Subj : Re: Apology to Silver To : All From : Silver Dragon Date : Mon Jan 06 2003 10:13 pm Ok I understand Silver >From a message by kavanagh about Re: Apology to Silver: > No, but I thank you for the polite reply and will give an honest answer: > > I'm tainted by my old code which does not run well (or at all) on MicroSludge OS. Runs Godawful slow past 5k sects. I have stuff that works ok =<5k, but not my sourcecode. > > Too lazy to rewrite. > > >From a message by Silver Dragon about Re: Apology to Silver: > > I understand the game has a history of not going well, but it has a new moderator now. Wouldnt be willing to give it one last shot? > > >From a message by Kavanagh about Re: Apology to Silver: > > > I'm not going to play USO 2003 for some several reasons, not least of which are that it has been plagued by gameop/sysop bad calls since it's inception. > > > > > > I did'nt last year play either. > > > > > > First time I played was the first time it ran. The corp I was a member of "Won". Then we didnt, Babsy recounted (she is "arithmeticaly challenged") > > > Next one, Babsy changed planet settings midgame. Game went from red to blue overnight, planet sets (unadvertised) suddenly produced a 1:1 colo fig (3 weeks into the game). > > > > > > That done, she called the game. Not after declared 60 days. Just got fed up. > > > > > > Budweiser did the same BOTE 99, can give chapter and verse. Ended up in Eclipse and MPB declaring "no winners/tie" . > > > > > > If a Tourney purports to have complete edits posted, then post the data (.twa or whatever) else just general info; 5/6/7k sects, blah blah. Otherwise let people find it as they can. Anything else turns the game into a scripters paradise. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From a message by space ghost about Re: Apology to Silver: > > > > Wow u dont understand sarcasm a bit do ya??? > > > > I'm about as sorry for posting on this subject as Phillip Morris is over Cancer Causing Cigerettes... > > > > You keep trying to stop me from posting my opinion on your Lame Excuse of buckeling under peer pressure..... > > > > > > > > Keep your .twa file this year Silver... > > > > Keep telling people how it isnt useful except to the Elite > > > > And by all means keep writing the TwLeague Board Trying to get them to shut me up... > > > > Keep telling people your reasons are you dont want the game over played and u want people to experience new edits and by all means keep telling people all edits are released on the website..... > > > > None of which will work......... > > > > > > > > You will just continue to look like an idiot for not releasing something to help out the smaller teams... > > > > Lets keep the advantage in the Veterns Favor... > > > > > > > > It's already been pointed out that enuff edits have been released to generate one's own copy of the uso 03. > > > > > > > > > > > > And by all means..Keep being a Putz.... > > > > > > > > > > > > >From a message by Silver Dragon about Re: Apology to Silver: > > > > > I really dont know what to say. Space Ghost, I have always shown you respect and never once had an issue with you. I have never given you reason to mis trust me that I at least know of. And then over something as simple as this you go balistic and tried to single handedly ruin my game, rep and server all in one shot. Whats the deal? is there some deep dark secret or something I did that you have been holding inside? I dont know, ICQ me sometime let me know what this was really about it caught be mad surprise dude. I know you care deeply for the USO and so do I. Shrug > > > > > Silver Dragon > > > > > >From a message by Space Ghost about Apology to Silver: > > > > > > First of all it seems i was wrong... > > > > > > > > > > While my heart may have been in the right place > > > > > releasing the .twa file on my own is not a good idea. > > > > > Silver knows that teams who want to win will be running thier > > > > > own private game with his settings with or with out the .twa file provided > > > > > Further stating that i wasnt going to play was an even > > > > > worse thing to say... > > > > > > > > > > I have people who i promised i would devote time and resources to...they look to me for leadership and i am willing to squander the little bit of an advantage i can give my team???? i can provide my team with a private practice game..And Silver said it best,,,Not every team will have that advantage. > > > > > > > > > > I have been admonished by veterns for giving away thier > > > > > advantage!!!....After all we can't really expect that the veterns and the teams who want to play to win arent going to have thier own warm up game on thier own servers....with the exact settings i was going to compose for them. > > > > > Why make it easy for the compition?? > > > > > They can see the edits same as me. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If i released a .twa file i would be giving away my teams advantage,,hell i would be giving away other people's advantage.... infact i would be making it easier for newbie teams to compete.. > > > > > > > > > > So i won't be releasing the .twa file for uso... > > > > > let the teams make thier own .twa > > > > > I'll be running a private practice game for my team > > > > > and to hell with worring about being fair. > > > > > > > > > > Let the veterns keep the adavantage > > > > > This is obviously how everyone wants it. > > > > > > > > > > So again i apologize to Silver Dragon... > > > > > He knows more about what players want > > > > > and i should not assume that i know better then him. > > > > > > > > > > Space Ghost > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- FEddy 1.4.03/modPHX * Origin: http://www.twgs.org -- THE Trade Wars web forum! 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