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- From: st1dg@jane.uh.edu (Wilkinson, Damon E.)
- Newsgroups: rec.games.empire
- Subject: Start Islands, new player opinion
- Date: 28 Dec 1992 17:43 CST
- Organization: University of Houston
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- As a realativly new player, I'll give you my opinions on start islands,
- tools, and other general stuff.
-
- I favor start islands, or else deity mil, for the simple reason that
- in my opinion too many people use tools to land grab at the start,
- meaning anyone trying to break by hand is screwed.
- Yes, I know that i should just get a clue and learn to program something
- to use so I dont have this probem, but I think you are missing the point 0-
- to me, empire is about running the country , fighting wars, etc. Not
- to see who can use the best tools, etc.
- My first 3 games were played with nothing but the client -
- until duckland finally broke down and told me how to get tools, and
- how to use them properly. I sti don't know how to use everything
- correctly. Anyway, I was mad at him formaking me learn to do things
- the hard way, But I am a much better player than i would have been otherwise.
-
- I can't relate to xemp, etc. because i really have no clue as to what it is.
- Trust me, the amount of stuff out for vms is very slim -
- and if duck wasn't forced to play from one at one time, im sure that
- no tools for it would exist - Thanks Don.
-
- Anyway, back to the point -= I say start islands, or deity mil
- for the reason that people run scriptes, programs, etc to get land at the start -
- and no matter how good you are, if u cant get 30-40 sects at the start, you have
- no chance. I se the effect of this that the game can't get any
- new players cause any newbie who tries to start will be surrounded, have
- no chance, figure out thatit is no fun, and not play again -
- and that to me is a tragedy.
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- Mantarr
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