Board 8 > Mercenaries 3 Day 76 Results: Crimson Beyond a Fleeting Eternity

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Regaro_Ukiera
10/31/11 2:13:00 PM
#151:


From: X_Dante_X | #150
What? I can't even imagine mercs without Infra, the entire framework of the game was <supposed> to be about economy, and defeating teams to better your own.


Economy is good

The infra system as-is is why the game would've borked itself even with competent admins

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KJH
10/31/11 2:13:00 PM
#152:


I'd have rather been my own entity, and for most everyone else to be too.

I worked pretty hard on my team, y'know! Even if it was a patchup job from Shake leaving.

Though yeah, now more than ever I agree with FFD's view. Even just by view, seems things polarized to a stupid degree so likewise I'd say no more numbers, me, drak, or silver as leaders and no admin Wang (though voter or whatever's fine, same as early Kan was).

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X_Dante_X
10/31/11 2:13:00 PM
#153:


also: this game has taught me just how unlucky I am in life. Just learned today I was "randomly selected" (along with the rest of the graduating seniors in my department) to take the "California Critical Thinking Skills Test"

goddamn how many tests can this university throw at me

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Achromatic
10/31/11 2:14:00 PM
#154:


Critical thinking is the key to success, Dante.

I had fun most of the time when I was actually doing things. Then people got involved and it all went down hill.

I love how utterly hyped I am in Drak's journal. Made it pretty clear who he really feared.

Alas I was too honorable to deal with drak's 2 and a half year long plot to win mercs through lies and manipulation.

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X_Dante_X
10/31/11 2:16:00 PM
#155:


they literally said I wouldn't graduate if I didn't complete it

never said I had to do well, should I tank it so the university looks bad [y/n]

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FFDragon
10/31/11 2:16:00 PM
#156:


yyyyyyyyy

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Achromatic
10/31/11 2:18:00 PM
#157:


Also lost through all of this was my original mission statement: I just wanted to make the Playoffs and not completely do terrible. That got lost through all of my forceful arguments and the bloodshed I caused. So hey me and drak both accomplished our goals that's nice.

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Silverliner182V
10/31/11 2:21:00 PM
#158:


I would endorse a player voting ban. I personally think it's impossible to not be a bit biased in your voting since the outcome of the match will eventually affect your team.

but to do that we'd have to abolish most of the 'voting restrictions' so we can attract more fresh voters. I wouldn't mind this but I can see how some people would oppose it.

We should have a PLAYER SURVEY to gather people's thoughts on this. (and other things)

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dragon22391
10/31/11 2:21:00 PM
#159:


Achromatic posted...
It ended up costing his team mercs, in the end.

xfd what

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Gatarix
10/31/11 2:22:00 PM
#160:


Solution: start with much more low tech gunners next time.

crash for m4 obv. fruit bazooka don't mess

The problem isn't gunners per se, it's generic gunners -- the GTA guys, Marcus Fenix, Leon/Chris, Liquid, the Doomguys. They're all humans with fairly standard weaponry (adjusted for the technology level of the setting) and little more. A few of them are probably acceptable as "iconic" but we were oversaturated with guys like Captain Scott Mitchell.

On the other hand, we've had some pretty interesting hybrid gunners. Aigis was neat, though I maintain she's substantially overrated. Aya would probably have been neat if she'd seen more than like two matches. Same for Lilith.


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Achromatic
10/31/11 2:23:00 PM
#161:


From: Silverliner182V | #158
I would endorse a player voting ban. I personally think it's impossible to not be a bit biased in your voting since the outcome of the match will eventually affect your team.

but to do that we'd have to abolish most of the 'voting restrictions' so we can attract more fresh voters. I wouldn't mind this but I can see how some people would oppose it.

We should have a PLAYER SURVEY to gather people's thoughts on this. (and other things)


Only because you are scummy. I was a very honest voter.

From: dragon22391 | #159
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It ended up costing his team mercs, in the end.

xfd what


I nuked Dante because of you and that basically was a death knell for his team in the round robin. I always pay my debts, Numbers!

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X_Dante_X
10/31/11 2:23:00 PM
#162:


I was actually thinking about this on the drive home - a player ban would definitely eliminate a lot of bias, but in low voting pools, "conspiracy meshes" will always prevail. I'd personally be cool with less voting restrictions in general if it resulted in higher votals, because if you ban all players from voting and only 5 valid people vote, the guy who has 3 friends will always win regardless.

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X_Dante_X
10/31/11 2:24:00 PM
#163:


the loss to you was as much as a death knell as the loss the FFD, chris.

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Achromatic
10/31/11 2:25:00 PM
#164:


I was actually discussing that with HGR this morning. Voter restrictions are just bad. How about we foster a mercs where players are actually held accountable. Let them have to give reasons and let the reasons have to actually hold up to scrutiny. Let admins have power to openly question a vote and ask for more and more reasoning. If you are a player there is no reason for this not to be acceptable. The days of shady votes have to be over, frankly.

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dragon22391
10/31/11 2:25:00 PM
#165:


you know who never bought a generic gunner, and only had a few debatably-gunners the whole game and still owned all of you?

this guy

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Achromatic
10/31/11 2:25:00 PM
#166:


From: dragon22391 | #165
you know who never bought a generic gunner, and only had a few debatably-gunners the whole game and still owned all of you?

this guy


Didn't even make the semis what a great owner.

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Gatarix
10/31/11 2:26:00 PM
#167:


Alas I was too honorable to deal with drak's 2 and a half year long plot to win mercs through lies and manipulation.

This from the guy who was documented trying to weasel out of his deals on multiple occasions.

I outmaneuvered you. That's all.


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Achromatic
10/31/11 2:26:00 PM
#168:


Plus you were too busy buying the overpowered mercs that were released 20 days too early and that no one had heard of spare us your amazing feats tbqh.

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dragon22391
10/31/11 2:26:00 PM
#169:


nah, dante could've beaten you. he just thought it'd be funny to have you hype up this fight and then him forfeit.

that dumb as **** dc match was the death of him.

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Achromatic
10/31/11 2:27:00 PM
#170:


From: Gatarix | #167
Alas I was too honorable to deal with drak's 2 and a half year long plot to win mercs through lies and manipulation.

This from the guy who was documented trying to weasel out of his deals on multiple occasions.

I outmaneuvered you. That's all.


You really didn't.

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dragon22391
10/31/11 2:27:00 PM
#171:


Achromatic posted...
From: dragon22391 | #165
you know who never bought a generic gunner, and only had a few debatably-gunners the whole game and still owned all of you?

this guy
Didn't even make the semis what a great owner.


wasn't even around for the semi's!

i owned all of you until the fabric of the game was ripped apart and a new patchwork was put in place. if the timeline split doesn't happen, i win this game handily, even with all of the 'legitimate votes' that were being thrown around.

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Gatarix
10/31/11 2:28:00 PM
#172:


Also, I support KJH getting to play in m4 because he's never had a team of his own.


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Gatarix
10/31/11 2:28:00 PM
#173:


You really didn't.

You aren't champion.


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KanzarisKelshen
10/31/11 2:29:00 PM
#174:


From: dragon22391 | #165
you know who never bought a generic gunner, and only had a few debatably-gunners the whole game and still owned all of you?

this guy


Debatably gunners my ass. Rudy was bought by you, end of discussion.

From: Gatarix | #167
Alas I was too honorable to deal with drak's 2 and a half year long plot to win mercs through lies and manipulation.

This from the guy who was documented trying to weasel out of his deals on multiple occasions.

I outmaneuvered you. That's all.


More like you outtanked him. Your chief ability isn't your wits, Drak - it's your grit. You're very clever, but you're even more of a determinator in the end.

From: Achromatic | #164
I was actually discussing that with HGR this morning. Voter restrictions are just bad. How about we foster a mercs where players are actually held accountable. Let them have to give reasons and let the reasons have to actually hold up to scrutiny. Let admins have power to openly question a vote and ask for more and more reasoning. If you are a player there is no reason for this not to be acceptable. The days of shady votes have to be over, frankly.


Problem: We get a single Wanglike admin and it all goes to hell. I know, I know, 'get better admins', but this means you're asking the admins to not be biased AND play even more than the players, two highly taxing requests.

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Achromatic
10/31/11 2:29:00 PM
#175:


Pfft, reality shredding itself is such a weak excuse numbers gotta step your game up.

Heh, mercs was terrible in so many ways but it still managed to amuse me. I was cracking up for an hour over Drak's journal.

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Achromatic
10/31/11 2:29:00 PM
#176:


From: Gatarix | #173
You really didn't.

You aren't champion.


Neither are you lol. 'champion.'

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Silverliner182V
10/31/11 2:30:00 PM
#177:


People I think should play:

- Me because I deserve a wang-less game after the three or four years I've been constantly screwed over by rulings from him.
- KJH because he's never lead a team from the start.
- oneills
- PLink

how amazing would it be for an oneills/plink finals.

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X_Dante_X
10/31/11 2:30:00 PM
#178:


=(

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Achromatic
10/31/11 2:30:00 PM
#179:


Problem: We get a single Wanglike admin and it all goes to hell. I know, I know, 'get better admins', but this means you're asking the admins to not be biased AND play even more than the players, two highly taxing requests.

Then they can quit being admins. I don't care what is taxing for them. Get the game right or don't bother. Those are the options. If you don't want to bother fixing it then don't waste your time adminning it. They should go grow a garden or write a book.

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dragon22391
10/31/11 2:30:00 PM
#180:


that's fair, kan. he's certainly no 'generic' gunner though.

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Tom Bombadil
10/31/11 2:31:00 PM
#181:


From: dragon22391 | Posted: 10/31/2011 3:39:42 PM | #139
killing the interest

Interest was alive?

I agree about the gunners. I barely voted all game and I STILL got tired of all the generic gunners running around.

I also still say we need to bring back character explanations. I would've voted a lot more if I could've done so without waiting for somebody to post youtube links so I could figure out who the hell most of the people were. If you want to increase turnout, I'd say that would be a big step.

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X_Dante_X
10/31/11 2:31:00 PM
#182:


the problem with character descriptions is when you post them for 10+ people it just becomes

tl'dr

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Gatarix
10/31/11 2:31:00 PM
#183:


Whatever helps you sleep at night, Chris.

Also Rudy wasn't generic tbqh.


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Achromatic
10/31/11 2:33:00 PM
#184:


From: Gatarix | #183
Whatever helps you sleep at night, Chris.

Also Rudy wasn't generic tbqh.


What helps me sleep at night is reading how much effort you put into this game to beat someone who had barely followed mercs, who at every turn antagonized everyone he could just because I wanted to do so. At the onset I never dreamed I could beat you, but at the start reading your journal it was clear you feared me for, really, no good reason. It is nice to know I was inside your head so early. I got more validation from your journal than I ever could have actually winning Mercs given the blatant corruption of so many elements. So I rest easy and I feel victorious. If you feel victorious, well, that makes two of us I suppose.

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dragon22391
10/31/11 2:35:00 PM
#185:


though rudy's swordplay was vastly underrated.

gonna have to hype him up for whoever buys him in m4.

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X_Dante_X
10/31/11 2:35:00 PM
#186:


rudys not hobo enough for team dante

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HeroicGammaRay
10/31/11 2:35:00 PM
#187:


i've always wanted the blanket player and admin ban - the only problem is getting casuals to vote (and it's bad if it's only a few casuals, since then the leaders can play tug-of-war with them)

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KanzarisKelshen
10/31/11 2:36:00 PM
#188:


From: Achromatic | #179
Problem: We get a single Wanglike admin and it all goes to hell. I know, I know, 'get better admins', but this means you're asking the admins to not be biased AND play even more than the players, two highly taxing requests.

Then they can quit being admins. I don't care what is taxing for them. Get the game right or don't bother. Those are the options. If you don't want to bother fixing it then don't waste your time adminning it. They should go grow a garden or write a book.


Let's put it this way. Name five people you think would stick to the admin job who would be thorough about it and are still interested in mercs. Five. You can count yourself since being generous here is OK.

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Achromatic
10/31/11 2:37:00 PM
#189:


Also poor me I was such a fool. I underhyped Rudy because I assumed Numbers had to be lying because the admins clearly wouldn't release someone like that so early.

I am sorry Numbers.

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HeroicGammaRay
10/31/11 2:38:00 PM
#190:


who is haseo
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Gatarix
10/31/11 2:38:00 PM
#191:


/me grows a garden


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dragon22391
10/31/11 2:39:00 PM
#192:


i'm sure you regret it very much

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Achromatic
10/31/11 2:39:00 PM
#193:


Eh, I do. I think mercs would have gone a lot differently if I had a proper understanding of Rudy's abilities.

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Achromatic
10/31/11 2:41:00 PM
#194:


From: KanzarisKelshen | #188
Let's put it this way. Name five people you think would stick to the admin job who would be thorough about it and are still interested in mercs. Five. You can count yourself since being generous here is OK.


I don't have a quick answer for that. But mercs isn't going to be fixed by quick answers.

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Luis_Sera89
10/31/11 2:42:00 PM
#195:


This is very simple. You install a system where an admin can be deposed. You know, the thing that's been called for for donkey's years, but was never implemented. If an admin wants a pet team then they risk the consequences.

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dragon22391
10/31/11 2:43:00 PM
#196:


to be fair, rudy had a much shorter shelf-life due to his early release. like, just to throw out numbers, he was viable from day 17-35, when his usefulness span should have been up until day 45 or so. but he was out for so long that some of the luster wore off and the 'he was released so long ago, what can he do here?' mentality crept in.

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KanzarisKelshen
10/31/11 2:43:00 PM
#197:


From: Achromatic | #194
I don't have a quick answer for that. But mercs isn't going to be fixed by quick answers.


Right, and I'm with you on that. I just think we need to face the facts is all.

From: Luis_Sera89 | #195
This is very simple. You install a system where an admin can be deposed. You know, the thing that's been called for for donkey's years, but was never implemented. If an admin wants a pet team then they risk the consequences.


This I can get behind. What amount of leaders would have to agree to impeach? 2/3+1?

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Achromatic
10/31/11 2:44:00 PM
#198:


How about just a majority. If a majority of players don't trust you then that's a probleem.

Also it isn't a 'fact.' We just need to find people who want to dedicate that time to a project.

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X_Dante_X
10/31/11 2:44:00 PM
#199:


first day of mercs 4: all admins get impeached simultaneously

pure anarchy from then on

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Tom Bombadil
10/31/11 2:45:00 PM
#200:


well at least it'd save time

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