Re: What's wrong with Olympia today (long)

From: Bill.Viggers@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Bill Viggers)

Date: Tue, 19 May 1992 04:57:58 +0000

In article <1992May19.043520.25096@aero.org>, srt@aero.org (Scott "TCB" Turner) writes:
|>
|> Either way, the game becomes boring.  I think it's pretty ridiculous to
|> talk about a game with a whole bunch of safeguards built into it.  Of
|> course taxation will be a coveted source of income, that will lead to
|> conflicts and intrigues.  That's the whole *point* of the game.  And
|> before everyone objects, of course I think taxation will need to be play
|> balanced.  But to talk of elaborate "two-tier" safeguard systems and so
|> on is just silly.

Wow, we agree.  I think the main thing to ensure is that money/units
	only gives you an advantage in direct proportion its size, not
	quadraticly.

Thus you have to be rich to build a castle to tax people, and you should
	get money from it in proportion to your investment, not some ungodly
	huge ammount (as it sounds like T'Nyc (sp?) gave you).

Sure this gives an advantage to 'older' characters, but then they have
	been playing longer and are more experienced, and should get an advantage.

The newer characters start off with about 50% more gold than us
	people who have been in it from the start, this gives them some
	small advantage.  They also get the wisdom of players who have spent
	many a month finding the best way to do something.

And while I don't approve of Dr Pains actions (and in fact I may soon
	take steps against him), I do think its spiced the game up somewhat.
	Lets face it, conflict whether political, physical, or even money
	wise is a great insentive to do things.

Bill. (aka Merlinium the grey, guildmaster magician of Olympia)

References

Re: What's wrong with Olympia today (long)
srt@aero.org (Scott "TCB" Turner)
Tue, 19 May 1992 04:35:20 +0000
Olympia - Future Implimentation Propositions
morrow@romulus.rutgers.edu (John Morrow)
Sat, 16 May 1992 02:32:15 +0000

Referenced By

Re: What's wrong with Olympia today (long)
srt@aero.org (Scott "TCB" Turner)
Tue, 19 May 1992 04:35:20 +0000
Olympia - Future Implimentation Propositions
morrow@romulus.rutgers.edu (John Morrow)
Sat, 16 May 1992 02:32:15 +0000