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[RoseHeart]

I know, I'm sharing more than is appropriate. I would like to live in a world where people can talk about their pain.

These games where I participate lower my guard, I'm usually exclusively up in the GM tower.

[RoseHeart]

One of your players telling me they’re glad I said something says you might need to improve that communication a bit.

eh, I don't play those games.

Judging by log ins, you're accusing NQT.

Whether that's true or not, NQT joined the series during Quarque's session. The players actually familiar with how I run things continue to play normally. (aswell as NQT)

I don't know man, I'm sorry you don't like how I run a game you don't play.

[Man of Paper]

Keep on assuming, my dude. Whoever it was can speak up for themselves if they feel like the point needs to be pushed further.

If your response to "better communication" is "investigate my players to try to figure out who slandered me" then you might be taking things the wrong way again.

And, again, just keep ignoring the fact that I enjoy watching the games and want to see them continue healthily. That's fine too.

[RoseHeart]

They are pretty fun to watch.

Edit: Tell me one thing you like about them. The My Forum Platoon Series.

[RoseHeart]

investigate my players

Please, this is as common knowledge and relevant to the game, as it would be to mafia.

[King Zultan]

Missing a turn at this stage of the game isn't that big a deal, so there's no need to dread the turn timer.

I'm a builder, never could exist properly in the world of schedules, hard dates, etc.

I to suck as schedules, I also don't know what time or day it is most of the time.

But what does being a builder have to do with it?

[RoseHeart]

Most of my childhood was playing alone in my room with legos, adding one to the next, building. No schedules. H&H, My Forum Battalion, My Forum Platoon, and My Forum Platoon III (Cheetah Mode), are all like that. Sometimes points rise, sometimes they fall, but it is building one after the other, with no worries.

[RoseHeart]

If I were you I’d take this more as an opinion on the direction things are going and not an outright compliment. You’re doing a lot that complicates the game and works directly against what nqt thinks is neat. It’s doubly something I’d be more cautious about in your shoes since the constant changing of rules and mechanics multiple times a turn works to severely complicate things. See a game through to its conclusion and make an adjustment or two if absolutely necessary. Keep a log of deeper changes you want to make and don’t just fire them out there on a whim. I’m just an observer and even I’m starting to lose track of things, and it feels like you’re starting to miss the forest for the trees.

See a game through to its conclusion and make an adjustment or two if absolutely necessary.

That's not my style. And it is a style choice. I have also been complimented how I introduce mechanics when players are ready for them.

But I did host two games of this, and Quarque hosted one. My parade of changes was just to line things up with what I was attempting for this one. Some of why it wasn't there at the start was a mix of epiphany, and feedback from observing the massive (series) changes in action. No, I don't want to hobble along to the finish line "only making 1 or 2 changes" if I see how I can course correct.

[Man of Paper]

Just gonna clarify that art is style, rules are mechanics.

[RoseHeart]

Thanks for sharing your advice Man of Paper. Take care.

[Man of Paper]

I’m not going anywhere? XD

[RoseHeart]

They are pretty fun to watch.

Edit: Tell me one thing you like about them. The My Forum Platoon Series.

Still curious.

[Man of Paper]

You do realize that your posting “style” is nonsensical and almost seemingly intentionally done so people miss things you say, right? If someone sees a new post in a thread and there is indeed a new post, and a double post  followed by a brief interaction with another person nonetheless, that they’re not going to assume they need to read further back for edits, right?

Either way it should be enough for you to know I enjoy observing them. I’ve seen how you take comments and compliments out of context, I won’t fuel another one of your complexes.

[RoseHeart]

You're welcome to run the next installment, if you think you can do it better than me.

[Man of Paper]

Why bother? Quarque seems good enough. Also remember that you don’t have a monopoly on a game type. There aren’t “installments” you alone can dole out to other people. I actually wanted to say something about that when you pounced on quarque for even daring to say something about running the next game.

Every person on this forum has the right to make a Forum Platoon game, or any other game, as they see fit. We’re an open community, it’s how things work.