My email to Max

Tresville

Tresville

TNPer
I have spoken to a few people about the continued decline of NS. I decided to do something about it and we will soon be holding a conference for this endeavor.

So I wrote Max an email after I got my response from the MODS. Here it is:
Hey Max, This is the second time I write you in the 5 years I have been playing NS.  Thanks for replying to that first one I wrote many years ago.  Hopefully, you will reply to this one.

We actually met back in 06’ when you came to NYC to publicize your book Company.  You were handing out donuts in the Irish pub like the modest aussie that you are, lol.  We even took a picture that I posted in some thread on jolt.  It made its rounds in a few Feeder forums as well.

Unfortunately, this email will not contain the many thanks and positive points I made in the first.  Many of the diehard NS1 players that kept the game and community thriving are concerned with the continued decline of NS1.  Most of us do not like NS2, (I will not even get into that sore subject) and we are sticking to NS1 since we built most of the thriving communities here and still enjoy the game and people, even though the conflict in the game was diminished by changes to the game code.  I am organizing a conference whose goal is to 1. find ways of advertising NS1 in order to stop the decline and
2. come up with proposals to change NS1. 

The changes to NS1 will not be unrealistic ones.  We intend to have MODS and game coders that should help to eliminate ideas that are not plausible.

I am telling you this to inform you and to hopefully receive some feedback.  You created the game and I am sure it has helped with the sales of your book.  You gave us NS2 but…well…it is not much of a return for our investment in the game or in you.  No offense.

I do not expect you to get involved or anything.  I just hope you can either help by pointing me in the right direction or telling me something that can help.  I do hope that you at least care somewhat…enough to send someone to help in whatever way they can.  Info on how you guys advertise NS1 would be helpful.  Also some set guidelines on what not to do when advertising for NS would be great. 

Hope all is well with you and your family.  Beautiful daughter you have there. How is the mustache going?  You were starting to look like John Malkovich with a mustache for a bit there.  It could just have been that picture though…lol.

Hope to see you again, next time you’re in my city.

Cisco
Tresville
Current Delegate of The North Pacific
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Conference is soon to come. I just have a few more preparations to make before I send out the invites.
 
We first have to figure out why they added that in the first place. I believe they wanted to give the MODS less work. Less conflict...less messages for the MODS complaining.
 
Get rid of influence and disable the call the mods link? :lol:

Problem is that some of the mods actually think that invasions are a form of griefing and would do everything they can to stop them, even if someone didn't complain. Actually, there are conspiracy theories in the raider community that at least one of the mods occasionally screws with the mechanics to do just that, but its just a theory, and only supported by circumstantial evidence, if you can even call it that.
 
He replied...woot!


Excuse the removed lines but his comments are something that we will work on during the conference and I do not want to reveal what he said just yet. It may cause a panic since his suggestion would change the game much.

Hi Cisco,

Probably the most obvious change you'd make to NS1 is around region-crashing.
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NS1 advertising: We've never done any advertising of any kind. I really don't think it needs it. There are 50,000 active nations at the moment,and that's about 48,000 more than I planned for when I wrote the game.There used to be more players, but I don't think you need 100,000 nations to make the game work.

NS2: It's kinda half a game at the moment. Hopefully OMAC will get someresources together and finish it because I spent a bloody long time designing it.

Max.
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Well your going to love this one then. If you get an invite to the conference!! lol

I need some veteran invaders to invite. And I do mean veteran...no newbs. They also must be civil and somewhat edjamacated please. Send me a pm with a list if u can.
 
An acknowledgement that somthing needsw to be done.

That'a a start
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The region crashing and invaider/defender matrix is only part of the problem. The WA is virtually moribund, which is another issue. Depending on when and how the conference is set up, I'd like to be involved.
 
Tresville,

As delegate of The East Pacific, you have my undivided attention regarding the activity issue. I have devoted my NS time to increasing positive activity in both my region and NS as a whole.
 
Tresville:
Well your going to love this one then.  If you get an invite to the conference!! lol

I need some veteran invaders to invite.  And I do mean veteran...no newbs.  They also must be civil and somewhat edjamacated please.  Send me a pm with a list if u can.
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As for veteran invaders, I could fit that bill, lol (Fox Rite). But yeah. Plz to be inviting me, lolz?
 
I know we don't like them much, but has anyone considered inviting someone of Gatesville to the conference? Love 'em or hate 'em they do play a large role in the game.
 
I have provided you a short list of active people from the old old invader days.

I neglected to include Myrth but remembered as soon as I sent the message. As a former Mod his input might be valuable.
 
Chowda Head:
I know we don't like them much, but has anyone considered inviting someone of Gatesville to the conference? Love 'em or hate 'em they do play a large role in the game.
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I think representation from all the big regions, including strong representation by the feeders, would also be good *is reminded of the last conference and how TSP was really cheesed off by it, but for good reason*
 
I don't really have a shot list of raiders, but you have to include DEN if you are going to have Raiders. I can contact General Franks with information if you'd like.
 
Gracius Maximus:
I have provided you a short list of active people from the old old invader days.

I neglected to include Myrth but remembered as soon as I sent the message. As a former Mod his input might be valuable.
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And indeed the only Mod drawn from the region-war community.
 
Kandarin:
Gracius Maximus:
I have provided you a short list of active people from the old old invader days.

I neglected to include Myrth but remembered as soon as I sent the message.  As a former Mod his input might be valuable.
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And indeed the only Mod drawn from the region-war community.
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True enough, although he truly got a raw deal on that one. He didn't provide Pixiedance with information like was claimed against him.
 
Tresville:
Well your going to love this one then.  If you get an invite to the conference!! lol

I need some veteran invaders to invite.  And I do mean veteran...no newbs.  They also must be civil and somewhat edjamacated please.  Send me a pm with a list if u can.
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*Coughs rather strongly*

And what about the defender community? There are some very active veterans who would like to be included... Sir Lans, DYP, BKB/Knockavale and myself, in particular.


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As far as the possibility of altering the game to favor the invader/defender system goes, I'll save on pixels and just link you to my views here.
 
I'm going to re-iterate my post, if you're going to single out invaders as invitees to said conference etc, why are defenders not invited?
 
Let me be a lil more specific on how the conference will work and why it will work this way. You already know the goals.

The first part of the conference is for MODS, Game Coders, Designers and NS Vets.
- MODS because they have knowledge of what is and isn't a possibility in making additions to the game.
- Game Coders to help the process of making additions to NS1.
- Designers to help with the graphics for the advertisements and anything graphic related.
- NS Vets because we do not want to spend time explaining to Newbs why the AA, Francos, or Free4All changed the game. Vets should have a general knowledge of NS history and how the game works and has worked. Also, these Vets will be members in the game that can rally people behind this. Which is important in the second phase.

The end of the first phase occurs when we have plausible ideas, stats and advertisements done. The ideas get sent to Max for him to do what he wants with them. We can't exactly put a gun to his head. We are merely making some sound proposals to consider. The stats will prove that NS is heading towards an end to the game and possibly the end of our communities. This will hopefully wake him up. The ads are for everyone who is interested in going out on the web and posting the images for NS where ever they can in a predetermined fashion.

Second Phase consists of opening up the discussions to the NS public. We will need people all over the Web advertising and helping in whatever way they can. We will probably create a blog to improve the google rankings of NS and anything else NS1 related.


We won't have any IC discussions....Forum Name, NS identity and region is all we need. This is strictly OOC. We have a goal...no NS politics should be a factor here.


So far I am waiting for 2 replies. One from someone that will help with the forum for this (which will be a temp forum) and the other reply from Max.

Will keep u posted.
 
I think Tres is asking about raiders because he doesn't have many contacts in that community.

Defenders tend to be more mainstream and maintain better relations with the nations outside the region-crashing community.
 
I swear to Great Bights Mum!! Invaders like u are like cats. 9 lives and all that.

**Cisco kills BW for the third time**
 
Tresville:
The first part of the conference is for MODS, Game Coders, Designers and NS Vets.
- MODS because they have knowledge of what is and isn't a possibility in making additions to the game.
- Game Coders to help the process of making additions to NS1.
- Designers to help with the graphics for the advertisements and anything graphic related.
- NS Vets because we do not want to spend time explaining to Newbs why the AA, Francos, or Free4All changed the game. Vets should have a general knowledge of NS history and how the game works and has worked. Also, these Vets will be members in the game that can rally people behind this. Which is important in the second phase.
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hm... should you consider adding RPer/WA/issue writers jolt-ers to the list?

i remember more than one time sitting on irc talking about the different parts of the game and how they always don't interlink with each other...
 
Mavenu, I've already raised the need for some involvement from those who are not in the invaider/defender matrix, as I believe there's some room fot fixes in the resolution-propposal process, and I suspect the issue side could work as well.

I'd also like to see if the XML data which reflects the issue decisions and WA actions could be incorporated into the user (gameplayer) interface.)
 
I don't think Franks will attend a forum conference, but no harm in asking, I suppose.

I am willing to help where needed.
 
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