Megagame 2009

[Lingchih]

No megagame this year?

I guess all those who organized the megagames (Velusion, Xietor) have dropped out. Would have been nice to see another one.

[Lingchih]

And no, I won't organize it, unless 7 vets ask me to do so. Mega game organizers seem to have a habit of quitting the game, which I do not wish to do.

[Reay]

Every year has to have a mega game. Maybe Xietor might make a comeback? :)

[llamabeast]

Xietor's just taken a bit of time off to do some sports and so forth. He said he might be around again in the summer once it gets too hot. I think him and Velusion have done their bit though, by organising the last two megagames, so it's only fair someone else should do it this year.

Lingchih - if I count as a vet, I hereby ask you to organise it. 6 to go.

[Septimius Severus]

No megagame this year?

I guess all those who organized the megagames (Velusion, Xietor) have dropped out. Would have been nice to see another one.

What is this megagame thing?

The planned third installment in the Noobs vs Vets series will be a rather largish team game, is the megagame a team game as well?

Will it be open to us noobs?

[Executor]

A megagame is all the nations in one singe game, so that's what? about 70 or so?
It's not a team game, but you'll be foolish if you don't make any alliances in a game of that scale.
I missed it the last time due to traveling but I'm here for this one (if it get's organized).

[atul]

For reference:

Perpetuality, the first megagame ever. (http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=34497)

Kingmaker, the first megagame to ever finish in a victory. (http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=39144)

Careful though, those games can burn people out. I didn't play dominions for months after Perpetuality finished. Guess DrP did me a favour by attacking me in Kingmaker since at least I didn't suffer from burnout again.

And got to kill Niefel Jarls with Markatas.

[Zeldor]

I vote against it. Because I know that if it is created I won't be able to resist playing it. At least Armageddon spam in Kingmaker reduced late game micro... [and it should be somehow banned in next megagame, I guess].

[Executor]

Plus, what are the chances in wining it twice!?!?!? :)

[Trumanator]

Would still be entertaining though :)

[Darkwind]

I'll personally chime in and say I'd love to play in another megagame. I don't have any hosting experience though, so I doubt I'd be a good host. ;)

Then again, though, I definitely wouldn't drop out; a vet would eat me up. :D

[Fakeymcfake]

I certainly don't count as a vet yet but I'd be very interested in playing once the summer rolls aorund (or sooner).

[DonCorazon]

lingchih, you basically nominated yourself by starting this thread. snap to it! :)

[alhorro]

Btw, I have an insane idea about making a different megagame (:
What about going 4D, instead of using single-age?
3 (EA,MA,LA) games on the same map. Only nations that are presented in all the 3 eras are allowed. Once a "progenitor" nation is defeated, all the "inheritor" nations are forced to go AI. Admin "Supernation" (representing Pantokrator) is able to transfer gems/slaves/items/whatever through the time.
It could be a very unpredictable, unique, but rather quick teamplay, with a choice of concentrating power in the earlier eras, or risking in the later ones.

[Fakeymcfake]

It'd definately be an interesting game to play, but it could also run into a few snags quite easily.

[PsiSoldier]

Both of the other 2 Megagames were before my time in Dom 3 although I did sub Kingmaker for Tir na N'og for a while. I would certainly love to try my hand at a Megagame though..

[Lingchih]

Honestly, I don't think I have what it takes to organize a megagame, and as was said above, it tends to burn people out. I was just curious if anyone was still interested in the concept again. Maybe some brave soul will come forward to organize it, but it probably won't be me.

The post where I said that I would organize it if 7 vets asked me to do so, should be filed under #5.

[BesucherXia]

I can not imagine how long it will take for each turn when you have over 100 provinces.
So if this game was to be hold, please consider relieving the burden of micro-managemnets for the late game.

[Reay]

I don't know how Zeldor managed to control his empire in Kingmaker. I was struggling with an empire much smaller than his.

But it was good fun, so I would join in if anyone was to organise one.

[Zeldor]

I got to I think 186 provinces and about ~45 forts. But my microing was mostly limited to 100 tartarians and forging items [mostly almost rando mforging and counting if I'm not overflowing my lab]. But if there were not Armageddons I'd probably end with ~1000 mages to script and 80-100 forts.