Pitboss 18 Lurker Thread of Infinite Wisdom

[Ceiliazul]

You know the game is close when...

If we win the Fusion Engineer what do we do with him? He could help Zucchini with the life support if we settle him or bulb Robotics to get draftable Mech Inf to help kill TBS...

[Ceiliazul]

Fuck it's been a month...

No changes though. Building Infantry, OT are still attacking TBS to ensure that CV doesn't happen, TBS is holding out fine. OT cancelled coal trade for some reason but offered it back again when I started moving troops towards their offensive forces/TBS lands. I'm not getting involved for as long as they "gift" coal.

Game will be over in 30 turns max. Not checking culture progress but I lost count of GA number so I can't keep an accurate one anyway.

Krill at number five trying to get protection money from number one?! If this is the new "What to do when not winning" strategy, I'll be very sad. And the games will be less fun.

Honestly, there's less and less difference between Krill's diplomacy and that of BGN. Force only, and no subtlety or empathy required.

[MJW (ya that one)]

Fuck it's been a month...

No changes though. Building Infantry, OT are still attacking TBS to ensure that CV doesn't happen, TBS is holding out fine. OT cancelled coal trade for some reason but offered it back again when I started moving troops towards their offensive forces/TBS lands. I'm not getting involved for as long as they "gift" coal.

Game will be over in 30 turns max. Not checking culture progress but I lost count of GA number so I can't keep an accurate one anyway.

Krill at number five trying to get protection money from number one?! If this is the new "What to do when not winning" strategy, I'll be very sad. And the games will be less fun.

Honestly, there's less and less difference between Krill's diplomacy and that of BGN. Force only, and no subtlety or empathy required.

It's not worthy of being called diplomacy if you cannot talk. However, in this case I'm pretty sure that Krill is just bored and finding ways to buff up his civ as much as possible before the game ends and getting coal for free is one way to do that. He cannot win anymore so the only other thing would be to DoW BGN but I'm pretty sure Krill would consider that unsporting for multiple reasons.

[Ceiliazul]

The diplomacy in this "no talking" game has been an important factor! Consider Joey actively supporting TBS due to game long goodwill, and BGN being pretty antagonistic to half the teams... You don't need to talk to make friends.

[spacetyrantxenu]

If Krill is looking for something fun to do I've already provided a pretty good suggestion.... It would of course be pointless in terms of the game's outcome but Babylon vs. France at this point would be approximately an even match as far as I'm aware. Not that I'd really want to fight out a pointless modern war myself, but if Krill and plako found it fun, so be it.

[Qgqqqqq]

@Ceilzul:
That's by no way new behavior. I remember something similar happening in PB9 (and exploding into their faces), for example.

[MJW (ya that one)]

The diplomacy in this "no talking" game has been an important factor! Consider Joey actively supporting TBS due to game long goodwill, and BGN being pretty antagonistic to half the teams... You don't need to talk to make friends.

I agree that quasi-diplo actions have occurred but that's not diplomacy.

Modern war takes forever so there's no way Krill would go for it, Xenu.

[spacetyrantxenu]

So...do you guys think we should let Krill kill the lurker civ? Or should we prevent the paratroopers from being able to drop by covering those tiles next to the city? Both are dick moves, but...

[BRickAstley]

I don't really see how it'll make a difference in the long run at this point?

[Dreylin]

We should at least ask him to hold off until the last turn; let him have the kill, but Lurkers gotta Lurk, right?