re: dictators
okay, okay, okay ... no VOTE command.
How about a POLL command? Where the GM requests our opinion?
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Date: 9/21/94 9:59 AM
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From: Rich Skrenta <skrenta@pbm.com>
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Subject: Re: Oly I Combat
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> I played in Oly I, and I had absolutely NO problems with any of it. All
> of the things you mention above I want. The current system, is too
> simple, and in its own simplicity, kinda not fun. The best I can say
> for it is it's functional.
The problem with Oly I is that it blew up. It wasn't balanced.
(It had other problems, like half of it wasn't documented, but
those weren't flaws in the design.)
I'd suggest touching up Oly I and running it too ("Olympia Classic"),
except I think time has rosied our perception of it.
I'm all for striving towards new, dizzying heights of complexity.
However, the thing has to work, or it will self-destruct on turn 20.
Some of the structural changes made between Oly I and Oly II were
so that the system could be understood and properly tuned.
> Which brings up a question of curiosity? How many of the players
> read this design list? Or what percentage?
There are 46 players on the design list, or about 1/3 of the players.
> Oh, one last thing. When are we going to see a VOTE command. Rich
> can ask a question in the Times, and we can all send in our VOTE on
> the issue.
Votes? I'm a dictator. :-)
-- Rich Skrenta <skrenta@pbm.com>