Subj : Re: USO Intial Planet Edits Released To : All From : Lightfoot Date : Thu Dec 19 2002 03:06 am I only read half of your letter brandi, but had to respond...It's not the kids to the hospital, and the dying relatives...it's the blondes, the brunettes, the redheads and the braids. :) It the parties that people throw, and those nights out on the lake. It's like watching The Fellowship of the Ring before going out to see the Two Towers. ttyl, Lightfoot ----- Original Message ----- From: "SLG" To: Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 5:12 PM Subject: [twgsdotorg] Re: USO Intial Planet Edits Released > > We play to have fun and some play for the competition and high stakes of > dedication and skill that a tourney takes. anyone who puts a game before > real life needs a priority adjustment... renato I believe was an example of > this. > > emergencies happen and I don't feel any player would fault a corpie who > couldn't make extern due to one.to even suggest that a player would > sacrifice the health of a child or well being of another to make extern is > absurd ......things happen all the time that we have no control over.. > trying to second guess everything and change the edits to accommodate for > any number of things that MIGHT happen isn't going to save the game for a > corp that doesn't have their act together by the time fedparking goes to > zero.. with only 3 traders per sector in fed, it would only take 1/2 a corp > to try to force a tow at extern.. there goes your safety.. it would make > more sense to extend the period of fedspace parking by an extra week or so, > or even to 30 days then go to no fed for the second 30 days, then to do > away with it altogether......in 30 days you shouldn't have to rely on > fedspace for parking anyway.... > > while it's a game we play for fun and the only thing one wins is personal > satisfaction and maybe some respect from our fellow players, > it doesn't mean that anyone wants the game to be easy...... > > > > At 07:37 PM 12/18/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > >Ok now more from me, I think allowing a fed parking of three to allow some > >breathing room for people with emergencys does not come anywhere near > >making it a "pussy" game as SLG so properly put it. > >Guys the main reason we play this GAME is to have fun. There is no reason > >why people should have to put TW infront of Life. TW is here for > >entertainment. We arent talking about huge cash prizes and like that. > >This is a game people. Disrupting life because you need to be at a > >computer at some crazy hour for 30 seconds just so you can continue to > >have fun is retarded! > >And again SLG sure its convienient when you know you cant be there to make > >arrangements but if my kid needs to go to the hospitile thats too bad for > >my corp I am going. Should I suffer because of that? I say no > >Silver Dragon (Moderator USO 2003) > --- FEddy 1.4.03/modPHX * Origin: http://www.twgs.org -- THE Trade Wars web forum! (1:229/522.0) .