#3250
by Veteran Gerakken - 7/12/2004 2:32:18 PM
Finally, Gerakken steals some good beer in the Jedi thread! (A xx50, but I'll take it.)
Actually, Samurai Ben made a point I would like to explore:
| For GalCiv 2 - or anything with a single-player Metaverse, for that matter (Political Machine? The fabled MOM2?) - I believe that a shift away from massive QUANTITIES of submissions should be implemented, in favor of the quest for that one perfect game. The ideal PC game immerses the player in the experience; it shouldn't be a call for an ice-pack on the mouse finger to prolong one's ability to hit "end turn." |
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The quest for perfection is naught when there is a score cap. And there is a score cap partly due to people cranking the Masoverse. (Submitting maso games as quickly as possible.) But it does lead to an interesting point: if someone dedicates who knows how long to a specific task and achieves what is considered a masterful work even once, is that not worth something? The Meta does not reward perfection, sadly. It rewards mass production. Get that 60K and get it quick, then rinse and repeat. The guy who throws the most 60K games on the pile leads the pack.
Is there a way to fix this? I can't see any good ways. Maybe if there was not a consistent way to beat maso quickly, and it was not so unbalanced in score compared to the other levels, and the score cap was removed. Lots of maybes there. Just makes me think, because I, too, am a sit back and play the game in a liesurely manner type of player.
        
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| The quest for perfection is naught when there is a score cap. And there is a score cap partly due to people cranking the Masoverse. |
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G, please see my thread in the main Forum - I suggested removing the cap if a system like this were to be implemented. Naturally, it would be for GalCiv2, as it's doubtful we'll see any major changes to the existing Metaverse for a game that's been out over a year.
   
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| I just got Knights of the Old Republic and it is awesome! |
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Yeah, and he beat his first game 'bout a day ago. 
I'm Back!
   
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Icho, you will get slightly better scores if you have more Pure Evil civs. I usually have Yor, Drengin, and one of the two new civs in AP.
   
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Torians - Pure Good
Altarians - Chaotic Good
Arceans - Neutral
Yor - Chaotic Evil
Drengin - Pure Evil
Drath - Pure Evil
Dominion of Korx - Pure Evil
     
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