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THE MIGHTY PIRATE?
by Nigel Villiers-Smythe
From recent comments in the SST from the SIR
alliance, it appears that the Mighty Prophet,
Flying Haddock has been causing some unrest
with them. We delved a bit deeper, and our
sources can reveal something slightly more
sinister. It appears, from first impressions, that
the Mighty Prophet has piratical tendencies.
However, sometimes first impressions can be
deceiving.
Our sources have confirmed for us that Flying
Haddock recently extorted a module out of the
SIR ship Duplo, claiming that he was doing the
work of the Mighty One and "hunting down false
prophets and their supporters". When we asked
Flying Haddock about this, he was very adamant
that he was doing the right thing, and that, in his
words, "those who support false prophets need
to be shown that this is a bad thing. Those who
wish to become false prophets should also be
shown the error of their ways".
One thing that is for certain, The Mighty Prophet
is certainly being totally consistent with what he
is saying, which in all fairness cannot be said for
SIR. They have publicly called him a pirate, yet
they have not adhered to the text on their own
website. At the time of writing, Flying Haddock
has not appeared on their enemy list, despite the
fact that he has indeed fulfilled all three criteria
that should be required, namely:
1. He has released Dybuk. (searching in the
archives, it can be seen that at one point he was
holding a handsome of popcorn recently after
Dybuk had been released).
2. He is a known pirate, at least according to the
SIR post in the SST.
3. He has attacked an SIR player physically and
verbally - he threatened Duplo with force and
our sources can reveal that his main bone of
contention is with Tiny, another SIR ship.
However, despite doing the above three things,
he has still failed to appear on the SIR enemy
list. The question is this. Is Flying Haddock really
a pirate, or are SIR attempting to destabilise the
prophet at such a time when Dybuk is being
freed as often as he is being chained?
THE FINANCES SECTION
by Nigel Villers-Smythe
The Finances Section makes a welcome return
to this edition of the TBG Tribune. There will be
more analysis of it in the next edition of the
Tribune:
Turn 745 |
Turn 750 |
Average
over last 5
turns |
Change in
Average
from last 5
turns |
Average Engineering Favour |
98 |
99 |
97.4 |
Not Known |
Average Science Favour |
66 |
65 |
65.8 |
Not Known |
Average Medical Favour |
138 |
143 |
141.2 |
Not Known |
Average Weaponry Favour
|
117 |
119 |
117.6 |
Not Known |
Average Terminals Accessed |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Not Known |
Average Cash |
5423 |
5671 |
5476.6 |
Not Known |
Average Torpedos |
46 |
47 |
46.2 |
Not Known |
There will be more analysis of this table in the
next edition, but it can be seen immediately that
the levels of cash that players have is consistently
increasing.
If you would like to see any other information
here, do not hesitate to contact us at
thetbgtribune@yahoo.co.uk
THE EDITORIAL
Welcome once again to the TBG Tribune.
Apologies for the slight delay in publication.
There were leaves on the line between Calcutta
and Bangalore which meant that the train was
delayed. Anyway, we finally got back and
managed to put the issue up. If you would like to
write for the Tribune, do feel free to contact us
at the address below. It would only require one
article per 5 turns (less if we get more people to
write for us), and you could get to see your
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Keep the feedback coming in to
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LIFE AS A NEWBIE: THE 100 TURN
VIEW
by Lucia Pacciola
Let me guess: You passed the test, received
your ship, and promptly gained access to an
alliance information database. After that, it
was an easy ride to the top-20 lists, right?
You raced around scooping up adventures,
scoring modules, and building officer skills.
Next thing you knew, you had a mass 30
mediocre vessel that you could easily
maintain, and your biggest questions were
"carrier or gunship?" and "which Chosen
should I be?" You've got an impressive list
of allies, all your officers are Enlightened, and
you've started protecting newbies at the
Academy meets, right? Right?
R-i-i-i-ght. I didn't think so.
"Newbies" face some of the most difficult
challenges in TBG. These are Captains
within their first 100 or so turns at the helm of
their ship, who are still learning the ropes.
They need information, direction, and most
of all, experience. Later, they will face other
challenges, but by that time they'll be armed
with a much better knowledge of the issues.
They'll have friends, databases, and lots of
practice with the various elements of Galactic
life. To begin with, though, they're faced with
a vast, unmapped terrain, and little or no idea
how to get started.
Many newbies are brought in via word of
mouth, so they at least have one Captain to
talk to. Even so, it can be very difficult to
clear those first few hurdles--in my case, the
Captain who introduced me had much more
important things to do than babysit my first
100 turns. After that initial transfer of
$energy, we've had very little contact.
And newbies are constrained by a time limit
as well: those modules aren't getting any
younger! Quite the opposite; that ship of
yours is deteriorating all the time. Not only
do you have to figure out how to solve that
problem, but if you don't do it soon, you'll
end up having to restart (if you don't simply
give up in frustration). And don't forget that
if you guess wrong early on, that mistaken
course of action will cost you dearly. Later,
you'll have a lot more flexibility, but in the
beginning that restart is going to be gaining on
you with every misstep you make.
Who would sign up for that? Fear not! It's
not a losing proposition, and the Galaxy
abounds with helpful souls who actually seem
to enjoy helping you out of the first-turn
darkness into the well-lit arena of trade,
religion, politics, and PvP combat that is
TBG.
Earlier I said that new captains need
experience, which we mostly have to get the
hard way. I say we, because I've been
helming my own vessel for just over 100
Turns myself. Every issue, I'll be writing
something like an "advice column" for new
Captains. I'll share my experiences, give my
views on how to get up that first steep
learning curve, and answer questions from
anybody who cares to ask. I'll also provide
links to helpful resources I've found, and
review some of the more common elements
and tools that ease the well-tempered
Captain's life. It'll be the story of one
Captain's progress through the Galaxy,
serialized for the edification and entertainment
of all. Stay tuned!
NEXT ISSUE: Information--Why Do I
Need It, Where Do I Get It?
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Ask her!
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