and a part of the game is doing things the right way

back to 20 per fam, 3vip+3draft (or even 4/4), alliances of 2.

even better, close cap and reopen tri and mw

mw : smallest galaxy (fast and furious)
andro : average
tri : large galaxy (long explo, more infra-whoring)
pw : small fams in large galaxy and longer rounds, with experienced players applying for fixed leader-tutor position where new players can learn how to play from experienced players under less stressy circumstances.

this way people can actually choose their preferred style of play, this would also be a return to how things were a long time ago except of course PW which would become a virgo-pw mixup. People who like pw's current style can easily move to tri if they have experience (or stay and help tutor the newbies).
Of course, number of players would be little low for this so should be considered in galaxy-setups, but it would give space to grow again, and since there are 3 main galaxies to be won, people wouldnt have to go napbreaking/allyraping to get the win, so chances are more players actually stay

definitely

so, the bottom line being : Roar wanted to break the pnap, and found some lame excuses to do so.

for once i agree with glue ...  everyone note the date on the calendar

close capri and bring back mw (and leave andro open) - those 2 galaxies have a tradition indeed. If we get more players than this, also open Tri.

nolio, reread that statement, then go read the 11 pages of ...erm ... well high quality literature on the 07/23/25 vs 94/35/17 war. Mind if i disagree?

lol we switched allies too and it took us 4 days to get a 48h nap with old allies, new allies not included ... new rules, new situations, new solutions

mizzle - bonusses dont kick in untill 2 ticks have passed

hey aleph, pass me that booze mate ! *burps*

1) im not dutch
2) sorry for having a life, im trying to remedy that asap

so now we went from agricultural engineering to subatomic analysis? im almost impressed ... VERY almost.

IceForBlood 2407

1. Leader who got the most production from his/her family: Whomever organized Dr. fam ran a pretty tight organization compared to everyone else, so Dr. No i guess.

2. Leader who was just simply all around bad: 2415 leader - man is he lazy

3. Best all around banker in terms of activity, ability to defend, quick to take planets from attackers and perform ops/retakes: ?

4. Most difficult attacker to compete with: Parrot

5. Which Leader/VL negotiated the most fair nap deals: Blacknowledgment 2410 - when he gives his word, his fam sticks to it, even if its not even an official nap but just a gentlemen's agreement.

6. Which Leader/VL negotiated the most unfair nap deals:

7. Best all around resourcer in terms of activity, ability to defend, quick to take planets from attackers and perform ops/retakes: only one i can think of ... me

8. Player NOT in the top 10 families for the bulk of the round impressed the most: ice t 2407 - kept out fam alive, cores clean, and even managed to get our planet count up to acceptable levels as only active attacker.

9. Player in the top 10 families for the bulk of the round that impressed the most: Blacknowledgment 2410 - strong, active, dangerous ; if i wouldnt have a better one, id make him my attacker bitch

10. Family that had the best combination of theme, names and family picture: Dr whatever - though not homemade but just copied, at least their fampic was good for a smile and the occasional laugh

11. Alliance that displayed the best level of teamwork and skill: 2410 and all their farms ... errr ... ex-allies.

12. Family that displayed the best level of teamwork and skill:

13. Family that displayed the worst level of overall skill and teamwork: 2415

14. Player that did the most damage to you using agent or wizard ops: none, resourcing with banker race is fun, i got loads of totally ineffective OH's cast on me but not a lot besides that.

15. Family that has vultured the most in wars: 2409

16. Favorite Forum Poster: Aleph - hours of fun trying to decipher his messages

17. Most epic fail of the round: 2417, they failed when in top 3 (they couldnt even take care of a fam out of top 20 with 2.5 active players (us), they failed when at war, they failed in diplomacy, they failed when out of any rankings.

18. Favorite quote of the round: 'we've got no problems with you, were just going to kill your allies' - heard it so many times ... glue really has to learn to keep his temper in check

19. Biggest troll of the round:

20. Most unexpected situation of the round: being active and even enjoying it.

21. Most Loyal Player: you know who you are so you dont need this nomination

22. Biggest Betrayal of the round: mods organise a vote, general sentiment is same size or larger fams, so they reduce famsize for next round. Is it mandatory to have your brain put on ice in some safebox somewhere before you become mod?

23. Worst draft/random of the round:

24. You knew (insert name of player) was a noob when (insert event/comment): mizzle - he said so

25. Best thing about the round: its about to end

26. Entertainment award : Aleph - hours of fun deciphring his messages, even more fun watching him take on almost every fam in the galaxy and actually surviving the experience.