Preferred government, Naming Conventions, unimportant subjects...

[Zero]

First a serious but unimportant topic: Has anyone thought about naming their continent? Trip started referring to our region as "Luxia". I'm not quite sure if he meant our empire or not, but I began to use in my mind the term "Luxia" as the continent we are in. Sorry for the ethnocentrism if other teams are in our continent, but thats just how I think. But we should have a naming convention that not just myself (or my teammates) use. However, since the information on where each team's starting location is somewhat a valuable information, we wont know whos on who's continent entirely. But please do keep in mind that naming of continent which can be agreed by all team would be a convenient. Is anyone else using a naming conevention for their continent?

Another unimportant topic. Nothing to do with game but have you noticed that each team has different form of government? No not the government in game but how the demo team is governed. Espana(roleplay) seems to run in a dictatorship, GoW according to what I know roleplays tribal leaders from cities representing the government (republic), We Lux ditched the idea of relection ever since the first one (since we are too lazy to hold another :P) thus are monarchial, and NDE is democratic, even mimicking the arduous beauracratic process. How is Vox and GS demo game run? Do we have a fundamentalistic or communistic way of playing demo game?

[Jon Shafer]

Just for the record, only the area around our capital is in the province of Luxia.

But yes, I've started an impromptu geography naming process. At this point, the geography of every team is probably still relatively secret, but we could at least hammer out the continents' names.

[ZargonX]

Re: Preferred government, Naming Conventions, unimportant subjects...

Originally posted by Calc II
Espana(roleplay) seems to run in a dictatorship, GoW according to what I know roleplays tribal leaders from cities representing the government (republic), We Lux ditched the idea of relection ever since the first one (since we are too lazy to hold another :P) thus are monarchial, and NDE is democratic, even mimicking the arduous beauracratic process. How is Vox and GS demo game run?

You know, I can't help but noticed that you mentioned every team but one... hmmm... which team could that be... Frankly, I'm hurt

As for naming of continents, we at Legoland have been naming geographic features, and have not named the area as a whole yet. It should be interesting when teams collide and find out what different names have been given to the same thing. You know, Mt. Mortar for us is Mt. Killeveryonedead for another team.

[Zero]

im sorry. its rather late here and i havent had enough sleep last night. ... by the way you didnt explain your teams government sys. I woul really like to see a team roleplay and call each other as "comrade".

It should be interesting when teams collide and find out what different names have been given to the same thing. You know, Mt. Mortar for us is Mt. Killeveryonedead for another team.

Exactly. We need a universal name. I guess we wont be able to do that until later but at least you guys can share the names you are using now as long as it doesnt reveal anything. (For example small island or something)

Also what is your capitol cities name? revealing that wont hurt would it? (unless you named it port town)

[Jon Shafer]

I still like BFM's suggestion for a name: "Don't Raze Me!"

[ZargonX]

Our capitol is named "Legopolis." Of course, that name gives away our easy access to strategic reserves of little plastic blocks...

I would suggest that perhaps once all teams are in contact with each other, some sort of World Geography Board be set up to keep track of naming conventions. That way teams can refer to things as they always have within themselves, but will have universal names for dealing with diplomatic matters.

[Ninot]

Uhm, am i the first espanol to post here?

for geographical names, i see no reason to formally agree on a universal set of names.

different nations have different languages, and when they discover new things, they should have a natural tendency to name things differently.

as our world will grow older, some names might stick, others might not. It should be up to different nations to adopt names for certain things. A naming convention is unneccesary bureaucracy, much like elections for a monarchy


but if a Universal code makes things easier down the road, than maybe it can be used, if all parties agree

[Jon Shafer]

I think a few baseline things ought to be worked out... imagine if every team had a different name for every continent.

[Ninot]

Originally posted by Trip
I think a few baseline things ought to be worked out... imagine if every team had a different name for every continent.

well, that would be explained by every team speaking a different language

RP rules!

[ZargonX]

Well, even in the real world there are accepted international standard names of places to avoid confusion. The Japanese word for America is acutally Beikoku, but no one there ever really calls it that. Nope, it's just America in day-to-day speech.

And besides, wouldn't it be embarassing to invade the wrong continent because you called it by a different name than your ally?

[Meshelic]

As far as government goes, the Gathering Storm are trying out a new form, at least one that I haven't heard of before. We are a "schooled" nation, with each Scholia handling a specific theme, and all of them reporting back to the chief.

I guess you could call it an "educated totalitarian democracy" if such a thing could exist.

And as far as geography goes, I support Ninot's and ZargonX's statements. I don't believe a global geographic society is necessary, at least until the whole map is explored by everyone, or nearly the whole map.

I think names will stick eventually. But I think that if each team maintained their own names for things, their own "language" if you will, then that provides a distinct cultural flavor that differs between each team.

Meshelic

[Dis]

we have named our continent Estonia.

I'm not sure how you would describe our goverment. Democracy I guess.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

We named our continent "Bob", the second continent we find will be named "Bob 2".

[Wittlich]

I see that GoW thought long and hard on a name for their continent!

[Shiber]

Damn you Ghengis, I was just about to suggest that.
You can call the second continent Bub, or Bubba.