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Sep-10-2004 15:10

Congratulations Underground - two treasures in 2 hours 32 minutes!

Sep-11-2004 01:56

Thanks! We were awfully excited! (I'm surprised you couldn't hear the party, but then again, we /are/ underground....

Sep-11-2004 09:52

So is that what all that noise under our building was?

Sep-11-2004 10:02

Thanks, Evita! We were incredibly lucky yesterday with how our favors fell.

Sep-22-2004 03:46

Now a hunt has been solved in only 32 minutes from start to finish! While impressive, it is beginning to get demoralising. Is a tweak to the system required?

Sep-22-2004 08:59

Making fast work of a hunt is nothing to be suspicious of, and really is only an indication of great teamwork and communication. We can't cry 'foul' everytime a player or a team does well. Ultimately, this type of teamwork should be every agency's goal. There have been several hunts won quickly by various agencies. I for one congratulate those who have their 'stuff' together.

Sep-23-2004 13:24

But I know what Evita means. Its nice to have hunts stick around long enough so that folks who's play time doesn't happen to coincide with 12:06 or 00:06 still have a chance of finding an active hunt that's not already 85% done by some other agency.

Sep-23-2004 13:30

I could make hunts a little harder by making them take more steps. The one drawback to that is, smaller agencies have a little better shot at solving short hunts than they do at long ones. A little good luck can win a short hunt for a small agency quickly. A longer hunt makes it more likely that luck won't overcome a larger agency's advantage in number of agents.

Sep-23-2004 14:27

Has any more thought gone into having smaller agencies compete against each other and larger agencies compete seperate? This would sure help the smaller agencies.

Sep-23-2004 14:57

Why don't we just eliminate hunts altogether?

Sep-23-2004 15:02

I find it interesting that some agencies want to stay small and still have all the advantages of the larger agencies. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Having and keeping a large agency is VERY HARD WORK, but there are obvious rewards for that. I am supportive of the smaller agencies, but if you want to run with the big dogs, you have to come out from under the porch!