Official: What faction do you want to play as? (round two)

[Maniac]

That's indeed possible. Though when you check F1 - Factions you can see your opponents immediately. And the danger with selecting random is that we might get stuck with only one alien, instead of zero or two.

[Drogue]

That is a point. Yes, let us choose. I really don't want aliens in this, that would spoil it IMHO.

[Method]

can't we just have a CMN pick factions he thinks are balanced and leave the aliens out?

[Jamski]

1.) What is a CMN (I must be so dumb today)
2.) Yes - leave the aliens out please
3.) One of the AI factions has to be Miriam - everybody loves to hate her

-Jam

[Method]

a CMN is the person who sets up, moderates, keeps passwords to, etc. a PBEM. and as i just recently found out, it stands for creator/moderator/narrator

[Drogue]

Mirium would be good Also Morgan and the Gaians would be nice

[Maniac]

Random, Miriam, Morgan, Gaia, Sparta... There are lots of disagreements about who will be the other sparring partners, so a poll seems in order. Just one question: are the Pirates in or out of this game? We need to know the human factions for sure before starting a poll on who are the AI factions.

[Hercules]

I think we should go for three human factions instead of 4

First it will make the team composition larger per faction.
There would be three distinct human factions.
We also have to demonstrate that a PBem Dg is possible, playable and enjoyable

[MrWhereItsAt]

At this late stage, my vote needs to go to one of the current "winners".

Lessee..

Cybernetic Consciousness? No - want a different path than researching ahead of everyone.

University of Planet? Ditto.

Hive? Well, we are going warmonger in the Civ2 and Civ3 Demo games, could be a good way of experiencing SMAX like I never have before... I think I like war as well. Thank Civ3 for something...

Pirates? VERY Unorthodox play style - could be great. I definitely WANT to use these guys sometime

For the moment I'd have to go Hive. Pirates next game.

[Drogue]

I'd say go for 3 two. Maniac, I agree for the poll, but we do have 4 factions to go against us, I was just showing a few others that could work, IMHO.

Personally I'll vote Pirates, Morgan, Gaians and Mirium for opposing factions. This is going to be good

[Jamski]

I'm saying go for three, welcome to the Hive MWIA, and Drogue's suggestions for opponents sound fine to me too

-Jam

[Hercules]

If the Pirates get one or two more votes to overtake Cycon, that would make for a good three team contrast.

I think, if those including me, who voted for Data Angels, Gaians, could revote then it would be the Pirates. Then again there are still a good few days left in this poll, Sinder Roze may pull through yet. Shows you my quandary.

[MrWhereItsAt]

Originally posted by War of Art
....welcome to the Hive MWIA....

Thanks. Now where do I sign up for my neurowhip?

I am discovering the joys of warmongering - Civ3, soon to be Civ2, now SMAX.... Must have been that Charlton Heston NRA rally here last week......

[Jamski]

MWIA
It's not warmongering, its liberation of the proletariat through the millitary elimination of their oppressing socio-economic-system.

-Jam

[FlameFlash]

Originally posted by Maniac
And I'd suggest a poll to determine the AI factions. I seem to like those.

I'll agree, once the playable factions are finalized.