General Discussion : (Un)Official Presents: WAR2: PRIDE - Round 1 - I'VE GOT YOUR NAME

@Dino No, I didn't! Good incentive to win, and intimidating, too! 

"that's right, isn't it?"

YES!  That is right!  Holy shit!!!!  Richard, you understand the brackets!

I'm incredibly sorry, it's just....it's just such a long day.

How cool! I hope I can make it at least a few rounds in. This should be fun.

hahahahaha...too funny, averydoll. love ya.

I look forward to playing Chris Carter. I loved what he did with The X-Files.

Dino- I remember that piece from SGH. It was a good 'un.

Abattoir Blues- I'm glad you got my good side. Pink always makes my cheekbones look nice.

Oh, and here are the rings. Y'all know what to do.

is loretta more badass? are you guys intimidated yet???

I started trying to figure out the brackets and possible scenarios and then it got confusing for me so I went back to my original strategy of planning on winning every round (and realizing that WAR management knows what is best for me). More importantly, I realized the error of looking past the first round. As a firm believer in the Bill Parcells coaching tree (and a lifelong NYG fan), I realize that I can only take this one week and one opponent at a time. This is how championships are won, and why the title of BAMF and the obligatory wallet that Utah is buying as the main prize is coming to Somerville, MA.

(ps - if anyone wants to scout me, I have a story in the workshop, "Hooky" that could use a read or two. Excuse my shameless whoring. But I am opportunistic)

I dont know, Dolly was in Steel Magnolias, just sayin'.

Rich is already prepping for round two I see. He apparently hasn't seen call down the thundah. 

Float like a butterfly, write like one of those bugs that writes really well.

The idea of trash talk made me sleepy.  Here

My trash talk recipient is MIA. So line up if you want to be degraded, humiliated, belittled, demeaned  and debased. 

And that does not mean you J.Y., you need to play to be punished. 

He is kind of old, isn't he, Mckay?

Ahh... Pleasure to meet you Mr. Freeman. This is the part where we meet in the middle of the field and exchange pleasantries. Next is me inflicting a James Harrison sack on you. Welcome to War. 

So line up if you want to be degraded, humiliated, belittled, demeaned  and debased.

And that does not mean you J.Y., you need to play to be punished.

I've always said there's nothing more degrading, humiliating, belittling, demeaning, or debasing than having a woman cook me a steak. So make a note.

You have a stutter McKay? Ahhhhh that's all I have for you, you are too cute and adorable, like a harmless little puppy. 

~ did you see that?

As much as I love to play with you J.Y., you didn't sign up, what's up with that? I would have been your Sugar Mama, of course just in the hopes of dominating you. 

. As a firm believer in the Bill Parcells coaching tree (and a lifelong NYG fan), I realize that I can only take this one week and one opponent at a time.

@Otis! Yaaaaaay!  A Giants fan!!!!!!  

Don't be jealous just because the phones aren't smart in Jersey. 

You have already agreed to rape, we can make this nice or not so nice. 

As much as I love to play with you J.Y., you didn't sign up, what's up with that? I would have been your Sugar Mama, of course just in the hopes of dominating you.

Fat chance (unless you spike the marinade with valium.)

Um, speaking of WAR, I have a story about war over in Panda's Rough House... http://litreactor.com/discuss/the-rough-house-prompt-of-the-week-7?page=3 Just saying. You know, if anyone wants to smack-talk or sweet-talk me. *Nudge*

^ I wondered about that.

Staggering the sending of the prompts is better than having all sixty four stories go up at once, but if it is only staggered by a week then it is a bit harsh on us in the second half of the bracket.

As my fellow voodoo master suggests above, having it turned on it's head for round two could work somehow - but then we have winners and losers brackets sepatating the group rather than top half and bottom half - and that means losers from round one that were in the bottom half might end up getting the brutal read-and-write-at-the-same-time week twice in a row, whilst some people never have to do it.

I'm just thinking back to the last war - the first voting week took a lot of time and reading. No way could I have gotten through all the stories if I had been writing my own to a deadline that week. Seems this needs addressing - because it would be a shame if us in the bottom half don;t have time to read or vote on any of the duels from the top half.

Unless I am being dense and not understanding your plan correctly. In which case ignore the hell out of me.

Okay.  Yeah, you guys do understand.  Let me think about this.  If we do it differently, then we have add an additional 2 weekes to the whole process and I feel like it's going to lag a bit.  But I agree that if I'm writing my story, I can't read all the stories that are up.  I just can't. 

BUT - would going second, reading all the stories, seeing the outcomes, whatever, then writing their stories, would that give the people in round two an advantage?  Wait.  No, it wouldn't.  Sorry.  I'm still drinking coffee.

Um.  What do others think?  There will be a ruling later.

I would suggest dropping all the prompts at the same time. Everyone submits by the end of week 1. But still only post 32 in week 2 and 32 in week 3. That way everyone gets 1 week to write and two to read and vote. Unless that adds too much work for the defenders.

Oooh, Jonathan is on a winner there! That could work - everyone gets the same length writing period, all the stories are up for the vote for the same amount of time, and the whole schedule is only extended by one week.

I like that solution.