Crowdforge the land rush

[Lam]

The default concept is that GW has chosen 30 (+3)sites, but players may prefer others.

As I have understood, the initial three had the option to pick other lands than the original 30 sites. They could suggest alternates.

I will probably get a strong no. If you say yes, I may well be black listed by most of the guilds. (THough I understand Aragon will take in all, But I am 2 steps from their core. I started this trying to sell Bludd on a …scheme.)

1) There will be only 30 additional "guild" settlements. Plus an unlettered choice is "similar" to what was offered first 3.

2) Propose that any "guild" in can propose one alternate to current 30 lettered sites as their first choice in first rush (e.g. not a letter, but an ordered pair (-05.-05) -- not a likely entry). That one hex can not be changed bu the "guild" in later land rushes, but does not have to be chosen. It may be available for each of the 10 land rushes, but only as first choice. After first land rush choice there is no requirement on the "guild" to chose that crowd forged site.

2a) guilds that come in late, can not make choice, but can combine (subordinate) with those that did.

3) Basic rules on acceptance (but see #4)
: new site at least that 4 hexes (crow flies) for any lettered hex (note that some current sites (e.g. AC, Q,R S,T) have 4 hex distances) and at least 4 from any hexes already chosen in this cycle (or from first 3). No other "guild" can later choose that hex unless it was their one choice in the first land rush of the second land rush cycle (a "guild" may lose the forged site, but not to another guild who did not put all their marbles on it).

4) In the first round GW can disallow any suggestion and "guild" is allowed one more forged site in rush 2. If disallowed, too bad.

5) One of the 30 lettered sites is always valid for any "guild" to strive for, but only 30 strongest get choices. Some letters may be unchosen if new sites are forged. If there are 2 forged sites, then only 28 "new" letters will be chosen, 2 letters will not be used in land rush.

OK -- it is complicated. Some of us like other sites and this was offered as option to first three.

This modest proposal is subject to crowd forging or more likely will be voted down by those not willing to take a risk. (some how I think Golgotha and Aragon will cherish the chance to choose).

As alway, GW can say, not minimum value, but it would be recent crowd forging!

Hey, I am more sane than KC!

Comments and rants are a reality.

[<Magistry> Toombstone]

I read this twice and....wut?

[Lam]

And a lot of my Mac mail comes twice. I am not sure if it is Maverick. Or if Micro$oft has redefined the public standards.

[TEO Urman]

I dislike the idea, Lam. First, like you say, it's complicated. Second, the big three made their picks with some expectation that the map arrangement would be fixed. Changing the rules in the middle of the Land Rush will cause more frustration than it will solve.

[Nolondil Leafrunner]

Lam wrote:

OK -- it is complicated. Some of us like other sites and this was offered as option to first three.

I think you just gave the most likely explanation as for why GW did not chose to "crowdforge" the locations themselves. Also maybe too much uncertainty for them to roll-out content during the EE, I guess there are reasons why some areas of the map are devoid of candidate hexes.

[BrotherZael]

you need to open with what land rush is, what about it you are discussing, and defining things like sites and whatnot.

That said... I'm ambivalent. Settlements will play a major role, and as such there will be plenty built, and thus plenty of opportunity for me to find the one that fits, or to build my own. This however will happen AFTER I have the need, which means AFTER the game starts. In short ~ I don't care :I sorry...

[Kobold Catgirl]

I'm a bit too tired to grasp this, but there is one thing I can agree on: Currently, you are probably less insane than I am.