Re: ARENA Restart; Rules Changes

From: brian@majiq.com (Brian Lowrey)

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 16:15:29 +0000

Carl D. Perkins (carl@gergo.tamu.edu) wrote:
: In article <srt.749150362@aerospace.aero.org>, srt@aero.org (Scott 'Dr. Pain' Turner) writes...
: >Summary of Proposed Rule Changes:
: >
: >  * ARENA to run for a fixed time period (2-4 weeks), 1 update per
: >    day.  At end of period, Champion declared and ARENA reset.

: Not sure I like this.

Not sure I like the time limit.  Do like the limit of updates
        per day, but one?  First you send in your character to get a
        list of possible challengers - day one.  Second I send in my
        orders with a list of challenges - day two.  If we cannot
        challenge someone with less wins & I win my first challenge
        and the character I've challenged losses prior to our
        contest coming off, will we still battle?  . . .

: >  * "Challenge +" and "Challenge *" eliminated.  Challenges will be
: >    made to specific characters.  You may only challenge characters
: >    with as many or more wins than you have; those characters must
: >    accept the challenges.

: + won't be missed (by me, at least - I never used it). * will be.
: It'll be impossible to make a challenge on the same day/turn you enroll
: as you won't know who exists - unless you create 2 and have them challenge
: each other, or communicate outside the game with another player.

Fine, I started two of my three with challenge + the third also
        started it -somehow?  Anyway, with a mail system here that only
        allows me to xmit twice a day I cannot keep up with the updates
        necessary.

: >  * Impact weapons further weakened for play balance purposes.

: Well, I think they were unrealistically advantageous before so...

Great - Looking forward to seeing the new lists/rules.

: >  * Initial money increased; prize for winning a match eliminated or
: >    reduced to 1 gp/win.

: It'll be almost impossible to go up more than a step in armor in the
: durration specifed.  If the game runs for 4 weeks, and you are in from the
: first turn, you do 2 challenges per turn and win 70% (much higher than most
: of the top characters listed manage) that makes for a 39-17 recors with a
: net gain of 39 gp.  Not a lot.

Depends on the starting gold; but, earning money implies spending it
        has atvantages and this sure looks like it will take more than four
        weeks at one gp/win.

: >Your comments on these proposed changes will be appreciated.
: >
: >					-- Scott T.

: What I'd like to see:

A limit of say three updates per day with no specific time frame for
        processing.  This will allow you to change a set orders that appears
        to be failing or assign an extra attr point prior to fighting your
        next n battles.

Eliminate + & * and add automatic challenges by name.

Set a Maximum number of battles & challenges per day.

Break down the ATTR & Vigor to 0 - 99.  Start with 120 Attribute
        points and receive 10/win.

Do something with the gold besides buying armor/weapons & being able
        to afford to much of it or none at all.  If we had more things to
        spend money on - health, training, weapons, armor, gambling....  The
        game would may generate more thought/intrest from its players.

Looking forward the your future changes - whatever they may be.  As
        the game currently exists with CHALLENGE + I am starting to loose
        interest.

Thanks very much for the game and may all of your programming be
        bug free.

If you cant fix it feature it.

Brian Lowrey
                                  /Brain Damage/Jim Danday/Augusta II

References

ARENA Restart; Rules Changes
srt@aero.org (Scott 'Dr. Pain' Turner)
Mon, 27 Sep 1993 17:19:22 +0000
Re: ARENA Restart; Rules Changes
carl@gergo.tamu.edu (Carl D. Perkins)
Mon, 27 Sep 1993 21:01:00 +0000