MP: Primordial Cake - [Game In Progress]

[Admiral_Aorta]

i'm not in this game but HoleyDooley you're being a textbook 'wanker', put some effort into the goddamn game for longer before you quit. thanks

[YellowCactus]

Heheh....Drama!

[YellowCactus]

You know....Dominions is a unique experience. I'm an inconsistant, mid-level player, so don't take my opinion too seriously.

When I start a game, wars happen. In the middle of the game...wars happen. In the end of the game...I know when the wars are fun and when they are just work.

HD simmed the early game of Prime Cupcakes. Then he took out a neighbor. We're at around turn 70 and he doesn't feel confident about the future.

Don't brow beat the man. He's played every turn. Go pick on someone less active!

[AreaOfEffect]

Nobody should be made to feel as though they must commit large amounts of time or have to play to their fullest, especially when the game gets demanding. You may disagree because it skews your opinion of the game balance, but its still a game. We come here to have fun.

HoleyDooley is struggling with the odds being stacked against him, which is actually harder to battle because certain statistics are apparently a known factor. There are multiple armies and combatants coming in from multiple angles and thinking with multiple minds. I'm fighting two other nations at the same time in another game, and though I'm larger then both combined, its very time consuming to hash out a plan that doesn't leave me second guessing my moves five minutes later. Even without the second guessing it takes time. A substantial amount of time in fact.

I don't need my players being hounded about their legitimate concerns, especially by those who have no vested interest in the game.

I'm adding 12 hours to the turn cycle to give our players with vast armies (and vast opposition) more time. Please let me know if 60 hours is not enough or if particular turns need more time.

[revenant2]

Originally Posted by AreaOfEffect

Nobody should be made to feel as though they must commit large amounts of time or have to play to their fullest, especially when the game gets demanding. You may disagree because it skews your opinion of the game balance, but its still a game. We come here to have fun.

HoleyDooley is struggling with the odds being stacked against him, which is actually harder to battle because certain statistics are apparently a known factor. There are multiple armies and combatants coming in from multiple angles and thinking with multiple minds. I'm fighting two other nations at the same time in another game, and though I'm larger then both combined, its very time consuming to hash out a plan that doesn't leave me second guessing my moves five minutes later. Even without the second guessing it takes time. A substantial amount of time in fact.

I don't need my players being hounded about their legitimate concerns, especially by those who have no vested interest in the game.

I'm adding 12 hours to the turn cycle to give our players with vast armies (and vast opposition) more time. Please let me know if 60 hours is not enough or if particular turns need more time.

Thanks for adding more time to the clock; my mind was about ready to explode with all craziness over the past couple of turns.

Can we add another 5-hours to the clock? I can only take my turns in the depths of the night in Pacific time, and this will effectively give me another day to scheme properly.

[AreaOfEffect]

The turn has been postponed by 5 hours as requested by Rev.

[Groundworm]

I agree with what AoE said about the difficulty of committing to the endgame. I'm in another game (Smiting_Season) as Marignon. I'm very big... I don't have the most provinces, but my armies are huge, full of quality troops, and backed by vast numbers of mages. I have control of all 4 globals currently up, including Arcane Nexus. I'm under attack by Gath and Patala, both of whom are also huge, with huge (though largely inferior) armies. It's turn 84. I've managed to take about 2 turns in the last 3 weeks or so because the amount of time it takes to deal with everything going on is tremendous. The same can be said for the mental energy it takes to script that many mages, deal with that many SCs, and counter that many armies. It's also demoralizing because I'm falling slowly to attrition- I just can't protect as many provinces as I have from as many armies as I'm being attacked with.

I really want to be more active in the game, but I understand where HD is coming from- this game is one of the best I've ever played, ever... but at some point the endgame does become more work than fun.

[AreaOfEffect]

Oh, and before I forget (again). Ashix has said that if there is any nation that needs a sub then they would want to stand in. This way they can learn more from seeing how other people play their nations. Its a good idea, in my opinion, for a new players in general.

That said, they subbed for Utgard a turn or so ago and I failed to announce the changeover. My bad.

[AreaOfEffect]

Attack Large Monsters. I should have seen that coming.

[Jolly Roger]

I´ll be on vacation until the 22nd. However Agartha is defeated already,
so please continue. I´ve given all orders for the next turns.

Cheers, Klaus