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JettJackson wrote:This is newsletter #44. Is there a notepad file of this newsletter such that spock can put it to html and put on the database?

I was waiting for the # and the round #. I will format in notepad now.

I'm not sure what # newsie this is or what round we're on, lol, but here's my first draft. Please feel free to make comments/edits. Hopefully we can get this out by tomorrow the latest. Dear Player, THE GREAT DIVERGENCE IS COMING!!! The most recent draft round has come to a close; the wormholes have...

Only real way to increase distance without creating a :D of useless sectors. Also was easiest way to push racials away from the action

Should be harder to bust rocks and should discourage playing from Fed

Planet benefits are a good idea. Removing fed would severely hurt noobs. Moving fed further from planets would discourage fed opping, but would also cost you more if you get podded during an op. I have several more thoughts on this topic but I need to sleep first.

Thanks Astax. I was trying to incorporate your ideas, but I think we need to ease them in. I don't know what planet sizes are set to currently, but I hope it's not still 20 gens, 100 hangs, 10 turrets. Large enough teams should be able to bust those relatively easily.

Upon reevaluation, I've decided to reduce the outer planets and upgrade them to normal size. They should all now be sufficiently defensible and provide a nice launching point of attack on the center. Revised map posted. Take a look.

Part of the concept is that you have to hold your own rocks in your quadrant to have a crack at the big ones. They serve as excellent staging grounds for an assault. I will add additional walling to make them more defensible, but I want there to only be 4 major planets in the game and I want teams t...

Which planets? All of them? Just looking for clarification. I think Astax' planets have lower level limits but I'm not sure...

I know you all missed me and my crazy ideas that you love to hate publicly but secretly love to love. This is still a concept right now, but I'm proposing a nice change next round with a king of the hill idea. Take a look below. There will only be 4 regular type planets in the middle surrounding 1 L...