History of the World 8 - Set Up Thread

[Beta]

Ozzy - sent you a PM. Keen on joining - playing, and writing.

I gather the games are on Friday nights???

And is there still room for one more??

[Toni]

Welcome Beta!

Of course you can join the upcoming HOTW8 diplo game.
It's great to have you on board Beta. Game will be played every Friday 23:30 - Saturday 03:00 UTC. Sessions may be longer if all players agree on it. Our goal is: to have very reliable and devolted players in our game.

Can you please give us some contact info like a chat soft where we can contact u.

Game will start on the 2nd or the 9th! (most possibly on the 2nd) I hope that we will know this week!

[Toni]

HOTW 8 Update

1. Nolan = Egypt, Ramesses II (Indus, Spiritual)
2. kbarrett = India, Ghandi (Philosophic, Spiritual)
3. Levi = Zulu, Shaka (Aggressive, Organized)
4. Kuno = Korea, Wang Kong (Financial, Protective)
5. CS = Incas, Huayna Capac (Indus, Financial)
6. Toni = Germany, Bismarck (Indus, Expansive)
7. Deity = Ottoman, Mehmed II (Expansive, Organized)
8. Ozzy = England, Elizabeth I (Philosophic, Financial)
9. Mike = Mali, Mansa Munsa (Financial, Spiritual)
10. Beta = ?

Let me know what civ you wona play Beta, so I can update the list. The aim is to have different civs in HOTW8, so if you can pick something which has not already been picked that will be great.

[Robert]

- Beta, are you aware that this game will last for over 25 weeks?

- That we encourage each other to keep on playing, no matter of the position in the game? (bad position, good position, etc.)

- diplogame style playing, no total war, no elimination, etc.

in other words, it's a very specific style of game. The best game imho. But you should be aware before you join us! You are most welcome.

[Toni]

CS well said

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by Toni
HOTW 8 Update

1. Nolan = Egypt, Ramesses II (Indus, Spiritual)
2. kbarrett = India, Ghandi (Philosophic, Spiritual)
3. Levi = Zulu, Shaka (Aggressive, Organized)
4. Kuno = Korea, Wang Kong (Financial, Protective)
5. CS = Incas, Huayna Capac (Indus, Financial)
6. Toni = Germany, Bismarck (Indus, Expansive)
7. Deity = Ottoman, Mehmed II (Expansive, Organized)
8. Ozzy = England, Elizabeth I (Philosophic, Financial)
9. Mike = Mali, Mansa Munsa (Financial, Spiritual)
10. Beta = ?

Let me know what civ you wona play Beta, so I can update the list. The aim is to have different civs in HOTW8, so if you can pick something which has not already been picked that will be great.

Shouldn't it be...

1. Nolan = Egypt, Ramesses II (Indus, Spiritual)
2. kbarrett = India, Ghandi (Philosophic, Spiritual)
3. Levi = Zulu, Shaka (Aggressive, Organized)
4. Kuno = Korea, Wang Kong (Financial, Protective)
5. CS = Incas, Huayna Capac (Indus, Financial)
6. Toni = Germany, Bismarck (Indus, Expansive)
7. Deity = Ottoman, Mehmed II (Expansive, Organized)
8. Ozzy = England, Elizabeth I (Philosophic, Financial)
9. Mike = Mali, Mansa Munsa (Financial, Spiritual)
10. Beta = ?
11. dacole = ?

?

[OzzyKP]

I think we can do 11 players. (but no more)

HOTWV started with 10 civs on a large terra normal sea level map. I think we had almost enough land on that map for the 10, the civs were just unevenly distributed.

So I recommend for 11 we go with a large terra map, low sea level (i.e. a lot more land), and be vigilant about restarting if people have overlapping starts.

So normal sea levels with 10 was almost enough land, I think low sea levels with 11 will be just perfect. And we just make sure to restart if we aren't distributed properly.

Also, what do people think about making the difficulty be harder than noble? Since more often than not we are lacking subs and civs have to go AI, having a higher difficulty may help them.

[Toni]

11 players is great Ozzy, we just need beta and dacole to confirm that they can make the time slot and reasure us that they will be reliable (because starting a game that you will not finish is a waste of time for you and a huge disappointment for the rest of the group)

Dacole, played for a while with us in HOTW7 but stopped coming, so i'm a bit sceptical there. Of course he is right that starting a game from the start will hold ppl interested, but still your record isn't spotless, hope u prove us wrong!

Like the large low lvl sea ozzy as well

And yes may be we should increase the difficulty a bit.

[Toni]

So Beta and dacole pls pick civs so we can update the game roster.

Tx

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by Toni
Dacole, played for a while with us in HOTW7 but stopped coming, so i'm a bit sceptical there. Of course he is right that starting a game from the start will hold ppl interested, but still your record isn't spotless, hope u prove us wrong!

Levi quit HOTW7 as well, and Nolan dropped out of HOTWV. Plus Mike has missed several sessions due to work.

I very much agree we need reliable players. But if we limit ourselves only to 100% reliable folks we'll only have 4-5 people in each game which is far less fun than having to find subs and such down the line.

I think cole deserves a shot. He took over for a last place civ towards the end of the game. It can't compare to starting off a new game.

I do agree that everyone needs to confirm that they will be able to make the time slot, can stick around for 25 weeks or so, and will be consistently involved and true to the diplogame play style.

[Toni]

I'm the 1st to confirm the following:

One: I will be able to make the time slot

Two: I can stick around for 25 weeks or so

Three: And I will be consistently involved and true to the diplogame play style.

[OzzyKP]

I'll be 2nd.

One: I will be able to make the time slot

Two: I can stick around for 25 weeks or so

Three: I will be consistently involved and true to the diplogame play style.

[Robert]

I'll be 3rd.

One: I will be able to make the time slot (23:30 - 02:30 UTC)

Two: I can stick around for 25 weeks or so

Three: I will be consistently involved and true to the diplogame play style.

[Robert]

- The problem with HOTW5 (and 7) was not that there wasn't enough space indeed, the problem was close starting locations. (for some civs)
I suggest we do restart if a civ really starts badly. We can provide screenshots on the forum during the game to show the start to the others.

- MP AI is ALWAYS Noble. We can put our own level higher but the AI will still be Noble. (unfortunately)

- I agree with Ozzy that we shouldn't judge Dacole and Levi on their subbing in HOTW7. I thought different first but Ozzy's arguments make sence.

- I think I've done 10 confirmations for HOTW8 so far, how much more confirmations must I make?
I'd love confirmations from Levi, Dacole and Beta though, since we didn't got confirmations from them so far I think.

[Toni]

Levi did confirm! But why not one more time, just for the heck of it