Intersite PBEMCFC Team Discussion

[naervod]

Here is our roster, please feel free to sign up, we need as many players as possible.

Naervod
Amirsan
Goonie
Grandmaster
TNG
Veera Anlai
Stuck_as_a_Mac (cannot DP)
Donsig
CivGeneral
Plexus
Eklektikos
Octavian X

First off two questions:

What civ should we be. We should pick a list of maybe four civs we want. If there is a clash in who wants what civ, the teams who don't want that civ will choose.

Second, how will we run the game with a small amount of people.
My proposal is a President, Vice President, Interior Minister, Military Minister, Foreign Minister, Chief Justice, all elected.

 

[GenMarshall]

I hope it is not to late to Sign up .

I am interested in the Military Minister possition .

 

[Goonie]

I suggest France, Egypt and Germany. All civs that I enjoy!

 

[naervod]

It is not too late CG, it is only too late to sign up when the game is over .
Goonie- good choices, my personal favorites are Germany, Russia, and Celts.

 

[Plexus]

I'm in.

 

[donsig]

I think we should play Persia, Germany, Russia or the Ottomans.

Does everyone on the team have PTW?

Elections are good but if we have a small team we should give everyone a job!

 

[Goonie]

I have PTW. I think germany is very usefull because of Panzers. But also like Persia.... Immortals!

 

[Eklektikos]

I'd like to sign up also. I'm not sure how active I'll be to begin with (since Fanatika will remain my priority until the end of this game, be it bitter or glorious), but I should still be able to contribute to some extent.

I would like to suggest that we use either the Chinese or the Aztecs, or failing that the Ottomans or Persians.

 

[donsig]

So, what are the chances of getting a forum or sub-forum somewhere? I doubt we can get a secure forum. If we can't get a forum here what do we do? naervod seems to be our team captain. Should we hold a vote to make that official? Is team captain different from president/DP? How often will we have elections? I'd suggest tying elections to game years rather than the real calender. I do hope we will not be dragging along those Three Books with us.
As for civ we will play, here are the suggestions so far:

Aztecs
Celts
China
Egypt
France
Germany
Ottoman
Persia
Russia

We may have French, German and Spanish teams. I wonder what the chances are they will want to play thier respective country? We will probably have to make a first and second choice. Should we try to narrow down our choice by focusing on the civ traits and UUs? We will probably not have AI in the game. Do we want to be mililtaristic, scientific, expansionistic? Is there a trait or a UU we do not want?

 

[naervod]

I think we should have a team captain who will run the forum and things like that much like Shaitan and eyrei do here. They will set up elections and such. They are eligible to be any position. The President would be like the President here, playing the game and such.
I think it is a good idea to narrow down our UU's and traits. I prefer Militaristic, Expansionist, and Scientific. As for a UU, I like something in the or early Industrial Age, such as the Cossack, Musketeer, or maybe as early as the Rider, as that unit is viable through the Middle Ages.

 

[Eklektikos]

Militaristic & Industrious are my two favourite traits. Expansionist is also good, but I suspect that the advantages may be somewhat reduced when faced with human controlled civs since they will likely be less inclined to trade valuable techs to us than the eternally gullible AI.

Where UUs are concerned I prefer those that occur in the Ancient or Medieval eras, since I feel that the earlier stages of the game are the most decisive in determining the ultimate success or failure of one's nation. I also prefer those that have an extra movement point due to the advantages of being able to retreat in battle. My absolute favourite, given these preferences, is the Jaguar Warrior.

 

[donsig]

Has anyone asked Thunderfall for a forum or sub-forum for this game?

 

[Goonie]

I really like Persia's UU. Immortals anyone?

 

[naervod]

Immortals are good. As for forums, I am not sure whether we will all get Private Forums at Apolyton or whether we need a forum here. I will ask later today.

 

[Grandmaster]

This is going to be a PTW game?

Then in that case I suggest Germany (Achtung! Panzer! And early bronzeworking...), Ottomans (Sipahi are amazing), Japan (gotta love having a unit that can defend like a musket and fight like a knight), and Scandinavia (the Berserk's superiority goes without saying.)

 

[naervod]

Germany seems to be a civ that a lot of people like. Ottomans are good also. Here is a list (subject to change) that I will submit.

Germany
Persia
Aztecs
Persia

For elections, we should hold them in 2000BC, 500BC, 500AD, 1000AD, 1500 AD, 1750 AD, and 1900 AD. What do you guys suggest?

 

[Chieftess]

TF said a long time ago that we aren't getting another forum for a PTW Demogame. (hehe.. at first glance, I thought I had clicked the Civ3 MP forum. )

 

[naervod]

That could pose an issue then as we need a private forum to continue unless we want everyone spying on us. I think we may be able to get one at Apolyton, but I am not sure.

 

[Eklektikos]

Originally posted by naervod
Germany seems to be a civ that a lot of people like. Ottomans are good also. Here is a list (subject to change) that I will submit.

Germany
Persia
Aztecs
Persia

For elections, we should hold them in 2000BC, 500BC, 500AD, 1000AD, 1500 AD, 1750 AD, and 1900 AD. What do you guys suggest?

And why have China been summarily dropped from from the list of options? You yourself noted the excellence of Riders...

 

[Goonie]

I think we should take the Japenesse suggestion seriously too! And I like the 1 month electorial system. Just personal opinion. I am intrested in the Foreign Affairs position. I can speak french and a bit of german! That will be good for dealing with the french and germans. This might give us an advantage over the other teams. And finally I hope we are not seen as an 'American' team just because this is an American site. We should be seen as an 'American', 'Canadian', 'British'. Or 'Commenwealth'!