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Trumanator · #1 February 1st, 2009, 05:06 PM

At least theres going to be an obvious outlet for their disagreement

licker · #2 February 1st, 2009, 11:21 PM

I don't think statttis was taking a side, and I don't see how it makes blood nations more powerful for the reason he gave...

Though it potentially makes blood nations more powerful, but it also makes nations who rely on conjuration/enchantment/construction more powerful.

Basically it makes everyone more powerful, some more than others perhaps, but in the end it's going to come down to if you are lucky enough to find a mega site or not.

Remember it also helps non diverse magic nations in that they are more likely to find a site where they can recruit some different mages.

I slightly prefer upping it, so if you are getting mixed results between 45 and 55 why not pick the middle?

pyg · #3 February 2nd, 2009, 01:24 AM

OK, Yang on! Err, lets all get yanging. The game name ended up being Yanging because it needs 5 whole characters, what? Anyway, the LlamaServer awaits your carefully prepared pretenders.

Status page for reference.

P3D · #4 February 2nd, 2009, 07:14 AM

So,

what should I do to join? Just sending the pretender file to the server is enough?

pyg · #5 February 2nd, 2009, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P3D

So,

what should I do to join? Just sending the pretender file to the server is enough?

Yes, you just mail your .2h pretender file from savedgames/newlords/ to pretenders@llamaserver.net with Yanging as the subject line.

Redeyes · #6 February 2nd, 2009, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by licker

I slightly prefer upping it, so if you are getting mixed results between 45 and 55 why not pick the middle?

Rather not.
0,50 has the highest possible variance in a binominal distribution.
It would be completely opposed to what I want

pyg · #7 February 2nd, 2009, 06:12 PM

The current setting is Magic Sites - 55. I have licker, Redeyes, and Trumanator in favor plus statttis somewhere in between. Only qio and myself were not in favor. 3.5 to 2. Sound OK?

Just waiting on pretenders from Alpine Joe, Redeyes, and statttis, then the game will start.

Trumanator · #8 February 2nd, 2009, 02:20 AM

All will fall before Jormungand, the World Serpent! They will be subjects of the Oreiads and Eunuchs of the Priestesses.

Juffos · #9 February 2nd, 2009, 11:58 AM

True, I have some experience under my belt already, though I wouldn't classify myself as one of the "vets."

Yomi is considered to be one of the less-mighty nations, and I chose them for balance because some of the players in this game probably are playing multiplayer for their first time.

llamabeast · #10 February 2nd, 2009, 06:30 PM

You've been unlucky, pyg, with all the crazy discussion for such a straightforward game! There is not normally such controversy over a game setting. Incidentally, although it is much more common to leave it at the default value, I don't think it really matters what option you go for. You should feel free though, as the game organiser, to be as draconian as you like in going with what you want rather than what your players want.

qjo, please do not go so crazy in future. You say this is not as bad as when you really get flaming - that's not really relevant, your tone was still out of place in a friendly newbie game. Or indeed on this forum in general. This forum is, on the whole, an exceptionally civil place, so you should aim to be more polite than is the norm in some parts of the internet.

Hopefully things will run smoothly from now.