Re: Land Rand (pbem)
Zeldor - "But I don't think we have any really balanced maps." I don't see how this is referring specifically to Dawn, as it's pluralized. I can see how you meant to imply "any balanced maps for 8-12 players" but I think it was poorly contextualized, not poorly read. ;-)
I don't think the rest of the points have much difference compared to normal Dom. As you said, just look at Warcry for an example of that.
The solution to this isn't to ditch the rand concept, but to try to pare down the outliers and get some more modding solutions for balance.
Artifacts serves as an excellent example of what can go wrong in a game, and I think making light of the fact that it "shouldn't exist" is giving up a valuable milestone.
I agree with you on LAND, the map is too big and the player skill too divergent, but again, this is a problem with normal dom as well. The playskill question is also not magically solved with diplo, as weaker players often make incredibly BAD diplomatic plays.
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