Regions and splitting up major metro areas. [Archive] - Wizards Community

Regions and splitting up major metro areas. [Archive] - Wizards Community

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ThadWilliams
09-06-07, 12:16 PM From the Sept. chat session:
"Most adventures will be playable in any region. There will be some incentives to play in
region or travel to conventions."

I suppose I will reserve my opinion about splitting up Kansas City down the middle until those incentives are revealed.

I did notice that they didn't split up any other major metropolitan area as large as Kansas City. Do people in the NorthWest have any idea what KC is like?

(For reference of cities which span multiple states see http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/phc-t29/tab03a.pdf a pdf listing cities in population order and show if they span multiple states.)

Memphis got really divided considering it looks like it's population draws from three states.

Plus, I think
"Most adventures will be playable in any region. There will be some incentives to play in region or travel to conventions."
might be a bit contradictory seeing as traveling to conventions might often mean being out of region.

Thad
Reneshat
09-06-07, 12:27 PM From the Sept. chat session:
"Most adventures will be playable in any region. There will be some incentives to play in
region or travel to conventions."

I suppose I will reserve my opinion about splitting up Kansas City down the middle until those incentives are revealed.

I did notice that they didn't split up any other major metropolitan area as large as Kansas City. Do people in the NorthWest have any idea what KC is like?

(For reference of cities which span multiple states see http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/phc-t29/tab03a.pdf a pdf listing cities in population order and show if they span multiple states.)

Memphis got really divided considering it looks like it's population draws from three states.

Plus, I think
"Most adventures will be playable in any region. There will be some incentives to play in region or travel to conventions."
might be a bit contradictory seeing as traveling to conventions might often mean being out of region.

Thad

As a someone from St. Louis, all I have to say is "LUCKY!!!" We got to experience straddling two regions with LG, and let me tell you it was great. I'm not sure what the exact methods to encouraging in region play will be, but I can tell you that having you city split down the middle is not a bad thing.
cetiken
09-06-07, 01:35 PM I'm not sure what it means, but it the only other Metro area in the US that I see split up is DC.
mmockus
09-06-07, 02:08 PM I'm not sure what it means, but it the only other Metro area in the US that I see split up is DC.

Slightly larger than KC. :)
ThadWilliams
09-06-07, 02:35 PM Holy cow, yeah, missed DC in the list somehow. MUCH larger than KC, lol.
Like I said, I'll reserve my opinion when we see how the incentives read. Just thought it was interesting they had split up major metro areas like that.

Thad
Reylance
09-06-07, 04:01 PM Cincinnati and Louisville also have their suburbs in another region.
mmockus
09-06-07, 08:48 PM Cincinnati and Louisville also have their suburbs in another region.

This is actually fairly common, with most cities on large bodies of water, rivers in the interior. And the fact that many state lines will follow a river when it can.
Sieylianna
09-06-07, 09:16 PM It's not clear where the Ohio - Kentucky split takes place, so Cincinnati could have suburbs in three regions.

Gen Con and Origins pretty much dictated that Ohio and Indiana were in separate regions. LG gaming in Northern Kentucky has been pretty much nonexistent, so that doesn't do much for Ohio.

Ed
KoboldChieftain
09-07-07, 08:43 AM From the looks of it, Yuma, AZ gets the trifecta as well. It is right next to the Pacific and Latin America regions. Glad to see something put Yuma back on the map!!
qstor
09-13-07, 11:53 AM It doesn't matter that much since the modules are playable ANYWHERE.

Mike
KoboldChieftain
09-13-07, 11:50 PM Yes, scenarios are playable anywhere but they dropped words like 'Some' and 'Most'. This leads me to believe that their is going to be at least a glimmer of region specific stuff. Here is hoping anyway.
Keith53
09-19-07, 07:17 PM Unfortunately, once you start drawing a boundary to curve around a major metro area, the arguments will start as to which suburbs and how far out to go. Someone, somewhere is always on a border. Within the US, the state boundaries are usually clear enough for everyone to understand and accept. YMMV.

Keith
Nolwelen
09-22-07, 12:16 AM Well I guess for americans this isnt very interesting, but I recognized they split the german and french speaking people completely up. They put belgium and luxembourg in one region with germany. But we, the swiss, as well as the austrians endet up in the same region with france. Just to remember, approximately 67% of all swiss citizens have german, 20% french, 10% Italian and the rest rato-roman as their native language. Though, I guess in the swiss case its not an easy decision. Still, Im not sure if there is any visible logic to that borderline.

Well what looks more curious to me is, why are the UK and ireland a separate region, together with south africa?! Which by the way seems totally out of place to me.^^ Do the british not like to be in one region with either the french or the german people? Looks like separatism somehow. No offense I cant tell the reason. May be its just because there are so many more players in the LG meta-region Onnwall than in Ekbir or Ahlissa. Well I guess if measured in square miles the biggest region would be what is called the "north europe and Russia region".^^ Which spans half asia. But I guess there are no D&D players in Sibiria. ;) But who knows.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
ThadWilliams 09-06-07, 12:16 PM	From the Sept. chat session: "Most adventures will be playable in any region. There will be some incentives to play in region or travel to conventions." I suppose I will reserve my opinion about splitting up Kansas City down the middle until those incentives are revealed. I did notice that they didn't split up any other major metropolitan area as large as Kansas City. Do people in the NorthWest have any idea what KC is like? (For reference of cities which span multiple states see http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/phc-t29/tab03a.pdf a pdf listing cities in population order and show if they span multiple states.) Memphis got really divided considering it looks like it's population draws from three states. Plus, I think "Most adventures will be playable in any region. There will be some incentives to play in region or travel to conventions." might be a bit contradictory seeing as traveling to conventions might often mean being out of region. Thad
Reneshat 09-06-07, 12:27 PM	From the Sept. chat session: "Most adventures will be playable in any region. There will be some incentives to play in region or travel to conventions." I suppose I will reserve my opinion about splitting up Kansas City down the middle until those incentives are revealed. I did notice that they didn't split up any other major metropolitan area as large as Kansas City. Do people in the NorthWest have any idea what KC is like? (For reference of cities which span multiple states see http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/phc-t29/tab03a.pdf a pdf listing cities in population order and show if they span multiple states.) Memphis got really divided considering it looks like it's population draws from three states. Plus, I think "Most adventures will be playable in any region. There will be some incentives to play in region or travel to conventions." might be a bit contradictory seeing as traveling to conventions might often mean being out of region. Thad As a someone from St. Louis, all I have to say is "LUCKY!!!" We got to experience straddling two regions with LG, and let me tell you it was great. I'm not sure what the exact methods to encouraging in region play will be, but I can tell you that having you city split down the middle is not a bad thing.
cetiken 09-06-07, 01:35 PM	I'm not sure what it means, but it the only other Metro area in the US that I see split up is DC.
mmockus 09-06-07, 02:08 PM	I'm not sure what it means, but it the only other Metro area in the US that I see split up is DC. Slightly larger than KC. :)
ThadWilliams 09-06-07, 02:35 PM	Holy cow, yeah, missed DC in the list somehow. MUCH larger than KC, lol. Like I said, I'll reserve my opinion when we see how the incentives read. Just thought it was interesting they had split up major metro areas like that. Thad
Reylance 09-06-07, 04:01 PM	Cincinnati and Louisville also have their suburbs in another region.
mmockus 09-06-07, 08:48 PM	Cincinnati and Louisville also have their suburbs in another region. This is actually fairly common, with most cities on large bodies of water, rivers in the interior. And the fact that many state lines will follow a river when it can.
Sieylianna 09-06-07, 09:16 PM	It's not clear where the Ohio - Kentucky split takes place, so Cincinnati could have suburbs in three regions. Gen Con and Origins pretty much dictated that Ohio and Indiana were in separate regions. LG gaming in Northern Kentucky has been pretty much nonexistent, so that doesn't do much for Ohio. Ed
KoboldChieftain 09-07-07, 08:43 AM	From the looks of it, Yuma, AZ gets the trifecta as well. It is right next to the Pacific and Latin America regions. Glad to see something put Yuma back on the map!!
qstor 09-13-07, 11:53 AM	It doesn't matter that much since the modules are playable ANYWHERE. Mike
KoboldChieftain 09-13-07, 11:50 PM	Yes, scenarios are playable anywhere but they dropped words like 'Some' and 'Most'. This leads me to believe that their is going to be at least a glimmer of region specific stuff. Here is hoping anyway.
Keith53 09-19-07, 07:17 PM	Unfortunately, once you start drawing a boundary to curve around a major metro area, the arguments will start as to which suburbs and how far out to go. Someone, somewhere is always on a border. Within the US, the state boundaries are usually clear enough for everyone to understand and accept. YMMV. Keith
Nolwelen 09-22-07, 12:16 AM	Well I guess for americans this isnt very interesting, but I recognized they split the german and french speaking people completely up. They put belgium and luxembourg in one region with germany. But we, the swiss, as well as the austrians endet up in the same region with france. Just to remember, approximately 67% of all swiss citizens have german, 20% french, 10% Italian and the rest rato-roman as their native language. Though, I guess in the swiss case its not an easy decision. Still, Im not sure if there is any visible logic to that borderline. Well what looks more curious to me is, why are the UK and ireland a separate region, together with south africa?! Which by the way seems totally out of place to me.^^ Do the british not like to be in one region with either the french or the german people? Looks like separatism somehow. No offense I cant tell the reason. May be its just because there are so many more players in the LG meta-region Onnwall than in Ekbir or Ahlissa. Well I guess if measured in square miles the biggest region would be what is called the "north europe and Russia region".^^ Which spans half asia. But I guess there are no D&D players in Sibiria. ;) But who knows.