The Klingon Conquest of Facebook
Okay, I admit it. I've been ignoring both my LJ and my blog since going on vacation in November. And the last couple of weeks has been worse as I haven't got my previously good excuses as I have been playing around with Facebook. And Facebook games.
So I will update the LJ with this little tidbit. The Klingon Empire is taking over Facebook. KAG has several group-type presense on Facebook and a lot of KAG members are on there as well. There are Klingon group pages of all kinds not associated with KAG as well. And there is cool stuff besides.
There is a game called Star Fight which has an armada called KAG Klingons. Laura is running the Klingon Empire in World Domnation: Total War. And there are more.
It's actually fairly easy to get wrapped up in some of the games. I've become absorbed with one called Space Wars where the mark of success is having a bounty put on you (I've had one...and I torpedoed the player who scored it as well as blasting the player who posted it). Space Wars is a game from Zynga, and there are numerous games using a similar technology that I have taken to referring to as zynga games, regardless of who the developers are. I have also learned that when you attack players you can not only gain money and experience points from them, but also gain "loot" items, like that nice new shiny robot Zynga was promoting using bonus points. I have three of those now. Maybe that's way I had a bounty placed on me.
World Domination is kind of like Risk, but every player has their own mapboard of the world to conquer, and fight side skirmishes against other palyers to gain additional money and exp. This can result in a player going out and buying from the app developer some ICBMs and nuking your armies. The only way to get them is to gain "bonus points" from the developer so they can make a dime or two.
That's true of all of the games I have tried out. There are ways to get bonus points, inlcuding direct purchase, so has to advance yourself a little faster.
Star Fight is kind of a cool game in that you start out with a space ship and fight other players, gaining a few bucks to use to upgrade your ship.
Star Domination is also interesting in that you start out with a ship and advance in level and buy newer, bigger ships and upgrades.
Those two are not what I refer to as zynga-type games.
Space Wars, and other zynga-type games you start out with a ship (or whatever) and perform missions/quests/whatever. Looking at this from the Space Wars perspective, you do the missions to gain a few bucks and exp, and advance your character, buying new ships and upgrades. Then you buy planets, which generate a residual income. You also have munitions which can get you in trouble. These are used to blast other characters, and, assuming you win (but don't count on it) exp, cash (if they didn't bank it) and an occasional loot item, like the aforementioned "shiny new robot". Then you get a bounty placed on you. And ZAP! Someone will collect it.
In Space Wars, I find myself blasting any captain using names like "Kirk", "Jim Kirk", "Spock", and so on. Oh, and there is an option to change you name, so if it gets too hot under my current name, I can change it to something else.
Another point with the zynga-type games is that your ability to advance requires that you build fleets/squads/clans/posses/whatever, either by recruiting players from yor friends, or using bonus points to purchase them.
Needless to say I hit a brick wall with a few of these games, like Battle of the Bands (which is not by Zynga, but I classify it as a zynga-type game).
Some of the games incorporate a theme (criminal violence) that I find objectionable. Warfare, on the otherhand, is fair game. And there are non-violent games like Street Racer (need a pit crew) and the afformentioned Battle of the Bands (you need to add bands to your tour).
There are also trivia games, pass-a-drink games, gifts, and much more, as well as networking (which is what Facebook is supposed to be about, according to rumor).
So I will update the LJ with this little tidbit. The Klingon Empire is taking over Facebook. KAG has several group-type presense on Facebook and a lot of KAG members are on there as well. There are Klingon group pages of all kinds not associated with KAG as well. And there is cool stuff besides.
There is a game called Star Fight which has an armada called KAG Klingons. Laura is running the Klingon Empire in World Domnation: Total War. And there are more.
It's actually fairly easy to get wrapped up in some of the games. I've become absorbed with one called Space Wars where the mark of success is having a bounty put on you (I've had one...and I torpedoed the player who scored it as well as blasting the player who posted it). Space Wars is a game from Zynga, and there are numerous games using a similar technology that I have taken to referring to as zynga games, regardless of who the developers are. I have also learned that when you attack players you can not only gain money and experience points from them, but also gain "loot" items, like that nice new shiny robot Zynga was promoting using bonus points. I have three of those now. Maybe that's way I had a bounty placed on me.
World Domination is kind of like Risk, but every player has their own mapboard of the world to conquer, and fight side skirmishes against other palyers to gain additional money and exp. This can result in a player going out and buying from the app developer some ICBMs and nuking your armies. The only way to get them is to gain "bonus points" from the developer so they can make a dime or two.
That's true of all of the games I have tried out. There are ways to get bonus points, inlcuding direct purchase, so has to advance yourself a little faster.
Star Fight is kind of a cool game in that you start out with a space ship and fight other players, gaining a few bucks to use to upgrade your ship.
Star Domination is also interesting in that you start out with a ship and advance in level and buy newer, bigger ships and upgrades.
Those two are not what I refer to as zynga-type games.
Space Wars, and other zynga-type games you start out with a ship (or whatever) and perform missions/quests/whatever. Looking at this from the Space Wars perspective, you do the missions to gain a few bucks and exp, and advance your character, buying new ships and upgrades. Then you buy planets, which generate a residual income. You also have munitions which can get you in trouble. These are used to blast other characters, and, assuming you win (but don't count on it) exp, cash (if they didn't bank it) and an occasional loot item, like the aforementioned "shiny new robot". Then you get a bounty placed on you. And ZAP! Someone will collect it.
In Space Wars, I find myself blasting any captain using names like "Kirk", "Jim Kirk", "Spock", and so on. Oh, and there is an option to change you name, so if it gets too hot under my current name, I can change it to something else.
Another point with the zynga-type games is that your ability to advance requires that you build fleets/squads/clans/posses/whatever, either by recruiting players from yor friends, or using bonus points to purchase them.
Needless to say I hit a brick wall with a few of these games, like Battle of the Bands (which is not by Zynga, but I classify it as a zynga-type game).
Some of the games incorporate a theme (criminal violence) that I find objectionable. Warfare, on the otherhand, is fair game. And there are non-violent games like Street Racer (need a pit crew) and the afformentioned Battle of the Bands (you need to add bands to your tour).
There are also trivia games, pass-a-drink games, gifts, and much more, as well as networking (which is what Facebook is supposed to be about, according to rumor).
sad