New Evochron War Game

[Star King]

New Evochron War Games being discussed:

Hawk Eye, Flash and many others have been talking about adding a new dimension to this fun game. Right now clans just run contracts to maintain their percentage but after a while this loses it's gusto so their isn't any real team against team play.
Teams can be as small as two or three players on each team or unlimited.
Two teams, three teams or even four (or clans) teams build two stations approximately two jumps opposite of each other. First team to blow both stations up wins.
No Fulcrums or proximity mines allowed. Stealth and all other weapons legal. You can have gunners. Rules can be discussed or changed between the two or three parties.
Ceti Alpha 5 is the perfect server either in Atlas or Sapphire. Again this is just an idea that was brain stormed by many so please build on it.

[49rTbird]

Sounds super!

[Marvin]

Having done something similar in a different game, I might suggest expanding the distance ... perhaps to even include jumpgates. Doing so will increase the need to plan and employ real tactics. But only if the sides are larger than two or three ... which probably can only happen if clans combine to form two sides. And players can manage to stay focused on the objective for longer than ten minutes at a time.

[DaveK]

Sounds like it has potential!

In the past we've been offered a series of "one off" group events: LMS, LMS in a cave, a treasure hunt . . .

It sounds like an interesting variation on "protect the fort" or "steal the flag".

As a tryout to see if the idea is a goer, you could try offering it as an "event". Just sort a date and time, set up the arena (building a couple of stations) and get enough people to sign up and give it a go.

[-splosives-]

I had the same idea with one difference:
place the stations much closer to eachother (one or two sectors) and don't allow jumpdrives.
Otherwise it'll become a jump fest instead of a battle.

[Marvin]

Otherwise it'll become a jump fest instead of a battle.

With enough players, you can set up a defensive team and an offensive team. Distance, then, is of little concern. If you want the goal posts to be close, why not simply use the energy thingy? ... one of them is situated inside an asteroid cave and the other is inside a high-energy nebula.

[Star King]

I like Marvin's idea of a two jump or three attack station jump. All players must agree not to save in the enemy sector. If you get blown up you can only respawn in your own war station only (if its still standing).
All players during this war game must wear clan tags during game play.
I know the FF clan would play this game, maybe we can get King Arthur, RC, Captain Cronic, Marvin, Denny, Maarschalk and others to form an alliance and play this game.
Ceti Alpha 5 at a mutually agreed day and time. Nothing makes better friends then playing a team game.

[Marvin]

Sure, if somebody sets it up, I'll do my best to participate. If it's on a "normal" Sunday, you might even get most of IM to join in.

[Maarschalk]

Sure, if somebody sets it up, I'll do my best to participate. If it's on a "normal" Sunday, you might even get most of IM to join in.

LOL...Marv, a "normal" Sunday?
This is very relative! Specialy if you are thinking "Ice Cream"
I have not had a "normal" Sunday in ages!.......:P

[Star King]

Guys there is a free role playing multi-player space war strategy game called Free Allegiance. The controls are almost identical to Evochron. All windows operating systems work. Down load it and try it. You can run a Pentium 3 Processor and the graphics are great. We can get our own Evochron team to beat these guys. I think my FF buddies, Panda, Flash would really get into this game!
There was a player named King Arthur playing? Was it our KA or was that an imposter KA?

[Edited on 12-25-2008 by Star King]