So now having sorta played in a Dynaverse game (yes Dax only a little
but none the less, participated from the get go. I had a few thoughts I wanted to share and hoped for feedback from some of you.
I am going to go back to the map size topic.
I am curious why all the Dynaverse maps are really large, well actually they are huge! The only one I have noticed scaled down is the UAW map, by Chris Jones, (coincidently he is a genius, so think about that
.
Back in the day I have heard that there were 20, 30, even more players on at a time. Maybe large maps were better then. I have noticed that in today Dyna I see average 7-15 players on a good night. So I am wondering what is the advantage of huge maps in todays gaming world.
I am going to say that with huge maps I can rarely (others say so too) find anyone to PVP with. Also the hex flippers must look at a border and go well this is one hex of 30 and I am alone trying to make a difference with my dedication. In both instances I feel a smaller map would bring greater enjoyment to both playing styles.
I would like someone to explain to me why the crazy large maps are advantageous to the enjoyment of the game.
When I look at sitting down to flip hexes and I see I am the only player on, plus I need to run like 10 AI battles to bring a hex to 0 defense, I get discouraged before I have even begun to fight. Plus like 10 more AI battles to up the defense,... come on,.... Is it me ? we are all different in our gaming style, and that is fine. But do others of you feel like I do?
What would the disadvantages of a much smaller map be?
I can quickly come up with several advantages. I have run dozens of campaigns in my day (not Dyna) and I have learned map size is critical to be matched with player size.
Being new I am challenging players to discuss this, in particular the Admins who set up the game. Also has this ever been tried before - a greatly scaled down campaign map. Has it been tested, as to what the results are ?
Call me crazy, call me baked, but it just seems so natural to my way of thinking, I know I must be missing something.
The glove is thrown
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