[Discuss] Theoretical realistic messaging

[Orin]

Couldn't you add AI generals and marcials? It'd solve the problem of not 
logging on at the right time. I mean, yeah, it makes the game a little 
wierd, but at least it could be realistic and we won't have to worry about 
ooc issues.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Davies" <the1exile at hotmail.co.uk>
To: <discuss at news.battlemaster.org>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Discuss] Theoretical realistic messaging


>I think expecting the generals to be the most active is unfair. I'm not 
>going to repeat the points made about people logging in at different times, 
>and other OOC issues, but for example in my realm, we have a general who 
>cannot reasonably be expected to log on at the sunset turn change, for the 
>very good reason that it is (I think) 3 in the morning where he is. So we 
>appoint a marshal to give out orders when the general isn't around, in a 
>different timezone. Issues like these can be solved in-game, and are being 
>solved in-game, if you just look for examples. Adding transit time to 
>messages would destroy the only acceptably in-game solution we have to OOC 
>problems, mixing the pre-existing delays.
>
> I can only log on for maybe 4 hours in a day, because IRL I still have to 
> eat, sleep, work etc. I have time for real life, but not for a game in 
> which I only play for maximum 4 hours a day.
>
> The1exile (AKA Sniperchief)
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>>From: James Spadaccini <TheKobald at tampabay.rr.com>
>>Reply-To: BattleMaster general discussion list 
>><discuss at news.battlemaster.org>
>>To: BattleMaster general discussion list <discuss at news.battlemaster.org>
>>Subject: Re: [Discuss] Theoretical realistic messaging
>>Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 11:35:56 -0400
>>
>>Gloria Santos wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>On 5/1/06, *Tom* <tom at lemuria.org <mailto:tom at lemuria.org>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Tom schrieb:
>>>     > Absolutely. The magic will be in making delays that are useful for
>>>     > gameplay, but small enough that it is too much of a burden to copy
>>>     > everything to some OOC system.
>>>     >
>>>     > If the delay were on the order of hours, instead of days, I
>>>     think most
>>>     > people wouldn't take the trouble except in cases where they're
>>>     already
>>>     > talking on IRC, etc. anyways.
>>>     The more I think about it, the more I like the idea. Because it also
>>>     solves a few other gameplay issues.
>>>
>>>     For example, if you get informed about distant events and receive
>>>     orders
>>>     with a delay of a few hours, the turn times aren't the single 
>>> optimal
>>>     times to log in anymore, and people would probably feel more free
>>>     to log
>>>     in whenever it suits them.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>The delay would mean they would have to log in just before turn change to 
>>>make sure all the messages of the turn have arrived, follow those orders, 
>>>then wait for the turn change to get scout reports so that they get to 
>>>the general in time.
>>>
>>>So it would only tie people more to turn change time.
>>>
>>>Some people can only log in once a turn, and it would be hard to play if 
>>>at the time they log in orders have not arrived.
>>Further more only the active generals, the ones who can log in as soon as 
>>the turn happens, are going to be good generals.  The others orders won't 
>>be received, sometimes, because of sending them so late in the turn.  This 
>>is going to cause only active people to be elected or appointed as 
>>generals.
>>
>>
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