MP: NewbsGoneWild: Uninhibited amateur action! [Quell wins]

[Admiral_Aorta]

Still no sign of TNN, you guys must be really beating on him.

[krpeters]

And I decided to go easy on him and pound on Pythium instead. Oh well.

[iRFNA]

Did TNN stale the last turn?

[Quell]

Yeah, he did

[iRFNA]

Hey, Cerlin, if you're still reading this thread. Ya, it sucks, you got hinnomed. Greater men have fell to lesser things. But there's always another game, and people really appreciate those who play to the bitter end. Personally, when I lose (ok so that's one whopping time but this is a god damn newbie game so what do you expect) I just try to **** over the next best competition to whoever ruined my day by sending gems, trying for a last crippling strike (ok i only wish i could have done that but i got totally raped), whatever. Or just die with grace, or just barely put up a fight and hit end turn. Whatever. But people still really appreciate that, and it's better than getting a reputation as someone who flakes out as soon as they lose a battle. So use whatever crazy glitter fairy troops you have and sneak around and screw someone over or whatever. I dunno, maybe I'm kinda drunk. But still, don't just stale out, remember that there are 8 other people playing this game!

[Admiral_Aorta]

I hope this isn't going to be a trend, going AI is the coward's way out, even if you are getting eaten by Hinnom. Perhaps we should pledge not to go AI if we're losing?

[freepower]

I wish I felt like the unstoppable death machine people are claiming I am. :P

Hinnom is a friendly neighbour with a big appetite, but he keeps his NAPs.

[Gandalf Parker]

Actually the game can have a "players cannot go AI" lock on it.
Its one of the choices of the person running the game can add to the game settings. If a player goes AI it stops everything and gives the person running the game a chance to back out of it to get a sub instead, or allow it to go thru.

[iRFNA]

Ya, I didn't pick that option to save you at least some of the micromanagement troubles. I figure that, with a good faith system, someone will only go AI when they are truly and utterly doomed. So that it won't make much of a difference whether there is a player at the helm or not. Whether or not that is the case, I have no idea.

Obviously, I'd prefer that people play to the bitter end. It's what I intend to do. And I think all the current players have been fairly active in this thread, and that bodes well on the whole "bailing for no reason" front. I'll just say again like I did earlier, if you want to quit but there may somehow be something to salvage, say so in the thread and let me find a sub!

[freepower]

Hehe, Cerlin's not making a hash of fighting to the bitter end anyway. XD