NGC4 PBW Game News..

[Roanon]

The Mighty Spelunkers, followers of the "Be nice untill you Die" Philosophy have reaped the rewards of divine kindness.

More like "Be quiet until you die" . I would have loved to get answers to my meesages, hear about your motives and desires, and maybe even try to be nice also . It's so difficult to be nice to a race that seems to be hibernating collectively...

But, who wants to be nice when playing SE ? I thought we were competing for the title Evil Overlord of the Galaxy (tm) - never seen something like Nice Overlord of the Galaxy

Thanks for bearing with us, you were a reliable fast player, maybe next time we can be nice to you too !

[Randallw]

I can but say you were my favourite type of neighbour. One who stays on his side of the border . If only more actual allies were like that.

[AMF]

Hmmm...well, we don;t want to conquer the galaxy...we're good neighbors...not ambitious like that...

More like "Be quiet until you die" . I would have loved to get answers to my meesages, hear about your motives and desires, and maybe even try to be nice also . It's so difficult to be nice to a race that seems to be hibernating collectively...

But, who wants to be nice when playing SE ? I thought we were competing for the title Evil Overlord of the Galaxy (tm) - never seen something like Nice Overlord of the Galaxy

Thanks for bearing with us, you were a reliable fast player, maybe next time we can be nice to you too !

[Roanon]

Hmmm...well, we don;t want to conquer the galaxy...we're good neighbors...not ambitious like that...

Yea... standard disclaimer Of course, it's only me - the player - who wants to conquer the galaxy.

First Speaker Roanon of the Primeval Collective is just so compassionate that he wants to give the benefit of his wise rulership to planets whose current leaders obviously lack such a wisdom. Otherwise, he is a nice chap and good neighbor, of course....

[Ruatha]

Should I declare the empire dead?

[David E. Gervais]

Should I declare the empire dead?

hmmm, I have no planets, no ships, and no population,.. hmmmm I think I am dead. so yes you can declare my empire dead.

I joined the game to have fun, and I did. It was not my intent to 'conquor the galaxy' but to see just how long I could Last without being 'agressive'. You might ask 'Why play the game if I had no intention of winning?' Well, For my first PBW with more than one opponent, I think I faired pretty well. After all 5 other empires fell before mine, so I'm not the worst, and now I can strive to be better in my next game.

One thing that was high on my priority list was to try my best to play my turns when I got my e-mail notification. (I didn't want to hinder the pace of the game.) I'm proud to say that on the posting-speed test I've been among the top three for the duration of my time in the game. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that you all were slow, (RL can and does tend to affect the rate of play) I'm just saying that I managed to achieve one of my 'hidden' goals with this game.

I had lots of fun, and I learned a few things. Besides when this game ends and there are 19 loosers I'll be a part of the 'Majority' I like that.

Have a great day, Cheers!

[Ruatha]

I usually try to play "Powerful" but "friendly".

The success at either varies....

[Roanon]

Trying to gain enough power to be able to play friendly is a good choice, I usually do that too . Then I sit back and watch who is starting to behave unfriendly - after all, I didn't build all these shiny fleets to let them stay mothballed forever

[AMF]

Well, actually I never really care much about conquering the galaxy, I play for the roleplaying and political aspects. They're much more fascinating to me. Otherwise, the game really does seem like just an "extremely complex spreadsheet" as someone once said. It's the interaction and the roleplayong that make it interesting for me. So, I stick by my earlier comments: my empires all reflect my personality in games - I take a very non-zero-sum, cooperative approach....of course, I have never "won" a PBW game yet, but that ain't a surprise...

Yea... standard disclaimer Of course, it's only me - the player - who wants to conquer the galaxy.

First Speaker Roanon of the Primeval Collective is just so compassionate that he wants to give the benefit of his wise rulership to planets whose current leaders obviously lack such a wisdom. Otherwise, he is a nice chap and good neighbor, of course....