Re: Olympia and Game Theory (LONG)

From: cedman@phoenix.princeton.edu (Carl F. Edman)

Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000

In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.951020103700.11200C-100000@eniac>,
Deric Elkins  <delkins@eniac> wrote:
> It is a _lot_ easier to get a castle and some land than it is to get safe
> access to Faerie.  Also, a castle does not allow quick travel to and from
> every contenent in the game.  Finally, I do not believe that it is
> possible to teleport troops directly into Faerie like it is to a castle
> (making sneak attacks far less likely).

Now, why don't you go and build a castle in faerie so we can test that ?
Decessim has dragons, will travel.  :)

Seriously, one of the many flaws in the current combat system is that
walls are virtually irrelevant to dragons.  Whether BtA teleports them
into the castle or to a noble outside really doesn't matter as far as
combat outcome is concerned.  I only teleport them in for dramatic
effect.  If you teleport men though, walls can matter.

> I am not faulting the players for taking advantage of the way Faerie
> works (I'd do the same).  However, I would have to agree that it is _way_
> too nice as it exsists now.

Actually I agree.  Faerie, Hades and Teleport Item have obsoleted
geography for the AOO.  The former two should be drastically changed.  My
favorite way to fix the latter would be to give reasonable weights to high
combat value creatures i.e. 2500 or so for dragons.  That way teleporting
men becomes an option again and it becomes at least in principle possible
for a medium sized power to defend itself against teleports.

Carl Edman

References

Re: Olympia and Game Theory (LONG)
whalen@stromboli.usc.edu (Tim Whalen)
Wed, 18 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Olympia and Game Theory (LONG)
srt@sun-dimas.aero.org (Scott Turner)
Wed, 18 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Olympia and Game Theory (LONG)
Deric Elkins <delkins@eniac>
Fri, 20 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000