Dramatic SFB: WoA

[joshua s]

Well part of the issue isn’t on the campaign but player choices. Making alliances especially early in the game handcuffs you but many players did so. I accepted one alliance in T13 as it was impossible for me to contests all of the scenarios(minus the ones that didn’t give me the rewards I wanted). I’m unlikely to accept any more as of now unless I lose a lot of ships are gain slot of borders unexpectedly.

If the goal is trying to get in to fights then early alliances don’t help that, nor will incentivizing fights and or limiting ships. If you’re only fighting on a one or two borders than you’re consistently going to run in to this issue. The problem then becomes regulating player choice. Not sure how that’ll work out.

Josh

PS: sorry about the email bomb Chuck keep forgetting that reply is only one person.

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 20, 2018, at 2:50 PM, Charles Carroll via SFBdrama <sfbdrama at lists.mattnet.org<mailto:sfbdrama at lists.mattnet.org>> wrote:

Muhahaha....Whats really funny...is I sent this a one on one email...and it popped up as everyone. So I cant click worth crap it seems.

Anyway...I do feel we need to sooner or later start doing adjustments of some kind. Or have an agreed upon cut off turn. Or something But if we do have a cut off turn. What is the basis for who wins? The amount listed on the left near the bottom of your screen that says Empire score? How is that calculated? Simply how much BPV you have?

In other words I have no idea how I am doing over all. And because this is strictly a scenario based campaign with no Empire Benefits. There is no effective feed back as to what is happening anywhere in the Empire nor is there any indication if my efforts have helped the Empire other than more ships keep appearing.

Now I am not saying in any shape or form that is a bad thing. And I could see it being possible to effectively kill a player but him never winning a scenario...and since you lose points every time you defend and lose...it would be possible to be running negative points. But...that also has no real world consequences, as in I am down 200 points and have to destroy 200 BPV of ships.

I know this is designed purely around having fights. But....the issue with that is...as an example, I have 22 borders. I had at the most 4 to 5 actual fights that could happen. And most of them as MD pointed out...are impossible to play for him. So we end up with lots of nice treaties. Protected borders all over and one or two players we beat the crap out of. But even so. It just means we end up never fighting.

So I am just thinking we need something to make fighting either more attractive, of failing to fight have actual issues that have long term effects. Maybe instead of losing points, if you lose. Lose a border, which will end up driving you out of the game. And give the one who took your scenario...(Only on Defense) a new border with someone else. So saying nah...I wont defend this becomes not an option anyone wants. Actual repercussions to failing to meet the enemy.

Anyway some thoughts on how to keep it interesting. I just feel there needs to be more than...well I woke up today...a turn ran and...I took a lot of points uncontested. The few fights I could have had were all overwhelming. So gee...what do I spend this constantly expanding BPV pool on this turn....so next turn I can do it all again.

Another possibility, is make all scenarios, have serious limits lime move cost requirements. Or all need to be size class restricted of some type. With some just free for all, bring what ever fleet you can build for a massive contest with serious rewards to make sending your main battle fleet out worthwhile.

Thoughts from the mind of a demented captain.

Chuck

On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 4:51 PM Gregory Flusche <shagrat1960 at gmail.com<mailto:shagrat1960 at gmail.com>> wrote:
I do understand about the how do we win this campaign. IT is evolving and Matt loves feed back :)/

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 11:56 PM Charles Carroll via SFBdrama <sfbdrama at lists.mattnet.org<mailto:sfbdrama at lists.mattnet.org>> wrote:
Lol I have all this stuff sitting around so I send it. But...as I have said....I am certainly willing to sens stuff home and just field a fleet equal to you so we can play.

Just give me a point range and I will drop stuff. I am real easy. I am actually getting kind of tired of this type campaign because there is no real way to win. It is interesting. But...after the first few turns...it gets predictable. And once treaties and truces get set...it gets absurd as you are seeing.

Chuck

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 11:28 PM TJ Hooker <metaldog09 at yahoo.com<mailto:metaldog09 at yahoo.com>> wrote:
I see that once again the bulk of your real and actual fighting force has managed to find its into the 4 boxes on my boarder while the other 21 BOXES manage to find what? 9 snipes? lol man.. are you kidding with this crap? I get your DN and all of your cruisers again, and for the last 5 turns ?!!? If the point of this game is to rack up the biggest strategic fleet and to play the email diplomacy game lets just stop now and declare you the big winner..lol. wow man, wow.
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