02-06-2020, 02:31 AM
(02-06-2020, 12:13 AM)Davin Wrote: However, what are you going to do about players that insist on abusing the system (bonuses notwithstanding) and use cousin clans to spy on competing factions? Anyone that's willing to behave that way (which does not include the serious players) isn't going to be concerned about losing bonuses at all - they're just there to mess up anything they can reach.
One thing I don't much like and probably won't work terribly well is to tell factions (seniors or perhaps others) what other factions their clans have cousins in. At least that would let them know where an information leak might occur.
Part of me thinks "so what" about spies. The fun of the game is politics, power gaming, and deal-making. I think there should be some parameters -- such as Imperials shouldn't play Barbarians or a OTG player shouldn't also be a Blood and Fire player... unless there was a good reason (and there could be). Letting the players figure things out is what makes the game fun. I think we *might* be spending too much time focusing on this when it may just work itself out. Players will talk. I remember being on the phone with people talking about various plans in-game over the years. I still think about stuff from when I played 20 years ago. This game was one of the best gaming experiences I have ever had -- and that was barely a turn a month. And for a while, it was often just a few a year. The seniors will take care of things and if they don't there is always the veto of the #0.