a question about expansion features

[Kuciwalker]

RCP isn't a corruption scheme. RCP is a strategy to DEAL with the corruption scheme in PtW. They never intended RCP, because they never realized it was possible.

[notyoueither]

Thank you for playing. RCP was unintended then, which is 180 degrees from your reply to SR.

[Kuciwalker]

RCP is a strategy.

The corruption model behaved like intended.

It had unintended consequences for gameplay, because it could be exploited.

It is not a bug; it is simpy poor design.

[notyoueither]

RCP is a bug. That is why they fixed it.

The corruption model did not behave as intended when RCP was introduced.

RCP had no intended consequences for gameplay whatsoever, because it was not intended ever at all.

Poor design or bug? Tomato or tomatoe.

[Kuciwalker]

RCP wasn't created by the designers!

The corruption model was.

RCP is a strategy for making best use of the corruption model.

That such a strategy even existed was unknown to the designers. It was an unintended consequence of intended rules. A lack of foresight.

It is not a bug, any more than any other incredibly powerful strategy is a bug. It is poor balance.

The Jaguar Warrior used to be incredibly powerful - in fact, too powerful. Rushes with it were unstoppable. So they upped the cost. This was not a bug fix, it was a balance issue. It's the same thing.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
RCP wasn't created by the designers!

[Kuciwalker]

I know; it's always so funny when I pwn people, because it's so blatant

[notyoueither]

If you insist that the effect produced by the program wasn't in fact put there by the creators, you own something... I'm not sure what it is, but it sure is something.

[Kuciwalker]

RCP isn't an effect. It's a strategy. It's created by players. Just like how Sid didn't create REXing or OCC.

[notyoueither]

[Kuciwalker]

*see above*

[notyoueither]

Please do.

[Kuciwalker]

Now you're just spamming.

[notyoueither]

You want to keep going? OK. Here, you don't seem to be able to buy a clue, so let me give you one.

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
RCP isn't an effect. It's a strategy. It's created by players. Just like how Sid didn't create REXing or OCC.

Would that be why REX and OCC are not addressed or diminished by the designers as bugs? Is that why OCC goes beyond cIIIv and back to II?

What have they done about build as many settlers as possible as early as possible? Hmmm? Nothing? You're right!

What have they done about RCP? Is it they squashed it when they had the chance? You mean like they squash bugs?

Please, feel free to continue. This could turn out to be quite the funny thread.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by notyoueither
Would that be why REX and OCC are not addressed or diminished by the designers as bugs? Is that why OCC goes beyond cIIIv and back to II?

They're not addressed as balance issues. A bug is an error in the code that produces a directly unintended result, not an interaction of the rules that produces unforseen consequences. A memory leak is a bug. Allied ships declaring war when they run into subs is a bug. The rules that allow for RCP are not bugs, just like having a Jaguar Warrior at 10 shields is not a bug - it's unbalancing, and poor design, but not a bug.