Just so you all know, I highly recommend NEVER playing in a game with earcaraxe. He is one of the least reliable players, and one of the biggest bailers that I know to have ever (unfortunately) been part of the Dominions community.
So a warning to everyone who thinks about playing in this game. earcaraxe is a known bailer, and the examples I will give below are just those I know about. As I will be amazed if there are not other examples as well. Something I can tell you all for certain is that earcaraxe will either win this game or abandon it at some stage once he realises he can't win. And he won't care in the slightest about the rest of you at that time, as he doesn't care about any other player or person he plays games with other than himself. As all he wants to do is have "his fun", which meanings "winning" in his books. You can also get some clues to this by his choice of nation and banned spells (yes, why don't we all create games where you have banned the best and most powerful spell to stop your nation. As that will greatly increase your chance to win, and minimise the chances of having your "fun" spoilt. Why not try this for an easier game... "New game. I'm playing LA Ermor, and I'm banning the recruitment of priests").
During his brief time here last year earcaraxe.....
- Tried joining a newbie game after having won 2-3 MP games already.
http://z7.invisionfree.com/Dom3mods/...post&p=1087291
- Dropped out of Pyrite as a leading mid-nation for no apparent reason (truth being he had no chance to catch the leader, therefore no interest in playing anymore)
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showp...&postcount=123
- Dropped out of Gluttony for no reason. (check the OP for nation-player info)
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showp...&postcount=167
- Simply dropped out of the team game Preponderance 2 leaving his nation to stale, revealing his identity (which was against the rules as it was anonymous game), abandoning his team-mate, and going directly against the wishes of the admin. (I was in the game, and he dropped out as he had no chance to win, and had just lost a huge army for nothing against a vet. So instead of staying to learn from good players, he simply bailed, as all he wants is to win, and fight newb players he knows he can beat).
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=46526
- Simply walked out of Crucible
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showp...2&postcount=85
- Simply walked out of "Great Forum" (he was admin and organiser at the time)
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showp...&postcount=383
You are all of course still free to play in this game if you wish, but do not think lightening won't strike twice (or the umpteenth time in earcaraxe's case). But ask yourself if it's worth the hassle of having your game potentially ruined at a later stage.
But if any of you who have signed up here want to play in a new MP game (or anyone who signs up afterwards) then please PM me or find me on IRC. As I will happily organise a new game for anyone who wants one, with whatever settings they want. And I do this here because I certainly do not want to see any more good members of the Dominions community have their game negatively affected by known bailers like earcaraxe "the douche bag king". As he highly disrupted several games in the past I have been part of in some way, and done likewise to others as well. Remember, a leopard never changes it's spots, and once a bailer douche-bag, always a bailer douche-bag.