Casual EA for busy schedules (now underway)

[Immaculate]

One more player... then we can start uploading pretenders.

[Immaculate]

If we don't pick up another player soon i'll just add a few AI players and we can start. For me an AI is still pretty challenging and i guess the same is true for some of the other players so i don't think that will change things too much. if you disagree, speak up (or go snare some other player you think would be into this and trick them into joining).

immac.

[Mardagg]

I would like to play Agartha.
No cbm is fine for me.
No Ais pls.
Those starting near AI are forced to wage early war,since no diplomacy is possible.So,unless playing with lots of AI`s,for which Cradle is too small,this may put only some players at big disadvantage.Not to mention the advantage Ryleh already has being the only Water Nation would be like tripled since the comp cant take care of water nations.

This would be my second Dom3 MP game.Ive won some Dom2 games long time ago,though.

[Immaculate]

Okay, i guess i feel we are ready to start now that we have enough players. We will do so without any AI nations.

I'll give about half a day for others to join if they want to before i set the game up. We'll accept up to two or three more players.

[LDiCesare]

No AI definitely.
My main issue is the victory condition. I'd rather have victory points so the game doesn't drag forever though (1 vp per capital, controlling more than half the vp's).

[Immaculate]

Thats fine with me and if anyone has any objections, lets hear them, otherwise we'll do as LDi suggests.

[Mardagg]

Problem with vp per capital is,that one can see all starting provinces on the map.This takes away some of the exploration part of the game and also favors all nations with early access to spells that attack provinces.
Personally, i am ok with it...but e.g. I can make good use of this very early because i got a scrying site at my capital

[Calahan]

Originally Posted by Mardagg

Problem with vp per capital is,that one can see all starting provinces on the map.This takes away some of the exploration part of the game and also favours all nations with early access to spells that attack provinces.

Just an outsiders opinion, but VP marked capitals also favours rush / strong nations, since they know automatically where their closet neighbours capital is from turn one. So can send the necessary guys in that direction straight away.

I personally don't believe the stronger nations, or indeed the stronger players, should be given any extra help in crushing their closet neighbour. Since in these cases the VP's just turn into a bulls-eye or X, that marks exactly where the juicy treasure is buried.

And while everyone in the game will get the exact same info with regards where the capitals are, some will benefit greatly from it, while others will be severly disadvantaged by it, depending mainly on which nation they are. So it won't be fair info to all. I also think that capital locations is too valuable a piece of info to be given away freely from the start of the game.


Just my thoughts on the subject, but I'm not in the game, so feel free to ignore them and of course, best of luck to everyone with the game.

[GrudgeBringer]

I thinks a consensus will work just fine.

It usually becomes obvious who the top 3 players are soon enough, and eventually it is a pretty sure thing who is going to hammer down the rest.

[LDiCesare]

If no vp, then I'd suggest a province number of half the provinces +1 or 60% of the provinces.