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Did the process and conclusion of "backdoor" improve your Infinity experience?

Discussion in 'Access Guide to the Human Sphere' started by Plebian, Apr 3, 2018.

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How do you feel about Backdoor

  1. I have a favorable opinion

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    28.5%
  2. I have an unfavorable opinion

    63 vote(s)
    36.6%
  3. I have no opinion

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  4. I do not know what that is

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  1. Section9

    Section9 Well-Known Member

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    Try a 25+mm d20. Or my 12mm solid silver one. A die that heavy (~20+grams) rolls predictably, if you know how to throw it with the same amount of force every time.

    It's not hard.


    I agree that a community manager would probably be a good thing. Would probably have to start off as a paid-in-swag thing, since CB would need about 30.


    Scary thought.
     
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  2. xagroth

    xagroth Mournful Echo

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    It's also quite obvious XD. Anyway, nothing prevents people to ask to check the dice. As I mentioned in some other threads, the simpler way to "trick" the dice would be with a magnet inside, and an electromagnet on the rolling tray, so you can throw a light magnetic force that would force either the negative or the positive part to stick on the bottom (since electromagnets can change polarity with a change on the current's direction, if I remember right my physics classes).

    I all cases, it is kinda funny when a dice always "rolls right".
     
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  3. FatherKnowsBest

    FatherKnowsBest Red Knight of Curmudgeon

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    Agreed.
     
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  4. cazboab

    cazboab Definitely not Cazboaz.

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    CB already has a paid-in-swag workforce that has sort of failed it with the leaks. Plus if you're only losing out on free merch, then you'll have far less incentive to uphold NDAs etc than if you could be losing a paying job, even if it's the equivalent of a 16 hour min wage gig...
    CB also seems to be very proud of their achievements providing Jobs to their local area too, so I don't know if that would be a factor they'd consider when looking for native English speakers.
    Personally I'd love to be let on the release list, given some insight into the Inner word of CB etc, and if they paid me to do it I'd be available pretty much whenever, but I don't speak Spanish much more than ordering beer, and I have absolutely no relevant experience...
     
  5. elvedril

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    I just want to second this. The coolest thing that happened in the Wotan campaign was when CB mentioned the battle report of a guy I know as one of the best in the faction. That was pretty incredible. Having the chance to see the results of the campaign I participated in mentioned in the next book, would be similarly cool. Trying to remember which factions have a slightly better HVT is nowhere near an fun, especially since it is giving a (admittedly very minor) buff to a faction that clearly doesn't need it since it is winning things.
     
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  6. Hecaton

    Hecaton EI Anger Translator

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    Combined Army is not "winning things"; the Winter Winner was just for being top of the ITS. Says nothing about how good the faction is.
     
  7. Del S

    Del S Tunguskaball

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    Well, yeah, but to be top he had to win things playing as the faction, therefore technically speaking... :stuck_out_tongue:
     
  8. Wolf

    Wolf https://youtube.com/@StudioWatchwolf

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    NO, Del S; you don't understand! There's nothing good to say about it - it's just black; black, all black like the procession of night that leads us into the Valley of Despair!
    :smile:
     
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  9. Hecaton

    Hecaton EI Anger Translator

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    Statistically, though, one player at the top of the ITS rankings says almost nothing about the faction's balance.
     
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  10. Barrogh

    Barrogh Well-Known Member

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    I'd say it has more to do with handpicking sent reports, players still belonging to their local meta and other funsies of tabletop gaming.
     
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  11. Hecaton

    Hecaton EI Anger Translator

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    Yuuuup
     
  12. elvedril

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    Umm... They won Backdoor. Which is won by winning ITS events. Which means they win ITS events. I feel like I'm missing something.
     
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  13. Hecaton

    Hecaton EI Anger Translator

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    You're assuming that all ITS events were reported evenly. For my part, seeing that Combined Army was so close to winning meant I created and played in a lot of one-shots. Someone playing, say, NA2 was likely to care a lot less since their faction had a very small chance of winning.
     
  14. elvedril

    elvedril Member

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    So you saw that CA was winning a lot, decided to play them and make them win more, and you claim many more people did that as well. Again, I'm confused where in this chain of events you think you are disproving my claim that CA wins a lot.

    I'm not saying that CA is broken and wins every game. I'm saying they aren't weaker than the other factions, so don't need a leg up. Giving them a bonus that makes them more effective in the game is unnecessary and can possibly lead to resentment.
     
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  15. Hecaton

    Hecaton EI Anger Translator

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    @elvedril But that doesn't mean that Combined Army has a higher win percentage, just that more games were played.
     
  16. xagroth

    xagroth Mournful Echo

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    According to Hellois, the numbers had been normalized, so it was not a "more players reporting wins => more points to faction". Seeing how Aleph scored so well, for example, gives credit to this.
     
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  17. Hecaton

    Hecaton EI Anger Translator

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    I know he said that, but I have no reason to believe that's the case. Why did NA2 do so poorly?
     
  18. xagroth

    xagroth Mournful Echo

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    It was just the Druze Bayram, with players totally new to the army. A sub-par performance is not surprising, at least for me /shrug
     
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  19. Hecaton

    Hecaton EI Anger Translator

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    No, it included everyone else, including JSA, after Army got updated.
     
  20. xagroth

    xagroth Mournful Echo

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    I disagree there. Hellois specifically stated that JSA was part of Yu Jing during the whole ITS Challenge...
     
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