Mega Age II -Kingmaker(Started)

[Meglobob]

Heh, lets not hit bless nations too hard. How many bless nations made it through to the last 10 or so in the last megagame?

Probably best to settle on hard research, it seemed to work out very well in the last megagame.

Are we going for 20 capitals, 1/3 of the total on the map? Or of course as many as anyone can get 1st of May next year.

[Baalz]

I agree with MegloBob, I think this is a paper tiger issue as despite the general sentiment dual bless nations to not dominate games in general, nor the previous mega games with hard research.

[Evilhomer]

The cost of clams was raised the most due to a player in the Mega Age I game being able to wish 5 times per turn before turn 100 was reached.

Stop nerfing my evil Rlyeh strats

On another note I can sign up me and folket (yes we will share one nation between us due to time/internet restrictions)

[Cidi]

Excuse me
Xietor ¿what is your email? I don´t found it

Thanks

[Baalz]

This is awesome that there are so many new guys expanding the community that this game is already got a queue of alts! Very much welcome guys!

@Cidi: if you click on anybody's name it'll bring you to a screen with an option to send a private message to that user.

[Xietor]

Reasoning is a bit flawed on the bless nations. The last megagame is not a great indicator for these reasons:

1. Player skill is not equal

2. Just because the bless nations did not do well over the long haul does not mean they did not kill off their 1st victim rather quickly. Lanka had killed 2-3 nations before he ran into me, and the only reason i stopped him was i was number 4 on his list, and not number 1 or 2.

By the time K attacked me i had several banelords in constr 6 and in some cases 8 gear. EA Mictlan was tearing through
2 nations until both ma ryleh and I lent a hand. 4 against 1 and their triple blessed jags finally were vanquished.

3. LA Ermor and LA Ryleh-the free spawn nations killed off some of the more potent bless nations. And they will not be in this game to eat Niefel giants, vanheims etc(tough prenerf).

So yes, once a nation that has good scales gets its research kicking, it can fight off a good bless nation. It is making it to that point that is hard if you are unlucky and start next to a triple blessed jaguar nation.

That said, we will not nerf in any way the bless nations. I think taking away divine bless would lead to more micromanagement-something a long game certainly needs no more of.

So we will just use the hard research, and maybe a down the road patch for next year's game will have a game option to adjust the research levels by each of the 9 paths, and not just all or nothing.

[Gregstrom]

Could I be put down as an alternate please?

[Xietor]

Kingmaker Cast of Characters(so far)

Kingmaker

1. Xietor
2. Dr. P
3. KristopherO
4. Baalz
5. Indypendant
6. ComTrav
7. Herode
8. Meglobob
9. Zenzei
10. Salamander8
11. Yandav
12. Cupido2
13. Unoptimized
14. Amhazair
15. Twan
16. Bernardo
17. Falkor
18. DonCorazon
19. Zoshan
20. Hoplosternum
21. Slobby
22. Dryaunda
23. Digress
24. Shigure
25. Areaofeffect
26. Hadrian_2
27. Lolomo
28. Chrispedersen
29. Cicadian
30. Lingchih
31. Foodstamp
32. Revolution
33. Fal
34. Admiralzhao
35. Coobe
36. Otthegreat
37. Dedas
38. Tichy
39. Tyrant
40. James243
41. Moderation
42. DaveCG
43. Darkwind
44. Cor2
45. Reay
46. Drake49
47. Mazel
48. Cidi
49. Hellkor
50. Ossa
51. Cleveland
52. Firewalker
53. Jazzepi
54. BigandScary
55. Llamabeast
56. Atul
57. Sum1lost
58. Zeldor(almost missed you!).
59. GWAR
60. Mr. Sparkle

1st alternate- Janim
2nd alternate- seryozha
3rd alternate- baruk
4th alternate- Evilhomer/Folket team
5th alternate Gregstrom

[Amhazair]

Evilhomer said:
On another note I can sign up me and folket (yes we will share one nation between us due to time/internet restrictions)

I hope you make it in. I want my revenge.

[Xietor]

Nations that have had 3 people pick them as their number one:
EA Sauromatia
MA Mictlan

Others are free to select these nations as their number one pick, but it is only a 1 in 3 chance now.

I will roll 2 dice on the morning of May 8 for each player in a "tie." Hopefully I will be able to post race selections by the next morning. I may be sending messages to people to ask them if they are ok with a certain race. But I may not have time.

My main goal is to get each person with a race that is on their list, if at all possible. For those with only 2 races on your list and "I do not really care to play anyone else" I hope you get a good roll on your 2 races. Nothing I can do if you do not. That is the reason we have alternates.

For those who said they will play any race, I will see who is left after the 1st round is done, and see if you have a preference among those races that are left. Though i do believe the pickings will be slim after the 1st round.
With a few exceptions, there has been a pretty good spread
so far of people picking different races.