Re: Olympia: What is to be done?

From: desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)

Date: Fri, 01 Dec 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Mark Hendrickson <eahg128@taurus.oac.uci.edu> writes:
> But it's an open game, so you want to turn it into a closed game &
> declare the world "over" so you can hold onto your well-earned
> bragging rights.

I don't think most AOO players want to do that.

> But you can't do that, so instead you're trying to persuade us that the
> game is actually over in order to present Rich & the rest of us with
> a fait accompli--if we all quit believing that the game is over, Rich'll
> have to shut G1 down.

I don't think most AOO players want that either.

> At the same time, however, some of you think this fait accompli
> mightn't work & want to keep playing Olympia.  These people apparently
> want to remain in their same monotonous position of supreme dominance.

I do think most AOO players want to be stronger rather than weaker.
That's mostly how they got to be stronger.  I don't think many of them
are likely to voluntarily just drop most of what they have to create a
level playing field.

> But if you want to have tougher opponents in G1 you really should
> break up the dream team.  If this were a closed game I would congradulate
> you on the formation of your alliance.  But it's not & I think you quite
> foolish for holding onto the AOO as it is.

You have suggested this more than once, but no one has taken much notice
because it's really not feasible.  For 70 turns I've been sharing
everything I have, every piece of information, every resource I acquire
with many other players.  There's no effective way to dismantle that
structure without some completely artificial division of resources.  Do
I get someone else's powerful mage to give me back all of the aura items
I gave to make him more powerful?  Do I have to pay him back for the
things he did for me?

I suppose it would be possible, for example, for the AOO to split into
two "teams", add up all of our resources, split them down the middle,
assign everything to one team or the other, and then "fight it out" head
to head.  Personally that is of no interest to me and I doubt to anyone
else.  It's just too arbitrary and artificial.  What's the difference
between that and starting a new game?

David desJardins
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References

Olympia - Time for G2?
Rob Rodgers <rrodgers@unex.ucla.edu>
Mon, 25 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Olympia: What is to be done?
Mark Hendrickson <eahg128@taurus.oac.uci.edu>
Wed, 29 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0000