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Re: Dynamic Duos 4 Thu, 20 September 2012 23:08 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
neilhoward

 
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nmid wrote on Thu, 20 September 2012 18:41
I'll vote yes to a 2nd try.

Btw, why mineral alchemy?
I can understand not queing up factories as some races might be -f, but why not queue up mines instead?
Just a matter of 100-200 odd resources, but if we are going for a 2nd start, it is something to consider.


Alchemy is not to do something equally *productive*, but to do something equally *unproductive*. Not all folks build mines either, though I don't know about this game. I got the idea from xdude, AlexTheGreat, and some others that ran remapped games. Even with the MA lrt, alchemy is pretty unproductive, and has the least differential impact compared with other queue scripts. Much better than leaving everyone to study Energy, IMO. Nana nana bubu

The primary thing in my mind, is not wanting to cripple anyone at the start. But I believe it was Chekhov who wrote (and I paraphrase) "the greatest equality is not attained through handicapping, but ensuring universal discomfort". This is not sadistic, I assure you, merely Russian.

I think my idea about deleting starting ship designs might have arisen from additional theme components of the remapped games I have played.



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