The nature of this democracy game -- discussion thread

[Jamski]

* Cedayon watches as the tension-o-meter slowly, or not so slowly, approaches the "mass nervestapling" zone.

I thought you didn't know about that? We must tighten our security at once.

-Jam

[Cedayon]

Originally posted by Jamski
I thought you didn't know about that? We must tighten our security at once.

Oh, I was referring to our Cy- Ah, rather, you can't hide your dastardly wide-area nervestaplers from us!

[Main_Brain]

The reality of the Drones is that it is being played with an absolute minimum of interation with it's members

This assumption is based on exactly what?

[Maniac]

Well the Drones were only allowed besides the other four human teams under the assumption that only Buster and few other CGN members would join the team. They wouldn't be a real demo game team, and so wouldn't draw away members to the Drones who would otherwise have joined other teams (such as you I think) if the Drones hadn't existed. This to prevent the other four teams from being too small, and have too little active participants.
Now it appears though that the Drones have grown to a normal-sized team, and our initial assumption is false, leaving the other teams with fewer members. I wouldn't mind that so much, as having five human factions is diplomatically much more interesting than four, but I am afraid, since some of the Drones members joined the faction because it was a CGN team, that your now normal-sized faction will not roleplay as the Drones, but consider this a normal PBEM. For example few Drones are roleplaying as Drones on the general forum, nor has there even been one newspaper issue from your faction. (Granted, there has been only one newspaper issue of the CyCons, but due to exams several of the CyCon are unable to write anything. Nevertheless we now have enough articles for a second issue, so it should appear soon.)

[MRT144]

weve had two issues on our forums. we just dont wish to publicize our exploits and turn in to a fox news of yore.

[Static Universe]

Originally posted by MRT144
weve had two issues on our forums.

I'd like Googlie to confirm this statement when he returns, simply in the interests of determining whether the Drones are roleplaying this game or not.

[Snowflake]

Originally posted by Jamski
Look, I said #2, Rokossovky said #1. Point made - now drop it, Mongoose.

Oh, and an apology to HongHu is probably in order... but *shrugs* not my business.

-Jam

Wow. I was only absent for one weekend and it looks like I've missed a lot of interesting stuff.

/me run check other threads.

[MRT144]

static, we really arent "roleplaying" this game. what we are doing though is democraticly voicing our opinions on what should be done and then buster is making the moves based on what we say.

im sorry i dont want to pretend to be some futuristic person in a strategy game. im here for strategy and diplomacy (if any can be had with the likes of the hive). but im going to continue to be exactly as i have been in the past.

[MRT144]

heres a picture to illustrate the difference between the drones and the hive

[Snowflake]

MRT! You are almost as talent as one of the Hives! You should seriously consider submitting articles to the Pravda. In the name of CCC, I will personally see they get to be published!

[Static Universe]

Originally posted by HongHu
MRT! You are almost as talent as one of the Hives! You should seriously consider submitting articles to the Pravda. In the name of CCC, I will personally see they get to be published!

Don't encourage him.

[Static Universe]

Originally posted by MRT144

im sorry i dont want to pretend to be some futuristic person in a strategy game. im here for strategy and diplomacy (if any can be had with the likes of the hive).

Good luck with the diplomacy part, given that you've insulted everyone here with this statement (except the Drones, of course ).

[Main_Brain]

who would otherwise have joined other teams (such as you I think)

Rubbish. I thought of passing this one only joined BECAUSE the Drones got in.
Ahh sweet Drones :=) Sacer of MP games, masters of priduction and socialism.
Mhh somewhere I drifted..

[Maniac]

Sacer of MP games, masters of priduction and socialism.

That's the attitude I like! But unfortunately all your other team members don't roleplay as socialist workers.

[MRT144]

socialist workers need leaders and fighters. im a fighter myself.