Re: Olympia: men as inventory

From: nicholso@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Melvin H. Nicholson YBH)

Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1992 21:44:15 +0000

To preface: I like change and I like simple, but I don't like this idea.

The largest two problems that I have with this idea are:

1) The loss of the flavour of highly skilled groups.
   2) The possibilty that the complexity removed will be equaled by the
   complexity added.

Others have already commented on number one, so I won't repeat their
very good complaints.  Regarding number two, I have noticed that there
is now already a proposal for nearly a dozen types of men.

The biggest charm of the Olympia skill system is that anyone can learn
to be great at anything.  How under this new system would I create the
Temple of Syrnx: a celtic tribe of highly skill foresters who pick one
forest and protect it from any who would endanger it with fire or axe.

I need Soldier/Forester --- and not just lumberjacks, I want
woodstealth!  After you start to add multiclass men-items, you will
have to deal with hundreds of types.  This is the sort of thing which
could prove a nasty thorn in the games side and not be a Good Thing (tm)

I don't think that this is just an objection to change, but a cry for
some very profound loss in the expressive power of the game --- you can
no longer train your unit to be whatever you want.

Mel

References

Olympia: men as inventory
skrenta@blekko.rt.com (Rich Skrenta)
Sun, 12 Jul 1992 17:07:05 +0000
Re: Olympia: men as inventory
cedman@714-725-3165.nts.uci.edu (Carl Edman)
Sun, 12 Jul 1992 21:01:40 +0000
Re: Olympia: men as inventory
hauck@cs.washington.edu (Scott Hauck)
Sun, 12 Jul 1992 23:53:03 +0000