MP 'Stillborn Noobs' Running - Page 9

aaminoff · #81 June 19th, 2011, 10:00 AM

I don't think Marcel posted anywhere looking for a sub. Unfortunately, since Marcel owns this thread, we can not change the first post or the thread title (eg, to "Stillborn noobs - looking for a sub").

It probably makes sense for Tratorix to post in the looking for players thread. Tratorix could also create a new thread for this game and put a link to it here, and perhaps we could get Marcel to edit the first post to point to the new thread.

I have the feeling that the most important skill a game admin needs is fluency with forums. The ability to write clear, effective, and polite forum messages.

tratorix · #82 June 19th, 2011, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by aaminoff

I don't think Marcel posted anywhere looking for a sub. Unfortunately, since Marcel owns this thread, we can not change the first post or the thread title (eg, to "Stillborn noobs - looking for a sub").

It probably makes sense for Tratorix to post in the looking for players thread. Tratorix could also create a new thread for this game and put a link to it here, and perhaps we could get Marcel to edit the first post to point to the new thread.

I have the feeling that the most important skill a game admin needs is fluency with forums. The ability to write clear, effective, and polite forum messages.

I'm going to create a thread looking for a sub and hold the game until we find one, if we don't find a sub within 72 hours, I'll be looking for suggestions of how to proceed, as playing with the AI really isn't an option for how this game is set up.

kuketski · #83 June 20th, 2011, 01:22 AM

oh! looks like turn resending is back on line!

aaminoff · #84 June 23rd, 2011, 08:58 AM

Well, unfortunately, it seems like in a week we have had no nibbles of folks interested in subbing.

I can imagine continuing this game as a training excercise. Setting Pangaea to AI is a bad idea, but we could just allow Pan to sit where they are and agree that nobody can attack their territory, or not until 10 turns from now or something. I am not sure whether the way Pan expanded means that one of team 2 or 3 is greatly advantaged by that solution.

Or, here's a wacky idea. Teams 2 and 3 bid numbers of provinces to take from Pan. Whoever bids lowest gets a NAP with Machaka for some number of turns or something like that. What I mean is, one team gets a bunch of provinces, the other gets an ally. The whole thing sunsets after a certain number of turns and then it is a free for all.

aaminoff · #85 June 24th, 2011, 09:13 PM

I talked to my RL friend Dean, and he may be interested in subbing into Pan. Could we delay the turn a couple more days so he can possibly get up to speed?

tratorix · #86 June 24th, 2011, 11:11 PM

I set it ahead 48 hours more. If he needs more time, message me, but if it turns out he can't do it we will have to go forward with the AI.

tratorix · #87 June 27th, 2011, 07:44 PM

Everyone welcome drchung who will be taking over for pangaea. I'm going to postpone the turn another 24 hours so he can get caught up.

drchung · #88 June 28th, 2011, 09:46 AM

Hi all! I'll be subbing in for Pangeae, and just popping in here to say hi. I'll be sending in a gratuitous RP post soon to explain the change of management.

As long as it is ok with aaminoff and everyone else, I'll be deferring most diplomacy for our side to him for a while as I figure out how to integrate the game to rl (this is my first MP dominion game).

aaminoff · #89 June 28th, 2011, 07:55 PM

Awesome!

Marcel was doing much negotiating before he left. I will try to review where things were at and pick up diplomatic threads over the next day or two.

I suppose we may have a delay anyway while llamaserver gets patched.

- Alex

drchung · #90 June 28th, 2011, 11:07 PM

Orpheus gently roused from his slumber, ready to reap the rewards planted long ago. He stretched his mind out to survey his domain and everything appeared to be going as planned.

The push of the forest folk into a new age, the capture of the Pans, the bargain with Sargei, all was as forethought. Yet slowly, he noticed that something was amiss. The armorers were going about their business, but there was something oddly empty about their actions, so he probed their minds.

There was... nothing. No... wait... there was something in the oblivion of his subjects shattered sentience. And ... it ... was... overwhelming...

In a panic, Orpheus fought to safeguard his mind, but he could feel his spark ebbing. In a panic, he thoughtcast to the only one that he thought could save him.

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Far away, Sagei, Lord of Near and Close, felt a desparate plea-- and then nearly that same moment an alien stillness. Then finally a feeling.

His old friend Orpheus was no more. Somehow, the forest that he had molded in his image had claimed him. It was alive in action, each being alive with only an animal passion and without intellect. The order in chaos, the discipline of play, and the vitality of death, it wanted (if that is the right word) only to grow, to seethe, to be in this world.

Sagei pondered on this, and came to an understanding with it. After all, their goals were not in opposition.