OT: An Existential Dilemma

Kel · #1 May 25th, 2004, 05:18 AM

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Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:

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Originally posted by Zapmeister:

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Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
You cannot be totally anonymous on the net.

I don't believe there is any way you can prove to me that Gandalf/Norfleet/Zen/Annette/... and myself are not the only two people in the forum.
Really pushing on the existential thing huh?

If he was really being existential he would have said that there is no way to prove that *he* isn't the only one here

- Kel

PvK · #2 May 25th, 2004, 05:23 AM

While it is true that we could all be Norfleet, it is perhaps more likely that you can win Dominions II against full Impossible AI's on the Aran map while forcing yourself to only fight using Gift of Reason-ed tainted Blood Slave units. It's possible. Just not very likely.

PvK

HotNifeThruButr · #3 May 25th, 2004, 06:09 AM

Well, everyone here might be Norfleet, but I'm really PvK

JK

quantum_mechani · #4 May 25th, 2004, 06:09 AM

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Originally posted by PvK:
While it is true that we could all be Norfleet, it is perhaps more likely that you can win Dominions II against full Impossible AI's on the Aran map while forcing yourself to only fight using Gift of Reason-ed tainted Blood Slave units.

PvK

Wait... you still need someone to cast GoR and blood hunt

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Jack Simth · #5 May 25th, 2004, 06:47 AM

He said "...only fight using..." - he allows for using other things for other purposes, apparently.

quantum_mechani · #6 May 25th, 2004, 06:54 AM

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Originally posted by Jack Simth:
He said "...only fight using..." - he allows for using other things for other purposes, apparently.

Well, I suppose 'fight' is a bit ambiguous, you might not be able to avoid having them in a battle at some point. And what about spells; is casting seeking arrow fighting?

[ May 25, 2004, 05:55: Message edited by: quantum_mechani ]

PvK · #7 May 25th, 2004, 07:13 AM

Jack Simth is correct. I said only fight with them, but not to the exclusion of doing other things besides fighting.

You could, for example, blood hunt and lead slaves into battle for them to get hurt so they can become units so you can GoR them. If you take the challenge hyper-literally (as I expect everyone-is-Norfleet conspirators would want to), then one of the hard parts is actually getting any blood slave units, since I think you need to get them hurt, yet win the battle... not sure about that. You might be able to have them run away and end up as units back in an adjacent province.

Spells and items for the GoR'd ex-blood slaves would be allowed, and even mages casting buff spells on them. Seeking Arrow and such are grey areas. It would still be a massive accomplishment with them, but without them, it would be so much greater.

It does sort of beg the question of a seemingly-easier sub-problem, though, huh? Can you win without any fighting units? Again, legal questions abound, such as Ghost Riders, the Admiral, etc.

That doesn't really have the same panache as GoR'ing blood slaves to SC status and relying on massive amounts of luck and finesse, however.

PvK