We want players for epic RP PBW game!

AMF · #1 January 6th, 2004, 05:22 PM

This game is starting ASAP, shooting for the end of the week. Full details at "001 Ultimate Game" on PBW.

It is an epic, large scale, RP emphasized DevNullMod PBW game with 5000 point races and a map designed by a neutral third party specifically for RP emphasis.

I recently took over as game host, and am going to start the game by the end of the week (unless someone makes prior arrangements with me) but I would very much like to get more players. As soon as you join, I'll approve you. I am very quick with turning around that sort of stuff, so I don't think it should be a problem to get the game started by the end of the week even with new players (provided you get your EMPfiles to me ASAP).

This promises to be a very fun game and, as an overly conscientous game host, I can fairly promise you won't be dissappointed. Go now, join, and I'll approve you immediately!

And note: being an RP game certainly does not mean "no combat"

Join! The more the merrier!

thanks,

Alarik

Fyron · #2 January 6th, 2004, 06:38 PM

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map designed by a neutral third party specifically for RP emphasis.

What exactly does that mean?

I see the black list was dropped...

Why is it at a maximum number of players, yet you are asking for more to join? You might want to get a PBW admin to increase the number (since the game host can not if the game is full, unless he is a player and drops out to increase the number, then joins again).

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Trading techs is disallowed. (However, trading ships is quite alright, and what you do with them after you get them is up to you

All that does is prevent you from trading theoretical techs, of which there are not many. All you have to do is exchange a single BSY with the trading partner, and you can trade hulls designed to be analyzed without having to take any time to travel. You can still get techs from analyzing even if you do not have the prereqs, though you will not be able to research them further until you get the prereqs. Just food for thought.

[ January 06, 2004, 16:41: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

AMF · #3 January 6th, 2004, 06:50 PM

Well, I asked that the map have "interesting stellar phenoms" and some number of super long-range Warp points. I think these both add flavor and the latter adds some measure of "strategic" systems that, ideally, will take on RP aspects ("The Exiles of Kor control the jump-6 route to the Beta Cluster, so we've got to be deal with their wacked out philosophical musings every time we go through there.."). Maybe wishful thinking. I have no idea what "interesting stellar phenomena" the map builder put in, but he assures me it is interesting and new.

Hmmm.. the black list. I just edited it out I guess. The second person blacklisted was listed as BLed "becuase [the former host] can" which was fine, but I'm the host now so I didn't feel comfortable with that reasoning. And I don't think the other player is joining anyways, so it was moot to have them listed also.

I have increased the max number of players. That was an omission on my part.

Yeah, the trading ships thing is problematic. I'll bring it up to the other players about outlawing that too perhaps. But I didn't want to change things willy-nilly (more than I had, at least) since the game was started with those aspects as listed. Didn't want to change the "ground rules" after people had joined with them already set up.

So....wanna join?

thanks,

Alarik

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:

quote:
map designed by a neutral third party specifically for RP emphasis.

What exactly does that mean?

I see the black list was dropped...

Why is it at a maximum number of players, yet you are asking for more to join? You might want to get a PBW admin to increase the number (since the game host can not if the game is full, unless he is a player and drops out to increase the number, then joins again).

Quote:

Trading techs is disallowed. (However, trading ships is quite alright, and what you do with them after you get them is up to you

All that does is prevent you from trading theoretical techs, of which there are not many. All you have to do is exchange a single BSY with the trading partner, and you can trade hulls designed to be analyzed without having to take any time to travel. You can still get techs from analyzing even if you do not have the prereqs, though you will not be able to research them further until you get the prereqs. Just food for thought.

geoschmo · #4 January 6th, 2004, 07:09 PM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
You might want to get a PBW admin to increase the number (since the game host can not if the game is full, unless he is a player and drops out to increase the number, then joins again).

FYI, I know this isn't a problem now in this game, but if you have a game where this happens the PBW admins can't do anything other then kick a player and then reassign him after the number has been increased, same as the game owner. No need to contact us for this one.

Geoschmo

Fyron · #5 January 6th, 2004, 07:22 PM

Oh. I thought they could manually increase the number. Oh well.

AMF · #6 January 6th, 2004, 07:29 PM

Um, I did manully increase the number of players to 20.

In any case, we're getting away from the main point

which is...

Come join the 001 Ultimate Game on PBW!!!!!

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Oh. I thought they could manually increase the number. Oh well.

Fyron · #7 January 6th, 2004, 07:30 PM

I was talking about PBW admins...

Hmm... you got lucky then. I have never been able to increase the number of players once the max has been reached.

AMF · #8 January 6th, 2004, 07:37 PM

Well the game hasn't started yet, I was under the impression that you could set it up to 20 until the game started...

So...it sounds like you're intrigued by this game. Intrigued enough to join?

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
I was talking about PBW admins...

Hmm... you got lucky then. I have never been able to increase the number of players once the max has been reached.

Fyron · #9 January 6th, 2004, 07:44 PM

Lets rephrase... I have always been unable to increase the maximum players for a game (say, 10 max players) when the game was full (say, 10/10 players). I have always had to kick a player to get it unfull before I could increase the maximum player number.

No, not intrigued enough to join. I am tired of the stock game, and Devnull is not very different. Just a few new toys and a few tweaks. Mostly the same old imbalances.

AMF · #10 January 6th, 2004, 07:48 PM

Well, I'm not sure why I was able to do it, then.

In any case, I know you aren't gonna join judging from other Posts of yours. Jaded indeed!

But to all others: join the 001 Ultimate Game on PBW now! :::insert sound of hypnotism taking place::: you must join 001 Ultimate...must join...must join...

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Lets rephrase... I have always been unable to increase the maximum players for a game (say, 10 max players) when the game was full (say, 10/10 players). I have always had to kick a player to get it unfull before I could increase the maximum player number.

No, not intrigued enough to join. I am tired of the stock game, and Devnull is not very different. Just a few new toys and a few tweaks. Mostly the same old imbalances.

[ January 06, 2004, 17:53: Message edited by: alarikf ]