g_bassi13 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Apologies, that was irresponsible by me to just forget I wad playing. Game was probably lost either way, but I brought that on us. Link to comment
Where's Wellwood Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Aladeen and I have been batting around the idea of co-hosting a game with nightfalls twice a day, trying to get some good mechanics to take advantage of it... if you just want to talk some stuff out, feel free to PM me or any other hosts, but if its basically a vanilla game with just a theme as long as you can set a time once a day for you to do night falls you should be fine on your own (note: night falls don't HAVE to be at night... the could be afternoon falls or morning falls ) Absolutely I'd be willing to co-host with you if you'd like I was planning for it to be a bit more than vanilla. My current plan for the game would also require A LOT of players to work to the fullest (I'm talking 30-40) and I don't think there's ever been a game that big. As interest seems to be kind of low right now, I could wait till it picks up again, or plan a scaled down version that I could try hosting alone in the near future (though not necessarily right now.) Link to comment
Dral Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I was planning for it to be a bit more than vanilla. My current plan for the game would also require A LOT of players to work to the fullest (I'm talking 30-40) and I don't think there's ever been a game that big. As interest seems to be kind of low right now, I could wait till it picks up again, or plan a scaled down version that I could try hosting alone in the near future (though not necessarily right now.) Ahhh yes, hosting a 40 player game.... one can dream Link to comment
Time Lord Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 The record for most in a game is 30. Link to comment
Peaches Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 If anyone's hosting a game, I'm in. Link to comment
MikeyBoy44 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Why I dir so soon i4tc? How rude! Link to comment
Fox Mulder Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Why I dir so soon i4tc? How rude! I'm pretty sure I just picked you at random Link to comment
Dr.Strangelove Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 So anyone else want to host or am I doing this one? Link to comment
Master Radishes Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 not until quiet people actually start to get punished with VKs, MKs and GKs right now, the theme is quiet people live longer so be quiet and you'll make it to the end... makes games more boring I respectfully disagree - the solution is not to punish the quiet ones, but to incentivise them. Many players simply care a bit less if they don't have a role to keep them engaged. That's a natural correlation, to be fair. Of course, the downside of giving everyone a role is balance. It's dangerously easy to make a game unbalanced when GMs start getting creative. (As the guy who first really started getting wacky with game themes, I'm all too aware that I'm not as smart as I want to think I am - on a couple occasions I came up with a really cool set of ideas, only to see the game take a completely unexpected direction.) Also, a larger part of the problem is out of our control. You need a solid core of active players, and the "old guard" are not all playing to their full attention these days. Some are on hiatus, some are burnt out (even if they are still playing), some are busy. In all the years of playing Mafia, it was a bit of a perfect storm that led to about a year of extreme activity. That era may now be over, sadly. For my part, in all that time I've become something of a real adult with a real career and real responsibilities. As much as I want to continue playing, I know I have other priorities. I suspect others have their own reasons as well that aren't so easily "solved." All we can do is keep going, maybe take a break here and there, and wait for that perfect storm to hit again. Anyway, sorry, I went off on a bit of a ramble there. Link to comment
Master Radishes Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Aladeen and I have been batting around the idea of co-hosting a game with nightfalls twice a day, trying to get some good mechanics to take advantage of it... That's a neat idea. You'd have to keep the roster to a small group of active players, but the games would be fast and furious. We could also try to set up a day for a "live" game, where everyone is online for a few hours at once and we play speed rounds of 15-20 minutes or even less. I could possibly do that, even, if it was on the weekend. Again, the games would naturally be kept small, but they'd still be tons of fun. Link to comment
King Heffy Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I'm giving the Town of Salem game a shot. I'd love to be more active, but right now my activity is going to be sporadic at best due to real life commitments other than on weekends. Link to comment
Time Lord Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 We could also try to set up a day for a "live" game, where everyone is online for a few hours at once and we play speed rounds of 15-20 minutes or even less. I could possibly do that, even, if it was on the weekend. Again, the games would naturally be kept small, but they'd still be tons of fun. I've thought of this before, and I think it would be amazing if we could make it work. One problem is, even if everyone is active at the same, it would be difficult to get a read on players in just 15-20 minutes. Link to comment
Dral Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I respectfully disagree - the solution is not to punish the quiet ones, but to incentivise them. Many players simply care a bit less if they don't have a role to keep them engaged. That's a natural correlation, to be fair. Of course, the downside of giving everyone a role is balance. It's dangerously easy to make a game unbalanced when GMs start getting creative. (As the guy who first really started getting wacky with game themes, I'm all too aware that I'm not as smart as I want to think I am - on a couple occasions I came up with a really cool set of ideas, only to see the game take a completely unexpected direction.) Also, a larger part of the problem is out of our control. You need a solid core of active players, and the "old guard" are not all playing to their full attention these days. Some are on hiatus, some are burnt out (even if they are still playing), some are busy. In all the years of playing Mafia, it was a bit of a perfect storm that led to about a year of extreme activity. That era may now be over, sadly. For my part, in all that time I've become something of a real adult with a real career and real responsibilities. As much as I want to continue playing, I know I have other priorities. I suspect others have their own reasons as well that aren't so easily "solved." All we can do is keep going, maybe take a break here and there, and wait for that perfect storm to hit again. Anyway, sorry, I went off on a bit of a ramble there. I've noticed that many players also get a lot more quiet when they have roles in order to not draw attention to themselves Link to comment
Dr.Strangelove Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Im thinking it might be time for a break until the interest picks up again Link to comment
Dral Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Im thinking it might be time for a break until the interest picks up again well start up a new thread and see how many people sign up if we struggle to reach 20 again, then yeah, might be time for a break Link to comment
Dr.Strangelove Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 well start up a new thread and see how many people sign up if we struggle to reach 20 again, then yeah, might be time for a break Yeah I'll throw it up later tonight and if there is not enough interest I'll mothball it until interest picks up Link to comment
otherwise Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I'm in for the next game. I'm going to try and post more than normal next game. I'm saying this now so I hopefully don't get killed for it in the first or second round. Link to comment
VICanucksfan5551 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Vote otherwise She seems to be most active than usual. Probably means she's mafia. Link to comment
Dral Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Vote otherwise She seems to be most active than usual. Probably means she's mafia. I was going to post this in the new thread when the game started.... preferably before otherwise posted anything Link to comment
otherwise Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Vote otherwise She seems to be most active than usual. Probably means she's mafia. I was going to post this in the new thread when the game started.... preferably before otherwise posted anything you guys!!!! Link to comment
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