by Archinstinct » Fri Apr 01, 2022 12:08 am
Deblar wrote:If even Switzerland is opposing your imperialist invasion, you know you've fucked up
by Penguin Dictators » Fri Apr 01, 2022 5:30 am
by The United Penguin Commonwealth » Fri Apr 01, 2022 6:05 am
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by Eleutherya » Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:06 am
by Ever-Wandering Souls » Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:10 am
Penguin Dictators wrote:Alts being a problem is a tale as old as time, though. In every event I can think of that NS has, alts end up being a tipping point, sometimes the tipping point for specific factions to win.
The Alicorns (Equestria) wrote:Let them stay, no need to badmouth them...From our view a bunch of nations just came in, seized the delegate position, and changed a few superficial things...we play NationStates differently...there's really no reason for us to be butthurt.
http://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=8944227
http://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=8951258
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by Luziyca » Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:17 am
by The United Penguin Commonwealth » Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:47 am
Ever-Wandering Souls wrote:Penguin Dictators wrote:Alts being a problem is a tale as old as time, though. In every event I can think of that NS has, alts end up being a tipping point, sometimes the tipping point for specific factions to win.
Puppets help, but they don't farm themselves. Still takes effort and elbow grease, and given there's no pop minimum on participation, anyone could do the same. Now, you can debate as to whether that meta is desirable or not, but it's not particularly exclusive - what, for example, S.U.S. is doing is as much about having ~50 motivated participants putting tons of hours in, as it is about the puppets we're utilizing in our work.
by Ever-Wandering Souls » Fri Apr 01, 2022 11:20 am
The United Penguin Commonwealth wrote:Ever-Wandering Souls wrote:
Puppets help, but they don't farm themselves. Still takes effort and elbow grease, and given there's no pop minimum on participation, anyone could do the same. Now, you can debate as to whether that meta is desirable or not, but it's not particularly exclusive - what, for example, S.U.S. is doing is as much about having ~50 motivated participants putting tons of hours in, as it is about the puppets we're utilizing in our work.
yes, but that meta clearly isn’t desirable. most people don’t care enough to make 500 alts or a dozen bots for a minigame on an obscure website. rather, they want to just play a fun game as a time-killer. and those people are utterly crowded out and curb-stomped by the people who have 500 card-farming alts and ten hours to spare. it makes the game a competition of who can make the most alts rather than a strategic puzzle.
The Alicorns (Equestria) wrote:Let them stay, no need to badmouth them...From our view a bunch of nations just came in, seized the delegate position, and changed a few superficial things...we play NationStates differently...there's really no reason for us to be butthurt.
http://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=8944227
http://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=8951258
Reploid Productions wrote:Raiders are endlessly creative
by Minoa » Fri Apr 01, 2022 12:55 pm
by Fauzjhia » Fri Apr 01, 2022 3:15 pm
Minoa wrote:Apparently, you start with 15 stashes of two types of goods, but I don't think I have played long enough to know if I get more items over time. If not, then that is a deal-breaker for small regions. Side note, it looks like the interval between actions is about 18-20 seconds, and the delay between leaving and rejoining is about two minutes.
by Socialist Ancomistan » Fri Apr 01, 2022 3:42 pm
by Socialist Ancomistan » Fri Apr 01, 2022 3:44 pm
Penguin Dictators wrote:Alts being a problem is a tale as old as time, though. In every event I can think of that NS has, alts end up being a tipping point, sometimes the tipping point for specific factions to win.
by Lord Dominator » Fri Apr 01, 2022 4:11 pm
Socialist Ancomistan wrote:Penguin Dictators wrote:Alts being a problem is a tale as old as time, though. In every event I can think of that NS has, alts end up being a tipping point, sometimes the tipping point for specific factions to win.
Why can't we just get rid of alts altogether, even though this is sort of unrelated to the Trade game. I've seen nations like "Womble," for example, with thousands of bot accounts, that make it look like far more players are playing NationStates than there really are. Is there a reason for this or no?
by Penguin Dictators » Fri Apr 01, 2022 6:20 pm
Socialist Ancomistan wrote:Penguin Dictators wrote:Alts being a problem is a tale as old as time, though. In every event I can think of that NS has, alts end up being a tipping point, sometimes the tipping point for specific factions to win.
Why can't we just get rid of alts altogether, even though this is sort of unrelated to the Trade game. I've seen nations like "Womble," for example, with thousands of bot accounts, that make it look like far more players are playing NationStates than there really are. Is there a reason for this or no?
by New Waldensia » Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:09 pm
Minoa wrote:Side note, it looks like the interval between actions is about 18-20 seconds
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by Archinstinct » Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:57 pm
Ever-Wandering Souls wrote:The United Penguin Commonwealth wrote:
yes, but that meta clearly isn’t desirable. most people don’t care enough to make 500 alts or a dozen bots for a minigame on an obscure website. rather, they want to just play a fun game as a time-killer. and those people are utterly crowded out and curb-stomped by the people who have 500 card-farming alts and ten hours to spare. it makes the game a competition of who can make the most alts rather than a strategic puzzle.
And games without puppets favor the GCR's and a few big ucr's curbstomping everyone else because they have 1000 WA members to TG.
Deblar wrote:If even Switzerland is opposing your imperialist invasion, you know you've fucked up
by Ever-Wandering Souls » Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:17 pm
Archinstinct wrote:Ever-Wandering Souls wrote:
And games without puppets favor the GCR's and a few big ucr's curbstomping everyone else because they have 1000 WA members to TG.
You both have valid criticisms and the staff should take note of these posts if they're reading this thread for current & future events.
The Alicorns (Equestria) wrote:Let them stay, no need to badmouth them...From our view a bunch of nations just came in, seized the delegate position, and changed a few superficial things...we play NationStates differently...there's really no reason for us to be butthurt.
http://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=8944227
http://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=8951258
Reploid Productions wrote:Raiders are endlessly creative
by Archinstinct » Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:00 pm
Deblar wrote:If even Switzerland is opposing your imperialist invasion, you know you've fucked up
by Merni » Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:08 pm
by A News Outlet » Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:12 pm
Merni wrote:This minigame was probably fun enough as yet another switch-between-hundreds-of-puppets-to-win game. (And if you don't want to win, you may have a bit of fun just playing around with a single nation.) I do hope that eventually we can get a minigame that involves actually doing something as your nation (not as a player, like with the sec-gen or trivia games) but either doesn't allow mass puppet farms or disadvantages them with game mechanics.
That aside, I do feel that having some sort of barter trading would make this one more fun. Right now the only ways to get anything are by using tons of puppets or stealing, which isn't much of a trade fair.
by Ever-Wandering Souls » Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:55 pm
Archinstinct wrote:Ever-Wandering Souls wrote:
...That's why the types of events vary, i.e, it was entirely irrelevant to Trivia, and SecGen was WA only.
I can't disagree with that. It feels like it's not the main reason though; it feels to me like it's more to the whims of the devs and this event was made half-baked. I stress the glitch with the timer and the lack of a marketplace. Both are features we already have, but the timer is broken for some reason and a marketplace wasn't incorporated? It shouldn't have taken much effort to include something already made. Something as simple as a timer we've had for years shouldn't be broken.
Merni wrote:This minigame was probably fun enough as yet another switch-between-hundreds-of-puppets-to-win game. (And if you don't want to win, you may have a bit of fun just playing around with a single nation.) I do hope that eventually we can get a minigame that involves actually doing something as your nation (not as a player, like with the sec-gen or trivia games) but either doesn't allow mass puppet farms or disadvantages them with game mechanics.
That aside, I do feel that having some sort of barter trading would make this one more fun. Right now the only ways to get anything are by using tons of puppets or stealing, which isn't much of a trade fair.
The Alicorns (Equestria) wrote:Let them stay, no need to badmouth them...From our view a bunch of nations just came in, seized the delegate position, and changed a few superficial things...we play NationStates differently...there's really no reason for us to be butthurt.
http://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=8944227
http://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=8951258
Reploid Productions wrote:Raiders are endlessly creative
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