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Old October 7th, 2005, 04:29 PM
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tough decisions - what would be your decision in crisis?
not really a game, more like discussion. I describe possible situation
and the available choices, and you explain what you'll choose.

Background: (idea taken from Dune: The Battle of Corrin)
  • You are military commander, in charge of large assault force.
  • You are facing your utter enemies, ready to fight and kill
    them.
  • You have much larger and better army, victory is assured.
  • Your enemy has hostages, lots of them.
  • Your enemy place those hostages in the front, making sure that
    if you attack, they will be all killed.
  • You know that if you give them time, your enemies will re-group
    and would make real threat on your own people.
  • The coming battle can be the last - winning this battle means
    wiping your enemy once and for all.

Your options:
  1. draw back and save the lives of the hostages
  2. fight anyway, sacrificing the hostages for the greater good of
    destroying the dangerous enemy.

my choice would be #2 - those hostages are doomed anyway...
it's not likely they will ever be rescued. in the long range, it's
better to lose 1000 people now than millions in the future.
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Originally Posted by Shadow Wizard
not really a game, more like discussion. I describe possible situation
and the available choices, and you explain what you'll choose.

Background: (idea taken from Dune: The Battle of Corrin)
  • You are military commander, in charge of large assault force.
  • You are facing your utter enemies, ready to fight and kill
    them.
  • You have much larger and better army, victory is assured.
  • Your enemy has hostages, lots of them.
  • Your enemy place those hostages in the front, making sure that
    if you attack, they will be all killed.
  • You know that if you give them time, your enemies will re-group
    and would make real threat on your own people.
  • The coming battle can be the last - winning this battle means
    wiping your enemy once and for all.

Your options:
  1. draw back and save the lives of the hostages
  2. fight anyway, sacrificing the hostages for the greater good of
    destroying the dangerous enemy.

my choice would be #2 - those hostages are doomed anyway...
it's not likely they will ever be rescued. in the long range, it's
better to lose 1000 people now than millions in the future.


Although, it doesn't seem right, and I would want to save the hostages, I would have to save the millions of others. I would hope to try and find a way to save the hostages, but if there were none, they would be done...cookies
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I'd figure out a way to fight from a different direction not endangering the hostages.
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I'd figure out a way to fight from a different direction not endangering the hostages.


sounds like a good plan to me, where ya been Doug, haven't seen ya around for a while.
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I'd just send the SAS in.

They'd whoop *** and rescue everyone to pave the way for my
Devastators to go in and muller everyone else...
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I'd just send the SAS in.

They'd whoop *** and rescue everyone to pave the way for my
Devastators to go in and muller everyone else...


lol way to be, Chief
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I'd figure out a way to fight from a different direction not endangering the hostages.
sounds like the perfect solution!!! Not sure that ever happens!!

I would have to agree with Shadow. Think long term and save as many as possible.
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interesting responses, guys... but looks like I didn't make myself
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I'd figure out a way to fight from a different direction not endangering the hostages.

no different direction... the hostages will 100% die if you attack.

no special forces as well... it's either fight, kill your enemy and
sacrifice the hostages, or back down and give up, delaying the
battle to unknown time in the future. quite black and white
situation.

nice link, Chief... interesting to mention that I just now read the
reason for the hatred between the Harkonnen and the Atredies
houses...


bottom line of this discussion is whether you're willing to
sacrifice your people for greater cause, or not... as I said tough
decision.
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interesting responses, guys... but looks like I didn't make myself
clear enough.


no different direction... the hostages will 100% die if you attack.

no special forces as well... it's either fight, kill your enemy and
sacrifice the hostages, or back down and give up, delaying the
battle to unknown time in the future. quite black and white
situation.

nice link, Chief... interesting to mention that I just now read the
reason for the hatred between the Harkonnen and the Atredies
houses...


bottom line of this discussion is whether you're willing to
sacrifice your people for greater cause, or not... as I said tough
decision.


Yup, I would still have to go with option number 2.
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<aside>

So, you're reading the book, but do you play the game, Shadow?

I used to love Dune and DuneII - I never got round to playing 2000
though, but it looks quite good from the link I posted...

Are you into RTS games? I'd play your at Zero Hour if you're up for it!