is there a thread on proportions

[Fyron]

Originally posted by PvK:
Fryon, again it seems like you're just ignoring or not understanding what I said, even though I've now responded twice (not counting the summary dismissal).

No, I understand what you posted perfectly well. Those modes of play just aren't very appealing. I do not want the AI to ever play a turn for my empire. I don't want to go have ludicrously high planet values either. I don't want to play on really small maps with 10 (or even 5) HWs, of any type, Proportions or unmodded. None of these fall under the Category of "general PBW use", which is what I said Proportions was not very good for. They fall under "specialty PBW games" because of the odd features (well, 10 HWs isn't quite odd, but 10 Proportions HWs is). Proportions as it is meant to be played (1 HW, normal planet values, that sort of thing) creates games that need many times the number of turns that a normal PBW game needs, and this is what I said was bad for PBW games.

I think the crux of the problem is that you are interpreting "not good for general PBW use" as "not in any way shape or form good for PBW, period". This is not what I meant, nor what I said.

[ April 09, 2003, 01:07: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]