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The ares section for MaG is being constructed right now. Greybeard (president of MAG) has requested that i use a double ladder system for the ares ladder on [url="http://"http://www.magleague.com"]www.magleague.com[/url] . This means that besides having an individual continuing ladder, we should have a clan ladder as well. He says we need to have a mininimum of 3 clans. 1 of the clans will be TAG led by me. We need 2 other clans invented and 2 leaders (who are skilled, knowlegeable and experianced in ares as well as a good leader) skill is a major requirement...

So here's my dilema...I need 2 more clans made...

even if you hate clans and the whole idea of using them MAG is requiring them, so start posting if you have an idea for a clan or want to lead one!!



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--Jimmy Page

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Damn, so much for my clan...

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"I'm a controversial figure. My friends either dislike me or hate me."

nah, moderators would make good leaders. you guys know what you're talkin bout at least, and have good leaderships skills...that's a good qualification

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ramble on..
--Jimmy Page

whatever...

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just take my post, and imagine everything is speeled right.
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*curses that Janus decides to go down as soon as it was loading the link from Pyro's yin-yang button...*

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"I'm a controversial figure. My friends either dislike me or hate me."

what the heck does that ying yang button do anyways? i thougt it was there just to look cool.

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--Jimmy Page

It's the button that the mods use to change your karma.

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"Why do we have to mow our lawns? What's wrong with the 'natural' look?!?"
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a message to all admins: click my ying yang a bunch of times...

lol that sounded bad...n/m

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ramble on..
--Jimmy Page

[quote]Originally posted by Jimmy Page 1:
a message to all admins: click my ying yang a bunch of times...  

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I say Avatara, Laguna, and I team up. We're all horrible, I think. At least those are the messages I've been getting.

I have my own interesting idea for an Ares gaming system...not at all clan-based, and very possibly more involved.

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Well, I know Avatara can beat me....but that's not saying much

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Oh? And what would this idea be?

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"Why do we have to mow our lawns? What's wrong with the 'natural' look?!?"
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It's a combination of "PBEM Diplomacy" and "Star Trek Command Dynaverse." If you know what either is, you should be able to tell what the idea is.

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Ah, but see, I don't know what either is...

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Hrm......I don't see the connection between the two. But then I only know what one of them is.

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PBEM.....Play by E-mail....right?

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I'll second that idea. And maybe Sundered Angel can join us too, since he "claims" to be pathetic at playing Ares online.

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Alright, explaination:

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AresConquest

The concept of AresConquest is to provide a dynamic universe not limited to single net games, or clan skirmishes. In Conquest, each player serves as a "race," to conduct diplomacy, control fleets, and to wage general war upon their enemies.

At the start of the game, each player starts with a fleet around their homeworld, plus the control of a number of surrounding system hexes. Players turn in "moves" every 3-4 days to a judge. These instructions order fleets to move and specify ship-building info.

When these orders are executed, players may come into conflict with one another. If such a situation arises, the players are given the appropriate fleets involved, and pitched into a game of Ares over the internet. The galaxy map will be changed to reflect the outcome of the conflict, and play will continue.

Along the course of the game, some players will be eliminated as others grow to dominate the game. When one player controls half of the planets, they are considered to have won. Also, if a compact of players agrees to, and they control half of the planets, the game may be ended in a draw between them.

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There are essentially two "dimensions" to the game; one is a simple map that has turns to it, and then the real-time Player to Player

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That's not that bad of an idea. However, i don't know what MaG will say to that. (They are making like half of the rules in this ladder) I suggest you email me with an extremely detailed explaination on how to play this version over MaG. Once i get this email i'll send it directly to greybeard at MaG, before he gets too far involved in the basic ares ladder. Another option would be still having the individual ladder, getting rid of the clan ladder somehow and replacing it with this new form of play. That way there'd be a wider variety of competition availible for everyone. I suggest anyone interested in designing any sort of ares tourniment first sign up for some of the other ladders on MaG (www.magleague.com and see how they are set up. Email me then at mr_ryno4@yahoo.com with your detailed explaination of how you want the ladder set up. I want everyone to be able to enjoy this ladder on MaG equally so i welcome any ideas.
PS: keep in mind that you do not have to submit scores or anything by email..MaG handles submissions live.

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ramble on..
--Jimmy Page

I have once before tried something like Pallas' idea. It was called the World Domination Simulation, and it was entirely email based and run by Nik (a person Cotten and I know), and it was very fun. Only problem was, it was a lot more complex and such, and so Nik was spending over and hour on it every day, and he just got too tired and stressed out by it. I think this version would be a very effective tournament based thing.

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If anyone's ever played the 'classic' mode in Super Ships 2, this will seem very familiar.



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Well, I don't really think this would be a MaG thing, so it wouldn't need to be connected.

Well, the turns are 4 days long at a minimum. I'd probably end up making some shorthand way to do it - besides: making moves on the map is a simple matter of coloring hexes in, indicating conflicts, and then a list marking fleets (which would appear only to a single player w/o scouts). I don't think it would take more than 20 minutes, and I'm willing to put that in.
Oh yeah: 7 players + judge (me)

Since Slug's gone, if Sarg wants the Sals, he's pretty much uncontested.
If we're preparing for a game, feel free to volunteer (better players get worse races, if possible)

I'll write up some technical mechanics in a couple hours and put them somewhere obtrusive.

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Maybe we could jump away from Ares' plot and put the grolk in. And it'll take a while for me to decide which race to be.

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"Why do we have to mow our lawns? What's wrong with the 'natural' look?!?"
Visit my site, if you're interested:
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Email me at vertical_file@yahoo.com with a review and a rating (out of 100) for an Ares plug, and I'll put it on the reviews section.

My version is completely unrelated to the storyline, but I suppose that's a good idea.
What I like is the idea of some organization in NetGames based on race.

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I think that idea could materialise on MaG. you should email me some more details on it..mr_ryno4@yahoo.com is my email....you could have administrative functions to run it as well. Oh well it's a good idea though, if your serious about it you should give me some more details..

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ramble on..
--Jimmy Page