Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Proposal: Keep a Loose Grip

Timed out, 2-2. Failed by JonathanDark.

Adminned at 20 Dec 2024 16:34:08 UTC

Repeal the rule Equipment, along with all of its subrules.

As it stands, the equipment rule is a flat boost to Habanero (who scammed a bunch of Fame early in the dynasty) and a bit of a boost to me and JD (who have had more opportunities than others to gain Fame and Medals).

Thinking about how to remedy it, though, it seemed clear to me that the mechanic wasn’t really doing anything useful anyway. It confusingly parallels Items, everything is expensive (by the time you’d won enough Fame legitimately to own the Cool Sticker you’d almost have won the dynasty), and at its heart it’s a Rich Get Richer mechanic - you earn the currency to buy these things by winning, which in turn makes it easier to keep winning.

Thus my proposed solution!

Comments

CyberStella:

18-12-2024 13:45:08 UTC

I don’t even know what Equipment does

Josh: he/they

18-12-2024 14:04:10 UTC

Good persistent bonuses at high costs, basically.

Habanero:

18-12-2024 15:46:33 UTC

I do appreciate your directness here, rather than taking the Jenga approach and incrementally chipping away at my advantage. I’m really not feeling making an elaborate defense of myself (and to be honest see that as somewhat futile considering who I’d be arguing against), so I’ll just against and let the others vote as they please

CyberStella:

18-12-2024 16:40:48 UTC

for

Josh: he/they

18-12-2024 16:52:14 UTC

@Habanero Your invocation of the Jenga dynasty is a good one! Like in that dynasty I think you can fairly argue that you pulled off a fair scam and don’t deserve to have it completely spiked… Equipment as it stands is a bit too strong (in that only you can access it and in that it has a persistent distortive effect). The alternative is that we let you grab a piece then reduce the prices so everyone else can attain equipment during the dynasty.

JonathanDark: he/him

18-12-2024 16:57:11 UTC

I like a good negotiation. If someone were to offer a Proposal to give Habanero a piece of the pie for their efforts so far, I’d vote for it. It would be better to combine that with the adjustment to Equipment, though.

I’m holding my vote to see how this shakes out. It could go either way for me. I wouldn’t mind being able to use more Equipment myself.

JonathanDark: he/him

18-12-2024 22:59:53 UTC

The alternative is that we let you grab a piece then reduce the prices so everyone else can attain equipment during the dynasty.

Luckily there does seem to be such an alternative on the table.

against