Re: [VANILLA-LIST:3149] Re: Continuous scoring

[Dave Ahn <ahn@vec.wfubmc.edu>]

On Mon, May 08, 2000 at 07:09:52PM -0700, Tom Holub wrote:
> 
> Who said anything about starting with fewer armies?

You want to reduce the gametime without reducing the starting armies?
That certainly does increase the overall volatility in a shorter game.

> I don't understand your point here.  Teams which are ahead collapse into
> passive mode because the game is too dull?  Is passive mode less dull?

Yes, because there seems to be no point in pushing beyond being up a few
planets.

> > Personally, I find it absurd that teams are sitting on 60 armies for 60
> > minutes maintaining 10-10 only to push in the end to win 11-8-1 with a
> > 30 army stockpile still in their posession.
> 
> Some people found it absurd that people were winning by ogging constantly.
> Some people found it absurd that SC dropping was so powerful.
> Some people found it absurd how strong space control was.

Don't be ridiculous.

> Strategy shifts.  I don't see anything which indicates that sitting on
> armies is the One True Strategy.

It may not be, but it is today's preferred strategy.

> You miss my point.  NOT ONLY does your system not really work, it makes your
> STATED problem (too many teams stashing armies) even MORE pronounced, because
> once you're ahead there's PRACTICALLY NO ADVANTAGE TO GETTING ANY FURTHER
> AHEAD.  You're ahead, all you have to do is avoid falling behind and you win.
> Why waste your armies trying to take enemy core?

You know what, let's just agree to disagree because we both seem to be
missing each other's points.  Neither one of us are getting anything
of value out of these discussions, and nobody else on this list even
cares.  I'll implement these ideas in my spare time and maybe the next
season's draft league will try them out.  If the system fails, it fails.

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