[HJ]

Originally posted by st.patrik:
Well honestly (although I suspect that some people here are not particularly interested in honest dialogue) I think that people are drawn to SP for certain reasons, and to MP for certain reasons.

Anyone is free to disagree with this, though I would ask that you at least keep your disagreement civil. However, I do think if you actually read what I said that it makes some sense. And just to re-iterate: I am not against SP [in fact I even argued FOR limited AI diplomacy earlier in this thread] - it is what I play most of the time; my only point is that if you want diplomacy the natural place to find it is MP.

I would be seriously surprised and even slightly offended if you consider my Posts as the ones not in line with desire for honest dialogue. I assure you that there is no malice intended or involved behind any of them, not directed to you, and not to anyone else either, regardless of whether they are in this thread or other threads. But let's not talk abut that any more, and let's not do finger pointing; feel free to pm me if you think I personally was out of line.

You provided the reasons for SP diplomacy in your post quite well (although I snipped out the parts of it). For my own personal reasons, I don't play MP at all. Therefore, for me it's no compensation if you can do it that way. However, in my opinion it would enrich the gaming experience in the mode that I do play and enjoy playing, and hence I would like to see it implemented. I'm not thinking human level of reasoning, as this is not what I look for in my games, otherwise I would play MP probably, with the current state of the affairs. I'm thinking about enrichment of the gaming environment I peruse, and if you tell me to play MP, it's the same thing as if you're telling me to play some other game altogether. That's why I said that your question was a strange one, as later you yourself have provided reasoning for people opting for one mode or the other.

[ October 16, 2003, 19:36: Message edited by: HJ ]