New MP Game - Random, Anonymous, No Diplomacy - Page 40

PashaDawg · #**391** August 27th, 2005, 10:27 AM

Smarty pants!

PashaDawg · #**392** August 28th, 2005, 08:42 PM

Turn 11 is out!

Deadline is Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005 at 9pm EST.

Pasha

PashaDawg · #**393** August 30th, 2005, 08:34 PM

Turn 12 is out.

Deadline is Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005 at 9pm EST.

Thanks.

Hope y'all are having fun!

RonD · #**394** August 30th, 2005, 09:49 PM

We are, but if we tell you about it, we have to kill you.

GriffinOfBuerrig · #**395** August 31st, 2005, 05:31 AM

LOL, yes, ireally have fun, but it is impossible to make here feedback!

PashaDawg · #**396** August 31st, 2005, 08:46 AM

Players can certainly direct comments about their hopes and dreams to the host by email.

The Panther · #**397** August 31st, 2005, 10:20 AM

I did notice the difficulty of not speaking to your neighbors. Diplomacy is so ingrained in Dominions, it is very odd to play a game without it! I keep wanting to write a message to someone or anyone, assuring folks of my peaceful intent.

It is hard to know when a neighbor is being agressive towards you or is just paranoid. Every troop on your border is a suspected part of an invasion army. Every move must be carefully considered. Wars will be frequent, I would expect.

Certainly this is a real change of pace from the usual Dominions fare.

Huntsman · #**398** August 31st, 2005, 04:21 PM

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The Panther said:
I did notice the difficulty of not speaking to your neighbors. Diplomacy is so ingrained in Dominions, it is very odd to play a game without it! I keep wanting to write a message to someone or anyone, assuring folks of my peaceful intent.

It is hard to know when a neighbor is being agressive towards you or is just paranoid. Every troop on your border is a suspected part of an invasion army. Every move must be carefully considered. Wars will be frequent, I would expect.

Certainly this is a real change of pace from the usual Dominions fare.

Absolutely!

This is my 2nd "no diplo" game and it's very nerve-racking because you have no idea what to expect and there's nothing you can do to sway anybody's opinion/stance/etc when you run into situations that are cause for alarm. You can't just say "Hey, don't worry about my army in Province A because we're just moving to the indie over at B." or "Hey, I'm getting pounded on by Player X who is clearly the biggest threat on the board--could you give me a hand?!"

BTW, if somebody sees my army on their border don't worry! They're just admiring your landscaping....

RonD · #**399** August 31st, 2005, 05:07 PM

I miss the diplomacy side as well. A problem with "regular" MP dom2 is that almost everyone starts out by negotiating NAPs with every neighbor, expands a bit, then races for their endgame strategy.

I wish there was a halfway - but that would take a group change in playstyle.

Goblin · #**400** August 31st, 2005, 07:22 PM

It's a jungle out there...

Goblin.