RBP2 Lurker Discussion Thread - No Players!

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So for example I think you are on the CoW side, because you're irked by some of the Mean Things that Sulla has said in his thread.

Very nicely worded ... am I irked? Yes, I think that I am a little. Is that swaying my comments? No it is not. Are my comments biased? Yes, I think that they could be taken that way ... My national background causes me to support the under-dog when they need supporting. There is also a cultural reaction to looping off the tall poppy that I try very hard to resist. I am also a very strong believer in equity. I would argue that my posts reflect the first and third items described above and is my attempt to even the playing field regarding pro- and anti- Spullla posts. If everyone was posting tons of CoW supporting stuff then I would like to think that I would be posting Spullla supportive stuff.

Of course, I could be totally kidding myself and rationalizing away my growing hatred of Spullla ... but I don't think that I am .. but I could be ... etc

I, of course, am rooting for Sulla, because of all the Mean Things he said about Jowy (who refused to help us), and Kathlete (for killing us) .

I can only speak for myself, but I'm trying hard not to root for either side. I'm rooting for an interesting game that stays entertaining for lurkers until the very end.

For that goal, there are two competing forces. One, I think many would agree with me that both Speaker and Sullla's updates are the most in-depth and informative. If they get destroyed, the average update quality for PB2 goes way down. Second, the game would quickly get boring if Team Spullla gets an insurmountable tech lead. Sure we'd get informative updates, but they'd all be of the "watch my rifles destroy this city" type.

So, my preferred outcome of the war is that Spullla takes a medium-size beating, enough to put them in a hole. That way they can stay competitive and provide us with interesting updates, but we still get a lot of excitement over the eventual outcome of the game.

I couldn't agree more .