"Predator" Class Game Announcement

[cracker]

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good luck in the game.

 

[ltcoljt]

Give a guy some code and he will have some code.

Teach a guy to steal some code and he will go around thieving and leave you alone.

 

[Smirk]

cracker: Why not see if you can include those icons in with the smilies More page? I would assume vBulletin is as configurable as phpBB which allows that sort of thing. This would certainly be much easier than remembering the links and or how ever else someone would do it. (ie tw: :swordsman: ...)


So has anyone decided to play the predator game?

The lose of Wheel would seem to be the most harmful to the score (not from lack of it, but the trading value it represents that early). I'm assuming since the first tier techs no longer add any to score, than the absense of the tech wouldn't matter. So ignoring that path will bring you closer in competition to the open game.

 

[Jove]

Arrrrrr, much as I'd like to compete against Skyfish, I think I'll go with the open class... I've been doing other things than Civving these past few months, and so I think the Deity level will be challenging enough. Maybe some other time.

 

[Skyfish]

No worries guys !
I'd be perfectly happy to be the only one going for Predator

 

[ltcoljt]

I think Cracker ought to create a special spoiler thread just for those who lose this game. We could call it the Skyfish Realm.

just kidding

 

[Bam-Bam]

Skyfish--just so you do not feel lonely--I'll join you. First GOTM, Predator it is!

Let the carnage begin

Of course, I am not a distinguished member of the RSPAI, like you...

 

[CruddyLeper]

Originally posted by LKendter



I have no question that plenty of people will jump on conquest class.

However, I wonder how many will jump on predator class. I won't play a more difficult game without getting a bonus for it.

Playing this would simply lower my score in the competition.

To be honest, I was up for it. Unfortunately I don't have PTW.

I'm partly relieved and partly disappointed - a victory on Predator would mark a real achievement for me at this stage in my Civ education.

Still, if you've played plenty of GOTMs I can understand why you'd be wary of playing a tough game for no reward. No disrespect of anyone's choices - I'm just listing mine.

Cracker, you start doing Predator class in 1.29 and I'll be there. Maybe a few others will join me.

 

[hotrod0823]

Just so you don't feel lonely. I am bringing the this game too. After two peaceful victories maybe this will encourage a bit more war mongering and actually help to improve my diety game.

Hotrod

 

[Bam-Bam]

Alright Hotrod! Looks like you, me, Jack Merchant, and Skyfish that I can see. I have no idea how I am going to do, and with two new Epics opening, I am in serious feast mode.

No new SGs for me for this month.

Also, don't plan on seeing me in any of the discussions until I am finished (pummeled? ). Then there will be a lengthy report. Nothing against the GOTM community, just my tastes--I do not want to discuss a game at all until I have played it--no pregame, no in-game. Just me against the AI. See you when the carnage clears

P.S. In light of my listing of who I know to be the participants--one thing that would be useful to know is all who are planning to take on this challenge, I'd would be nice to know who is sharing the *fun*

 

[Skyfish]

Feel the same Bam-Bam I never played with spoilers and never read s single GOTM spoilers until my game was finished.

I will certainly start this game however I have no idea if I can finish it...I know Jack is playing it as well...

Good luck to you my friend !

 

[jack merchant]

Indeed - I have already started and I think I will be allowed to say, even with the spoilers closed still, that it's tons of fun !

I have no intention of joining the Skyfish realm though

 

[Skyfish]

Aha I see my club is getting bigger and bigger :
Welcome Jack !
Nice to have you with us the more the merrier

 

[Bam-Bam]

I have no worries about your chances, Skyfish, after watching you and the rest of that AWE team put the down in 1060 AD. OMFG!!! :worshp: And to think, I got my #$% handed to me in AWM.

This game will be um, fun, even if it is :suicide:

 

[cracker]

Welcome Bam-Bam,

Hopefully we will see more of you "Predatating" the AIs in the future.

I just want to emphasize for your benefit that the discussion processes both pregame and the in phases as you complete the game are part of what helps to make the GOTM games a community.

Execution of the processes in a high skill manner is just as improtant as trying to keep the answers secret from the otehr players.

I encourage you to look at the recent spoiler threads and some posts of well respected players to get a better idea of how we encourage you to use these phased spoilers to convey the stroy of your game in a way that will let other less experienced players benefit from your skills and experience long after the game is over.

You can feel free to withhold your spoiler stories until after the game is close if that is your desire. But I do encourage you to try and reinforce a process that is working well while it continues tos support restricted access to much of the information about the game progress.

You will also have a little more fun if you can join in on some discussion of game elements after you finish your sections of the game that would be covered by those discussions. We are fairly rigid in the protection of these discussion threads to keep inappropriate spoiler information excluded from the early discussions.

Good luck in you game.

 

[Skyfish]

Oh no worries there cracker,
I think I can speak for myself and Bam-Bam in saying that we will definitely keep track of our progress and report our misfortunes through a report. We both are members of Realms Beyond which as you know requires that each participant provide a full report of their game, so we will definitely do our best in sharing the experience, won't we Bam ?

 

[Bam-Bam]

Absolutely!

Cracker--while I respect how the in-game discussions are important to many if not the large majority of the GOTM community, I cannot feel comfortable playing a solo game and discussing what is happening in the game while I am playing. That is just great for SGs (in fact that is necessary for team success). I feed of the input of folks and learn a whole lot, but comparative games, for me require that I play the whole game without a net. The analogy that fits best for me is that of a test. This is NOT about keeping information away from others--it is ENTIRELY about a test of my own playing. I do not care that others avail themselves of the discussions--more power to them. It does not matter to me that their games may have some benefit from the pre- and during-game discussions--that is others' cup of tea.

Ideally, if I were to play devil's advocate to my own position, I could share progress on my game so that others could benefit (or go down in flames like me....). First, I would not presume that my strategies or tactics would be any better than most (all) of the good players here (in fact they are likely to be worse), and quite frankly, I do not have the time to clean up a report while a game is in progress. The way I keep track of things is with a whole lot of detail--at one point in a game I was reporting, it was like an SG log--which does not make for a good total game report--maybe a good QSC. I have backed off a little, but I do not wish to share uncut, unrefined reporting. I may send in a QSC log, but that will depend on how much feasting is ongoing. Completing the games in progress always wins out over putting work into the report, especially when I know that a report reads better when the author has final knowledge of the game (better perspective leads to a report that has long-term readability).

That being said, I revel in the postgame discussion and promise to provide a very detailed report. While I am not one of the greatest authors, there will be lots of information about the hows, the what's and the why's including lots of screenies. I a game I am currently playing, I have about 50 screenshots taken so far. I suspect that I will use at least 30-40 of them for the report. I haven't yet pulled off a total roleplay report, but I have the itch--maybe this will be the first one?