MP Chronicles_EA: Second-pass Signup and Discussion

Baalz · #1 March 16th, 2009, 01:56 PM

I would like to politely request that an effort be made to keep the game on track. We're about a week and a half since the last turn, and 4 months(!) since people signed up while we're only on turn 10. Big breaks tend to derail games as people loose interest and have other things come up in life. Stales suck, but there's not really many reasonable reasons not to take 5 minutes to handle the critical parts of your turn, we're not even out of year one yet.

Again, don't want to sound like a jerk, just a gentle reminder that pacing is an important part of the fun of the game.

Darkwind · #2 March 16th, 2009, 03:20 PM

First--why'd you have to go, BigandScary (well, I already know, but still)? I'll miss your, well, your prologue I guess.

Also, I agree with Baalz--this game was supposed to be slow originally, but at this point it's getting a bit (only a bit! We're not at the 'laugh-at-a-decade-from-now' or 'try-desperately-to-forget-ever-happened' stage yet) comical. At this stage (for me at least) doing my turn and writing a huge, giant story (the kind I'm prone to posting) could probably take at most three hours, and that's for a really big story with a writer's block larger than Austria.

Edit: Also trying not to sound like a douche. Hopefully I succeeded.

Baalz · #3 March 26th, 2009, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Baalz

I would like to politely request that an effort be made to keep the game on track. We're about a week and a half since the last turn, and 4 months(!) since people signed up while we're only on turn 10. Big breaks tend to derail games as people loose interest and have other things come up in life. Stales suck, but there's not really many reasonable reasons not to take 5 minutes to handle the critical parts of your turn, we're not even out of year one yet.

Again, don't want to sound like a jerk, just a gentle reminder that pacing is an important part of the fun of the game.

I'm having trouble understanding this delay. It's been 10 days since I posted this, is this game dead? I think it may be even if it resumes this second....

Darkwind · #4 March 26th, 2009, 12:20 PM

The game is set to resume today, I think. The whole people-dropping-out thing, plus the Llamaserver going crazy, was quite a bit.

Plus, Ruminant never managed to get those two subs he (?) needed. So yeah, this game is in fairly dire straits right now.

Edit: Hmm, it was due for today yesterday I think, but now it's due for Saturday.

Ruminant · #5 March 28th, 2009, 08:34 AM

Terribly sorry for the delay.

I'd like you all to welcome Agarthan Raider, our new sub for C'tis! Three cheers for him

I will be taking over Pangaea for now. As soon as Raider sends me his email address the game will be back on track.

Darkwind · #6 March 28th, 2009, 08:36 AM

Three cheers for C'tissian Raider of Agartha (or is it Agarthan Raider of C'tis?

)!

Hopefully no one else has dropped out after this long wait

Ruminant · #7 March 30th, 2009, 11:27 AM

Alright, soon as me and Raider finish our turns the game is back on. Hope the break hasn't left any of you too dispirited

Ruminant · #8 March 30th, 2009, 05:21 PM

Story up for Pangaea, by the way

I think this sabbatical was exactly what I needed to let my creative juices marinate for a while.