Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Nation selection underway.
 

I'll play man then, they seem interesting enough.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Nation selection underway.
 

I have a very hard time seeing a bigger map as better for newbies. Individually, perhaps, they are in more danger early, but as a team I think early game is their only window. Once the vets reach a certain level of magic research, if their gold and gem income has not been crippled, I believe it will likely be possible to handle almost indefinitely sized. This is of course is not factoring in newbies wising up during the game, but you can only learns so much in the course of one game.

As far as a revote, I'd point out that the people playing now is a different set than voted the first time, and some that didn't vote did not realize how thinly spread the players would be on such a huge map.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Nation selection underway.
 

I about halfway agree. I do prefer larger maps myself, and I would like to see the game get far enough that at least some of the stronger magic starts coming into play. With the desert eye map it is very likely we'll lose a few noobs by the end of the second year. But we'll have hurt the vets a lot more than we will on a larger map like orania. Orania being a less cramped map would allow us to help each other easier, and would almost certainly allow us all to survive long enough to start seeing some of the stronger magic come into play. But I do admit it is a lot more likely for us to lose on that map.

While I would like to win I also want everyone to have fun, and I'd be more inclined to play the map that appeals to more people's sense of fun than the map that will allow us the best chance of victory. Of course, if more people think winning is fun, that's a win-win ;)

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Nation selection underway.
 

I'm of the opinion more challenge is fun. ;)

I really don't think a tedious late game stomp down would be much fun for either side.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Nation selection underway.
 

No, probably not. It's much more fun when the fighting is hard, but closely matched.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Nation selection underway.
 

Umm, could we decide on a map, and start this thing? The endless speculation of the outcome is getting a bit boring.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Nation selection underway.
 

It looks like Severus has yet to see it,so i'll just restate: I'm taking Pythium,if that's ok.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Nation selection underway.
 

If I may poke my nose in uninvited, I'd also suggest a smaller map would be good. 18 provinces per player is on the large side in any case to my mind, and like the vets say, their advantage will increase with map size.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Nation selection underway.
 

I believe septimius said elsewhere that he was intending to get the game set up on friday. As for the map, I do not care too much either way. I suspect it would go better with desert eye, but septimius seems to favor orania. If that's the decision I'm willing to go with it. We've taken a pretty long time and a lot of pages getting this game organized, it would be best if we could get started soon.

Re: Noobs vs. Vets, LA, CBM, Nation selection underway.
 

Amon - QM is already playing Pythium. And Evilhomer is playing Mictlan so that frees up Agartha if they are interesting to you

Lingchih - the host is away until tomorrow I believe. And anyway, speculating on the win is what this game is all about! It is, for all intents and purposes, a duel.