Friday, January 08, 2021

Considerations of Endings

I wanted to solicit some information from my fellow players, namely do you want the dynasty to end at this point?
We are down to 4 pilots, one of whom has no experience, meaning that they haven’t been doing much on the mech front.
So please let me know if you do or do not want a new dynasty at this time and what your thoughts are on the subject.

Comments

Raven1207: he/they

08-01-2021 15:30:37 UTC

There was one point a little while back that I was almost going to propose that when this dynasty was finished, they it would have a metadynasty after it

Josh: Observer he/they

08-01-2021 15:31:11 UTC

While I like the ruleset we’ve got quite a bit, I think it needs another week or two of tinkering to turn into something very compelling, and the attrition of players is a big issue. Darknight going idle would put the game into hiatus, but even so, it’s a game between you and Bucky at the moment. I’d honestly rather reset, get the usual influx of players for a new dynasty, and maybe revisit some of these mechanics at a later point when the game is a bit more robust.

Bucky:

08-01-2021 15:52:15 UTC

On the theory that new players are discouraged from joining mid-dynasty, I specifically designed the victory condition such that new players could earn a small chance of victory from even a few days’ contribution.

The design seems to have failed in that respect.

Bucky:

08-01-2021 16:19:46 UTC

We have three active players rather than two, as Raven has been shooting and, given their preferred mech config, would likely be more active in the more target-rich high tempo endgame.

Darknight: he/him

09-01-2021 15:37:23 UTC

Sorry about that. Things got busy enough for me that I lost track of the rules but didn’t want to idle and lose track of when a new dynasty starts =/