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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 21 2009, 12:59 AM (489 Views) | |
| United States [Sel] | Jul 21 2009, 12:59 AM Post #1 |
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This weekend I was thinking about how we should have a natural disaster and the West Coast came to mind as an ideal target. Then this gem popped up:
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| United States [Sel] | Jul 21 2009, 01:12 AM Post #2 |
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A disaster can create great RP opportunities. I think we did it on 1.0 a few times. Everyone gets together to give aid to whoever got the disaster. It is a great way to stimulate interactive RPing. |
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| Schwerpunkt | Jul 21 2009, 01:40 AM Post #3 |
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The hell are you doing deleting posts? And this doesn't create RP opportunities. "Hey, America, have some money" is not an RP opportunity. It's up there with "congratulations on winning your election." And then there's the chance it won't even be noticed, like Denmark's oil spill. |
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| Recon | Jul 21 2009, 07:44 AM Post #4 |
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Let me clarify Daxs and mine positions. Any money you want to give the US will be welcomed. ![]() I think Sel has the right general idea but the wrong example, this round has lost something because of no events. I have one in mind but finding time to type it up would be challenging. We should have normal events even if its just 1 per year. We shouldn’t demand too much just be grateful for whatever events we get. As Schwer said, I would urge caution against events, which have simple solutions. Events should bring players together to deal with an issue and break up the boredom of rping diplomatic relations. Just a nice break or a treat. |
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| Greece (TheOne) | Jul 21 2009, 07:53 AM Post #5 |
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Depends on the events imo. If there's a major event that affects tens of thousands plus, as well as multiple countries, there might be great potential for rp. |
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| Dax | Jul 21 2009, 08:02 AM Post #6 |
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Natural disaster events are teh lose. |
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| zzBugs | Jul 21 2009, 08:41 AM Post #7 |
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I think we've done natural disasters before sorta. Mostly people end up saying "here, I"ll send this to help..." and the problem is magically cured. I'm not going to hate so much on this idea, since something like this kind of natural disaster would probably be favorable to Dax, who MUST be looking for a way to get rid of Palin...maybe it'll be a big enough wave for that... But we do need something to get away from the diplomatics. This isn't too bad, but an easy cure is not favorable. I'm thinking something more like a food shortage issue...or some country goes on a cyber hacking spree on some of the major powers. Or a critical pipeline to Europe for oil, blows up or gets knocked off its block. |
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| United States [Sel] | Jul 21 2009, 11:44 AM Post #8 |
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I'd give myself a disaster just to prove you all wrong, but Israel doesn't really get anything. |
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| Amzi | Jul 21 2009, 11:52 AM Post #9 |
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I think a disaster would be way better used in East Asia or SE Asia becuase on the west coast the U.S can handle it by themselves, and maybe Canada, if you want to get 'Interactive RPing' do it in East Asia where there is already a ton of conflict and it could stir things up even more. |
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| zzalexi | Jul 21 2009, 12:12 PM Post #10 |
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"Freak Tidal Wave slams into China, demolishing the nearest 5000 miles of coastline and 5,000 miles into Asia"
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| Zactarn Prime | Jul 21 2009, 12:50 PM Post #11 |
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^ Agreed |
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| zzBugs | Jul 21 2009, 04:33 PM Post #12 |
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Except these..random bits of metal that fall from the sky and explode killing a dozen or so Israelis |
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| zzalusha | Jul 21 2009, 04:43 PM Post #13 |
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ROFL. |
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| zzmaikeru | Jul 21 2009, 04:49 PM Post #14 |
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No, they injure one or two Israelis and kill none. And then Israel goes off and kills a dozen or so Palestinians with that as their justification. |
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| Dax | Jul 21 2009, 06:17 PM Post #15 |
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LOL. This is much better than my comment, which would have been along the lines of "Israel is a disaster." |
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| United States [Sel] | Jul 21 2009, 07:25 PM Post #16 |
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No, Israel actually warns its citizens of an impending strike. IDF tries hard to warn the Pallies with leaflets, text messages, phone calls, emails..., but Hamas either won't let them out or they never get the warning. Not to mention that Hamas fires from behind schools and apartment buildings. Also, don't forget: ![]() ![]() ![]() Maybe if they decided to show they were interested in building a country and not destroying Israel, the civilian casualties would stop. But when you cheer the death of Israelis and mourn Israeli independence, it kind of shows that you support Hamas (and Fatah back in the day). |
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| zzdusty | Jul 21 2009, 09:41 PM Post #17 |
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I'll come out and say that I support Hamas and a Free Palestine. But anyway, this is about an event, not politics. Perhaps we should have the China-Russia situation heat up? |
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| zzBugs | Jul 22 2009, 08:15 AM Post #18 |
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090722/sc_af...andquakescience New Zealand is getting closer to Australia!!! A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake last week has moved the south of New Zealand closer to Australia, scientists said Wednesday. With the countries separated by the 2,250-kilometre-wide (1,400-mile-wide) Tasman Sea, the 30 centimetre (12 inch) closing of the gap in New Zealand's southwest won't make much difference. "Basically, New Zealand just got a little bit bigger is another way to think about it," he told AFP. While the southwest of the South Island moved about 30 centimetres closer to Australia, the east coast of the island moved only one centimetre westwards Yup. Fits right in. |
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| United States [Sel] | Jul 22 2009, 03:48 PM Post #19 |
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Palestine has been free for 61 years. The Arabs want to imperialize it. |
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| zzBugs | Jul 22 2009, 04:45 PM Post #20 |
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Be sure that he himself is not Arab when you say something like that lol |
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| zzmaikeru | Jul 22 2009, 04:50 PM Post #21 |
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Sel doesn't care. After all, it's only racist/prejudiced if you say Israel is imperialist. Then you're the most anti-Semitic person in the world (even though there's a difference between disliking Israel and disliking Jews). Saying the Arabs are imperialist is just fine, of course. But that's not what this discussion is about, it's about events. And yes, I think we should have them. Not necessarily natural disasters, but other, man-made stuff, like a random terrorist attack somewhere, making sure there's some variety from the players' happy, prosperous, warmongering, etc. storylines that they planned when they claimed their nation. |
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| zzdusty | Jul 22 2009, 04:51 PM Post #22 |
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He's safe ![]() Anyway let's get back on the event subject? We can discuss Israel somewhere else. |
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| Dax | Jul 22 2009, 06:33 PM Post #23 |
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I've been thinking of doing quarterly reports of NPC countries. How would you guys feel about that? |
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| Amzi | Jul 22 2009, 06:36 PM Post #24 |
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I think it would be neat an interesting, not neccesarily neccesary though. If you want to do the work.... |
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| Dax | Jul 22 2009, 06:38 PM Post #25 |
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I think it would add another dimension to the game. And, I mean, we're not talking every NPC country, just a paragraph per region, say, about NPC countries in that area. |
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| zzBugs | Jul 22 2009, 06:40 PM Post #26 |
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That might help. Spruce things up a bit. Just enough to assume that with status quo, some basic developments or decreases. |
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| United States [Sel] | Jul 22 2009, 08:24 PM Post #27 |
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"Ethiopia annexes Eritrea, Everybody cheers." |
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