Welcome Comrades to the 79th edition of the Dispatch
199 victories but against Victor Sullivan ain't one! Conquer Club celebrity and Freemium Fighter, [player]Robinette[/player], is getting closer and closer to finalizing her Fabulous Five to play in a 6-player game for her potential 200th win! Confirmed players include well-known Trekkie, [player]Woodruff[/player], His Chattiness, [player]trinicardinal[/player], and former Social Media manageress, [player]squishyg[/player]. Currently, three are in the running for the final two spots (much to the dismay of the shiny-headed man from Lipps, Inc., [player]Funkyterrance[/player]), including German poet, [player]Janomike[/player], "factual brit" and Christmas brick, [player]Fruitcake[/player], and the potentially-schmoozing [player]Victor Sullivan[/player]. Who will get stuck with the short end of the stick? Link
In other news (or every news, really...), politics, politics, politics! As the United States election comes closer and closer, it seems the Republican versus Democrat debates in the Off-Topics forum only increase! Do you think these topics pollute the forum, or do you enjoy the drama and debate? Whatever you think, there are some gems out there Where the Wild Things Are, including [player]Symmetry[/player]'s random music thread, [player]Haggis_McMutton[/player]'s thread for posting quotes without any context, and, of course, the long-gone [player]amandahugandkiss[/player]'s longest thread, thread.
In more personal news, I've joined a new clan called "A Question of Honour" led by tournament enthusiast and former LotZ member, [player]kuma32478[/player]. I hope to document my experiences in my first active clan! I hope too that you'll join me, and maybe share your experiences as a clan member! In addition, I hope to take to Live Chat with some questions about strategy for high-rankers and experts to fill up the Office of Strategic Services! Just giving you a picture what might be coming up in the way of content
Which brings me to some sad news! We're running very short-staffed these days! PM me or the appropriate Executive to be a Reporter or Writer for any section of the Dispatch you wish to write for. As always, we've got General Contribution Medals for our dedicated Writers and Reporters
As for this issue, we've got an interview from [player]L M S[/player], an apparently 'famous' survey of mapmakers by [player]thehippo8[/player], some clan mumbo-jumbo I'm still trying to get into and learn about, and our dear [player]DaveH[/player] is back with Tip #23. Not only that, but now we've got all of DaveH's Tournament Tips in a convenient thread in the Tournaments forum! Check it out!
Enjoy the fruits of our laboring fingers!
[player]Victor Sullivan[/player] Chief Executive
P.S. We're working on our punctuality, but we thought it best to delay a couple days to publish [player]L M S[/player]'s interrogation P.P.S. (or is it P.S.S.? I don't think I've ever been told which is correct ) kentington will be back with another Comic ConquerClub next issue and every month!
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Hello again readers. Hope those of you in school are surviving. This issue, we have another scum insider, and L M S talks about alcohol and jeans. Look forward to another 'Comic ConquerClub' by kentington next issue and every month!
[spoiler=Interrogation of L M S]Q. Why not L M N? Because that would be ridiculous.
Q. Are you related to John Watson's eLeMeNtree? No, but if saying I am will get me a piece of Lucy Liu then… why, absolutely! Q. Do you even know what that is? Please kid, challenge me.
Q. Large, Medium or Small? Nope. Q. Light, Might or Sight? Nope.
Q. Lap, Map or Sap? Nope.
Q. List, Myst or Cyst? Nope, and The Myst was the absolute worst movie I have ever seen in a theater…I remember it so well because it was the first ‘movie date’ I ever took my (eventual) wife on. She still gives me grief for that one. (she’s a wonderful woman) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0884328/ - If you are feeling froggy, don’t ever say I didn’t warn you though.
Q. LOL, Mole or Sole? Nope. You never even came close.
Q. If you could change your clan name (assuming you would) what would you change it to? I wouldn’t change it. However, if we were to my suggestion would be: Everybody Else As in: KORT vs. Everybody Else
Q. And are you related to the alphabet? No but in total there are 22 Letters and 3 spaces in my real name, which just about qualifies me I think. Truthfully it’s a pain in the ass to have a name that long. It never fits in any of the forms I need to fill out (like the DMV for example screwed it up so it would fit on my driver’s license…it was a real nightmare trying to get my passport after that) and there are as many variations as you can think of out there. It takes five minutes to go through them all when I am at the Doctor's office for example, just to find my files. Balls.
Q. Recently (and no so recently), there have been debate about if its correct to foe people you have won, in order to get medals. What's your position in this debate? Well I happen to agree with Iron Maid on this one. http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=177349 As a fellow medal chasing whore (I can’t help myself, its digital crack to me), I HATE it when the same player joins more than two of my waiting games at a time so I have to actively manage my waiting games for this reason. I do employ the foe feature after a win regularly on medal chasing games. If there was another way I would be happy to do it. My foe list is enormous (to be fair so is my friends list) and I plan on reviewing it and removing a ton of players after I get 143 more trench UD’s to go solid gold.
Q. Is it true you've managed to get all gold medals but one with completely shitty dice? What's your secret? Great teammates.
Q. TOFU or real meat? I’ll take a New York Strip any day. Q. As a founding member of FOED, and brewer, what is the #1 beer you recommend? Not sure what being a founding member of FOED has to do with it (did you know I named the clan?) anyway… My all time favorite beer is actually one I make myself. It is called Black Canyon Porter. Absolutely delicious and it carries about 12.5% ABV, which is a perk . I make (regularly) 6 different kinds of beer, including: Black Canyon Porter Drunken Bear IPA 1954 Pale Ale Allison Amber Blitzen (My Christmas beer) Mad Bastard Honey Nut Brown I also make my own Wine. So far only Chardonnay and Merlot but I plan on expanding that selection. I make my own Kahlua as well. Recently, I have started brewing something called Mama Juana. It’s a local spirit from the Dominican Republic that includes lots of Dark Rum, Red Wine, Honey, Molasses and some native spices…quite delicious and it is locally known as “Liquid Viagra.” Nothing wrong with a little 91 octane in the tank from time to time I say. One day I’ll have a still in the garage and I’m planning to make Whiskey (I think I’ll call it L M S’s Special Reserve ) and my own Brandy. If I had to choose a commercially available beer, it would have to be Old Chub.
Q. Have you ever owned a pair of socks with initials written on them? None with my initials.
Q. Since we all know the Denver Broncos suck, what's your favorite NFL team? That coming from a Cowboys fan…I tell you what punk, I’ll put next year’s premium on The Broncos to go farther into the playoffs than The Cowboys do, all day long. You up for that wager ya candy-ass?
Q. Can you crush an orange with just your bicep? I (Master Fenrir) can. Jealous? Nope, but I can open a beer with my forearm and I can move my eyes independently of each other. Beat that you homer.
Q. Which is worse: being really ugly or being really poor, and why? If you are gonna be ugly, rich ugly is easily the way to go…that is it seemed to work out just fine for guys like Michael Douglas among others. Just one example….
Q. Do you bother eating breakfast? If not, is it because you agree with me (Master Fenrir) that breakfast has the lowest taste-to-prep time ratio of all three meals? It is pretty tough to knock bacon dude. A cup (or 10) of coffee is my usual.
Q. Can you explain to me (Master Fenrir) the fantasy of being with twins? I'd think that you'd just get tired of them twice as fast, but I could be wrong here. Being with actual twins (at the same time) is creepy, I don’t care who you are. Now, being with two women at the same time who look similar enough to be twins but aren’t? I’m completely fine with that and I am forced as a self respecting man to encourage this behavior. My thought is this, if you are fortunate enough to be in this situation you better take video and some Cialis, a lot of Cialis. Close enough for me dude. The reality is that someone, somewhere, is sick of their shit too though bro. Q. What was the last truly feminine thing that you did? I can’t really think of anything for this one but I guess I can tell you that I can (proficiently) do a triple pirouette and I know how to knit. It is what it is man. Give me any shit about it and you won't get your Christmas Scarf this year either foo'.
Q. Yesterday I (Master Fenrir) saw something crazy. I was walking down the street and the sidewalk dipped down where it met the lower pavement of a traversing alleyway. Coming towards me was a woman on a bicycle. She went down her dip in the sidewalk, crossed the alley, and then went to come up onto my side of the sidewalk, but she misjudged how far over she was, and instead of coming up the smooth little ramp area, she slammed right into the raised curb. Her entire body and bike shook violently and her breasts popped out the top of her tank top. Her instinct was to cover her breasts with both hands, but in doing so, she let go of the handle bars which immediately jerked 90 degrees to the side, causing her to topple over and slam into the building at her side shoulder-first. Now, here's my question: What would you have done if you were me? Would you just keep walking and pretend nothing happened, or do you stop and bend down and try to help her out, risking causing her to freak out thinking that you're trying to grope her exposed breasts? Well quite clearly she was coming on to you. Knowing you as well as I do, her elaborate ruse was completely unnecessary as you are a total horn dog anyway. 100% - I’d shoplift the pooty.
Q. Who is your favourite: or or or ? Curious that you chose those images…The Wall happens to be my favorite album of all time. Most times I feel more like this… Q. Are you toys in the attic crazy, or just truly gone fishing crazy? Toys in the Attic.
Q. Who are your favorite teammates? Deli, Master Fenrir, Danryan and Wolfpack0530
Q. What is your preferred brand of hard alcohol? Depends on my mood. Jack Daniels, Tangueray, Christian Brothers, Crown Royal Black all make the list.
Q. How much do you drink on the average weeknight? Weekend? Not too much these days, I’ll have a beer or two or a drink...but I gave up drinking in order to get drunk a long time ago.
Q. Tits or ass? Megas or jefjef? How do you choose between those…….impossible. I’d have to go with my friend Megas .
Q. Now that AT&T Uverse has the Longhorn Network, how long before other carriers cave in and carry it too? Really Dan, that’s your question? I’d love to answer you but that seems to be a particularly Texas question so screw that. Let’s just watch this funny video instead. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM0VUqIkZ1Q
Q. If you were going to get a tattoo, what would it be and where? I do have a tattoo. It is on my lower right leg and it is a version of the marching hammers from Pink Floyd’s The Wall. In my lifetime I will get two more, one for my Mother and one for my Father when they pass away.
Q. What was your first paying job? My first paying job was a shoe salesman in the mall. My a-hole step dad owned it and forced me to do it. I was 11 and I was awesome at it. $1.50/hour.
Q. What is something you know you do differently than other people? I’m positive that I am the ONLY person in Colorado that knows how to drive.
Q. What is the nicest thing a friend has ever done for you? My friends are the best in the world. I’d give any of them the shirt off my back or my very last dollar if asked. I know I didn’t answer directly but they have done too many great things for me to list just one. Q. L M S was a famous locomotive operator many years ago. Have we inadvertently let a trainspotter into the clan? You have not, but I can tell you that one of my favorite ways to alleviate stress is to scream my heart out at a passing freight train, I learned that one as a kid and it has always stuck with me. Q. Which would you prefer - consistently good luck or consistently good strategy? I believe you make your own luck, so there you go.
Q. What is your pet peeve when playing games on CC? Oh my. How the heck do you expect me to narrow it down to just one sir? I could easily go on about this one…. Hmmmmm…I would say that consistently over the 6 years-ish that I have been here - the biggest in-game pet peeve I have, would have to be the way some players can’t seem to take their own turns. It is clear that my preferred game type is the team game so obviously I think communication is the most important thing……BUT……people, for crying out loud sometimes you just gotta make a decision and go with it. And if you join one more standard game (or any game I’m not even in) and then ask me to walk you through it (I don’t mean help with a couple things, I mean essentially take every turn for you), I…I can’t even describe the color of steam coming out my left ear about this.
The list for Non-In-Game Pet Peeves is a long one too…we should chat about it sometime. oy vey.
Q. Who is your favourite comedian? When I was a kid growing up in the 80’s I listened to Eddie Murphy non-stop because that cassette was stuck in the only tape player I had, so I pretty much know that backwards and forwards. Anymore I find my own friends to be the funniest people I know. My brother is one of those people that every time he opens his mouth, hilarious stuff rolls out. He is not intentional about it, it’s just the way he is.
Q. Why is a mouse when it spins? Is it sad that I actually know the answer to this question? Because the higher the fewer, of course. No Soap, Radio. Q. I (Master Fenrir) went to H&M this past Sunday to pick up a couple new pairs of jeans, but all the Eurotrash had already bought everything in my size. What's up with that? Way to bring that one ‘round bud, this is why I love you man…you pay attention. Q. Let's say that, like me (Master Fenrir), you then head into Express for Men to buy some jeans. As you're looking around, you realize that the jeans that you're currently wearing are Express. Does that make you feel weird? Like that you're a walking advertisement? Or that maybe after you get out of the fitting room that they're going to think that you're trying to jack a pair of pants? Let me ask you something? How much do you pay for your Express for Men Jeans? Because unless they make your ass look like this: (that photo is just for you Wolf) You should just go to target and save some money bro.
Q. Speaking of the mall, can you think of a worse job than being one of the people working in those little kiosks selling stuff like Proactiv? I'd (Master Fenrir) have a hard time doing something for 8 hours while thousands of people walk past me thinking "God, it must suck to be him." People still go to the mall? Porno Theater Janitor. Worst. Job. Ever. No contest.
Q. What do you think of the invite system for public games? I think the invite system for PUBLIC games is in the top 3 worst things that have happened to CC. We got along just fine before it and actually had a good time meeting new teammates, shocking I know. I can’t imagine how a new member even gets into a high ranking game to learn anything anymore. No wonder the attrition rate is so high…has anyone ever studied the correlation? Would be interesting to prove or disprove that theory. That being said, I can’t imagine clan life without that feature.
Q. What is your favorite Davie Bowie song other than all the ones from the movie Labyrinth? I’m going with The Man Who Sold the World in that case. Although, being a 20 something in the 90’s, I like Nirvana’s version too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fregObNcHC8 Interesting personal anecdote in consideration of the Labyrinth movie… I went to a stage performance of Michael Moschen, once upon a time. He was the guy that did all the ‘juggling’ (I guess you can call it that) in the movie. I was sitting in the middle of the audience and about 25 rows back. He came into the audience for a volunteer to come up on stage and guess who he chose… Initially I was terrified, but it turned out to be hilarious and a lot of fun performing on stage with that guy that night. Here is a sample of some of his other cool stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjHoedoSUXY and of course there is always this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OTb8tga-yg&feature=related
Q. When you are riding an elevator with a metrosexual male, do you: A: feel more masculine knowing that he exists, and realize that no matter what you have going on in life, things could always be worse B: notice how well coordinated his attire is including shoelaces matching his earings, and immediately become impressed C: Become embarrassed that he has the exact same haircut that you do D: Become flattered that he has the exact same haircut as you E: Tell him about the absolute best brand of tweezers for getting those eyebrows nice and shapely, and offer him the extra one that you always keep on your person Where do you work dude?
Q. What was the final score of the best of 100 series of 1v1 games that you and I (wolfpack0530) played? Not sure if we ever finished that but I do know that you hacked the dice crazy-like (or maybe it was just that you didn’t have any teammates to attack) and therefore were winning that challenge handsomely. Q. Who was the player that convinced you to give clan life a shot? You my Wolf-Mullet-Brother and I thank you. It is the single reason I am still here and active. Let me ask you these: What tourney was that again, the one we met in? How many tourney’s had I won at that time? Who won that particular tourney? Who were the last two standing in that particular tourney again? Q. Who would win in a fight. a wolfpack or a master of fenrirs? What would be the reasons why the victorious party prevailed? Considering our current clan war(s), I’m gonna have to go with the Master of Fenrir’s in a landslide. Reason's why? Great teammates. I'm awesome, just ask me.
Q. So, LMS, you're walking along, minding your own business, when you stop and see, coming towards you, your greatest wish fulfillment ever. What do you do next? That has already happened, except I was standing in front of about 200 people…I said, “I do too.” Q. What's your stance on two-drink minimums? If you can’t afford to drink in a bar (and tip properly), go to the liquor store you cheap bastard.
Q. What's in your fridge right now? Cold stuff. Q. What are the best places to eat and drink in Denver? Do I (macbone) need a reservation? What if I told them you sent me? What about ribs, man? Where's the best place to get 'em? I mean, nice and juicy, no frills, nothing like that, maybe in a brown paper bag or something on styrofoam plates. Are rib shacks even legal in Denver? That depends on your age, income level, and taste my friend. If you are ever out here I’ll show you a good time man. I have lived here for the better part of 38 years, lol, I know my city pretty well. If you want ribs just come over to my house, I’ll make the beer too.
Q. On the weekend, what do you do with your time? Where do you like to go? Most often I find myself remodeling my house. Just last week I finished up building my new kitchen…yes, board by board. This week I will be finishing up with the install of my new exterior windows. Fun stuff. When I’m not doing that you can find me here or down at my favorite local fishin’ hole.
Thanks all, that was fun.[/spoiler]
Hey, folks! Sully here again. [player]Viceroy63[/player] has come back for an issue to talk about what I'm sure many SoC Training Grounds students are oh too familiar with: Classic Standard and Classic Terminator. There's a discussion topic already in the main SoC Training Grounds forum: viewtopic.php?f=341&t=178128&view=unread#p3889733 Share your thoughts!
In other news, the Office of Strategic Services is a little short on Reporters! So many positions to fill and so many General Contribution Medals weighing down my pockets... Who knows? Maybe you'll be writing the intro to this section in a few issues!
If I were your friend from the Czech Republic, you might call me your "Czech mate"
Victor Sullivan Strategy Executive
Classic Secrets: Standard Vs. Terminatorby Viceroy63
Hello again my friends, and welcome to your favorite part of the Newsletter, "War Games", where you can find information about CC Tournaments!
I present the second part of my interview with BluU, Dave has his regular TPA Update, and James has once again done a great job of presenting Join This? Or Not!
The 23rd installment of Dave's Tournament Tips is here, but you now also be able to find them in the Tournament Info forum, more specifically here pursuant to a promise we made a while back. (Is that enough links to keep it interesting?) Thanks greenoaks for the original suggestion, chapcrap and Leehar and Victor Sullivan for all your various inputs into the process, and above all DaveH for the hard work of actually writing these!
Tournament Tipsby DaveH [spoiler=Use of VLookup function for assigning scores.]As a break from the coding to set up a tournament, I'll be showing you the way in which a table of values can be "looked up". The coding discussed is code I use to transfer a set of scores from a lookup table and assign them to a player according to their final position in a tournament.
The particular use is for updating the Tournament Players' Association scoresheet. Each tournament has its own sheet with the following layout: There is a list of the players' names in order of placement; their actual place and the routine that I will describe puts the scores in according to the placements. Note that some players share a position so must each have the same score which is the average of the total scores assigned to their different placements.
Firstly we declare a few variables and assign some values;
Sub Score() 'Name of subroutine Dim a As String Dim i As Integer Dim PlayerCol As Integer Dim ScoreCol As Integer
PlayerCol = 1 'column number of players' names PositionCol = 3 'column number of final positions ScoreCol = 4 'column number to put scores in RowPos = 2 'first row used
Next we find out what type of tournament it is; either Standard, Premier or Major according to cell (1,5). The type decides what range of scores to use:
atype = Cells(1, 5).Value If atype = "Major" Then TourneyType = 1 ElseIf atype = "Premier" Then TourneyType = 2 ElseIf atype = "Standard" Then TourneyType = 3 Else MsgBox "Tournament Type is out of permitted range!" Exit Sub End If
Note that 1, 2 or 3 are assigned to the "TourneyType" unless there is none of the three words in the correct position (row=1; column=5) in which case an error message is shown and the subroutine terminated. Now find out how many players are in the tournament by scanning down the list until a blank is found:
'itotal will be the total number of players taking part itotal = 0 a = Cells(RowPos + itotal, PlayerCol).Value While a <> "" itotal = itotal + 1 a = Cells(RowPos + itotal, PlayerCol).Value Wend Cells(1,6).Value =itotal
'scan down the column of positions For j = 1 To itotal k = Cells(RowPos + j - 1, PositionCol).Value If k > 33 Then k = 33
Note that k is equal to the player's position in row j and if k is larger than 33 then k is assigned to 33. This is because the score table is only 33 rows deep and all positions after 33 get the points as assigned to position 33.
Now let's see the points table and how Vlookup works. This table is set up on a separate sheet with the name "Scoring. The table has to be defined firstly by highlighting the table and going to the menu Insert/Name/Define and enter the name of the table. You will see that the range of the table you highlighted appears in the range box. The next line of code is: l = WorksheetFunction.VLookup(k, Sheets("Scoring").Range("A2:D34"), TourneyType + 1, False) OK so it looks complex, but think of is as VLookup(Row Value, Table, Position, Partial match?), the first value being the value of the row, which is k; then the table which is on sheet "Scoring" and from A2 to D32 in range; then the column position of the score which is one more than the TourneyType variable; then FALSE ensures an exact match otherwise it would be the nearest value.
So we have variable (l) equal to the points for a given position according to one of three possible values in the table. Now we check to see what the next player's position is. If the next value is the same then we have to keep checking the following players positions to see if they also are the same - so that an average score has to be applied.
m = 0 While Cells(RowPos + j + m, PositionCol).Value = k m = m + 1 l = l + WorksheetFunction.VLookup(k + m, Sheets("Scoring").Range("A2:D34"), TourneyType + 1, False)
Wend
"m" is used to count the number of players at position k. The "While-Wend" routine runs around itself until a different position is detected at which point m is equal to the number of players at the same position and l is the total of the scores in each position. The last bit is to put the score into the sheet:
If m <> 0 Then l = Round(l / (m + 1), 0) For n = 0 To m Cells(RowPos + j - 1 + n, ScoreCol).Value = l Next n j = j + m Else Cells(RowPos + j - 1, ScoreCol).Value = l End If Next j End Sub
Either m = 0 to show that only one player has that position, or m is the number of players in the same position in which case all the scores relating to the different players (l) are divided by the number of players (m) and rounded up to an integer, then copied into all these players' positions.
Sub Score() Dim a As String Dim i As Integer Dim PlayerCol As Integer Dim ScoreCol As Integer
PlayerCol = 1 'column number of players' names PositionCol = 3 'column number of final positions ScoreCol = 4 'column number to put scores in RowPos = 2 'first row used
atype = Cells(1, 5).Value If atype = "Major" Then TourneyType = 1 ElseIf atype = "Premier" Then TourneyType = 2 ElseIf atype = "Standard" Then TourneyType = 3 Else MsgBox "Tournament Type is out of permitted range!" Exit Sub End If
'itotal will be the total number of players taking part itotal = 0 a = Cells(RowPos + itotal, PlayerCol).Value While a <> "" itotal = itotal + 1 a = Cells(RowPos + itotal, PlayerCol).Value Wend
'scan down the column of positions For j = 1 To itotal k = Cells(RowPos + j - 1, PositionCol).Value If k > 33 Then k = 33 l = WorksheetFunction.VLookup(k, Sheets("Scoring").Range("A2:D34"), TourneyType + 1, False) m = 0 While Cells(RowPos + j + m, PositionCol).Value = k m = m + 1 l = l + WorksheetFunction.VLookup(k + m, Sheets("Scoring").Range("A2:D34"), TourneyType + 1, False)
Wend If m <> 0 Then l = Round(l / (m + 1), 0) For n = 0 To m Cells(RowPos + j - 1 + n, ScoreCol).Value = l Next n j = j + m
Else Cells(RowPos + j - 1, ScoreCol).Value = l
End If
Next j
End Sub
Next week will either be a continuation of setting up a tournament or the code I use in transferring these scores to a master spreadsheet of results.
(These "tips" are ones that I have tried to make it a bit easier in managing my own tournaments. I am sure there are different and better methods than these, so please let me know. Any queries on the above I'll be glad to respond to! Please note that I use Excel 2003, so there may be variation in the menu instructions if you have Excel 2007)[/spoiler] TPA Wrapby DaveH
Thanks once again for your patronage to that integral part of the ... hello ... hello ... hello ... is there anybody out there??? Last issue I sought some feedback but the silence is deafening Again, I say (hopefully not to an uninterested crowd) please do feel free to PM me any suggestions, views or gripes that you may have about this part of the newsletter. I'm sure that together we can only but go from strength to strength!! And just to prove that you do exist, I'm doing a little poll on the What's Where articles. Do you like the new automated gif or would you prefer to go back to our old way of doing things?
Anyway, here we are again, diligently bringing you the news, updates and insights of the Foundry. On a bright note, the Foundry is again back to doing what it does best. Providing a creative outlet for mapmakers and the CC community alike. Providing depth and meaning to the whole site!! The nice thing about the protest (yes, we haven't forgoten just yet) is that there seems to be a breath of fresh air into the Foundry. So good to see. As Michael Aquino once wrote:
One does not smash a good instrument because untrained students play it badly!
This issue I have had the pleasure of mapmakers providing answers to questions in a little survey that I put together. It's an interesting little piece that I've called The Famous Mapmakers' Survey. Between the answers themselves and the comments - this makes great reading (even if I do say so myself). [player]Flapcake[/player] has brought another episode of his Voices From the Bin and of course [player]Koontz1973[/player] has continued his diligent efforts in scouring the Foundry for news and an update on the state of those maps. All in all it's been a huge fortnight. So, it's time to leave you with a few words from Saint Augustine of Hippo:
Imagine the vanity of thinking that your enemy can do you more damage than your enmity.
[player]thehippo8[/player] -- Foundry Executive
The Famous Mapmakers’ Survey: First Editionby thehippo8
This issue will have a quick look at the NewComers Cup 3 for scoring and minor predictions for advancements.
Clan League 4 has all but one of the finalists for each division. In Division 2: Mythology is taking on One Step ahead, Division 3: War vs The Brethren of the Fat Mermaid, Division 4: The Fraternal Order of Exceptional Drinkers vs The New Crusade, and in Division 5: Momento Mori vs Splunkers of Hell. Division 1 is still up in the air about who will advance on. Look for a full update on this in the next issue.
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If, by " the new automated gif" in "the What's Where articles", you mean the way the pictures cycle in "Maps in Development", I, for one, absolutely hate it. I can't even look at it (and the foundry section of the newsletter is one that I enjoy reading).
Ffraid wrote:If, by " the new automated gif" in "the What's Where articles", you mean the way the pictures cycle in "Maps in Development", I, for one, absolutely hate it. I can't even look at it (and the foundry section of the newsletter is one that I enjoy reading).
Do you want us to go back to our old format or do you want the cylcling to be slower ... or something else?
Ffraid wrote:If, by " the new automated gif" in "the What's Where articles", you mean the way the pictures cycle in "Maps in Development", I, for one, absolutely hate it. I can't even look at it (and the foundry section of the newsletter is one that I enjoy reading).
Do you want us to go back to our old format or do you want the cylcling to be slower ... or something else?
Personally, I just don't like stuff that cycles. I find it annoying. And I know that's weird to say, given my current sig, but I'm only flying this in honor of the BPB, who bought me my premium. I would prefer the old format over this one, but I'm not especially attached to it for any reason and would be open to something else. Are you of the opinion that it takes up too much room or something like that? I'm curious as to what prompted the change.
Ffraid wrote:If, by " the new automated gif" in "the What's Where articles", you mean the way the pictures cycle in "Maps in Development", I, for one, absolutely hate it. I can't even look at it (and the foundry section of the newsletter is one that I enjoy reading).
Do you want us to go back to our old format or do you want the cylcling to be slower ... or something else?
Personally, I just don't like stuff that cycles. I find it annoying. And I know that's weird to say, given my current sig, but I'm only flying this in honor of the BPB, who bought me my premium. I would prefer the old format over this one, but I'm not especially attached to it for any reason and would be open to something else. Are you of the opinion that it takes up too much room or something like that? I'm curious as to what prompted the change.
Much the same reason that your banner was created - because we could! But seriously, you aren't the first to comment and we will have a lok at that for the next issue. As to your own banner, you can always hide it in spoiler tags - that way you are still wearing the banner - but it is only displayed when people want to see it. You can then also add a substitute mini still version etc etc etc. But back to the thing at hand, partly it was to cut down on size, partly it was so that people would actually go to the Forum and look there and partly because we thought it looked hip, young and sexy!
Ffraid wrote:If, by " the new automated gif" in "the What's Where articles", you mean the way the pictures cycle in "Maps in Development", I, for one, absolutely hate it. I can't even look at it (and the foundry section of the newsletter is one that I enjoy reading).
Do you want us to go back to our old format or do you want the cylcling to be slower ... or something else?
Personally, I just don't like stuff that cycles. I find it annoying. And I know that's weird to say, given my current sig, but I'm only flying this in honor of the BPB, who bought me my premium. I would prefer the old format over this one, but I'm not especially attached to it for any reason and would be open to something else. Are you of the opinion that it takes up too much room or something like that? I'm curious as to what prompted the change.
Much the same reason that your banner was created - because we could! But seriously, you aren't the first to comment and we will have a lok at that for the next issue. As to your own banner, you can always hide it in spoiler tags - that way you are still wearing the banner - but it is only displayed when people want to see it. You can then also add a substitute mini still version etc etc etc. But back to the thing at hand, partly it was to cut down on size, partly it was so that people would actually go to the Forum and look there and partly because we thought it looked hip, young and sexy!
You're hip, young, and sexy enough for all of us!
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.” ― Voltaire
) kentington will be back with another Comic ConquerClub next issue and every month! 
Again, I say (hopefully not to an uninterested crowd) please do feel free to PM me any suggestions, views or gripes that you may have about this part of the newsletter. I'm sure that together we can only but go from strength to strength!! And just to prove that you do exist, I'm doing a little poll on the What's Where articles. Do you like the new automated gif or would you prefer to go back to our old way of doing things?
