Yeah. It was a real pain in the ass. Those constant deflation events stopped me from accumulating any substantial inflation.devil said:
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The second fight over Holland. A successful assault of a maximum fortress with only 100k came closer than most of you realised, but then we had to retreat in disorder to save the remaining armies. Unfortunate.
Yeah. That and a wish that you could have acted like you wanted to protect your vassal (which obviosuly wasn't the case) since you claimed that after it all.devil said:I think he is only asking for you to answer him ingame
I was actuallt thrilled at first. I had gotten OE in trouble and now Sweden would assist Russia but then I realized that it was just two separate wars that had nothing to do with each other.
Without diplomacy you can't have reasons, motives or claims. Specially not if you state them afterwards. A little threat or a promise of revenge or punishment would have given meaning to it.
I would knew why I was bashed.
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Bah!devil said:nice SS owen
You're just lucky that earlier on I was unable to get a screenshot of my main army wiping out 600 cannon because you only had 5k infantry with them. They were so defenseless that I couldn't press F11 in time.
All,
I've been thinking about this since the early days of Mach III, when I was still the GM... I believe the best chance for an RP game to function and fulfill its promise is to change the medium in which it occurs. Instead of these disperate, senseless AARs of all types that are mostly unrelated to one another and rarely get written (for example, in three Machiavelli games I have posted a total of two...), we ought to come up with a basic story-line. A set of characters that interact according to personal relationships and motivations-such as competing branches of the Illuminati, a travelling court (from, let's say, Mars), a mercenary company, whatever. And a pre-history explaining their and the world situation, and continue in novel-form.
The Free Company, with a much larger group over a much longer period of time, remained fresh and active because each individual's post "hooked" the other. You kept writing because the last guy presented an oppurtunity that interested you, that involved your character or lay the foundation for a bigger storyline. And also because, putting it simply, fictional narrative is easier to write (though harder to write well) than historical.
Granted, while playing the game this is a bit trickier... But certainly not impossible. We can use A. An AoR or AoC, B. An historical scenario with random leaders and monarchs, C. An historical scenario, D. A specially made scenario or E. A more focused scenario-an AoM, for example, or an NA. Played more slowly with running RP.
Similiarly, we can just divide the two-in game you play with only a vague commitment to the storyline, sorting it out in the text. The RP aspect comes in the writing.
In order to do this, we'd need at least 12 dedicated player-writers, a story master (who need not be the GM as well) and a backstory. But I think it'd provide a lot of entertaining options... The Free Company's adventures took place over the course of about forty years, with flash backs, over six books. Its estimated story content comes to 2 million words-around twenty full length novels. All we have to do is A. Reduce the game time, at, say, 6:1 or B. Increase the life spans of the characters.
Thoughts?
I've been thinking about this since the early days of Mach III, when I was still the GM... I believe the best chance for an RP game to function and fulfill its promise is to change the medium in which it occurs. Instead of these disperate, senseless AARs of all types that are mostly unrelated to one another and rarely get written (for example, in three Machiavelli games I have posted a total of two...), we ought to come up with a basic story-line. A set of characters that interact according to personal relationships and motivations-such as competing branches of the Illuminati, a travelling court (from, let's say, Mars), a mercenary company, whatever. And a pre-history explaining their and the world situation, and continue in novel-form.
The Free Company, with a much larger group over a much longer period of time, remained fresh and active because each individual's post "hooked" the other. You kept writing because the last guy presented an oppurtunity that interested you, that involved your character or lay the foundation for a bigger storyline. And also because, putting it simply, fictional narrative is easier to write (though harder to write well) than historical.
Granted, while playing the game this is a bit trickier... But certainly not impossible. We can use A. An AoR or AoC, B. An historical scenario with random leaders and monarchs, C. An historical scenario, D. A specially made scenario or E. A more focused scenario-an AoM, for example, or an NA. Played more slowly with running RP.
Similiarly, we can just divide the two-in game you play with only a vague commitment to the storyline, sorting it out in the text. The RP aspect comes in the writing.
In order to do this, we'd need at least 12 dedicated player-writers, a story master (who need not be the GM as well) and a backstory. But I think it'd provide a lot of entertaining options... The Free Company's adventures took place over the course of about forty years, with flash backs, over six books. Its estimated story content comes to 2 million words-around twenty full length novels. All we have to do is A. Reduce the game time, at, say, 6:1 or B. Increase the life spans of the characters.
Thoughts?
hahah true, but I was lagging my ass of, was sure they where on the way backOwen said:Bah!
You're just lucky that earlier on I was unable to get a screenshot of my main army wiping out 600 cannon because you only had 5k infantry with them. They were so defenseless that I couldn't press F11 in time.
but.. hey I can say the same when I killed 3 russian armies within days, 3 leaders dies, 1 month after I lost my 2 generals there also :rofl:
I would like to nominate ForzaA as the Machiavelli player of the campaign. Perhaps Devil deserves it as well but he quit too many times.
I am not quite sure what it means to be "the Machiavelli player of the campaign" but it is good I tell you.
I am not quite sure what it means to be "the Machiavelli player of the campaign" but it is good I tell you.
HolisticGod said:
I would like to participate;
And I vote for, historical but with random leaders.
And Give chars longer lifespans.
Aldo said:I would like to nominate ForzaA as the Machiavelli player of the campaign. Perhaps Devil deserves it as well but he quit too many times.
I am not quite sure what it means to be "the Machiavelli player of the campaign" but it is good I tell you.
Lets nominate Barns, devil and forzaa.
I Vote for Barns, cuz he is such a diplomat; and a pursuader ...
Nope. You shouldn't have sent them into Magdeburg in the first place. The movement attrition and distance from support did for them there.devil said:hahah true, but I was lagging my ass of, was sure they where on the way back
I have to take my victories where I can.
they where never going to magdeburg, but I spiked lagged. So couldn't stop them before it was too lateOwen said:Nope. You shouldn't have sent them into Magdeburg in the first place. The movement attrition and distance from support did for them there.
I have to take my victories where I can.
But yeah you killed them off, nicely
At one point I had like 100k left in france, thank go you didn't persue me
All,
You know, I just read LOTR for the first time a few months ago after seeing Return of the King (a late bloomer, shall we say... I read The Hobbit when I was kid, but halfway through the Fellowship I said where the fuck is Bilbo? and quit in disgust)... And something similiar to that would probably be ideal. Of course, we couldn't actually create a Middle Earth in a save file, so that's out, but the same general tone and character-types...
You know, I just read LOTR for the first time a few months ago after seeing Return of the King (a late bloomer, shall we say...
I read The Hobbit when I was kid, but halfway through the Fellowship I said where the fuck is Bilbo? and quit in disgust)... And something similiar to that would probably be ideal. Of course, we couldn't actually create a Middle Earth in a save file, so that's out, but the same general tone and character-types...
HolisticGod said:All,
You know, I just read LOTR for the first time a few months ago after seeing Return of the King (a late bloomer, shall we say...
I'm The hobbits ! :rofl:
EDIT; Nighty Night.
hehe HoG, I can't think about all your nice idea's now. I am all too excited about the really fun endgame