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Post by terrus on Jul 8, 2014 20:28:14 GMT -5
Game activity has plummeted over the last couple of weeks. We've gone through very contentious debates to...well, nobody debating, few people showing up for votes.
How do you all think we should proceed? Do you think this round is still salvageable? Or need we begin considering another?
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Jul 9, 2014 5:29:08 GMT -5
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Post by cicero on Jul 9, 2014 5:29:08 GMT -5
I think that a new round may be fir the best. What we have is, I feel, to set to easily allow others to come in. By providing a tabula rasa we may be able to jump start this baby which has been fun.
Maybe a different starting year as well?
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Jul 9, 2014 11:27:23 GMT -5
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Post by Magenta on Jul 9, 2014 11:27:23 GMT -5
I'm actually enjoying things. I'd rather not restart as I'm just getting a feel for the rules, my character and system. Let's have the Federalists rule the roost for awhile. We can RP and Sim out the effects of lessened activity and such.
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Post by Bruce on Jul 9, 2014 15:42:06 GMT -5
I'm also quite concerned about this. I certainly understand not wanting to reset so quickly. And truthfully, we can keep the game running with NPCs if we have to, but that's almost a waste of everyone's time. On the other hand, a reset could let us implement the business minigame and the traits system.
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Post by Magenta on Jul 9, 2014 16:03:02 GMT -5
Could implement those things currently and test them out a bit through actual gameplay to see if anything needs to be modified.
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Post by Kansiov on Jul 10, 2014 4:53:00 GMT -5
Part of the problem is that the Republican Party has capitulated completely in terms of activity.
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Post by perogo on Jul 10, 2014 21:37:19 GMT -5
I hope the administrators are able to keep this game afloat. I think Bruce has a winner with the rules and scope of the game, and it would be a shame to see it die.
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Post by Bruce on Jul 11, 2014 16:42:07 GMT -5
After much discussion, it has been decided that we will be continuing with this reset. If necessary, we'll use NPCs to keep the Republican party going, but I am hopeful that Republican players will come soon. Next week, we'll be starting terrus's business minigame idea, so that will hopefully increase activity as well. It's also very possible that we may try the traits system this reset as well.
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Post by Bruce on Jul 19, 2014 1:58:12 GMT -5
As much as it pains me to admit it, it seems like this round is finished. Where to from here?
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Post by Magenta on Jul 19, 2014 7:15:39 GMT -5
It's strange. We need to develop systems that work largely as well with 5 players as 50.
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Post by perogo on Jul 20, 2014 0:44:47 GMT -5
What has been done before?
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Post by Bruce on Jul 20, 2014 13:22:34 GMT -5
Well, to be honest the current system of NPCs is supposed to do that, but that rests on the few players we do have being dedicated. Otherwise, it becomes the AB playing amongst themselves and that's not much fun for anyone.
There are a few changes that I intend to make for next round so that activity doesn't die after the 1st Congress, but the question becomes when we want to restart. We usually don't do back to back resets, but we can if you all want.
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Post by cicero on Jul 29, 2014 19:44:58 GMT -5
What if we started later, like after the Washington administration to allow players to have an opportunity at the White House?
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Post by Bruce on Jul 31, 2014 15:49:46 GMT -5
On the back of what cicero said, and others have also told me privately, is the possibility to start in an entirely new era with most of the same game mechanics. Possibilities off the top of my head are below. For the record, I greatly prefer a historical start date (the closer we get to modern day, the more the game mechanics will need to be adjusted).
1774 -- Begins with the 1st Continental Congress. We'll rely on the military aspect to actually win the Revolutionary War and set up the new nation. This allows for a greater immediate change from RL (what if the states were not united? what if France/Spain did not join us? what if the Americans successfully took Canada?)
1828 -- Nullification crisis. Could lead to an early civil war.
1861 -- I've always wanted to try to do the civil war with our game mechanics at CIL at some point. My original hope was to progress there naturally, but we could just start there.
1865 -- Reconstruction
1912 -- Start with Presidential election then move into debate on the 16th amendment (income tax). Before we know it we have WW1.
1929 -- Great Depression and WW2
1945 -- End of WW2 and aftermath (rebuilding Europe, the Cold War, the Red scare, deregulation, etc). If you all prefer, we could start right after the end of the war or even roleplay the tail end of the war.
1968 -- Assassinations/riots, Vietnam war going sour
1989 -- End of cold war
What does everyone think? Any preferences?
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Post by TheJohnson on Aug 1, 2014 17:09:01 GMT -5
1950 is a good start date imo, gives you the ability to allow for a congressional session before having an open white house race, or even 1946 if you want to allow for more time in congress before a white house race, it's an interesting time to play, and certainly one that would give a good change of pace.
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Post by cicero on Aug 2, 2014 17:06:56 GMT -5
I'd vote 1865 or 1912
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Post by Magenta on Aug 5, 2014 10:08:05 GMT -5
I was rather liking this time. Because it gave me a reason to learn new things and it also gave us a blank canvas to paint upon and see where things could lead
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Post by Gordon Battle Hughes on Aug 8, 2014 7:20:21 GMT -5
I like the Nullification Crisis.
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Post by terrus on Aug 10, 2014 20:13:08 GMT -5
I also rather liked the founding. But maybe that's just me.
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Post by Felledor on Sept 5, 2014 20:02:06 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind a 1929 start. but I would prefer something like the founding.
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