NationStates Jolt Archive

Back in December, NS had almost ninety-nine thousand nations. Now there's only about eighty thousand. Wonder what's happening?

Could it be because NS hasn't been updated in a while, or because people get busy during the summer and simply don't have the time to keep up their nation/nations any more.

I know this problem is causing regions to suffer as well. It has to be. Our region alone has lost four nations recently.

Back in early December of '06, NS had about ninety-nine nations, and now there are only about eighty thousand. Is it because their haven't been any NS updates in a while, or because a lot of people have simply gotten to busy to keep up with their nations?

I know this problem has got to be having a negative effect on regions as fewer nations can mean less recruits for new, struggling, and old regions alike. It also means more nation deaths.

Any thoughts?

Wow. That's a pretty big increase. :)

I've been on here for a while, and NS hasn't had any major updates since I joined, the most major updates it has had have been within the UN, and I don't like the UN, so I stay away. The second most notable update has been the regional power update. I'd say the majority of those nations were puppet nations that people got tired of, I'd say it's partially seasonal as well.

99 < 80.000

He meant ninety nine thousand, guys.

He meant ninety nine thousand, guys.

He clearly wrote 99.

He clearly wrote 99.

No he didn't.

Ive noticed it too, i would think its because of the lack of updates. People either dont care enough to sign up for the forums where the real fun is, or are just getting bored witht the same thing over and over?

"Free pancakes for new members"

I can hear'm now.

It's because:
Where the fuck is NS2? Also, NS2 is kinda pointless unless they can improve on CyberNats...
We've reached the peak of interest. The game just isn't really a game. Who checks their issues anymore? I keep getting puppets deleted for inactivity. Those who are on NS rae on the forums.

This has been noted in the NS World Cup, with a marked decrease in entrants since the peak a few cups ago...

No he didn't.

Okay, fine, he wrote "ninety-nine "

Okay, fine, he wrote "ninety-nine "

Yup. :p

Not enuff! Moar faggy nations must be discharged! From the ass!

Yup. :p

Oh, wow, I was just being a smartass. :p

It has been ages since I´ve checke my issues. I dont even care about my nation anymore.

I do two issues every day. I've pretty much memorized them all but meh.

I do two issues every day. I've pretty much memorized them all but meh.

Don't they replay all the time, then? I can't imagine that's too much fun. :p

I do two issues every day. I've pretty much memorized them all but meh.Don't they replay all the time, then? I can't imagine that's too much fun. :p.

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Yeh. Okay. ;)

NS is hemorrhaging nations. My home region went under 4000 nations for the first time in recallable history. I don't expect it to recover, too.

They need to redefine how war is carried out, they could have like a "Risk" style combat system where nations can wage war on one another that way.

It's a month or so into summer, about when a bunch of nations from college students who don't have their dorm room internet access that they used to.

It's just a theory, but I'd bet that there is a surge of nations timing out every summer.

It's a month or so into summer, about when a bunch of nations from college students who don't have their dorm room internet access that they used to.

It's just a theory, but I'd bet that there is a surge of nations timing out every summer.

That's what I was thinking too. The number of new forum topics is probably also down a bit.

I'd bet that there is a surge of nations timing out every summer.Yup.

They need to redefine how war is carried out, they could have like a "Risk" style combat system where nations can wage war on one another that way.

There's war? I didn't think there was.

They need to redefine how war is carried out, they could have like a "Risk" style combat system where nations can wage war on one another that way.

God no.

Seriously, nations at war, why? Why not just play any of the other millions of games out there, or for that matter Risk. Why must a nation simulator be primarily focused on war?

With something like this that is driven by interaction it'd be far more interesting to bolster things like the UN and trade and things like that. Seriously, if war is all you want there are thousands of much better options out there for you that making it here would be a waste of time.

Yup.

Dammit, I should have said it with more confidence...
There's war? I didn't think there was.
It's 'cowboys and indian' style, but they come up with this formula based on your nation size and economy or something like that.

Dammit, I should have said it with more confidence...

It's 'cowboys and indian' style, but they come up with this formula based on your nation size and economy or something like that.

And how well your economy is doing determines how well your military is. If you have a 'frightening' economy, then you'll get the best damn military in the world! If your economy imploded on itself, then it's rock and sticks for you.

It's 'cowboys and indian' style, but they come up with this formula based on your nation size and economy or something like that.

Ah. So no real risk involved, eh? Your population doesn't decline? I don't think my imagination is good enough for that. :p

Ah. So no real risk involved, eh? Your population doesn't decline? I don't think my imagination is good enough for that. :p

It's kind of silly. But people dig it. I'd just hate for it to become a mechanic of the game, because then it would be a focus. There was already a painful number of people when I was a smaller nation TGing me at random with "WAR!" Why? Our nations don't even know each other. Why is your idea of nation simulation picking people at random to go to war with?

It's kind of silly. But people dig it. I'd just hate for it to become a mechanic of the game, because then it would be a focus. There was already a painful number of people when I was a smaller nation TGing me at random with "WAR!" Why? Our nations don't even know each other. Why is your idea of nation simulation picking people at random to go to war with?

Yeah, that kinda sucks. I've seen that on other nation simulators. I remember about seven or eight years back, playing a nation simulator called Earth:2025, I think. Basically just random wars occurring all the time. :p

He clearly wrote 99.

Untrue. He clearly wrote ninety-nine. :p

It's kind of silly. But people dig it.Well, there's a lot more to roleplay on NS than just war, but yes, that's what a lot of people focus on. And it can be very silly, especially when the war has no purpose other than itself. Using a war to tell a different, more interesting story, is one thing, but sadly, many wars are just battles to see who's e-wang is bigger. Pages of statistics and troop formations bores me.

I'd just hate for it to become a mechanic of the game, because then it would be a focus.That's part of what I didn't like about CN. If you didn't opt in for war, you were penalized. But if you did, you could be randomly attacked for absolutely no reason. That's why I quit, actually. Some git utterly crushed me one day while I was asleep. Woke up and found myself nuked.

Untrue. He clearly wrote ninety-nine. :p

Sorry, I already won that.

Untrue. He clearly wrote ninety-nine. :p

Hehe. Glad I'm not the only one whose eyes play tricks or randomly don't see certain posts at this time of night. :p

Sorry, I already won that.

Yeah, I don't really read threads. ;)

They need to redefine how war is carried out, they could have like a "Risk" style combat system where nations can wage war on one another that way.

But Risk totally sucks! You've got to get roaring drunk and start stealing each other's soldiers to have any fun.

"Diplomacy." Now, that was a real game.

But Risk totally sucks! You've got to get roaring drunk and start stealing each other's soldiers to have any fun.

"Diplomacy." Now, that was a real game.

Oh hell yes. Some of my best nights have involved six friends, several pizza boxes and a game of Diplomacy.

There ought to be a law against companies like Hasbro buying up the rights to decent old games like that, making a crap and bug-ridden software version and not letting anyone do it better.

They stuck the holy name of MicroProse on it too. :mad:

Pages of statistics and troop formations bores me.

Exactly, I may only have 900 and some posts, but thats because mine are usually like a page in MS word long using characters and such. Makes everything funner. I just dont really feel like reading up on wtf a
123.34mm ETC ironic pohase uber mucho rail disruptor attack cannons armor penetratiosn rating against KE using a high carbon mix...

well, you get the idea... It gets even worse when people dont accept losses until you can explain that stuff...

There ought to be a law against companies like Hasbro buying up the rights to decent old games like that, making a crap and bug-ridden software version and not letting anyone do it better.

They stuck the holy name of MicroProse on it too. :mad:

I concur. My boyfriend tried to get me to play the board game with him, I was already tired from Axis and Allies, so i cancelled. But then i played the computer one at his house the day he bought it, be simply broke it in half and threw it away calling it

"A dispicable piece of computer software if I have ever seen one." :eek:

I concur. My boyfriend tried to get me to play the board game with him, I was already tired from Axis and Allies, so i cancelled. But then i played the computer one at his house the day he bought it, be simply broke it in half and threw it away calling it

"A dispicable piece of computer software if I have ever seen one." :eek:

That cheers me up somewhat.

There were patches, but it still crashed even in single player (and games couldn't be reloaded grrr,) and any attempt to introduce it to a network (let alone the internet) was disasterous.

The board game:
I've only managed to play with the whole seven people once. Four or more is OK, two player it's more a matter of luck, you try to second-guess the other player but there's no negotiation, alliances or backstabbing so it's no fun.

you try to second-guess the other player but there's no negotiation, alliances or backstabbing so it's no fun.

Maybe I should inform you that he is presuasive enough to have convinced me to play a game of Strip Chess with him... I have no idea how the F*ck he did that one... needless to say, he got the better end of the deal.

Maybe I should inform you that he is presuasive enough to have convinced me to play a game of Strip Chess with him... I have no idea how the F*ck he did that one... needless to say, he got the better end of the deal.

Did he have an unusual interest in systematically killing all your pawns? :p

Did he have an unusual interest in systematically killing all your pawns? :p

Yes. But the worst part was that I was in my bathing suit... :p
It was a fun day...

Maybe I should inform you that he is presuasive enough to have convinced me to play a game of Strip Chess with him... I have no idea how the F*ck he did that one... needless to say, he got the better end of the deal.

Strip Chess never think you could use that for a Strip game

Strip Chess never think you could use that for a Strip game

How 'bout mexican chess? lose your king you gotta eat the worm.:p

Strip Chess never think you could use that for a Strip game

lol dont try and figure it out. I cant even comprehend it, I guess i felt sorry for him. His little sister had just desroyed a house of 450 cards that took 6 hours to make...

How 'bout mexican chess? lose your king you gotta eat the worm.:p

Bin there done that ;)

Bin there done that ;)

Well, what haven't you Bin?

Well, what haven't you Bin?

hmmm....
*Ponders For Hours All The While Enduring Against The Im[possible Torment Of Sleep*
I havent bin someones slave... ;) what else...
O I know! I haven been a nurse... Or a police officer...

lol dont try and figure it out. I cant even comprehend it, I guess i felt sorry for him.
not going too and you should try strip gaming

His little sister had just desroyed a house of 450 cards that took 6 hours to make...

having the youngest destroy something of mine never had that happen as i'm the youngest of the family

lol dont try and figure it out. I cant even comprehend it, I guess i felt sorry for him. His little sister had just desroyed a house of 450 cards that took 6 hours to make...

So incredibly set up. :p

hmmm....
*Ponders For Hours All The While Enduring Against The Im[possible Torment Of Sleep*
I havent bin someones slave... ;) what else...
O I know! I haven been a nurse... Or a police officer...

;)

hmmm....
*Ponders For Hours All The While Enduring Against The Im[possible Torment Of Sleep*
I havent bin someones slave... ;) what else...
O I know! I haven been a nurse... Or a police officer...

*knocks glass of chocolate milk onto the carpet*

Clean it up!
____________________________________________________
Helping make dreams come true.

*knocks glass of chocolate milk onto the carpet*

Clean it up!
____________________________________________________
Helping make dreams come true.

What? That was perfectly good chocolate milk!

What? That was perfectly good chocolate milk!

Nah, it was under a lamp for a good forty five minutes.

Here, have some orange drink, extra watered down.

*knocks glass of chocolate milk onto the carpet*

Clean it up!


Now the only question left is whether to use my tongue or a hand towel... :eek:

Now the only question left is whether to use my tongue or a hand towel... :eek:

i would let you use a hand towel as long as you bend over :p

Now the only question left is whether to use my tongue or a hand towel... :eek:

Well ya better hurry or you're gonna have to share with the cat.

DO any of you guys have MSN?

If the skirt is sufficiently short.

it be if she was my slave :p

i would let you use a hand towel as long as you bend over :p
If the skirt is sufficiently short.

*raises hand*

Tell me. Ill add whoever does.

DO any of you guys have MSN?

yes i do

DO any of you guys have MSN?

*raises hand*

yes i do

Tell me it so i can add you.

YAY Jolt considers me so sexy that I can now manipulate its time frame!

Tell me it so i can add you.

YAY Jolt considers me so sexy that I can now manipulate its time frame!

Sorta... I connect with it, but use search to use it... not exactly sure what i'm usin' really, although netzero is on the page for some reason.

Tell me. Ill add whoever does.
White text? supermath4
Tell how, exactly?

Tell me it so i can add you.

YAY Jolt considers me so sexy that I can now manipulate its time frame!
...Something like that...



Hmm. Could timewarps be the result of jolt servers being turned on?

Tell me it so i can add you.

YAY Jolt considers me so sexy that I can now manipulate its time frame!

check TGs

White text? supermath4
Tell how, exactly?

I have just added you.

...Absolute BS. Who's that in the display pic? How come I never noticed you around before? I'd notice that sort of thing.

(:p)

Im just that good.

I have just added you.

...Absolute BS. Who's that in the display pic? How come I never noticed you around before? I'd notice that sort of thing.

(:p)

indeed :fluffle:

Sweet my first fluffle! ;)

Im just that good.

indeed :fluffle:

oh well... But this may be a way to encourage more members...

Sweet my first fluffle! ;)

*gasp* Isa took her fluff-ginity!

*gasp* Isa took her fluff-ginity!

Now you guys got Wandy all angry, he wanted to take my fluff-ginity!

AND I WANT A COOKIE FOR MY FIRST THREAD STEAL!

Now you guys got Wandy all angry, he wanted to take my fluff-ginity!

AND I WANT A COOKIE FOR MY FIRST THREAD STEAL!

I ate it, and it was gooooood.:p

Nono no.This is a thread-jack. Thread steal is when you time warp to the OP of a thread. With complete thread steal, you could even make a poll

Damn, well I have still jacked this thread to high heaven... :)

Now you guys got Wandy all angry, he wanted to take my fluff-ginity!

AND I WANT A COOKIE FOR MY FIRST THREAD STEAL!

Nono no.This is a thread-jack. Thread steal is when you time warp to the OP of a thread. With complete thread steal, you could even make a poll

Sweet my first fluffle! ;)

you earned it

good night

reinforced insecurities ta boot

you earned it

Damn rights I did...

Damn rights I did...

yes you did

Sweet my first fluffle! ;)

You wound me, madam. (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12663585&postcount=205) :(

You wound me, madam. (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12663585&postcount=205) :(

Obviously just not as cool as Isa.

I think the issue is that there are no free names anymore. and that Jolt refuses to let names be reassigned because of its crappy forums software.

My nation died 'cause I don't go on NS as often as NSG. But at least my forum account still works.:p

ofcourse, allot of people will live NS to play games like cybernations, which is ofers much more features. Including wars.

Strip Chess never think you could use that for a Strip game

Strip chess ? Pfaw.

Chessboxing (http://site.wcbo.org/content/e14/index_en.html) is a game for men. :upyours:
Yep, that's the upyours used as a blokey huggle. Porn to king four!

...Something like that...



Hmm. Could timewarps be the result of jolt servers being turned on?

Timewarps, in decreasing order of probability:


Crappy under-implemented surveillance bots between the poster and the Jolt server (my fave.)

Crappy under-implemented Mod bots at Jolt, or some combination with the above. (Timewarping being when a poster is put on the "white list" and let through with only logging.)

Crappy implementation of VBulletin across several servers (honestly, after a year of it??)

Random fun bot at Jolt. (Linear discourse = boring)

I really is quicker than you. I seez future!


Note: If you do not see my post, take evasive action!! The silent black helicopters are coming for you!!!!

Yeah, that kinda sucks. I've seen that on other nation simulators. I remember about seven or eight years back, playing a nation simulator called Earth:2025, I think. Basically just random wars occurring all the time. :p

I remember that one. Was too easy to win it against my one opponent(basically, we had a libs vs cons matchup about once at the end of each year) from the forums. Build up a big army(don't really care what it's called, since that's just a name with bonuses attached), then systematically bombard their lands to muck them up. Beat him both times too.:mp5:

It's not so bad when you consider that most planets struggle to fit several hundred nations comfortably. Ours has really surpassed expectations in that area.

old age must be getting to AW
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=533512

Strip chess ? Pfaw.

Chessboxing (http://site.wcbo.org/content/e14/index_en.html) is a game for men. :upyours:
Yep, that's the upyours used as a blokey huggle. Porn to king four!

no naked woman :(

It's not so bad when you consider that most planets struggle to fit several hundred nations comfortably. Ours has really surpassed expectations in that area.

The internet is a planet now?

The internet is a planet now?

don't tell me you did not get a message ,note or email of the meeting about it

no naked woman :(

Well, there's women's chess and women's boxing.

If you look at the link, there is a one-minute break for competitors to change their clothing. Between each bout.

I think women's chessboxing could be really quite good to watch.

Women play chess.
Women strip.
Women box.
Women strip.
Women play chess.
Women strip.
... etc for six rounds of chess ....

... mmm?

Well, there's women's chess and women's boxing.

If you look at the link, there is a one-minute break for competitors to change their clothing. Between each bout.

I think women's chessboxing could be really quite good to watch.

Women play chess.
Women strip.
Women box.
Women strip.
Women play chess.
Women strip.
... etc for six rounds of chess ....

... mmm?

as long as it in front of those watching :p