Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

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1714 days, 10 hours, 19 minutes ago

madinson (The Privateers)

Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies: Well, I wish you all some very good VCRs, very good new shipy and some nice and gentle robs in this new year 2015 this sector - but I have still 1 BIG problem:

YOU decided without me to make this championship as much long as possible!!?? WHY? Who gives you the right to hold this discission without asking me? Hurry up making your turns - yes I am pissed about this. Any response from the 4 people fighting 2???

1714 days, 9 hours, 56 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

Mad,

I don't understand your complaint. The host dictates the length of the game when it comes to our turns. And the players make choices to try and win, and that dictates the length (overall) of the game.

If you don't want to play a game that runs 3x a week ... or that will take hundreds of turns, maybe you shouldn't have accepted the invitation?

Anyway, I'm starting to find your whining about the time, quite rude. And your belief that people are doing this to you is just plain stupid.

This game runs 3x a week at approx 22:00 (nu-time). For me, that means that the game runs about 3pm. And yes, with my real life interests and work schedule, that does mean that I often have to adjust orders between 2 and 3pm. And I have every right to play the game on that schedule - that's the schedule of the host.

You have NO RIGHT to complain about this, as the host won't let me actually violate your rights. I can't make the game run 2x a week, or make the host run at 23:00nu time. You're rights are protected just fine. The host will run on time, and you'll play your game at the speed that the host states.

Stop insinuating that someone who plays on a schedule that is different than yours is somehow holding up the game.

The schedule IS what the schedule is. Deal with it.
-J

1714 days, 9 hours, 22 minutes ago

social assassin

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

I can't agree more. Sure, everyone likes it when the game runs early, but you can't expect that it will.

I would comment that in the limited number of games I've played on this site, the players that seem to consistently play their turns at the last moment, are player that are playing, what looks like, way too many games.

That said, it's their right to do so, as the site puts no limits on the number of games you can play at once.

However, as a player, you can't be overtly mad at another player for playing their turn at the last minute. What you can do, is eliminate them as quickly as possible, and maybe the game will run quicker.

1714 days, 6 hours, 24 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

Tough to argue with that. SA did capture it in a nutshell.

On the other hand, for my part, I'm quite willing to squeeze in a couple of extra turns.

1714 days, 4 hours, 37 minutes ago

budgie

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

Does the borg show any signs of returning?

1714 days, 3 hours, 35 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

Always.

1709 days, 11 hours, 27 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

Many thanks for your (less) responses, there are some players in this championshipgame who did a deal: Doing the turn in the last moment to slow down the game!!!(((
So I can just please the commanders to overthink their deal, they did WITHOUT me. If you guys want to play this game 2 more years, so just tell it now and here. LOUDLY!!!
This is a championshipgame. If you do not have the tim eto play this game, or you play to much other games, so just tell. But I cannot accept this behaviour, are you guys not proud enough that you are playing in this game, are you not interested to play and fight?
FE: If all bakers in your town decide to bake slowly, so when do you guys want to eat a bread???
So come on and lets get up earlier as all the others and lets start to bake breads. Faster and the best!

Yes, the borg will come back, but will take more then 50 turns, how he told us.....I am getting bored.

So: Come on behave an dplay as if you are in a championshipgame - fast and hard...and die hard!

Yours Madinson

1709 days, 11 hours, 19 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

I'm working; I'm working! Don't jog my elbow!

Funny thing is, I've been opening my turn two or three times a day for the past week or so. Things are getting complicated out on the Rim; I scorched the earth pretty well, and now it seems I'm gonna need to build a starbase. Vexing, I call it.

1709 days, 10 hours, 5 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

Well sorry about this - I do my turn in about 5-15 minutes - but its easy: big fleets and: I am the privateer!

Thanks for any reponse, this helps me to understand!!!

1709 days, 9 hours, 44 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

@Madinson,

I'm sorry, what craziness do you believe? That some of us have created a "deal to wait to the last minute" to play? That's insane. And simply not true. You're example about the baking is also misguided. This game plays THREE TIMES A WEEK. That was the schedule we all agreed to when we started. And your whining will continue to illicit this response from me.

I am usually the last turn to submit; and I play according to the host schedule, as I have time throughout my week. That's all there is to it. I don't slow anything down - I play at the agreed upon speed. You can see it when you look at the Game in your "My Games List". 3x a week.

I find your whining disrespectful, as you're referring almost always to me. Please stop whining about it. Please stop being a jerk about the schedule.

1709 days, 9 hours, 17 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

My typical turn goes like this: after host, study situation. 5-15 minutes, depending how interesting things have happened.

Next day: process in background, think about it. Send questions regarding unclarities to allies.

Second day: make the bulk of the turn. More comms with the allies. Strategy talk. Ponder opportunities and threats.

1-4 hours before host: last adjustments, propaganda, whatever.

Works splendidly for me and when I don't have the time to work like this but have to rush my turns in, I make stupid mistakes.

So, I don't think it makes sense to try and speed up the turn execution.

1709 days, 7 hours, 58 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

Gentlemen: I think Mr. Madinson may want to participate in a different Champ game. To be fair, I would too, but the difference is, he's qualified.

I am willing to rush through a turn or two, if you guys are too. Bear in mind, it's not just JZ that plays long turns; Othrym has held up the turn a time or two as well. Not surprising, all things considered. But it does mean we'd have to coordinate it.

I should have extra free time in early February. Think about it.

1709 days, 6 hours, 59 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

Gnerphk,

There are two separate issues here.

One is Madinson's continued posts reflecting a belief that "This is a championshipgame. If you do not have the tim eto play this game, or you play to much other games, so just tell. But I cannot accept this behaviour, are you guys not proud enough that you are playing in this game, are you not interested to play and fight?"

Which I found mildly amusing the first time he posted it; and now have grown to see as disrespectful.

A separate issue is if those of us in the War are willing to commit to some fast play, at a certain time, to allow for a couple of extra turns.

I for one, would love to try and commit to that. Perhaps a weekend where we all are available during the same 48 hours to work through our turns and jam a few out. That'd be great. But it's also NOT what Madinson is requesting. He's whining about a 3x a week schedule. I'm sick of it.

1709 days, 6 hours, 41 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

OK; I see both points of view here. Carry on.

1708 days, 5 hours, 11 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

Game should just be cancelled and be done with it.

Obviously they are delaying on purpose so others drop.

1708 days, 5 hours, 6 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

Hesitation is a vile human trait.

1707 days, 23 hours, 1 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

So is kibbutzing. On the other hand, so is me making a smartass response, so I guess we're even. ;o)

OK: Going forward, I hope to address this by creating an in-game thread to poll folks as to their willingness to run a couple of lightning rounds in early February. Any objections, feel free to post them there.

1707 days, 21 hours, 57 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

If they have painted themselves into a corner where "wait and see" is everyone's strategy, then you break the fight up and start again.

A game can't be too long if the game is action packed... but if you look at the Planets score graph, the game has flat lined. Alliances sometimes can't crumble because everyone won't break their word... especially a game like this where their reputation is on the line.

1707 days, 21 hours, 46 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

There are some qualitative changes coming soon, Glyn. Ted's options are reduced every time he loses a starbase, and there's dynamic motion along several battlefronts. Truly, there's only two players here that aren't engaged (as far as I can tell), and there's a lot of things that can change rapidly.

You like Wikipedia; take a quick look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipping_point_%28physics%29 for a physical metaphor, and then wander through other uses of the term "tipping point". I think you'll soon see what I mean.

1707 days, 20 hours, 40 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

Gnerphk: That is your way of saying not to worry, you'll be taking care of business?

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--AIXG4prT--/dirjwlfjugw3bsidu4pl.jpg

1707 days, 20 hours, 27 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

@Glyn copying from the other thread, this is what is currently going on:

- Othrym and Madinson are invading J-Zan and Snake.
- Madinson is invading GtrDevil
- I am invading Othrym and Madinson
- GtrDevil lays webs all around
- Ted threatens his return and tries to negotiate a deal for himself with an approach straight out of Jong Il era DPRK playbook
- Gnerphk does everything he can to stay out of it and concentrates on polishing 'Fort Gnerphk'
- Julius attempts world record in 'Surviving in a championship without talking' and is doing currently very well

There is no 'stalemate' or anything, the only thing was an 80 turn aberration when the Borg underestimated us and flew around with Fed Biocides, which just resulted in everyone denying direct combat because fighting masses of Fed Biocides is suicidal.

There are a bunch of very experienced, nasty and ego-inflated commanders here who are willing to do whatever it takes to win. Just like it should be :)

1707 days, 20 hours, 7 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

Smn, this action list is a joke. Nothing important will change aslong i am in the void. Let's call it decorative cosmetics actions! ;)

1707 days, 19 hours, 55 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

Safe to say when you are returning in, what, eight turns? :)

Still enough to see a few more important planets change hands.

1707 days, 19 hours, 37 minutes ago

broseph

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

Ted. Just in case you have a deficit of confidence. Packing up that weight of fleet and scramming is AWESOME. Freakin' hilarious. I don't like games with infinite turns, I think there should be a limit at some point or it gets boring and it becomes more about quitters then winners. But what you did...mauhahahahahahh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1707 days, 19 hours, 30 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

SMN: Oh I know, been following since Day 1... my magenta profile logo should be burned into your memory by now. I even have MJS68508 username memorized, might even start using it as a password.

Doing whatever it takes to win sounds a lot like playing it safe in this Sector.

1707 days, 19 hours, 27 minutes ago

broseph

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

I'm having trouble finding the webpage for the Ted Fan Club...surely it's there. I'll find it....all my lols.

1707 days, 14 hours, 17 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

Madinson, what are you talking about - are you nuts? What is this 'deal'??

Perhaps you're confused when I say "we play on the schedule we agreed to."

Let me clarify.

Click on "My Games", Click on "Capricorn War"

You'll see the following things on your computer screen.
Battle Id: 78375
Created: 11/30/2013 10:27:34 PM
Host Days: S_T_T__ at 21:50

That schedule is what I mean when I say "we play according to what was agreed." When Joshua made this game and sent out invites, the game was built with a 3x a week host schedule. All of us are playing according to that schedule. It's the schedule of the *&%*ing game. There is no "shady deal to slow things down." There is just the schedule that this game was BUILT TO RUN.

1707 days, 14 hours, 14 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

Come on, madinson goes nuts and you all try to explain him the obvious :)).

1707 days, 8 hours, 50 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

23.17 - TURN READY.....I cry tears....

1707 days, 8 hours, 32 minutes ago

emork the lizard king

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

... or put more effort in not losing starbases instead?

1612 days, 9 hours, 41 minutes ago

RE: Dear Admirals, Commanders & all other friends and enemies:...

What Madness?!?!

Madinson is the last player to let the host run?

The end is near! The sky is falling!