Acouchi - MA game for new players (full)

Saxon · #1 May 18th, 2008, 08:52 AM

I would prefer not to. The turns are already dragging a fair bit and longer waits would make it worse. I was going to suggest that one weekend we try and do two turns, if everyone was around.

However, I think I am already out voted!

Ylvali · #2 May 18th, 2008, 03:30 PM

My feeling is that I�m starting to feel stressed about getting my turns in. At least for me there is huge micromanagement and I feel I can�t relax enough to have fun and make creative strategies and so on. I�d also like to roleplay more and that takes some time as well. (We could still try to submit our turns as soon as possible, but it would take away the pressure.)

I�m still having great fun though! This game has been a real eye opener for me so far.

And I really appreciate the atmosphere, no metagaming or bad vibes at all! (Something I can�t always say about the other games I joined)

I�ll wait for a few more comments before changing the timer.

Saxon · #3 June 17th, 2008, 01:35 AM

I have not heard anything back from Ylvali. Has anyone heard from her? If we do not hear something soon and she keeps staling, we are going to have to make a decision about contacting llamabeast regarding the admin of the game and how to handle Pythium. If we leave the nation to stale, it will unbalance the game.

Any thoughts?

Piggles · #4 June 17th, 2008, 01:57 AM

Hey guys. I just got the game recently and I'm eager to sink my teeth into MP. If you guys are having trouble finding a sub, I'd be happy to jump in.

Darkstone · #5 June 17th, 2008, 02:47 PM

Well, since as far as I can tell, Ylvali hasn't signed on the forum for 2 weeks, and thus hasn't showed up to explain the situation... it looks like we really don't have any choice but to ask for subs.

The other players should chime in with their opinions as well.

(We should probably put the hosting of the game on pause, until this is resolved.)

Btw, thanks for the offer Piggles, we may have to take you up on it. Also, welcome to the forum.

Edit:
I've sent a PM to llamabeast to resolve the lack of admin situation, which means I'll likely be the next one.

Darkstone · #6 June 17th, 2008, 03:06 PM

Alright, I've postponed the game for 24h while we resolve this.

Piggles · #7 June 17th, 2008, 05:34 PM

All right, I sent a PM to Darkstone with my e-mail address. I'm still quite new, and probably at least as clueless as many of you were when this game first started, so I'll try to keep pythium intact at least long enough for her enemies to get an honest whack at her.

It sounded like Ylvali had a lot going on, so I'm going to have to get to work!

If Ylvali wants to take over again, just let me know and I'll turn things over. I just wanted to see what the later stages of MP games looked like. I feel like that'll help prepare me for what to expect when I start my first brand new MP game.

Saxon · #8 July 1st, 2008, 06:47 AM

I had heard the death bless applies on attack spells, but had not heard about it with rituals. It is hard to tell the impact in the game, as the opponent isn�t usually keen on telling you just how bad you hurt him!

As for announcing you are dropping out, I agree it would be polite to let others know. I was impressed at how meister_miagi stuck it out with R�lyeh, even when in an impossible spot.

I suspect this is a common problem, especially with new players, as the time commitment involved in a game is big. Further, one can know they are in deep trouble for a long time before actively being knocked out. At 72 hour turns, it is only 10 turns a month.

Saxon · #9 June 30th, 2008, 07:46 AM

Ulm staled again, I have not heard anything.

SSJ, I found the death blessing very helpful against Karim's early rush, but only mildly useful otherwise. I had taken it to be thematic and in a rush to get the pretender in. Not sure I would go with it again. Have you found it interesting?

Also, on the stealthy astral, it is a nasty idea. Against a nation like Piggles, who have astral all over their national mages, one expects it, but against some other nation, it could make a mess of things. Of course, with the Chalice, it is not such a big deal in this game for me...

sansanjuan · #10 June 30th, 2008, 02:38 PM

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Saxon said:
Ulm staled again, I have not heard anything.

SSJ, I found the death blessing very helpful against Karim's early rush, but only mildly useful otherwise. I had taken it to be thematic and in a rush to get the pretender in. Not sure I would go with it again. Have you found it interesting?

Also, on the stealthy astral, it is a nasty idea. Against a nation like Piggles, who have astral all over their national mages, one expects it, but against some other nation, it could make a mess of things. Of course, with the Chalice, it is not such a big deal in this game for me...

Sax,
There were tested reports in some forum thread that the death bless transferred to ritual attacks if you had the ritual caster wear a Shroud of "BS"

. I have not seen that antecdotally in my rituals. With D10 carrying a 400% affliction chance I figured many cheap rituals would become devastating. Also late game undead mastery with D10 mage + a couple items would make large late game undead attacks moot (assuming you could get the spell off). I figured at that level it might even work on tarts.

-SSJ