Mavericks qutting?

[RegentMan]

Just a little gossip thread.

obsolete posted this in the game tracking thread:

I`m not sure what the ruling is here. I had agreed to play the next set up to turn 100. We are there now. Since Civ V was released there is no one else left on the team anymore. Is there a way you can make an AI take over or something perhaps. There is no one left to even continue the pitboss game for Mavericks.

 

[Earthling]

I was very surprised, but I could believe that's true - or at any rate if it's not true it'd bring about trouble or something anyway.

I would certainly be in favor of pausing the game right away for this issue, letting the admins and teams have discussion, and go forward from there - it's really only fair to all five teams continuing the game (or if there is some ways the Mavs are still playing, avoiding missing like a huge chunk of turns or something with a situation unresolved)

All things considered I'm massively disappointed though - this is going to really sour the game/make things boring. Also, the Mavericks really, really deserved a beatdown for their arrogance and trash talk - but combined with poor actual play in this game.

 

[RegentMan]

Yeah pausing seems like a good idea to allow for discussion.

Although smashing an AI maverick won't be as fulfilling...

 

[Earthling]

Well in the end that's ok too though.... but I am legitimately worried this will cause a domino effect with some team like MERLOT though. At any rate, all I can do is sign on to Pause + Discussion request - if our team could make that an official stance with enough members agreeing, so Dave knows where we'd stand then.


edit: To be clear I would of course be more than happy for everything to continue and business as usual to go on for us regardless of the outcome, and hope the Mav players aren't too upset if it does end for them this way - any who are left and deserted by teammates such that they don't have the numbers to keep playing, I sympathize for their situation. If Mavericks are kicked to an AI, all the others teams just hopefully keep playing and we/Sirius/any others are proceeding with war and so on anyway.

 

[galdarian]

Not exactly an ideal way to exit and tis a shame too.
I'm happy to have the pause to resolve this however am worried that it may signal the end of the game......

 

[cav scout]

If Mavs get kicked to AI it will horribly unbalance the game, effectively ruining it.

 

[CharlemagneXLII]

Absolutely pause it. It's too bad, it had seemed Mavericks were going to fight until the end, which is good for the game, if not for us.

Merlot has said they could take over Mavericks somehow. This seems the best for balance, but we could easily get betrayed. Though, I agree, if it goes to AI that will ruin the balance, and CDZ and Amazon would not be happy. This seems like a decent way to balance things, but CDZ's knife will cut deeper if it ends up in our collective backs,

 

[RegentMan]

I logged in and was pained to have to decline this offer:

 

[Provolution]

Quite funny the very nick saying Mavericks are out of the game, is himself named "Obsolete". Very ironic and quite amusing.

 

[Earthling]

Actually, I agree with the MERLOT proposal for what it's worth. I had not thought of that - giving every team time for discussion/input is of course the best. But I would throw my hat in to support that idea, it would be better than an AI takeover.

Assuming it's ok with the members of MERLOT who'd be involved, it sounds fun/fair enough. They get to maybe depart from the mandates of their "king" (in other words, if any MERLOT team members were unhappy/wanted to open up shop elsewhere) and could at least continue the game.

 

[Earthling]

Do we want to make this a poll, just a discussion/vote here, or what? But anyway, the main forum is looking for teams to announce there decisions, so I figure we do need an official team stance.

Agree with MERLOT players taking over Mavs
Oppose MERLOT players taking over Mavs
Other plan (specifics)

Again I'm actually fine with it though I'd tend to agree with the idea the players should actually head over to the new forum/not be a part of MERLOT's same forum for the time being. Either way is better than leaving things idle though I'd think, and I also agree it's really only fair if we get this resolved even with pauses before moving on too far.

 

[CharlemagneXLII]

I agree with the Merlot takeover, it's the only thing that will maintain balance and therefore keep the game interesting and playable. If it doesn't happen, Sirius and ourselves have a major advantage that Amazon and CDZ will be unhappy about.

I don't think it matters how it is done, as the two teams will inevitably collaborate a great deal, essentially being in a permanent alliance. (M&M have no doubt been communicating far more than the ETTT already.) Though if we're worried about the unlikely scenario of either team going much further in the game, then it is best to have players move.

EDIT: Posted a position outlining what Earthling and I said, as pauses don't last that long and we needed to say something.

 

[Earthling]

Thanks for doing this. Yes, I'd been following the issue (though also busy/other stuff going on this week).

If we need to make clear again our team (as a whole, officially) has a solid decision that's fine, but the discussion in the main forum looks to be ok. I'm ultimately happy with a MERLOT takeover solution - and really we do want to be fair to the MERLOT players/team involved too, but I hope this works out well enough.