just to get the game open and let people start uploading their pretenders.

I think I'll upload my pretender now, in case my Internet goes out at home.

[Ironhawk]

Speaking for the Vets team, we would like to request a new starting position for our water nation. It is not reasonable to place it in a position where it effectively has only two connecting provinces for resource purposes. Don't misunderstand, we understand that as the sole water nation in the game, it may follow that Atlantis gets a poorer start. But two provs is just not acceptable. And if you add onto that the fact that his position makes it a real possibility that he could be dominion-killed by his teammates it just goes beyond the bounds of fairness.

[Septimius Severus]

Originally Posted by Ironhawk

Speaking for the Vets team, we would like to request a new starting position for our water nation. It is not reasonable to place it in a position where it effectively has only two connecting provinces for resource purposes. Don't misunderstand, we understand that as the sole water nation in the game, it may follow that Atlantis gets a poorer start. But two provs is just not acceptable. And if you add onto that the fact that his position makes it a real possibility that he could be dominion-killed by his teammates it just goes beyond the bounds of fairness.

There were few options with regard to placing the water nation that did not place them too close for my comfort to the noobs. The few that did, did not have many neighbors either. The water nation was placed primarily to forstall any hostile action from them,and as they are the wildcard in the game, being able to attack anywhere at will (whereas the land nations are far enough apart to prevent this). Hence, the NAP.

At this point, rather than causing more delays, I'd prefer that you make the best of it understanding that others also have less than ideal placement. I didn't think it a big deal really. However, I'll take a second look and see if there is any other possible place that suits us both, as I don't want any accusations of unfairness and want everyone to be happy. If it turns out, I see none, I'll give Atul a choice of a centralized (supporting role) starting position on land as an alternative. Though once again, I'd prefer not to have to re-up another map. Atul, does have the sea to himself, and is a vet afterall.