A Simple Team Game (Game On!)

[Micah]

Well, I specifically brought the map up as a balance concern before the start of the game, so it seems really silly to address one glaring balance issue and not another.

[statttis]

I'd like fixed starts too.

[Squirrelloid]

Ok, lets get votes for restarting with preplaced starts. I suppose its early enough such a thing is reasonable. Sort of defeats the original concept of the game, but if we can't get 10 people willing to *play* with the original concept...

[zlefin]

i'm fine with random starts. make sure to extend the turns while we have the discussion.

[johnarryn]

Well, I'd vote to restart with fixed positions, as I want to keep my teammate happy.

I don't really remember the original concept of the game, Squirelloid, so I can't address that, but it does make sense that random starts would be particularly unbalancing in a team game. Any team which starts near each other will have a huge advantage over a single player from another team who is isolated.

[Squirrelloid]

Postponed 24h - i'll postpone more as necessary.

[Trumanator]

Well, me and frozen got pretty good starts, but I'd be okay with a restart.

[johnarryn]

Aside from being on the other side of the map from my teammate, my start is actually quite good - excellent even. But again, I think that the disparity of a team thats close versus a team thats really far is so great that it will really throw the game if not addressed.

[zlefin]

I believe the point of the simple part, is that it wouldn't require roping an admin to preset the starts. thus it's all very simple to run, albeit a little imperfect on the balance. but i came in late so i could be wrong.

[Squirrelloid]

No zlefin, that's entirely right