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As an honourary Fellow, I should also say that you're a great bunch of fellows, and Theoden, you've been a wonderful chum and a source of inspiration for the community. Your contributions are always read, even if not always commented on.
        
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Thanks guys. I really appreciate everything you've done for the Meta as well. Your stories and lighthearted conversations have lifted my spirits more than once.
I just spent some time finishing my Small/Maso, and you know what? It's probably the most fun I've had with this game in a long time. I guess all the trouble going on with the Metaverse made me forget just how fun this game is. I tried some new things and was impressed that they worked. I'm really liking the new attitude of the AI in ver 1.11.
I'm going to be returning to my Metaverse Review duties soon. I think the Metaverse is recovering from this mess and things are getting a little bit back to normal. Hey, did you guys see my pirate picture? I posted it on the POSSe thread, you've gotta see it!
Well, I'm going to get offline and spend some time with the baby. Just wanted to let everybody know that playing the game seems to really improve the attitude (especially when you trounce the Yor!  )
      
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 Blast! And, er...stealing? I THINK NOT! I am inevitably going to be overrun by the gigantic players, although I'm DAMN well going to make them earn it!
[Wombat curses failure of plan, hoping niceness would lull vincible into having a few days off to recover]
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Hiya, ric - I must say I have not yet upgraded; I'm trying to get a complete sense of what they have done with the patch from the various threads. After twenty years playing computer games, I have learned NEVER to be the first guy to download a new patch 
After the last patch, which created the masoverse, I resolved to be more circumspect this time - I was planning a little personal protest if the patch introduced more crappy stuff; I just wasn't going to upgrade. For instance, Ray suggested the 1 IP bug was NOT fixed in this patch - your opinion? And the scoring tweaks? I read about real inconsistencies in map size scoring from your other thread. I'll probably go ahead with it soon - I've also had other stuff on my mind re the Posse and empires  . Do you suggest I play through a game on 1.10 to the last move, save, upgrade then reload the game and submit?
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| totally losing orientation as to where the heck Sol is on the map, not being able to see open resources as a "x" at 100% size |
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Er...have you considered your intake of certain substances as a cause of this 'problem'?
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| I am inevitably going to be overrun by the gigantic players |
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As am I by the maso ones. AFAICT I am the only player in the top 25 who hasn't played a scoring maso at all - in fact all the others had masos for their last four games!
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| Ray suggested the 1 IP bug was NOT fixed in this patch |
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AFAICT it certainly has been reduced in effect - it works (sometimes!) if you trade with an AI to their advantage!
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| I am the only player in the top 25 who hasn't played a scoring maso at all |
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Hey Alex - and I love you for it....  I'm also considering, depending on what I hear, dropping back to crippling after upgrading - I have to admit I certainly had more fun at that level, and probably a bit more flexibility regarding tactics. Maso grinds at you after a while. I could probably sustain myself in the Top 25, although maybe not Top 10 in that way.
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I have been trying all levels and I love the easier ones, you get fun watching the sharks eating all the Altarians and Drengins ships, it is fun!!!
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Fun?? Enjoyment of hapless aliens being eaten by sharks?? A Jedi craves not these things....Mayito has not been taking his medication again....
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Alex Ascendant: if that picture is of you, then you are a looker. Although, it is a touch ambiguous...I hope you aren't being taken before your time or something, by that ethereal being. Got quite a shock when it loaded...
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Try  Link if you want the real me - the kids at school have nicknamed me Pavarotti! That is actually a copy of a book cover I have - it seemed appropriate somehow...
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Do you sing too?
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Good morning everybody!
Hope everyone is feeling better and the events of the past few days have blown over. This thread certainly seems to reflect that!
I would say the scoring has been bumped on Small/Maso from 1.10 to 1.11. If you'll see my scores, I went from scoring around 19,500 on 1.10 to around 22k on 1.11. I tried the 1 IP trick and yes, it's still there in Maso. I've also noticed an increase in random events (events not linked to colonization), which I actually like. I thought it was kind of strange you could only change your morality when you were colonizing, and this seems to be a bit more realistic. The AI is much more conservative with their money. If you get their treasury a bit too low, they will no longer pay you for anything. It seems a bit easier to trade for ships, though.
I, too, am dropping back from Maso for a while. I started a Huge/Crippling and have enjoyed every turn! The Carinoids actually beat me to a couple of yellow stars! I really like the more expansive Minors!
Wombie: So far, I haven't seen anything in 1.11 that I don't like. The fact that the 1 IP bug is still there is a little disappointing, but I guess there are plausible arguments as to why it's there. In my mind, it's like sending flowers to the AI. Not really anything significant, but enough to make them feel good.
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You have been published? What's the name of the book?
Well, guys, it's going to be a busy day at work. I might be a little scarce today. Have a great day!
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Unfortunately not by me.... Citizen Mexal has though Link
As to singing - well, give me enough of Pontius' decent red and you never know
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Especially as you should get Fleet Admiral in about half a dozen games...
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I've updated the Roster on the website to reflect our latest membership. I've taken the liberty of naming Alex Ascendant (arobertson) Honorary Member, I hope nobody minds. I've also labeled Matthew Downie as merely on a Solo Adventure. I'm still hoping he'll return and again share his talents of storytelling and poetry with us.
Finally, I've explained our new Senate situation a little bit. As most everybody knows, the Fellowship has never had a Senate, because we really never needed one. So, with the formation of our Senate when Ray decided to retire, I've sort of wrote in a little reasoning. Hope everybody likes it. Is everybody cool with the name Council of Four? If not, let me know.
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The Metaverse Review is out.
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Special Edition
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