Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Clean slate

I think that at the start of a new dynasty, the new conductor should be able to modify the ruleset however e wishes.  But, I suspect that some of you disagree.  So, before I go to the bother of crafting a carefully worded proposal, I’m hoping that you might like to express a general opinion.

Comments

Angry Grasshopper:

30-08-2006 14:05:47 UTC

I’m generally in favor.

Rodney:

30-08-2006 15:33:17 UTC

I strongly disagree. The point of having proposals at all is so that we are all playing the game that the players as a whole want to play, not just what a single player wants to play.

We would also be granting dictatorial power to each and every emperor.

Kevan: he/him

30-08-2006 16:31:24 UTC

It’s also a bad idea for the risk of an Emperor accidentally making a change that breaks the ruleset, with nobody having any time to react to it. (This was demonstrated to a small extent by your illegal ascension address edit.)

If an Emperor wants to make changes at the start of their Dynasty, they can just get in with the first proposal. If it fails because there was a serious flaw in it, or because more than half of the players wanted to interpret the theme differently, then we have a happier Nomic.

Hix:

30-08-2006 16:59:10 UTC

Zeus, no!  Just do it via Proposal.  And if the Emperor’s vision is to make drastic changes to the core rules, e should also consider simultaneously making an official backup.

Cosmologicon:

30-08-2006 18:27:04 UTC

Agree with Rodney and Kevan and Hix. Especially Kevan.

ChronosPhaenon:

30-08-2006 23:04:15 UTC

Idem

Poe:

31-08-2006 01:14:14 UTC

I usually am fine with letting the new grand poobah have some latitude in terms of setting the basic rules for what the starting position of the game is going to be, but that isn’t the same as ‘modify the ruleset however e wishes’.

Thelonious:

31-08-2006 07:56:46 UTC

OK - I’ll not bother.