changing to thor for more choice

hehe, it's just your idea, but we did it for teams, instead of SS empires.

We had heats, which started of with I believe 2 x 8 teams of 8 ppl.  Then refined to 2 x 4, then 2 x 2 for a winner of sorts. 

I was only kiddin, cos Render came up with an ICPG variation for PW recently, and now you've come up with an ICC variation  

Both are awesome formats!

In fact, this Forum was originally created to have those threads in here.  I wonder where those threads went....

Why would they go after each other, when it's more profitable to just explore and infra.

There can only be one fam as a winner, so it doesn't stand to reason that each of those fams will 'let' the other fam just win.

The problem is, too many planets availabe for easy exploration and whatnot.  No reason to fight, as its more of a case of gaining more through explore + infra, and hoping someone else hits your enemies.  That's enough to get you a win.

We need less systems and less distances.  Will help to incite more conflict.

Sure, this isn't a bad idea.  But you have to limit it and not be ridiculous.  Cos everything is relational.  Easier to just give max of everything first, that's already something new.

I mean, you have to consider stuff like attack bonus doesn't affect defense.  So I could attack with like 1 Fighter and Max hit your figs.  Like I said, you have to consider all factors.

Awesome come back

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Ruin?

On the one hand you want feedback.  Then on the other hand you don't want to people to give their opinion?  It's not my fault you give so much value to whatever I have to say, Render.  That's on you.  Not everyone has to agree with everything you say.

I asked why you can't run 16 galaxies at once, cos it 'is' possible (and in reality it won't be 16, cos we won't have 128 players in this).
Then I said it was like ICC, cos it is 'exactly' like it.  Except in ICC we had teams.  This is just SS play, that's the difference.

You're not the only one with ideas. 
You're not the only one who can comment.

Yea, but what they're saying is that in an hc round - all is game anyway.  Hitting smaller players is allowed.  Anything goes.

Having said that, i don't like the idea.  For me, it's tactical to choose targets that you may or may not keep the infra on.  That's part of the strategy involved, imo.

New map

Not possible atm, WhiteHeaven - but Stefan was going to add this functionality.  Either that or ability to share lists between fams (ie, they make their core list shared with you, so you can view it).

Someone plz move this to IC Map forum and poke Stefan

Real venom ftw! =]

After playing SS in Tri (and randomly in Orion), I am more convinced that this is the way IC should go.  It's more fun and like I've been saying, its important to make players responsible for their own empires.

I'd even consider have this as mainline and then having the special galaxy as Fam play for specialised roles and coordinated fams (ie, the current Pw/MW/Tri style of play).