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PostPosted: Tue May 02, 2017 2:01 am
by Bhikkustan
Vancouvia wrote:perhaps a Horn of Africa type pirate haven territory too.

Moukere works for that if we want to limit the amount of bold nations.

PostPosted: Tue May 02, 2017 3:36 am
by Ostehaar
Bhikkustan wrote:
Vancouvia wrote:perhaps a Horn of Africa type pirate haven territory too.

Moukere works for that if we want to limit the amount of bold nations.

I support this idea. It would also increase the number of nations interested in a single NPC.

PostPosted: Tue May 02, 2017 7:13 am
by Miklania
Ostehaar wrote:
Bhikkustan wrote:Moukere works for that if we want to limit the amount of bold nations.

I support this idea. It would also increase the number of nations interested in a single NPC.

Indeed, counter piracy operations around Africa and the Persian Gulf involve dozens of nations from all around the world.

PostPosted: Tue May 02, 2017 8:26 pm
by Atnaia
I've always intended San Javier to remain a clusterfuck. As for Merrit, I never wanted to hold it this easily or uncontested. My original invasion should have felt more Crimean, but no one opposed. Tjiravik is supposed to be a place we can flex our peacetime muscles at will.

PostPosted: Tue May 02, 2017 8:43 pm
by Athara Magarat
Atnaia wrote:I've always intended San Javier to remain a clusterfuck. As for Merrit, I never wanted to hold it this easily or uncontested. My original invasion should have felt more Crimean, but no one opposed. Tjiravik is supposed to be a place we can flex our peacetime muscles at will.

There were tensions between Atish of Atnaian or Merritian descent in AM for a while.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=337003&p=29495273&hilit=Merrit#p29495273

And you even did this

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=337003&p=29516399&hilit=Merrit#p29516399

I opposed for a while as Merritians living in AM, who started arriving as the "Third Wave" Atish (the medieval Atish in Khas-Kirat realms being the first and the Atish colonists being the second). Then the issue kinda vanished.

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2017 5:32 pm
by Travencia
Atnaia wrote:I've always intended San Javier to remain a clusterfuck. As for Merrit, I never wanted to hold it this easily or uncontested. My original invasion should have felt more Crimean, but no one opposed. Tjiravik is supposed to be a place we can flex our peacetime muscles at will.


I sort of get the feeling Merrit island could be a "tropico" style NPC, like a banana republic.

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2017 6:06 pm
by Atnaia
Athara Magarat wrote:
Atnaia wrote:I've always intended San Javier to remain a clusterfuck. As for Merrit, I never wanted to hold it this easily or uncontested. My original invasion should have felt more Crimean, but no one opposed. Tjiravik is supposed to be a place we can flex our peacetime muscles at will.

There were tensions between Atish of Atnaian or Merritian descent in AM for a while.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=337003&p=29495273&hilit=Merrit#p29495273

And you even did this

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=337003&p=29516399&hilit=Merrit#p29516399

I opposed for a while as Merritians living in AM, who started arriving as the "Third Wave" Atish (the medieval Atish in Khas-Kirat realms being the first and the Atish colonists being the second). Then the issue kinda vanished.

There was never a response.

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2017 6:07 pm
by Atnaia
Travencia wrote:
Atnaia wrote:I've always intended San Javier to remain a clusterfuck. As for Merrit, I never wanted to hold it this easily or uncontested. My original invasion should have felt more Crimean, but no one opposed. Tjiravik is supposed to be a place we can flex our peacetime muscles at will.


I sort of get the feeling Merrit island could be a "tropico" style NPC, like a banana republic.

That would fit San Javier more. Merrit would work best as a sort of Eastern European/East Asian state.

PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2017 6:11 pm
by Travencia
any thoughts of turning some of the bold territories into somewhat static stable area's for a purpose besides conquest RP's? I had an idea for maybe repurposing a few of them into "tourist traps," area's that for whatever reason [backstory open ended] have an economy that's roughly two tiered, the one for locals which is likely not as good as the appearance that they give for "tourists". [a real world equivalent example would be the Caribbean]

Van I think at one point you had mentioned about turning Illa Isle into something like that....

PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2017 6:16 pm
by Atnaia
Travencia wrote:any thoughts of turning some of the bold territories into somewhat static stable area's for a purpose besides conquest RP's? I had an idea for maybe repurposing a few of them into "tourist traps," area's that for whatever reason [backstory open ended] have an economy that's roughly two tiered, the one for locals which is likely not as good as the appearance that they give for "tourists". [a real world equivalent example would be the Caribbean]

Van I think at one point you had mentioned about turning Illa Isle into something like that....

That's the whole concept of Tjiravik. it's for peacetime RP.

PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2017 7:26 pm
by Vancouvia
Travencia wrote:any thoughts of turning some of the bold territories into somewhat static stable area's for a purpose besides conquest RP's? I had an idea for maybe repurposing a few of them into "tourist traps," area's that for whatever reason [backstory open ended] have an economy that's roughly two tiered, the one for locals which is likely not as good as the appearance that they give for "tourists". [a real world equivalent example would be the Caribbean]

Van I think at one point you had mentioned about turning Illa Isle into something like that....


Illa Isle's carribean-ish but I don't really understand what you're getting at.

PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2017 1:32 pm
by Verdon
Both Kavju and Iles du Soleil were part of the summer 2015 trend of 'claiming places that aren't mine because I need space for farms' thing. I'd argue both be removed on the grounds of no-history/no-rp. NA, i'd suggest having the island base destroyed in IW2 and not rebuilding.

Pandiya was used by Bhumidol for some science and ecology stuff. When it was created, I mentioned the possibility of RP, but he seemed like he didn't want the island to have an RP associated with it. Other than a few news posts, it hasn't been utilized.

PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2017 5:38 pm
by Travencia
Van I was thinking something like the cruise line owned resorts in the Bahamas or Haiti where there's investment in a stop over for the pure purpose of being a tourist trap. Maybe with light themes of history, culture and backstory. A facility on Islla Isle could be feasible...

Eventually I would like to design a small city state style bold territority that might have a basis in financial services, banking, and could have maybe a casino theme in a sorta Macau meets Vegas styled like Singapore thing. The basis would be an open interactive environment for RP's with an emphasis on commerce and exchange...

@noronica if yr open to using Arván as a hotbed for crime I've got a few RP ideas to base outta there....

PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2017 6:26 pm
by Vancouvia
I like this idea, like Monaco, basically? Just a small city-state with a huge casino / nightlife industry. That could be a good setting for a lot of RP

PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2017 7:46 pm
by Travencia
Vancouvia wrote:I like this idea, like Monaco, basically? Just a small city-state with a huge casino / nightlife industry. That could be a good setting for a lot of RP


Yea, something with maybe a small but wealthy population. I'm trying to put together a poll to study the feasibility of a TWI based common monetary unit, either as an accounting currencies or a reserve to give people the option to use "name of said monetary unit" as opposed to say US dollars. Much in the same way and idea for those who enjoy removing as much real world influences and institutions as possible. Maybe this city state would host a stock exchange that's accessible and interactive for all, or part of the backstory could be that there's a long history of currency and commodity trading...

I'll put together an outline and make an open planning and brainstorming thread sometime this weekend, I'll gladly link it here once I do...

PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2017 9:17 pm
by New Aapelistan
Verdon wrote:Both Kavju and Iles du Soleil were part of the summer 2015 trend of 'claiming places that aren't mine because I need space for farms' thing. I'd argue both be removed on the grounds of no-history/no-rp. NA, i'd suggest having the island base destroyed in IW2 and not rebuilding.

Pandiya was used by Bhumidol for some science and ecology stuff. When it was created, I mentioned the possibility of RP, but he seemed like he didn't want the island to have an RP associated with it. Other than a few news posts, it hasn't been utilized.

The place had an RP, though not trying to argue against this.

But like I said, if anybody has RP ideas for the place Im all ears

(Also the thing that I have spoken with Mikey is that this place is to NA like Kaliningrad is to Russia. Don't see many IC reasons just "giving the place up" after the destruction)

PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2017 9:21 pm
by Corindia
Vancouvia wrote:I like this idea, like Monaco, basically? Just a small city-state with a huge casino / nightlife industry. That could be a good setting for a lot of RP

People could annex it and get a HK-PRC or Macau-PRC power dynamic going. Could be cool.

PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2017 9:31 pm
by Vancouvia
Corindia wrote:
Vancouvia wrote:I like this idea, like Monaco, basically? Just a small city-state with a huge casino / nightlife industry. That could be a good setting for a lot of RP

People could annex it and get a HK-PRC or Macau-PRC power dynamic going. Could be cool.


The point of this thread is to steer away from annexation and more into "this NPC provides a good setting for RPs"

PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2017 9:33 pm
by Corindia
Vancouvia wrote:
Corindia wrote:People could annex it and get a HK-PRC or Macau-PRC power dynamic going. Could be cool.


The point of this thread is to steer away from annexation and more into "this NPC provides a good setting for RPs"

Oh, gotcha. Hong Kong deserves freedom anyway.

PostPosted: Sat May 06, 2017 11:00 am
by Travencia

PostPosted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 4:23 am
by Athara Magarat
Ummn Van, since Bhum is gone but Pandiya is still over there...I have this proposal.

Let's say a Kachee Caliphate exists on Pandiya now.

Since Moukere and Bhik (those poor refugees) are no more on map, I need some recruiting place for SHOCK and also refugee crisis. So we will have this NPC as an unstable nation run by a corrupt Caliph and his cronies. Due to the rampant corruption and sectarian violence between majority Sunni and minority but dominant Shia, this place is a hellhole and a breeding ground for SHOCK and other terror groups.

So...SHOCK and their Islamist allies try to take over Pandiya and remove the Caliph. The Caliph, who controls the island on the behalf of Athara Magarati government (which has been unable to control the situation there, relying on the Caliph and his cronies who often downplay the situation there), requests aid from AM gov to root out 'terrorist elements' and further proof appears that SHOCK leaders from AM have gone into hiding in this overseas (but so much autonomous and rebellious...which might also explain why only police and Vancouvian soldiers are patrolling AM streets...because most of AM's 20,000 soldiers did be now stationed in Pandiya after SHOCK attacks started in 2016) territory of AM (handed possibly by Noronican Empire or some other empire in 21st Century). The local Kachee (the denonym for the nationality; ethnically they are Khas-Kirats, Aprosians and Ipachis who converted to Islam) are fiercely seeking independence from AM and to become their own country.

Maybe after the AM v Van thing ends, the island nation even becomes an independent Islam republic that mends its ties with AM, Van and other nations of the Isles after much needed mediation. The CU, G4, the League and other organizations could have someone to invest their money for development into.

And historically, the Caliphate could be the nation Christian nations could have called crusades against.

So...it's your call Van. I mean, Pandiya is not being used at all...

PostPosted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:06 am
by Verdon
You're really interested in fitting in Islam into the isles, aren't you?

PostPosted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 2:18 pm
by Bhikkustan
Athara Magarat wrote:Ummn Van, since Bhum is gone but Pandiya is still over there...I have this proposal.

Let's say a Kachee Caliphate exists on Pandiya now.

Since Moukere and Bhik (those poor refugees) are no more on map, I need some recruiting place for SHOCK and also refugee crisis. So we will have this NPC as an unstable nation run by a corrupt Caliph and his cronies. Due to the rampant corruption and sectarian violence between majority Sunni and minority but dominant Shia, this place is a hellhole and a breeding ground for SHOCK and other terror groups.

So...SHOCK and their Islamist allies try to take over Pandiya and remove the Caliph. The Caliph, who controls the island on the behalf of Athara Magarati government (which has been unable to control the situation there, relying on the Caliph and his cronies who often downplay the situation there), requests aid from AM gov to root out 'terrorist elements' and further proof appears that SHOCK leaders from AM have gone into hiding in this overseas (but so much autonomous and rebellious...which might also explain why only police and Vancouvian soldiers are patrolling AM streets...because most of AM's 20,000 soldiers did be now stationed in Pandiya after SHOCK attacks started in 2016) territory of AM (handed possibly by Noronican Empire or some other empire in 21st Century). The local Kachee (the denonym for the nationality; ethnically they are Khas-Kirats, Aprosians and Ipachis who converted to Islam) are fiercely seeking independence from AM and to become their own country.

Maybe after the AM v Van thing ends, the island nation even becomes an independent Islam republic that mends its ties with AM, Van and other nations of the Isles after much needed mediation. The CU, G4, the League and other organizations could have someone to invest their money for development into.

And historically, the Caliphate could be the nation Christian nations could have called crusades against.

So...it's your call Van. I mean, Pandiya is not being used at all...

I am back on the map soon. And the problem is the population will be too small to warrant a caliphate.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 4:54 pm
by Athara Magarat
So no caliphate...but maybe Islam republic or something along those lines.

And it will be good to have you back on map.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:22 pm
by Bhikkustan
Athara Magarat wrote:So no caliphate...but maybe Islam republic or something along those lines.

And it will be good to have you back on map.

yeah.

What will population be?