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Re: Hyperbolic Escalating Spoils

Postby DoomYoshi on Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:19 pm

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Re: Hyperbolic Escalating Spoils

Postby MoB Deadly on Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:07 pm

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Re: Hyperbolic Escalating Spoils

Postby pickleofdoom on Sun Mar 11, 2012 5:09 pm

The PoD supports the exponential system for large maps.

Hyperbolic spoils could be useful for maps that look like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hyperbolic_tiling_omnitruncated_3-7.png

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Re: Hyperbolic Escalating Spoils

Postby Dukasaur on Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:13 pm

AndyDufresne wrote:This is interesting, but it doesn't seem like it would make it as a stand-alone spoil setting I think.


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It's not intended as a new setting. It's intended as a fix of the existing Escalating setting.
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Re: Hyperbolic Escalating Spoils

Postby AndyDufresne on Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:29 am

Dukasaur wrote:
AndyDufresne wrote:This is interesting, but it doesn't seem like it would make it as a stand-alone spoil setting I think.


--Andy

It's not intended as a new setting. It's intended as a fix of the existing Escalating setting.

Mmhm. It'd be interesting to see how much real support this has, since it would really change the way escalating games are played once you get towards the higher cashes. Since escalating is pretty fairly popular setting, there are probably a lot of opinions on it.


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Re: Hyperbolic Escalating Spoils

Postby greenoaks on Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:00 am

the current escalating spoils are not broken and don't require fixing.

as a separate spoil option it is too similar to what is currently available to achieve implementation.
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Re: Hyperbolic Escalating Spoils

Postby chapcrap on Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:20 pm

I would be in favor of increasing the cashes at a higher amount.

Most games that I have played in do not get to 100 for the cash. The games that this will primarily effect are those that are starting to stalemate.
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Re: Hyperbolic Escalating Spoils

Postby cvlngnir on Fri Sep 07, 2012 4:40 pm

This would definately help in the Trench Warfare games on the big maps. I am in one now that has no end in sight.
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Re: Hyperbolic Escalating Spoils

Postby 72o on Fri Sep 07, 2012 4:50 pm

My suggestion of "Exponential Spoils" is a completely different spoils game altogether, totally changing the strategy and making the game much more exciting. Check it out and provide feedback please:

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