by Comyn » Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:09 am
I noticed that the
Pennsic Independent, the online home of the Pennsic news paper, is also running Drupal (the software that at least currently powers TdB). Therein I found an
interview with King Konrad in which he discusses his decision to concede all war points to the Middle Kingdom at Pennsic 37 because they were outnumbered by 250 fighters. This was an unprecedented move and has been much discussed in SCA forums lately. The question being whether fighting at such a disadvantage makes it less fun for those who play on the field, and whether winning on the field should be held as more important than having a good time. I am torn on the subject myself since I think that pre-war Diplomacy is an integral part of the game, but to even up the sides at the war so that the battle is more fun also seems honorable to me.
I noticed that the [url=http://www.pennsicindependent.com/]Pennsic Independent[/url], the online home of the Pennsic news paper, is also running Drupal (the software that at least currently powers TdB). Therein I found an [url=http://www.pennsicindependent.com/node/367]interview with King Konrad[/url] in which he discusses his decision to concede all war points to the Middle Kingdom at Pennsic 37 because they were outnumbered by 250 fighters. This was an unprecedented move and has been much discussed in SCA forums lately. The question being whether fighting at such a disadvantage makes it less fun for those who play on the field, and whether winning on the field should be held as more important than having a good time. I am torn on the subject myself since I think that pre-war Diplomacy is an integral part of the game, but to even up the sides at the war so that the battle is more fun also seems honorable to me.