NationStates Jolt Archive

Gameplay Academy


Who We Are
We are a group of those who are involved in in-game activities in NationStates, from various organizations and non-organizations

Our Goals
To help people to get involved in in-game activities properly, that their enjoyment of the game may be enhanced.
To gather data on NS history, and Game mechanics, bringing sense to the unknown frontiers.

What We Offer

Region Crashing
-Invading
-Defending
-Counter Invading
-Raiding
Region Building
Intel
Recon
Puppets
Regional Realpolitik
History of NationStates Study Group(AP)
Nation Manipulation Study Group(AP)


Current Full Time Professors
Qaaolchoura
Spoffin
Naleth
The Besenji

Degrees
Since discussion on degrees and exact courses hit a standstill, we'll start up GPA, and see how things go from there. Suffice to say, if you do graduate, you will get a degree of some sort.

Benefits of GP
At the moment the only benefits are that you'll learn how to do things without any really embarrasing experiences. Not that that's minor by any means. We're discussing creating an Almuni Army, and getting certain regions to grant benefits of some sort to graduates. Nothing's final yet, since we're just starting out. We will be offering teaching positions to excellent students however.


What to Do

Send a nation to the region "Gameplay Academy (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/target=display_region/region=gameplay_academy)". If you intend to take any region crashing courses, it must be your UN nation. UN nations are also encouraged for region building courses. You can still take both region crashing and region building courses at once since they overlap.
Sign up at the GPA forums: http://gameplay.board.dk3.com/2/index.php
Post an intro to yourself and what you would be interested in doing.
Be patient. We're just getting started, and hence a little disorganized.


Peace, Truth, and Justice,
The International Pariah of Qaaolchoura
Founder and Former Delegate,
Zhaucauozian Friendship

The Silver State of Spoffin
Mercian Delegate
Minister of Defence MTNG
Commander in Chief of The Incompetent Army

~The Barkless Land of The Basenji
The One, The Only, The Basenji

The Liberal Unitary Republic of Goobergunchia
Founder, Democratic Underground region

Further note: GPA is like an academy in more way than one.

We also have research instittions to study the history, society, and mechanics of NS.

Although for students this would be an AP/ALPs course, non-students may apply to volunteer.

If anybody wishes to help in this area as a volunteer staff member, contact one of us (the four of us who signed plus Naleth and Unfree People are the main project members) and we'll consider your application (as long as you have moderate game experience and seem dedicated, we probably won't turn you down). We will publish the results periodically if we get enough of them.

Peace, Truth, and Justice,
Luke

----More Space Here Reserved for future information on GPA.----

----Reserved for the joint controllers of The (Ressurected) Academy Offices of Gameplay to make announcements----

Seems odd that you offer a course in region invasion but not region defense. Subtle differences I'll admit, but certaintly worthy of seperate classes.

-The Greater Representative
X>=0

:?
Gee Thanks for not even Inviting Me.

Seems odd that you offer a course in region invasion but not region defense. Subtle differences I'll admit, but certaintly worthy of seperate classes.

-The Greater Representative
X>=0We decided that counter invasions were similar enough to invasions that they could go together, and that defending your region from invasion was covered along with other things in region building.

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Gee Thanks for not even Inviting Me.
I thought I did Loop. :?

I seem to recall sending you a telegram inviting to to help set it up and teach flagmaking, and you replied something to the effect "Neat idea, I'll check it out at some point."

Seems odd that you offer a course in region invasion but not region defense. Subtle differences I'll admit, but certaintly worthy of seperate classes.

-The Greater Representative
X>=0
I seem to recall that there were some objections when we were discussing it too.

If it makes you fell better I could add some sub-bullets.

We decided that counter invasions were similar enough to invasions that they could go together, and that defending your region from invasion was covered along with other things in region building.
That and that we don't expect to get many UN members at first. We already expect to need to bring our own UN nations into play. Offereing seperate courses of each type of crashing would make things really hard without calling in proffessional invaders/defenders, and that deafeats the point since professionals already come with a fixed mindset instead of teaching students to hae an open mind.

Having some experience defending regions without aid from professional defenders, just a minor course on identifing invaders would be worthwhile.

Also, are not defender/invader groups part of the NS experience and wouldn't their organization/adminstration/behaviors be a meaningful course of study?

I'm sure some counter-invader group would leap at the change to reduce their workload; some invaders would probably love the chance at getting recruits that actually know how to legally invade. End result, less griefing (people know the rules) and, hopefully, more civil counter-invaders.

But whatever, not like I'm in charge :-P

-The Greater Representative
X>=0

Having some experience defending regions without aid from professional defenders, just a minor course on identifing invaders would be worthwhile.

Also, are not defender/invader groups part of the NS experience and wouldn't their organization/adminstration/behaviors be a meaningful course of study?

I'm sure some counter-invader group would leap at the change to reduce their workload; some invaders would probably love the chance at getting recruits that actually know how to legally invade. End result, less griefing (people know the rules) and, hopefully, more civil counter-invaders.

But whatever, not like I'm in charge :-P

-The Greater Representative
X>=0We're not running an outfit that just gives people a good spot to recruit from. However, if regions want to put their names forwards, we may recommend appropriate new regions for our graduated students where they are in the graduate's interest.

Having some experience defending regions without aid from professional defenders, just a minor course on identifing invaders would be worthwhile.
Hmm. . .
I'l bring it up on the private forum.

Thanks. :)

Also, are not defender/invader groups part of the NS experience and wouldn't their organization/adminstration/behaviors be a meaningful course of study?
Yes to study perhaps. That's why we have the historical institute. Perhaps a seperate cultural one would be better though. We can't really teach it until we've compiled it after all. And by pairing them with one group, we would effectively decide their NS outlook for them. We'd rather teach them to make independent descisions.

I'm sure some counter-invader group would leap at the change to reduce their workload; some invaders would probably love the chance at getting recruits that actually know how to legally invade. End result, less griefing (people know the rules) and, hopefully, more civil counter-invaders.

But whatever, not like I'm in charge :-P

-The Greater Representative
X>=0

Exactly, but the intent is to teach them the basics and teach them to think, so that they have a good choice as to who they work with. Of course I suppose that we could do internships.

Again, I'll bring it up and thanks.

We're not running an outfit that just gives people a good spot to recruit from. However, if regions want to put their names forwards, we may recommend appropriate new regions for our graduated students where they are in the graduate's interest.
Which means it's an experinenced and successful outfit, prefferably willing to offer jobs requiring experience (though not necesarily trust, since they'd still have to prove themselves to their new region in that regard) to graduates.

We're not running an outfit that just gives people a good spot to recruit from. However, if regions want to put their names forwards, we may recommend appropriate new regions for our graduated students where they are in the graduate's interest.
Which means it's an experinenced and successful outfit, prefferably willing to offer jobs requiring experience (though not necesarily trust, since they'd still have to prove themselves to their new region in that regard) to graduates.

The revisions and explinations have answered all my questions... for now.

Looking forward to seeing this Academy become fully operational.

-The Greater Representative
X>=0

Looking forward to seeing this Academy become fully operational.

As are we.

Note, if anybody is interested in further investigating NS, see my note above.

Kickity bumpity.

Note: if anybody wants to join as an observer, particuarly if you are a representative of a major alliance feel welcome to PM me with a private message saying thatyou just wish to observe, along with your nation and if applicable alliance tha you represent.

Interesting idea, is Recruiting included in Region Building because i am very good at recruiting, i'm kinda a specialist at it. 8)

Interesting idea, is Recruiting included in Region Building because i am very good at recruiting, i'm kinda a specialist at it. 8)I know.

MTGN dropped pretty drastically when you left.

Would you be willing to teach a course on recruiting EM? :)

We had decided not to do it initially since none of us was really good at it.

This is one of the best ideas I've seen since I've been here, well done, everyone! Good luck!

This is one of the best ideas I've seen since I've been here, well done, everyone! Good luck!
Thanks. Now we have to wait for students. . .

This is one of the best ideas I've seen since I've been here, well done, everyone! Good luck!
Thanks. Now we have to wait for students. . .

Interesting idea, is Recruiting included in Region Building because i am very good at recruiting, i'm kinda a specialist at it. 8)I know.

MTGN dropped pretty drastically when you left.

Would you be willing to teach a course on recruiting EM? :)

We had decided not to do it initially since none of us was really good at it.


Sure why not, i have recuited about 60 nations in a Welsh region i had back when i was a pretty young nation. I recruited the same number for Evility as well. I have also recuited for the new EoP, and the "Rejected Realms", Pacific NationStates, also Evilium.


All were projects i have decided to do, on the subject of region building i have been Delegate of EoP, Evility, An undisclosed region, The Welsh Highlands and Wales.

I've done a invasions and defending but they were also projects, i'll be in touch Qaaolchoura.


But i never actually recruited for MTNG i was going to do, but i preferred going on the Forums. :)

One of the best ideas I've heard in a long time! 8)

I have a question: will your courses have different levels? The basics for new players would be good, of course, but what about players who have some experience ... but aren't arrogant enough to think they have nothing left to learn?


White Lotus Eaters
UN Delegate, Urbanites (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/target=display_region/region=urbanites)

I'm pleased with all of the interest this is generating. We only have 1-2 students so far, but that's about as many as I'd expected in the first week, so no suprise there.

Odd. Ah coulda svern ah bumped dis 'er thread. :P

Odd. Ah coulda svern ah bumped dis 'er thread. :P


Do i count as a Professor? Or am i a part time teacher?

THis sounds very interesting. But alas I am a UN delegate of a region. Can I send my puppet over?

Note, I'll be off until late Tuesday. For that Matter I may be too tired after Washington to come on until mid-Wednesday. If somebody has something that they need dealt with or a question that they need answered, contact one of the other project members.

Do i count as a Professor? Or am i a part time teacher?
At the moment there isn't any distiction between various types of instructor. I just created user titles "Instructor" and "Senior Instructor"

THis sounds very interesting. But alas I am a UN delegate of a region. Can I send my puppet over?
As long as you don't intend to take any courses that you need a UN nation on, of course.

Observers are welcome to send puppets, and UN nations are not required for non-crashing/counter crashing courses.

I sent a puppet to your region,

I am looking forward to learning some serious gameplay from the older, very experienced nations. When do I start?

I am looking forward to learning some serious gameplay from the older, very experienced nations. When do I start?

When Qaaolchoura gets back, he said he''ll be back late Tuesday or Wednesday.

Until then you'll have to wait,

Oh, right, I'm back by the way.

I've been sorting out things on NS since I got home around 7 or 8 tonight.

Edit: which would be yesterday EST. Since I live here, how could I be so blind?

Oh, right, I'm back by the way.

I've been sorting out things on NS since I got home around 7 or 8 tonight.

Edit: which would be yesterday EST. Since I live here, how could I be so blind?


:shock:

:shock:
What's the shock emoticon about EM? I got back five or six hours after you posted that, and the forums a few hours later. Or is it the fact that I posted that at about 2 in the morning? Heh, that night I stayed up until 3 am.

:shock:
What's the shock emoticon about EM? I got back five or six hours after you posted that, and the forums a few hours later. Or is it the fact that I posted that at about 2 in the morning? Heh, that night I stayed up until 3 am.

I just didn't have a clue what your post was about, come to think of it i shouldn't have posted.

I'm posting through a puppet, thought i'd get one a few posts,

I just didn't have a clue what your post was about, come to think of it i shouldn't have posted.

I'm posting through a puppet, thought i'd get one a few posts,
I just said that I'd gotten back about six hours after you'd posted that.

Heh, good luck. I've never been good at that. Acrophilia was the puppet of mine that had the highest post count at a dozen posts. And it died for two days, wiping clean its post count and founding date.

Who wants to bump this thread here?

Who wants to bump this thread here?


*raises hand*

Who wants to bump this thread here?


*raises hand*
Heh.
Actually I just wrote that because that was what I said to myself when I was trying to think of a new way to say "bump". Of course if nobody bumps it for a while please do.

Bumpity-bump-bump, bumpity-bump-bump. . .

Bumpity-bump-bump, bumpity-bump-bump. . .


I'm recruiting en-mass

But Recruiting is Hard
Under these circumstances
Matthuis Has Started Recruiting anyway
People are hard to persuade



See the hidden message? :wink:

I see it!
It's BUMP isn't it?
;)

I see it!
It's BUMP isn't it?
;)
Nobody bumped this for six days? :shock: :?
No wonder we weren't getting many new students. :lol:

Bump.

Bump.
Thanks.

Bump.
Thanks.

Anytime.

Bump.
Thanks.

Anytime.
Another bump. You know if somebody is interested in getting their postcount up, feel free to bump this daily. It'll save me a bit of time, and unless we suddenly have 576 hours in a day, I'll never have enogh time to do everything that I need to. Maybe not even then . . .

PMUB.

Wait a sec. That's backwards.

BUMP.

Bumpy?

PMUB.

Wait a sec. That's backwards.

BUMP.


So many copycats... :) :D

Back on topic, okay, i'll just bump it.

Bump, there i said it... 8)

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