nimrod7 wrote:I'm wondering when mister monk is going to contribute something to this thread other than "No negativity" gifs and smileys.


nimrod7 wrote:I'm wondering when mister monk is going to contribute something to this thread other than "No negativity" gifs and smileys.
Exactly. +2 for people trying to make this place a little better. No one is expecting any miracles and oddly enough some people just like to wallow in their own apparently bottomless disappointment. Kudos to all of the current mod squad for keeping this place afloat in the face of some pretty cranky customers.nimrod7 wrote:
Whirly pretty much summed it up. Whoever thinks the "glory days" of Lux will somehow come back is fooling themselves.
I don't play much anymore, but I don't have a problem with anyone coming up with ways to make this place better.
I know that you paraphrased that yourself, but you summed it up quite succinctly.RogueMonk wrote:nimrod7 wrote:I'm wondering when mister monk is going to contribute something to this thread other than "No negativity" gifs and smileys.
Red Beard wrote:I know that you paraphrased that yourself, but you summed it up quite succinctly.RogueMonk wrote:nimrod7 wrote:I'm wondering when mister monk is going to contribute something to this thread other than "No negativity" gifs and smileys.
If they all play on Sunday (bots and aliases are included).h0b0 wrote:And are there really enough luxers to warrant having ranked rooms?
Glory days? Who said anything about the glory days? I doubt anyone here genuinely believes Lux could ever return to its former peak of online activity. Especially with dustin and the current mod squad in charge. However, I find it somewhat tragic that most of you won't acknowledge that Lux is objectively smaller now than anytime since 2004, and anyone who mentions this uncomfortable fact is shouted down by a chorus of moderators who can't abide criticism, and jeered by sycophants who will blindly give their thumbs up to any "improvement" no matter how meaningless and ineffective those gimmicks will be. Sadly, restoring mid-2012 levels of online activity would be a significant accomplishment, but honestly, even that's not gonna happen given the lack of leadership here.nimrod7 wrote:Whirly pretty much summed it up. Whoever thinks the "glory days" of Lux will somehow come back is fooling themselves. I don't play much anymore, but I don't have a problem with anyone coming up with ways to make this place better.
I guess it must be fun to be a moderator winning a whole bunch of tourneys and new rankings by default, and there's no one is left to point out just how hollow and meaningless such accomplishments have become, huh? More power to you, Whirl, but let's not pretend that "important people" aren't working on improving Lux, and not slapping each other on your backs for every "big step" along the way.WhirlPlaid wrote:None of us are working hard. We are here for fun.
mnemosyne wrote:1. i see that the classic and imperium raw is not resetting weekly like the overall raw. is that an effort to boost the overall 'current active players' numbers to create the illusion of popular support? it strikes me that all raw should reset on the same day and at the same time. these changes (and the trifurcated leaderboards) are confusing enough. what precisely are the counter-arguments to resetting the classic and imperium raw on a weekly basis as has always been the case with raw? we luxers like (but rarely get) transparency. /me speed dials guillerme for assistance.
mnemosyne wrote:2. when precisely will the classic and imperium raw scores reset if not weekly? after re-reading this thread, all i see is "not weekly." that seems pretty arbitrary and invites abuse (e.g. if an unnamed mod gets to the top of the classic rankings, then resets it immediately thereafter, that might look pretty suspect). i personally think they should reset weekly since it looks like the train has already left the station, but if that is not what has been ordained from above, when will they be reset? monthly? yearly? randomly? once in a blue moon? you say you like the idea of classic and imperium players having their own "chase," but how can there be a chase on those maps if nobody has any idea when the deadline is?!![]()
mnemosyne wrote:3. i see quo is currently ranked 22, and boscoe 30 in classic, while reaper is holding down 16, and tactobot 21, while evilpixie is 25 in imperium. looks like it will be a close and interesting chase on those maps. will the bots be awarded medals, too? i am personally pulling for evil pixie (aka centrico)!![]()
mnemosyne wrote:4. i am no enemy of change, but i like change from the bottom up, not from the top down, and these changes seem pretty top down. this is not good modeling for our political community (stanford prison experiment, anyone?!). ♪♫ meet the new boss, same as the old boss ♪♫
mnemosyne wrote:5. i am also no apologist for bio-deux extreme. i used to be a devotee of roman empire II, and played classic from time to time (but purposefully not in ways that jibed with the norms of the classic club). in fact, i originally despised playing bio. but i have come around on the latter because i like the diversity of starting scenarios/maps, and, quite honestly, because that is where all the action is these days. why is this so horrible? why do certain people in power feel so compelled to change things when everyone who is playing bio seems perfectly content to do so? and for those of you who decry the 'marathons' in bio . . . maybe you/we should bring back the starting first round bonus! that typically led to much quicker games.
WhirlPlaid wrote:and dustin ran with them
WhirlPlaid wrote:The boss here has never changed. Its has been and will always be dustin
Owned wrote:dustin said that he did not setup resets for the Classic and Imperium raws to see what would happen
Owned wrote:dustin threw together the Classic and Imperium raw
It is so nice of you guys to speak for dustin. Well done on framing dustin's narrative as he figures it out on the fly. Answering the hard questions for him gives dustin the creative space he needs to "throw things together" and see "what will happen" as the "has been and aways will be boss". Some things "never change" even with "the tools to do so"--kudos to you for helping dustin embody that.Owned wrote:only dustin has the tools to do so
It would have been more poignant to make an allusion and call dustin the Once and Future King of Lux. Then you could've explored all the possibilities of the comparison as in the Micella carpentry scenario. One could certainly see being killed by your bastard son as interesting, or at least amusing in our community. Alas, you did not.Roguemonk/Whirlplaid wrote:as the "has been and aways will be boss".
PJB wrote:I don't think that my last 3 classic games are recorded/included in the classic rankings. My and others players classic raw stayed the same since yesterday even though we played a FH classic game and some other games as well.Owned wrote:
11-21-2015
- Raw has been added to the Classic and Imperium Romanum Expletus maps.
- The Sillysoft Rankings Page has been updated to add in the two new raws.
Am i wrong? Dustin?
mnemosyne wrote:
./Agreemnemosyne wrote: try shutting down bio for a couple of weeks and see what happens
Lux is the old house on the street.paranoiarodeo wrote:Glory days? Who said anything about the glory days? I doubt anyone here genuinely believes Lux could ever return to its former peak of online activity. Especially with dustin and the current mod squad in charge. However, I find it somewhat tragic that most of you won't acknowledge that Lux is objectively smaller now than anytime since 2004, and anyone who mentions this uncomfortable fact is shouted down by a chorus of moderators who can't abide criticism, and jeered by sycophants who will blindly give their thumbs up to any "improvement" no matter how meaningless and ineffective those gimmicks will be. Sadly, restoring mid-2012 levels of online activity would be a significant accomplishment, but honestly, even that's not gonna happen given the lack of leadership here.[/size]nimrod7 wrote:Whirly pretty much summed it up. Whoever thinks the "glory days" of Lux will somehow come back is fooling themselves. I don't play much anymore, but I don't have a problem with anyone coming up with ways to make this place better.
I always liked the idea to have different maps in one room. Anyway I am very happy with the imp and classic raw. That will hopefully help those rooms get going also.Owned wrote: [*]Other than BioDeux, do we want a fourth ranking system? The mod squad + dustin are leaning toward a MOTM raw. Do we want a room that rotates through different maps that has a raw ranking?
More meaningless medals for everyone!dustin wrote:Award images for Classic and Roman ladders aren't finalized yet, but placeholder images are in place for now, and the first awards and reset have gone through.
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhBean wrote:this game has the potential for diversity in game mechanics and enjoyment that is much better than bridge, poker, or chess.