"A Song of Ice and Fire", veterans-only game, MA. In progress, midgame...

[Corwin]

Originally Posted by Lingchih

Hey, don't mind me and my timer posts. I'm well known for them. I check and see that 3 hours are left. I go watch a game on TV and drink a few beers, and when I come back, if it has been extended, I tend to do a rant.

Heh.

[Calahan]

Linglich #5 rules the interweb.

[Corwin]

Ok, I've just bumped timer by 48 hours, since Ermor is missing and is about to stall.

As I said earlier, Executor has been moving to a new place and won't have an internet connection right after the move. I want to give him some time to settle and sort out his ISP. (meanhile I am trying to get in touch in him to find out what his situation is)

I think we should give him more time to sort out his connection troubles over the weekend, that's why I've bumped the timer. It would be a pity to lose a good player because of things beyond his control. If he won't appear by Monday, I think we should pause the game and look for a replacement. Ermor is in a strong position, so I hopefully we will be able to find a good vet replacement quickly.

In other news - I will be out in the country for a first week of September. (Going to the Burning Man festival in Nevada, and they don't have internet in the middle of the desert ) If we could pause the game for that period it would be great. Of course I will make sure to submit the turn right before I leave and will make my new turn the moment I come back. Would you guys be ok with it?

[DrPraetorious]

This is okay as long as it doesn't extend for two more days after this. Delays of more than 4 days, at least in non-team games, really kill my incentive to stay interested. It completely killed me in Countdown I just couldn't move myself to keep caring after a certain point.

If Ermor can't be contacted, we either need to let him stale or find a temporary sub. Not Callahan (he's too good.) Someone else.

[Lingchih]

Burning Man, really? You gdamn hippie.

[Corwin]

Originally Posted by Lingchih

Burning Man, really? You gdamn hippie.

Thank you Ling. I think this was the first time in my life I was called a hippie. I am honored.

Although frankly these days the price of Burning Man tickets and the cost of transportation and accomodations in the Black Rock desert put the whole BM experience beyond the price range of most real hippies. I've been there 4 times and I would say that most of the visitors of BM are more like yuppies playing at being hippies. But they are having a lot of fun while doing it.

[Lingchih]

Well, the modern day equivalent to a hippie.

[Corwin]

Ok guys, it looks like Executor is not coming back, he probably does not have internet connection in his new place yet, and it is unknown when he will get it. So I am going to make a post for looking for a new player to take over Ermor. Since Ermor is a leader in number of provinces and is in a very strong position overall I hope we will find a good sub quickly.

If any of you know of a good and veteran player you might recommend to fill this slot please recruit him and let him know.

[Lingchih]

Shame to lose Ermor. But, at some point, one needs to just move on. Subs are tough to find these days. If one cannot be found, well, let's just have someone set him to AI. AI setters are easy to find. It's been what? A week since last hosting?

[DrPraetorious]

+1. I hate for this thing to end by default, but if he vanishes from the face of the earth we're all going to lose interest.

However, as an alternative, I'd propose that we let him stale once (hosting now) and then give it another 72 hrs before we do anything drastic?

Originally Posted by Lingchih

Shame to lose Ermor. But, at some point, one needs to just move on. Subs are tough to find these days. If one cannot be found, well, let's just have someone set him to AI. AI setters are easy to find. It's been what? A week since last hosting?