On Mon, 11 Jan 2010, ais523 wrote: > On Mon, 2010-01-11 at 14:41 -0500, comex wrote: >> Whether or not Crumbling Fountain passed, the Dealor's report hasn't >> been published, nor any card plays or IBA transactions performed, in >> nearly a month, and even if someone volunteered to be Dealor, the game >> really isn't active enough now to sustain Cards. I don't know if >> there's any advantage to repealing them, but I feel like something >> should be done... > > IMO they were a failed experiment; they pretty-much force people to get > deep into the game's economy even if they don't want to, which rather > defeats one of the big attractions of Agora (that you can play just the > bits you want). I'd prefer some sort of lighter-weight economy.
I would wholeheartedly support a full repeal of cards. Once cards come to a halt due to uncertainty/lack of reports its hell to get them started again. I suggest going to simple action points model to start. Every player has N non-tradable non-accumulating action points per week (+ extra for officers) and certain activities cost X,Y,Z action points. While action points aren't tradable, some of the things you could buy with the points should be tradable. Someone can come up with a better name then action points and choose the game's next Big Metaphor... -G.
