To be honest, I think the whole business is extremely interesting, from a theoretical POV. Usually, the rules of a game are set in advance, and are permanent. These rules form the restraint on the competition in the game. But through manipulating the combination of the suggestionbox and Admin, the rules are not only open to change, but they're open to change by the people already playing the game. Ofcourse, manipulation of Admin is a quite complicated affair, which makes the whole process more theory than practice, but still, we see every day the interesting debates surrounding, for instance, fighting nuclear rogues, or turtling. The ease with which a superior nation are able to destroy smaller ones is an essential factor in powerrelations between big alliances and small ones. A debate on this cannot help being biased and the sides are ofcourse almost entirely based on personal positions within the powerspectrum.
Is it possible for a game developer to say, “It’s finished” anymore?
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To be honest, I think the whole business is extremely interesting, from a theoretical POV. Usually, the rules of a game are set in advance, and are permanent. These rules form the restraint on the competition in the game. But through manipulating the combination of the suggestionbox and Admin, the rules are not only open to change, but they're open to change by the people already playing the game. Ofcourse, manipulation of Admin is a quite complicated affair, which makes the whole process more theory than practice, but still, we see every day the interesting debates surrounding, for instance, fighting nuclear rogues, or turtling. The ease with which a superior nation are able to destroy smaller ones is an essential factor in powerrelations between big alliances and small ones. A debate on this cannot help being biased and the sides are ofcourse almost entirely based on personal positions within the powerspectrum.
And for something completely different:
Admin, you rock!