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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Interview with Donald X.
« on: May 10, 2024, 03:16:03 pm »
Somehow Donald X. forgot about Josephine, Sylvia, and Natalie (I read the reports, I know they playtest occasionally). But anyways.
These two will be featured in one of Donald X.'s upcoming games. Somehow one of them never got invited to the private Donald X. discord.
The rulebooks/secret histories indicate that they came in during Renaissance. They suggested what would ultimately become Improve.
Most playtesters' day jobs are a mystery. I think JNails is a high school debate coach, and I'll just assume everyone else is a computer programmer/mathematician. JNails also tries to convince Donald X. to remove unnecessary and egregious commas (I say "tries" because Donald X. likes those commas).
So why have I mostly played with them for Dominion testing. One reason is, they're mostly the only option. A lot of other online playtesters are either really busy post-pandemic, don't have the hardware to play on TGG, or block me. (I don't mind if anyone blocks me! If you find me annoying/rude, just do it. I'm just stating the facts, there are other playtesters who block me.)
Other than JNails, I've played a little Rising Sun with kieranmillar. They claim to be British, but they say dee-zee instead of dee-zed so I'm suspicious. btw dee-zed is the canonical way to say my name and I get to decide that. JNails doesn't care and says dee-zee anyways.
Moon Colony Bloodbath, that's an excellent game. Other than Rising Sun, that's the thing I'm most looking forward to this year. I never played Pacific (playtesting on it pretty much ended when I was invited), but I've seen a draft of the rulebook, it looks pretty cool.
What can I say about me.
* My actual initials aren't "DZ", but it's what my username is. Since it's just 2 letters it's already been claimed on a bunch of websites, but in 2017 dominion.games was still young and I could claim it.
* I first played Dominion in 2011; I got back into it in 2017 after reading Donald X.'s secret histories. Ah 2017. I remember getting so excited about Nocturne previews and being so sad that everyone else hated it (it's still easily the most overhated expansion).
* You may remember I wrote my own secret history for Cornucopia/Guilds. A Rising Sun one seems likely. I've got stories to tell, and some of them are of Donald X. dropping f-bombs.
* A couple days ago I'd say I'm a college student. However, I just did my last exam, so I've all but graduated. But who cares, right?
* One time LastFootnote asked "So what happens when you BoM a Landing Party now?" and Donald X. said "Currently the way BoM works with Landing Party is, * has no idea, waits for DZ *". This was after I declared in spec chat that BoM Garrison and BoM Landing Party are the 2 most controversial Dominion rulings.
* I don't tend to go outside so I deny enjoying long walks on the beach. I do enjoy tricky cards and the game beating you up. Not "getting beat up and doing nothing the entire game," "getting beat up and still winning with a masterful strategy."
- Dr. White - At a game store in 2011. He's always the test for, will a game be too slow with slow players. He thinks things through. And crushes you. He's up for any Donald X. stuff, willing to play light or heavy stuff. He doesn't like powerful cards; he was the lone voice speaking against Silk Merchant. He does enjoy breaking whatever I've blown it on; he will find it and abuse it to the max. Actually a doctor (a psychiatrist).
- Dr. Dibson - Same store, probably also 2011. He likes to play the same game a lot, really learn that game. Not actually a doctor. He's very positive but will say what he doesn't like sometimes.
These two will be featured in one of Donald X.'s upcoming games. Somehow one of them never got invited to the private Donald X. discord.
- Ben & Steveie - Well I don't feel like checking rulebooks to see when these names show up. After the Adventures crowd but otherwise somewhat far back. They were just people I'd seen online including here. They were willing to test non-Dominion stuff and also Dominion. They type reports and have been helpful, but they don't so much chat on the discord.
The rulebooks/secret histories indicate that they came in during Renaissance. They suggested what would ultimately become Improve.
- JNails - At one point I was going to playtest on dominion.games, and invited player after player from the discord community. That worked for a bit, then there was a leak and it all collapsed, and most of the new playtesters were uh not retained. JNails seemed trustworthy and super-productive though. Sometimes plays a lot of games with DZ. Hates attacks.
Most playtesters' day jobs are a mystery. I think JNails is a high school debate coach, and I'll just assume everyone else is a computer programmer/mathematician. JNails also tries to convince Donald X. to remove unnecessary and egregious commas (I say "tries" because Donald X. likes those commas).
So why have I mostly played with them for Dominion testing. One reason is, they're mostly the only option. A lot of other online playtesters are either really busy post-pandemic, don't have the hardware to play on TGG, or block me. (I don't mind if anyone blocks me! If you find me annoying/rude, just do it. I'm just stating the facts, there are other playtesters who block me.)
- kieranmillar - Another maker of videos, a long series looking in-depth at cards from the first several expansions. I think I found him that way. He playtested a bunch during the pandemic period. Friendly and verbose.
Other than JNails, I've played a little Rising Sun with kieranmillar. They claim to be British, but they say dee-zee instead of dee-zed so I'm suspicious. btw dee-zed is the canonical way to say my name and I get to decide that. JNails doesn't care and says dee-zee anyways.
- Cave-o-sapien - You know him as the dombot guy, but he's played several of my games now; he'll be in the credits for Moon Colony Bloodbath and Pacific, hopefully both out this year. He's very chatty. Also has decent taste in music. Cares about flavor.
Moon Colony Bloodbath, that's an excellent game. Other than Rising Sun, that's the thing I'm most looking forward to this year. I never played Pacific (playtesting on it pretty much ended when I was invited), but I've seen a draft of the rulebook, it looks pretty cool.
- DZ - What is there to say about DZ, that wasn't said better in the police dossier? I still remember the day I met DZ. That was the day I fulfilled my lifelong ambition to follow someone into a revolving door but come out ahead of them. DZ is like something you're trying to remember that everyone else wants you to forget. He's what the pig said to the apple. He's the stars painted on the ceiling of Dominion. He likes long walks on the beach, wonky cards, and having the game beat you up.
What can I say about me.
* My actual initials aren't "DZ", but it's what my username is. Since it's just 2 letters it's already been claimed on a bunch of websites, but in 2017 dominion.games was still young and I could claim it.
* I first played Dominion in 2011; I got back into it in 2017 after reading Donald X.'s secret histories. Ah 2017. I remember getting so excited about Nocturne previews and being so sad that everyone else hated it (it's still easily the most overhated expansion).
* You may remember I wrote my own secret history for Cornucopia/Guilds. A Rising Sun one seems likely. I've got stories to tell, and some of them are of Donald X. dropping f-bombs.
* A couple days ago I'd say I'm a college student. However, I just did my last exam, so I've all but graduated. But who cares, right?
* One time LastFootnote asked "So what happens when you BoM a Landing Party now?" and Donald X. said "Currently the way BoM works with Landing Party is, * has no idea, waits for DZ *". This was after I declared in spec chat that BoM Garrison and BoM Landing Party are the 2 most controversial Dominion rulings.
* I don't tend to go outside so I deny enjoying long walks on the beach. I do enjoy tricky cards and the game beating you up. Not "getting beat up and doing nothing the entire game," "getting beat up and still winning with a masterful strategy."