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13 December 2005

llor.nu has reset More lots available to build, 1 new item, still kinda boring yet addictive.

post by: tetsuo at: 14:11 | 14 comments

I'm looking forward to the pirates.

posted by dodgygeezer 13 December | 14:25

I'd suggest it on the forums for you, well..that is if they were working right now.

posted by tetsuo 13 December | 14:37

"reset" is a misnomer -- you still have all your property and money, but the gameplay has improved (a couple days ago actually).

I had a really bad first day, but things are going a bit better now that I can actually find properties to buy. The bewildering array of banks, though, makes it look like the early 90s ...

posted by stilicho 13 December | 14:55

My 26 buildings were gone when I logged back in...

posted by tetsuo 13 December | 15:02

So what makes this different from the Monopoly game?

posted by TrishaLynn 13 December | 15:43

Pirates? There are going to be pirates.

posted by eatitlive 13 December | 16:55

More pirates means less global warming. This is good.

posted by matildaben 13 December | 17:24

I've got two of them helmets, but nobody's built above 4 stories!

posted by Edible Energy 13 December | 18:01

"Oh, I've got a helmet!"
- George Hanson, Easy Rider

posted by me3dia 13 December | 18:11

In the very near future, any undeposited cash will be at risk of being stolen by pirates who roam the game looking for idle victims. The best way to reduce your risk in the game is to make sure you're rolling the dice.

I thought dodgygeezer was kidding.

posted by tetsuo 13 December | 19:24

I'm pretty sure I saw somewhere in the forums that there will be muggings by pirates.

posted by me3dia 13 December | 21:51

Trisha, I'm actually curious about that. Monopoly has certain gameplay characteristics related to the limitations on a) how many properties and b) how much you can build. This has the latter but it's way above most people's gameplay level right now to hit, and there's no functional limit on the former.

I'm not sure that the helmets and pirates are really the way I'd go -- I'm not sure that kind of random behavior is enjoyable. We'll see.

posted by stilicho 13 December | 22:02

I found that blurb about the pirates under "bank" when logged in, its the real deal.

posted by tetsuo 13 December | 22:40

Alas, I fear that the interface will not allow for little AJAX pirates to engulf my tiny car, smash its windows, and steal my cash, all while yelling "ARRRRR! ARRRR!"

I'll be imagining it that way, though.

posted by stilicho 14 December | 05:25

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