Destiny of Empires [Diplo Game] [Organization Thread]

[Russia (DoE)]

Lets first finish this game and then plan for the next in a separate thread.

Can Robert post the results of the last voting? (which will be last for the whole game too it seems)

[India (DoE)]

game over?

[Toni]

Good going Inca and Cal!!

We need to declare the winner here first, before we concentrate on the new Diplo.

We need to start a list of interested players and start sharing map ideas. I would love to see some new resources.

[Inca (DoE)]

Heh, I had a dream the Ottomans were going to attack me, so that was prescient or something. Also, I did respond Germany, but I don't really care about this game much anymore either so it's half-hearted, yes. I have other creative enterprises currently underway, so I just don't have much time/energy for this game anymore, especially not with the spectacularly complicated relations and story-lines.

But, guys at what point are we just going to throw the towel in on this one? We could've been through the first 150 turns in a new game by now if we had just quit in early September... What are we really going to gain by continuing on here? It's obvious most of the players don't have much interest in this anymore. I'm getting tired of stating the obvious, and I don't want to be the pessimist, but this game has been done for months now.

There's this tendency people have to get attached to a goal and keep at it regardless of how increasingly hopeless it may be, rather than acknowledging that, hey, instead of climbing this mountain, there's a really nice hot spring over on that hill over there I can walk up in 5 minutes! Well, we could've been bathing in that hot spring for two months now instead of trying to climb a deadly, freezing rock face that we're fairly likely to fall off of regardless of our efforts. What's the point of this deadly climb, exactly?

Name a new scenario, I can start work on the map today. I have a relatively free week next week to finish it. I'm not doing a mod again, as I don't want to keep not pulling through on them, but the map is fine. We can also try out some of the new ideas we've had in that other thread.

[Ottoman Empire (DoE)]

yea I am going to start just randomly attacking people at this point (maybe even Russia) as this game is so boring now that everyone is asleep or quitting. I guess I will start making lots of ultimatims and attack the first who refuses to obey... Anything is better than this tedium. War always gets creative story writin juices flowing so I guess turkey can be villain again for the good of the game.

[Russia (DoE)]

Hey, I responded to you so many times in the org thread - you said you are afraid, I said there is nothing to be afraid of, you say you dont like your position - well, you are getting nation number 3 - what would have made you content? You said no one is responding to you with diplomacy - you never sent me a single message. I can understand something inside you died with the Azteca civ, but after all we even made a deal - you promised to play the game just I would play in Gods&Heroes.

Anyway, I'm OK with ending this game - I am times more inclined in finishing it, as we lack only 1/8 of the players - Natives and Zulu out of 16 civs - Azteca are eliminated and China will be so in 2 turns and we could have some fun in dividing Zulu and Natives and forming new alliances - I was going to steal techs from Inca and they may not liked it much, but if most of the players want the game to finish - I will go with the majority.

Can we also have the results from the last voting, Robert?

[Germany (DoE)]

I have not been playing the turns as Germany, as taking over a nation while there is no point in the game just doesn't feel right..
(I've put long term building orders in, and that was it..)

I have sent all players around me messages, I have had only a reaction from the Vikings a few days ago.

I am always in for a committed game, no matter what condition my nation is in, but if even France and Arabia are not playing activily, and about 50 % of the other players are not that committed; what is the point in taking over a nation? ..

This I said repeatedly on the forum.

But in this game there are just too much uncommitted players..

Let's start a new game!

[Toni]

I agree with Ozzy. Germany was too important to the game.

[Arabia2 (doe)]

I've missed the last two turns, but I did not just quit, I don't do that. It's true that I can't build up enough enthusianism to wish to continue the game and also I'm having much less time to spend with civ recently. If there is a taker they can have Arabia, but I have not abandoned it.

[Ottoman Empire (DoE)]

Anyone who is not playing anymore should go to AI at this point. Neandor has only played 2 of last 12 turns, and I think the player said he quit so Neandor should go to AI. Natives player has only played 2 of last 15 turns and he just dropped out, so they should be AI, too. Arabia also quit, and he had only played 1 of last 5 turns, so they should also go to AI. Meanwhile we can look for subs. Its easier to find subs for civs that are actually open for the taking, because there is no need to get passwords.

[Robert]

I've AI'ed the Zulu. Nobody was taking them, now they can take care of themselves.

[Russia (DoE)]

Nothing is pre-set we just continue the game and anyone is free to have or have no alliances as he sees fit

Come and play - it seems substitute is hard to find these days.

[Dubhghlas]

I'm sorry, I thought my position was clear: in some sort of re-arranged, pre-set alliance re-boot, I wasn't interested in proceeding. My understanding was that a sub had already been arranged.

Password for Natives is: bullsit

Enjoy.

[Russia (DoE)]

I think the major players are here. India played too already. Only Natives are missing.

[Sommerswerd]

Guys are we still on here? Seems to be very quiet. Either we do finish this or just start planning for a new diplo game.

I am on board for either Finish this one or start a new one or both