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8 Oct 2017, 10:25
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: UK
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Cluster Alliances
Christmas Round
- cluster alliances with predetermined HC teams.
- teams of 5 can submit themselves to be Cluster leaders
- community votes on their top 5 leadership teams
- they are given a cluster to lead each
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8 Oct 2017, 11:18
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mz.
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Re: Cluster Alliances
Why?
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8 Oct 2017, 12:03
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Propaganda Chief
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Under the Rainbow
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Re: Cluster Alliances
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Originally Posted by Mzyxptlk
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Why not?
I think its a great idea, atleast it wouldnt be a repeat of that community round where one apprime troll spent two weeks of his life to wreck havoc as a "cluster leader".
Community rounds can be much more entertaining and giving than normal rounds for a lot of people as they have to work with people they dont know, and usualy have to step up and do stuff likr setting up attacks and what not, wich theyve never done before in their normal alliances.
A lot of the "pre PaX/PaN" magic was that the game was way more individualy/gal based than it is today.
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8 Oct 2017, 12:25
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: UK
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Re: Cluster Alliances
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Originally Posted by BloodyButcher
Why not?
I think its a great idea, atleast it wouldnt be a repeat of that community round where one apprime troll spent two weeks of his life to wreck havoc as a "cluster leader".
Community rounds can be much more entertaining and giving than normal rounds for a lot of people as they have to work with people they dont know, and usualy have to step up and do stuff likr setting up attacks and what not, wich theyve never done before in their normal alliances.
A lot of the "pre PaX/PaN" magic was that the game was way more individualy/gal based than it is today.
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Yeah, pretty much this...
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8 Oct 2017, 13:21
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mz.
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Re: Cluster Alliances
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Originally Posted by BloodyButcher
Why not?
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I'm not the one suggesting changes. The burden of proof is not on me.
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Originally Posted by BloodyButcher
Community rounds can be much more entertaining and giving than normal rounds for a lot of people as they have to work with people they dont know, and usualy have to step up and do stuff likr setting up attacks and what not, wich theyve never done before in their normal alliances.
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Join another alliance and volunteer as BC. Why force everyone else to do the same?
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The outraged poets threw sticks and rocks over the side of the bridge. They were all missing Mary and he felt a contented smug feeling wash over him. He would have given them a coy little wave if the roof hadn't collapsed just then. Mary then found himself in the middle of an understandably shocked family's kitchen table. So he gave them the coy little wave and realized it probably would have been more effective if he hadn't been lying on their turkey.
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8 Oct 2017, 13:49
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Propaganda Chief
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Under the Rainbow
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Re: Cluster Alliances
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Originally Posted by Mzyxptlk
Join another alliance and volunteer as BC. Why force everyone else to do the same?
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Since when is giving people the ability to run things the same as FORCING them to?
Community round means playing with the community, not your small circle of friends/allies.
The way the game is mostly played now days is dictated by strict alliance rules. Ie, last round VGN/ND/KittenZ/LionZ/etc members was forbidden to defend gal m8s vs incs from each others. Most players are threated as sheeps or bricks in some small group of people quest for gal or planet winz
Last years xmas round was a relevation for me, seeing how incapable and toxic the general playerbase had become.
Any changes that would make these community rounds better would be most welcome.
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8 Oct 2017, 16:56
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mz.
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Re: Cluster Alliances
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Originally Posted by BloodyButcher
Since when is giving people the ability to run things the same as FORCING them to?
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You're missing my point: they already have the ability!
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The outraged poets threw sticks and rocks over the side of the bridge. They were all missing Mary and he felt a contented smug feeling wash over him. He would have given them a coy little wave if the roof hadn't collapsed just then. Mary then found himself in the middle of an understandably shocked family's kitchen table. So he gave them the coy little wave and realized it probably would have been more effective if he hadn't been lying on their turkey.
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8 Oct 2017, 13:00
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General (Adjective Army)
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Yorkshire, England.
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Re: Cluster Alliances
The only change that could be made which could (might) persuade me to play a Christmas round would be to restore tick length to one hour. As it is now it is (just) a glorified form of havoc - and little, if any, more important.
If we want to try to restore some of the "glories of the past" then perhaps let's try a "genuine round" with random galaxies (for example).
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9 Oct 2017, 00:56
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2017
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Re: Cluster Alliances
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Originally Posted by ArcChas
The only change that could be made which could (might) persuade me to play a Christmas round would be to restore tick length to one hour. As it is now it is (just) a glorified form of havoc - and little, if any, more important.
If we want to try to restore some of the "glories of the past" then perhaps let's try a "genuine round" with random galaxies (for example).
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I agree with this request. I think a community based round could be a nice change of base as it is during a time where most wont be as "active" as normal.
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9 Oct 2017, 06:25
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Mind-boggling
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Devon, England
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Re: Cluster Alliances
As the previous winner of this round last year I better throw my two pennies in😬
Ticks have to be 15 mins to make the game fun + festive
C allies sounds ok. But you will always have issues with leaks/bad hcs etc
Last round was fine - galaxies and ppl set up their own groups
8 man priv gals and 12 man random gals
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9 Oct 2017, 08:25
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Dictator
Join Date: May 2007
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Re: Cluster Alliances
Regardless. Turn on cluster eta and allow the community to decide if it wants to re-create the cluster alliances of old. I used to find them quite useful and entertaining. Since the end of cluster eta we have seen a lot less community spirit.
It's clearly wanted. I can point you to the telegram planetarion channel which seems to be consistently busy with discussions such as these.
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9 Oct 2017, 10:01
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NE
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: UK
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Re: Cluster Alliances
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Originally Posted by Munkee
Regardless. Turn on cluster eta and allow the community to decide if it wants to re-create the cluster alliances of old. I used to find them quite useful and entertaining. Since the end of cluster eta we have seen a lot less community spirit.
It's clearly wanted. I can point you to the telegram planetarion channel which seems to be consistently busy with discussions such as these.
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Shameless plug there munks.
I agree with the above, maybe not force an agenda, just keen to ensure some good leadership for each cluster but I guess with any cluster alliance the cream will rise etc.
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10 Oct 2017, 08:00
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Bibliophile
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Re: Cluster Alliances
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Originally Posted by Munkee
Regardless. Turn on cluster eta and allow the community to decide if it wants to re-create the cluster alliances of old. I used to find them quite useful and entertaining. Since the end of cluster eta we have seen a lot less community spirit.
It's clearly wanted. I can point you to the telegram planetarion channel which seems to be consistently busy with discussions such as these.
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This is a thing I'd very much like to see. Not only for the Christmas round but in general too.
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9 Oct 2017, 09:03
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Propaganda Chief
Join Date: May 2004
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Re: Cluster Alliances
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Originally Posted by CBA
As the previous winner of this round last year I better throw my two pennies in😬
Ticks have to be 15 mins to make the game fun + festive
C allies sounds ok. But you will always have issues with leaks/bad hcs etc
Last round was fine - galaxies and ppl set up their own groups
8 man priv gals and 12 man random gals
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One of the issues last community round was that you guys ruined it with leaks/bad HCing cus you went into it playing it as a normal round in FL
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8 Oct 2017, 15:12
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The brother of Spammer
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Paisley - Scotland
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Re: Cluster Alliances
I wouldn't mind the thought of team captains for the xmas round
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10 Oct 2017, 08:54
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2001
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Re: Cluster Alliances
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Originally Posted by Veil05
Christmas Round
- community votes on their top 5 leadership teams
- they are given a cluster to lead each
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I'd prefer to start with a big gal with everybody... ingal attacks on. After 1 week the top 5 players are each given a cluster to lead.
Then Cluster #5 receives player #6
Cluster #4 receives player #7
Cluster #3 receives player #8
Cluster #2 receives player #9
Cluster #1 receives player #10
and so on...
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10 Oct 2017, 15:08
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mz.
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Re: Cluster Alliances
I said "random people in your cluster" and not "random people in your galaxy".
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The outraged poets threw sticks and rocks over the side of the bridge. They were all missing Mary and he felt a contented smug feeling wash over him. He would have given them a coy little wave if the roof hadn't collapsed just then. Mary then found himself in the middle of an understandably shocked family's kitchen table. So he gave them the coy little wave and realized it probably would have been more effective if he hadn't been lying on their turkey.
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