| Diplomatic restraints |
Mon, 03 August 2009 19:51  |
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Since the I got backstabbed thread came up again I've been pondering and come to the conclusion that the issue is really just a difference of "playstyle" between players. Were Stars far more ubiquitous and played in a school yard I rather suspect the problem would sort itself out by people simply playing with those of similar styles(or morals) ie their friends.
To cut a long rant short. I'd like to suggest that a Stars! clone include the option(and probably combined with a whole page of suboptions) of diplomatic restraints. By which I mean something similar to Civilization where, once a NAP is agreed between players, agressive actions become impossible to perform or get accompanied by a warning.
Personally I suspect I'd rather have such options turned off as its deliberately unrealistic(as opposed to deliberately fantastic) and unless a lot of other features are included, eg own mine clearing & tech trading, would interfere with all those times when agressive acts are agreed to happen. But if the suboptions were crafted carefully and desgined well, they may be able to be made into a system that prevents accidents while still allowing backstabs.
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