Beyond the Pit [Pitboss Diplomacy Game] [Organization Thread IV]

[Pitboss Japan]

Thank goodness it is almost done. I thought it would never end

[Robert]

For clearity reasons I suggest that Maya just posts the final plan here.
We all agree, unless there are really good reasons to not agree. (so small details are not good reasons!)

[Pitboss Maya]

maybe you can suggest a final construction, Maya?

Ok, I revamped the breakdown...

1 - Vikings 623
1 - Persia 618
1 - Russia 613
1 - HRE 608
2 - Natives 586
3 - America 558
3 - Celtia 557
4 - Korea 544
4 - England 511
4 - Japan 468

I tried to take into account the number of cities of the nations, and future growth potential, not just the raw score when decided where to draw the "lines". I am sure there are hundreds of arguments that could be made for why the lines should be drawn elsewhere, but as Ozzy reaffirmed... we could argue about this forever.

I felt Korea, England, and Japan needed a few extra since my last proposal, due to reasons listed above. The goal here is not to make everyone equal, but to keep the lowest from becoming completely non-relevant.

Most people like the idea that these be non-tradeable "voltans" instead of pure vouchers. I would back this, but we would have to do the honor system considering the complexities of tracking it (cyber, feel free to try tracking it if you want).

Last but not least, the understanding here is that with the liberal grants, especially at the bottom of the list, we will not be handing out more vouchers in the future. One trigger I will simply mention now is that we may want to implement a variation on Rome's suggestion where all civs are allowed to receive techs from periods below the industrial age once one civ makes it to the modern age. Again... just throwing this out now as food for thought.

[Pitboss Greece]

Agreed.

[Pitboss Japan]

agree

[Pitboss Japan]

don't know if cyber knows or not but civstats is down and the game might be too.

[Pitboss Khmer]

Maya, can you check your diplo messages please.

tidings

[Robert]

Neither the game nor civstats is down, thanks Japan.

[Robert]

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[Robert]

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[The Capo]

If Voltans are non-tradeable, how are small civs supposed to use them to get tech?

[Robert]

You can use 1 voltan to get 1 tech.
You can't give a voltan to another civ for any other reason.

[Pitboss Maya]

Maya, can you check your diplo messages please.

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If Voltans are non-tradeable, how are small civs supposed to use them to get tech?

Clairification: Voltans cannot be traded for anything but tech.

[Pitboss Spain]

I am back, even though the finger is not fully healed, but it functioning back to a more normal level than before.

[Robert]

Welcome back! The world has chanced.