NationStates Jolt Archive

As the title states, this is all ooc. I, and others, feel that most battles here now in days turn into number games. I hate it when people throw numbers at each other and call it RPing, it's just never any fun. Those of us who feel as we do and would like to focus on the smaller scale have to change to compete with the rest of the world.

If You are one of these people who feels that the small scale has been all but lost and would like it to return, no matter what tech level you use, say so here. We can compile a list of all of those who feel this way. We will be able to say "Oh, you're one of those who appreciates a small battle. Why don't we do that instead of turning this into another boring numbers game."

Current members:

Kazecistan
Calpe
Spooty
Draconic Order
Theao
Concremo
Barkozy
Christopher Thompson
The Vuhifellian States
Alehp
Olantia
Clan Nightmare Dragon
Odins Forgiven
Grand master Mark
Tannenmille

((Add me... hate numbers!))

right here, i'm more of a strike team man myself

Welcome aboard!

Huh, DO's post count right now happens to be 666.

((I'm getting sickened by the amount of dreadnaught like ships out there that are about 100km+ long and able to kill planets with a single blast from one gun turret... especially when created through a storefront and so nations smaller than me have them... They should create their own idiot machines.))

i tend to under-RP all my nations, i just fear getting accused of GM, i was honestly scared of RPing space-ships with my puppet Kaduna

i tend to under-RP all my nations, i just fear getting accused of GM, i was honestly scared of RPing space-ships with my puppet Kaduna

I accuse all those super ship and deathstar wannabe nations of GMing... except for the Gaian/Neo Zetan thing, that has been rp'd well.
-edit: and Chronosia, but just because he does Chaos 40k well enough...

trouble with me is that i have Dyspraxia which means... Well it means im an idiot to put it bluntly, so i'm always scared that a new idea i have is not actually possible and borders on GM, it scares me

-Impairment of the ability to perform coordinated movements.
-Impaired or painful function of any organ of the body.
-Dyspraxia is generally recognised to be an impairment or immaturity of the organisation of movement. Associated with this may be problems of language, perception and thought. Other names for dyspraxic include Clumsy Child Syndrome; Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD); Minimal Brain Dysfunction: Motor learning Difficulty; and Pereceptuo-motor Dysfunction.

that sucks...

trouble with me is that i have Dyspraxia which means... Well it means im an idiot to put it bluntly, so i'm always scared that a new idea i have is not actually possible and borders on GM, it scares me

Well, you could always make an OOC thread where you try to develop tech, and then have other people tell you whether it will or will not work... constructive criticism is ok.

Sign me up, as I like small scale/squad Rps.

Well, you could always make an OOC thread where you try to develop tech, and then have other people tell you whether it will or will not work... constructive criticism is ok

i did somthing similar a few months back, i was asking about a forcefield, anywho, enough hi-jacking or we'll get in to trouble

i did somthing similar a few months back, i was asking about a forcefield, anywho, enough hi-jacking or we'll get in to trouble

Good idea... (last post on subject)

Theao is on the list.

Oh, and thanks for leaving some server space for the rest of us... (no responce needed)

I prefer more realistic war over 'who can put more and bigger guns on my battleship that would probably capsize'.

Almost every Nation has that one group of the most elite elites. At any one time i have at least 7;
Mafia, AMC, SpecOps, [CLASSIFIED], Guardian Angels, [CLASSIFIED], The Watchers, the list goes on.

Needless to say i prefer small scale, so stick me down.

(spooty if you ever want a joint project let me know)

I use numbers mostly for my benifit. A single squadron of nine ship-s is more effective than nine single ships, for the simple reason of Command Datalink. Each ship ads it's defensive fire to the other eight ships, increasing the interception of missiles and other things by a lot. And i like to know what part of my fleet is where

One can nly go into that kind of detail with a small scale battle, because with a large one it becomes a numbers game.

Concremo and Barkozy have been added.

True. I usualy only state the numbers when I send the ships in. After that... it depends on who i'm RPing against

Hello Thar. Put me down on this list. I can't stand all the 2000+ ship navies on NS.

You got it.

Hello! I am a new person here, and I'd like to participate in a small-scale RPing. I'm a 'realist', so modern technology.

I'd prefer something along the lines of international terrorism and/or guerrilla warfare. If you're going to set something like that, you can count me in.

Count me in.

Smaller sounds good with me I've been trying to keep my fleet realistic so in total I have maybe a tad over 100 ships but I've been getting a little put off when I keep seeing these post with thousands of ships (and some are just one nation feilding it's fleet :confused: ) and even hundreds of stardestroyer sized ships I mean ships are costly right? I just use modern navys as a basis the U.S fleet is made mostly of destroyers and cruisers with only a handfull of carriers. I know the numbers for a nation that has multiple planets is going to be alot more but same times it seems the fleet is bigger then the nation it protects.


(just my opinion but it seems that way sometimes)

If you consider a 60 man, 5 dropship, 4 tank special forces squad small scale, then put me on that list.

The Vuhifellian States, yep.
Alehp, you are not alone.
Olantia, sure.

I'm new to RPing on NS, and I'd like to participate in the smaller scale RPs. Just... seems more realistic, even though I'm future tech. :D

Alehp's concerns on fleet sizes kinda outlines the main reason I've been afraid of RPing. :(

It's not only the impossibilities of that kind of a fleet, but it isn't any fun. I mean come on, "My thousand super capitol ships began to shoot at you!" "And out of my 10 thousand super capitol ships only 67 were destroyed." It's very n00bish to think that every battle of every war should be the huge movie clashes. With smaller scale battles, you can get more into the plights of the individual characters and have a lot more fun.

I am in a region that (for the most part) plays and fights the big battles very well, though it does depend on who they are at war with.

That said, although they always do their best to include me in their plans, there is often not enough time or opertunity to fit my style of play into it.

So, if there's a need for a nation of sabotours, skirmishers and general mayhem and hellraisers out there, give me a shout?

(We are modern day basic tech and are good at making do and winging it, so if you're not fussed about how many bullets I have left and won't get all anal on me if I shoot one too many?)

As the title states, this is all ooc. I, and others, feel that most battles here now in days turn into number games. I hate it when people throw numbers at each other and call it RPing, it's just never any fun. Those of us who feel as we do and would like to focus on the smaller scale have to change to compete with the rest of the world.

If You are one of these people who feels that the small scale has been all but lost and would like it to return, no matter what tech level you use, say so here. We can compile a list of all of those who feel this way. We will be able to say "Oh, you're one of those who appreciates a small battle. Why don't we do that instead of turning this into another boring numbers game."

Current members:

Kazecistan
Calpe
Spooty
Draconic Order
Theao
Concremo
Barkozy
Christopher Thompson
The Vuhifellian States
Alehp
Olantia
Count me in! :p

I would also like to join. Although I have 20 million troops (compulsory military) I almost never post such posts as "kk u only killed liek 200 of my 200000000000000000 l33t ÜÜÜÜBBBBAAAARRRR TROOPZRAZ LOL U FUKKKKKIN GEY NOOB LOL :gundge: :gundge: " because a) It's not fun or funny in any way and b) It's much more interesting to read about maybe a single fireteam and their problems rather than the entire army's. "Character development" is what is lacking in most roleplays nowadays. The only character development I see in major FT battles is the nation's leader, and even there is sparse.

Agreed in the oold days there was great caracter RPing but poor Large scale Rping, now it's the other way round.

It seems i`m already on the list....but i`d still have to say that I agree with this....one ship...or just couple of them (3-4 maybe) should be enough to enjoy a good RP. I for one intend to make the heroes of my nation in small scale battles that have significant meaning for my history. Though i`m still building ships constantly, I dont intend to use them unless someone comes to my doorstep and says that he`s bringing 1000 ships along

Why am i not on the list? When do we begin?

Give me some time to update these things, shesh!

When do we begin? Well, the next time any of us RPs with another on the list, they don't have to throw numbers at each other, they both know that the other appreciates the same things and can have more fun when they RP.

trouble with me is that i have Dyspraxia which means... Well it means im an idiot to put it bluntly, so i'm always scared that a new idea i have is not actually possible and borders on GM, it scares me

I have dyspraxia and I will say that I am not an idiot, Dyspraxia does not entail ignorance. Never think that.

Edit: By the way, large scale conflict and character development can mix, Hogsweat and I demonstrated that, I built up a poor footslogger who was thrown headfirst into the Kill Zone, I built him up from nothing and painted a patriotic character that was slowly disillusioned to the lies of the state.

Short and blunt, character RP and war RP can be one in the same, how you RP it, is up to you.

I have dyspraxia and I will say that I am not an idiot, Dyspraxia does not entail ignorance. Never think that.

it does, it really does, it makes you less mature and so more likely to slacking off during school, i know thats what it made me do.

it does, it really does, it makes you less mature and so more likely to slacking off during school, i know thats what it made me do.

Maturity has little to do with slacking off in school, intelligence has to do with that. I very rarely slack, except for Spanish class, which is just a free lesson for me to get maths homework out the way...

I don't know about you but my maturity is comparable to the rest of my year, so it doesn't hold too much sway with me.

huh, maybe i'm just naturally an idiot :confused:

I don't think so, Dyspraxia actually is supposed to entail higher-than-average intelligence anyway, just impaired social skills. Keep at it and I'm sure you'll acsend from what you call "idiocy". However, you're most likely intelligent but fustrated because Dyspraxia stunts your ability to convey your ideas.

i think we should kick off with as small scale as you can get; single character RP. I have a few ideas floating around but it up to you lot.

That tiny type really bothers me....

Any way, yes, large battles can be done very well, but few ever do. Thus, small scale is easier for people to make a good RP out of.

Oh, and with the exception of brain or sensory damage, your intelligence is your choice.

I didn't know you where dispraxic K. Where a right trio teally.

Mmh, definately...I mean, I can't do numbers AT ALL.

Count me in.

I'll tell my friends at the Silberunion about this.

Dude. Me. One of KM's bunch. I can do big, I can do small, but I sure as hell can't do sea or air...

I can honestly say that one of the best rp's I was ever in was one of them small-scales. I only had two companies, and had to defend a building for a few days against a far larger force of The Horned Rat's Skaven. Anyone remember him? I used to play as the New Aryan State, and I was still using them back then. It was great. We had a couple of characters each side, and a couple of mine died and my commander ended with bad gunshot wounds. It was pretty unorthodox tactics, too. Great times.

What? Oh, right. I'm up for it too.

Martens,
You lying toad! You can do figures very well, but you also do the up close personal stuff good as well.....

Verghast! YEAH!

It will make a change to do something small and work together......(Including the Marty sulks) *grins*

Martens,
You lying toad! You can do figures very well, but you also do the up close personal stuff good as well.....

Verghast! YEAH!

It will make a change to do something small and work together......(Including the Marty sulks) *grins*

Bugger!
Why does jolt do that to me all the time!
I haven't even signed in as Valkyrja and it posts under that nation!
*mumble grumble*

I'd like to sign up!

I am tired of numbers and fleets vs fleets and no fighter or individual speaking. My assassins and top units who do things on a personal level are ignored, spies and all my individual actions get laughed at. Just want it to be explored and in-depth. Did Alexander not conquer and rule as one man? What of Wallace, he personally lead a successful revolt against Britain!

For anyone who says one person cannot change history or do anything successful on a large scale is simply not worth RPing with!