The Syndicate

thellama73 wrote:This looks suspiciously unlike Penn's Grove...

Mongoose wrote:

Mongoose wrote:I picked Chicago on a lark.

MovingPictures07 wrote:

birdwithteeth11 wrote:Crap! I didn't notice it. I would have picked that as an option if I had noticed it.

@Host: Is it too late for me to change my vote to Chicago, or am I stuck with Penn's Grove for now?

Well, that's a good question.

Timmer asked me something similar previously, and I basically said sure, but I don't want anyone making a habit out of it, but then I failed to actually send him to his corrected place instead of his voted place.

So... in the interest of being fair and making things easier on me, no, sorry. Stuck with PG.

Roxy wrote:

thellama73 wrote:My worry is thta everyone in all towns will be excited by the new choice and all go there. Sounds too crowded for my liking. I will probably still go to Penn's Grove where it is likely to be very empty and peaceful.

I do agree it could be crowded but it could also be predictable in a way that it may not be crowded lol if that makes sense.

S~V~S wrote:*Sigh*

S~V~S wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

S~V~S wrote:Is she the only one who has not fought?

Nope. Also birdwithteeth, Mister Rearranger, and Roxy.

I've had a think about strategy, and I think it is in all of our best interests to spread the fghting out as much as possible. Since Project Mayhem can presumably recruit whomever they want, if too much power gets concentrated into too few hands, Project Mayhem can just recruit those people and we are done for. Here, as always, our strength is in numbers, so if we try to keep power levels fairly evenly balanced, we will be better off.

And Hold YOUR HATS~!!!

I agree 100%, I want to avoid concentrating the power in the hands of a few.

DharmaHelper wrote:Can I make a proposal?

Assuming we all survive the night, it would be in our best interests collectively to stay together. If that means we all want to move, we all move into the same new city. If we all elect to stay, so be it. But we should work together and vote together from here on out. In this way we can ensure that we do not needlessly endanger ourselves moving forward.

DharmaHelper wrote:Another thing to keep in mind is that it seems like we will be fighting people within our city (or more accurately the city we are currently in), since I'm fighting Kate. What I originally thought was that it would be city vs. city, so I'm sort of disappointed that we are guaranteed to lose someone tonight. But that also means that each of these other cities are going to be losing people.

The main reason I want to make sure we all pick a unified option is so that in the future we are not forced to fight (and therefore die) because one city has a majority rule. If we all go to the same place we have a cushion of 8 votes to give to someone NOT from our city, giving us some security when it comes to fights.

DharmaHelper wrote:So essentially we have two options I think, play defensively and stay in New Castle, or play aggressively and invade another city with the intent to force them to fight each other. Both options have drawbacks and advantages, which I will try to cover in this post (Terribly sorry if I am rambling but I want to get as much of my thoughts as I can out so that in the event I am eliminated, at least I did my best to ensure that New Castle is safe and secure and you all are well equipped moving forward.

If we stay here, we have no idea how many people from how many different cities are coming to New Castle. But we have home field advantage in that anyone who decides to come to us has no idea what to expect when they get here. We also make sure that New Castle stays in control of New Castle, and that our city (and our thread) Do not get overrun.

If we go to another city, we have no idea how many people are there or how many other city folks have the same idea, but we have at least some plan of attack and we would learn the lay of the land a bit more as opposed to if we remained here, and were therefore isolated from any of the other threads/discussions.

Therefore what I think is the best move for ALL of us is this:

We decide which city we'd like to move to, and move there en masse, leaving New Castle behind for now. Once in our new city with the 8 of us that remain after my fight with Kate, we are likely to ensure at least one person who is not from New Castle fights the next fight, if we all buckle up and vote together *(And if we all vote..cough cough)*. From there, hopefully we can press our advantage and numbers until we reach a tipping point and the fights are less of an issue.

Ideally, I would also argue that discussing an alliance with another city would be most helpful at least in this early stage of the game. 8 votes is nice, but 16 would be better.

DharmaHelper wrote:
@Bullz - I see your points, but I think that open discussion is our best course of action. We don't have access to a massive chat or btsc or anything of the like, so this is the best and only way to coordinate an effort. As you said, most likely the other cities are considering the same sort of plans and strategies, so in my mind it doesn't matter if we try to hide it or not. Everyone should know where they stand, the cards are out on the table. It would be illogical NOT to work with the people in your city at this stage in the game, and I would expect nothing less from the other cities, so I see no reason for the cloak and dagger just yet.

In regards to the City Alliance Idea, I do remember Sherlock, trust me. I would not endorse nor participate in an alliance unless we as a group were 100% sold on it and we were in considerable control of the situation. I just have to believe that at some point the suggestion of an alliance is going to come up, and would rather we not get caught behind the eight ball and fall victim to a massive push from 2 or 3 other cities.

DharmaHelper wrote: Sorry if it seems like I'm spewing guys, I'm just really interested in the game and committed to getting a good start. I'm starting to feel like I'm talking a bit too much tho so I will try and shush and get a consensus. This plan only works if we are a democracy and if everyone has a say before we reach a final decision.