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Originally Posted by Septimius Severus
Say a discussion on the benefits and drawbacks of direct connect for team games (although it may need to be moved to another forum).
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Benefits: If you don't have a set of automated scripts to handle email, then direct connect is easier on the players. If everybody who is playing is going to be connected for the entire duration of the game, then file transfer is made easier.
Drawbacks: Requires the server to run copies of Dominions constantly instead of when needed. Passwords are needed on all games to prevent everyone from just downloading everybody's turn. You don't get the turn emailed to you to let you know that it's time to play. The server requires a static IP.
Team games are no different from normal games in the server requirements for each player, unless you're cheating by having every person's turn be actually played by one person.