Topic: ICC 2 family being established: The Loser's Family

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For the next ICC, I'm drafting a family of players with one goal: To horribly lose the game, and have fun on the way down.

I'm looking for the following roles for the start:

1: Hardcore wizzie opper to go rogue on the family later into the round
2: A pacifist Camaar
3: An attacker who will take the position as my second in command.  Will constantly work to undermine my authority
4: An LQ banker who believes wizards are pagan, and therefore refuses to give rise to any beliefs in contradiction to the Lord
5: A CF banker trying desperately to make up for the losses caused by everyone else
6: The Crucible: A player (preferrably banker) who will spend the round arousing suspicions that our family is filled with spies, because every other family in the galaxy definitely thinks we're the biggest competition
7: The hoarder.  Will accumulate resources from the family without giving much in return, and will brag about how awesome he is doing in the family.



If you're interested in joining, please give me the following information:

1: What role you want.
2: Why you want to lose the ICC 2.
3: Why you would fit the role you want.
4: Any other information that you think might be helpful.

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A couple other notes:

1: No, this isn't a joke.  I tried to do this last year, but it got messed up due to some communication issues with the draftees.
2: Some of these roles are up for change.  If you have a suggestion, propose your suggested role and I'll consider it.
3: There are two primary traits which I'm looking for in potential draftees:
A: Unabated loyalty to myself as leader.  (Yes, I recognize the contradiction.  That contradiction is your problem to figure out, not mine.)
B: Looking to have fun and get along with everyone.  (yes, I recognize the contradiction.  That's your problem to figure out, not mine.)
4: No, if you come in here and say "_____ would fit perfectly in this family," I will not consider it as anything more than someone being an idiot.  tongue

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"3: An attacker who will take the position as my second in command.  Will constantly work to undermine my authority"

This point mean Im forced to apply ! smile

1: What role you want.
Answer: Hardcore attacker using a custom attacker race heavy on ops.
2: Why you want to lose the ICC 2.
Answer: Becouse we s*ck ! tongue
3: Why you would fit the role you want.
Answer: Becouse Im ready to bet im gonne grab possiton as nr1 attacker in the fam. (I ursualy do)
4: Any other information that you think might be helpful.
Answer:yeah you handle peace(eco) and ill take care of war ! smile

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A couple other notes:
1: No, this isn't a joke.  I tried to do this last year, but it got messed up due to some communication issues with the draftees.
Answer: Thats to bad ! smile
2: Some of these roles are up for change.  If you have a suggestion, propose your suggested role and I'll consider it.
Answer: Nah Im fine.
3: There are two primary traits which I'm looking for in potential draftees:
A: Unabated loyalty to myself as leader.  (Yes, I recognize the contradiction.  That contradiction is your problem to figure out, not mine.)
B: Looking to have fun and get along with everyone.  (yes, I recognize the contradiction.  That's your problem to figure out, not mine.)
Answer: Loyalty is gradualy added as people play together and aid eachother during bad times and good times. In other words loylty are deserved and not given for free.
4: No, if you come in here and say "_____ would fit perfectly in this family," I will not consider it as anything more than someone being an idiot. 
Answer: As noone is perfect that would be a sugestion that the fellow posting aint truthful wich sugests hes a poor candidate.

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1: What role you want. - I care not.
2: Why you want to lose the ICC 2. - I won't be able to win.
3: Why you would fit the role you want. - Because I do not know how to play
4: Any other information that you think might be helpful. - I have no pants on.

5 (edited by Zarf BeebleBrix 11-May-2008 23:57:11)

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All these ICC draft threads pop up!  I'm a trendsetter!  smile

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big_smile i just follow the masses big_smile

<@Nolio> Ilu was the man back in the day,he even made monkeywrench and arganon look good for half a round =p
<@iluvatar> it is my grandest achievement
<@Nolio> *half a round  =p
<@iluvatar> still
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i can play as the pacifist camaar

<parrot> there is also the odd  possibility that tryme is an idiot
<KT> possibility?
<genesis> tryme is a bit of an idiot
<Torqez> bit?

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rolf at ARF's last point tongue

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This family was recently attacked by Nolio as not being allowed to go in the tournament.  Time to defend myself:

1: There's no bright line between when someone wants to win and when they don't.  If I deliberately drafted the most retarded people in the game, would I still "want" to win?  If I didnd't make an effort to coordinate a family, would I "want" to win?  Hell, if I was in last place with no hope of winning, would I "want" to win?
2: There's no limit to spots in the ICC, so we're not kicking anyone out of the game.
3: This gives an opportunity for new people to join the ICC without worrying about screwing up a good family.  Do you think any family that "wants" to win is going to draft the newest people?  I create a more open environment, looking only for people who want to have fun!  smile
4: It's a damn game.
5: If we use our family to give an unfair advantage to one family or another, it's either an illegal alliance, in which case I would get banned, or it's just like any small family in a world of large families: nothing more than the game at work.

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nolio's point was that if you want to make an amusing fam and have fun in it, you should be doing that in a galaxy that isnt designed for the sole purpose of finding and recognising the most efficient team of players, that isnt filled with players who are tryng to find the toughest competition to play against, and that doesnt have such a imited amount of space.

you can lose in any galaxy but the rest of us cant play against the best of the best anywhere else.

I was using a metaphor that means God is watching us. You've heard this, there's a toilet on the roof.

11 (edited by Zarf BeebleBrix 14-May-2008 02:15:33)

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I'm not conflicting with your competition with one another.  There's no maximum spots.

Show me a specific harm in doing what I am trying to do.

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Stopped reading all the others but can I be a passifist Cammar?
Or the Horder

I'm going to be nicer promise

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Can I be a joker in your fam?

Someone to make fun off? tongue

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And one more thing: I could easily do exactly what I want to do with this family, yet still fit in the paradigm of "wanting to win."  How?  Through the use of particular words in my original post.

Some possible ways to fix this:
Instead of "roles," specifically seek out people with histories of betrayal, novice status, or doing overall stupid things.  They'll fit the role.

Instead of "we don't want to win," "we want to win, but let's face it: the competition is pretty damn good, so we probably won't.  But the fun is in playing the game."

Just by rearranging my original post a little bit, I could do everything I wanted without breaking your rules.  Now, at the point where you're complaining over my method of presentation, isn't that kind of bullshit?  Hell, I could argue that by drafting certain people in your family, you no longer care about winning.  tongue

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hmmm what happened to my post? =p

Sex without the e is still SX!

16 (edited by Zarf BeebleBrix 14-May-2008 06:41:37)

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It was in a different thread.  smile

http://www.imperialconflict.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=12236

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ohhhhh ok, thought I was going crazy:p

Sex without the e is still SX!

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hmmm *crazier

Sex without the e is still SX!

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1: What role you want.
Answer: a tootsie role most definately!!!

2: Why you want to lose the ICC 2.
Answer: because winners have to work to damn hard to keep their reputation so losing would fit perfectly
for me as i have no ambition(been playing as a loser in ic for 5 years so im qualified)

3: Why you would fit the role you want.
Answer: because its chewy and tasty!!!!


4: Any other information that you think might be helpful.
Answer:it would be nice to ruin someones rd in icc just for the fun of it,especially those peeps who`s life revolves around ic.

im racketeer in pw fam 780.
i have experience at losing and dragging others down with me.
im a loser`s loser for real.

20 (edited by Archangel 15-May-2008 14:02:59)

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zarf, last time the number of fams was limited, i dont see why they wouldnt be again this time

I was using a metaphor that means God is watching us. You've heard this, there's a toilet on the roof.

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> Archangel wrote:

> zarf, last time the number of fams was limited, i dont see why they wouldnt be again this time

How did they limit it?  A strict maximum or a maximum based on the number of families, i.e. "Since 8 families want to join, we're setting up 2 galaxies in prelims.  Therefore, max 8 families," which wouldn't affect anyone anyway?

In addition, you would have to show that there is already X+1 families trying to get into the ICC, with X being the maximum.  Otherwise, still no harm done.

On top of that, you would still need to address what I said above.  Otherwise, the advantages far outweigh the possible harms to that family, especially when they had just as equal a chance of getting into the ICC as I did.

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they limited the amount of fams before entires started, it was done on a first come first served basis.

and you didnt 'rearrange your orginal post a bit', you downright changed what you said.

I was using a metaphor that means God is watching us. You've heard this, there's a toilet on the roof.

23 (edited by The Stig 15-May-2008 16:59:11)

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1: What role you want.
Answer: The Crucible
2: Why you want to lose the ICC 2.
Answer: Well it's not that I really want to loose the ICC, but changes are big that I -(we) ain't gonna win it, so while not having a fun round? Who knows, if everyone sees us as loosers we could even surprise some peeps. That is untill I start telling our Partax that the hoarder is infiltrating the pacifist Camaar! Which results in our pop banker loosing his pop and the pacifist camaar hitting the partax while the left hand of our leader is trying to shake the right.
3: Why you would fit the role you want.
Answer: Well i'm a good diplomat ( hell i got a vote in last andro nominations from Damon! ), usualy i use my skills in a positive way, but i guess i can also use them the other way arround?
Btw I'm sure our hoarder will be transferring our aid shipments over the market to Arch and Noir's fam so they can really fight each other at best!
4: Any other information that you think might be helpful.
Answer: yes offcourse, we should be a pain in the ass towards the other fams as this will strenghten them in showing how good they really are ! Idealy we want to loose with a difference of 1NW and 1 Planet


ICC is about "the best" of "the best" of "the best" against "the best" or something, somewhere along those "bests" there is a looser fam... Furthermore, the second fam is the first looser...their can only be 1 winner...


edit: i forgot to say that i'm Sun Sun in 761

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Zarfeh u suck

No be fun if ur fam won ICC it would just prove how low IC is sinking

Frenzy
My President is black, infact hes half white so even in a racist mind hes half right wink

25 (edited by Zarf BeebleBrix 15-May-2008 21:32:14)

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@Archangel

1: True, the content is different.  However, the family would function in the exact same way, so you present a double-standard.  The only way to avoid that double-standard would be to have a required minimum 1337-ness in each family.  smile

2: But my other two arguments still answer the harms of the family existing.

@Frenzy

I would agree.  If my family actually won the ICC, it would show that IC is in the shithole.

But that's a big "if," considering:
1: My tactics for recruitment aren't exactly kosher
2: I've already got people who put me on their shit list
3: I've never led a winning family before


Yeah, that about summarizes it...

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