Re: [eia] losing players

[Joel Uckelman <uckelman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thus spake "James Helle":
> Joel says:
> I have to ask again whether we've had anyone quit *because* they were faring
> poorly. We've had several resignations coincide with players being in bad
> situations, but correlation does not causation make.
> 
> Actually, Everett quit in our previous game because he had concluded that it
> was mathematically impossible (or improbable, I am not sure which is most
> accurate) that Austria could win.  But I distinctly recall his political
> position being a large factor in his leaving the game.

I remember him quitting because he didn't like the way we conducted some
things out of order in the interest of expediting them.
 
> What Kyle and I are looking at is quite simply this:
> 
> It has taken us somewhere around two (real) years to play almost two game
> years.  At this rate I will be nine years older than I am today by the time
> we finish this game.  With that much real time involved in playing a game
> why would someone play if they couldn't possibly win?  I believe this was
> Everett's position when he decided to leave the game.  (On a side note, this
> is also why several of us are always egging on others to send in orders that
> are delaying the game.  I'm not picking on anyone specifically, it could be
> any of us at any given time.)
> 
> Also, I disagree with playing this game until December, as Kyle suggested,
> if we're not going to finish it.  Whether we restart or continue, let's do
> it ASAP.  I would be happy to engage in some mock battles online to help
> refresh a new player with the combat system (whether we restart or not).

I haven't done much in the past two days becuase I've been in Milwaukee, not
because I'm in doubt about whether we'll continue.

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