Re: [Freecol-developers] REF strategies (was "Col1 strategy guide, including gameplay mechanics )

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Pedro Rodrigues <pr...@us...> hat am 30. Januar 2010 um 04:00
geschrieben:

> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 4:27 AM, Michael Pope <mp...@co...> wrote:
> > As usual I am unconvinced by artificial rules like this.
> 
>  We must consider the fact that those "artificial rules" may be there for
> game balancing; that essential part of game design hasnt been considered
> much in our development, but for sure it has in Col1.
 
Definitely. I think "artificiality" must not be the sole determining factor for
or against a game rule - this is a strategy game, after all, not a realistic
simulation. Otherwise, there would be much bigger issues to attack, including
the unrealistic facts that food stays fresh in the warehouse for centuries, or
that ships need decades to travel from North to South America. ;)
 
Perhaps this is something we need to discuss more generally - at what point does
a Col1-rule stop being a feature we want to copy, and starts being a "stupid
artifact" bordering on being a bug? And who gets to decide that?