Re: Olympia - Time for G2?

From: Rob Rodgers <rrodgers@unex.ucla.edu>

Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000

morrow@gandalf.rutgers.edu (John Morrow) wrote:
>
>The key to a successful G2 is not that it gives everyone a chance to
>start at the beginning.

I agree.  I was speaking purely from a personal perspective.

>As for roads -- fast travel is BAD.

I don't know what others have asked for, but the feature I'd like to see
added is the ability to BUILD roads as a construction skill. That would
allow a castle owner to build a road network to allow for fast reaction
time to an invastion, whether from Faery or by sea.  There is certainly a
historical basis for this innovation, as well as a gaming one--ever play
Sid Meier's "Civilization" or the "Master of Magic" knockoff?

>What I'd like to know is how many G1 players would jump to G2 and
>*stop playing* in G1 and how many would play both?

Have you noticed that the number of players has stabilized or is even
dropping a little.  Also, I wonder how many of those 175 or so listed are
active.  I know I found a complete little empire that has been completely
abandoned.  What I'm saying is that G1 may already indeed be a virtually
dead game.  I'm having a swell time building my castles and expanding my
(human, unfortunately) army, but I sort of feel like Belgium--I can do as
much of this as I want but the major powers can find me and smash me
whenever they want and there isn't a thing I can do about it.

>The reason I ask
>is that I think that the people who have spent a lot of time on G1
>might get a bit annoyed if everyone jumps to G2 and leaves them in a
>dead game.  One could argue that that is what you get for trying to
>"win" in an "open-ended" game but I'm still curious. :-)

Hang laurels around their necks, then.  The thing they've done is
cooperate too well--if I was in the AOO I would have stabbed at least
somebody in the back by now--otherwise what's the point of having human
opponents.  After all, isn't playing Diplomacy a lot more fun than SEGA?

All of this is MHO, of course, and I AM a relative newcomer.  I gather
from Rich's recent reply to this thread that he will be starting G2 soon.
I know I'll jump, and to be honest I hope the whole AOO does too.  Then
if I come out on top I'll know I really acomplished something on a level
playing field.

Rob

References

Re: Olympia - Time for G2?
morrow@gandalf.rutgers.edu (John Morrow)
Tue, 26 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Olympia - Time for G2?
Rob Rodgers <rrodgers@unex.ucla.edu>
Mon, 25 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Olympia - Time for G2?
morrow@gandalf.rutgers.edu (John Morrow)
Tue, 26 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Olympia - Time for G2?
Rob Rodgers <rrodgers@unex.ucla.edu>
Mon, 25 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000