It's time for a new Tournament...Ratings Bash I

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Nodachi:
Actually, my KOTH record is the reason I haven't signed up with the Ratings thing. If I understand the Ratings system correctly, why would anyone want to face me? Beating me wouldn't be worth much!

Yes, but they might figure you for an easy win.
A win, no matter how easy will net you more points then a loss, no matter how hard.

Actually, lately I seem to be in a win one-lose one rut. Would be nice to win a bunch in a row, but unfortunatly it doesn't appear that I am that good.

[Nodachi]

Well then I'll go ahead and sign up. I love one-on-one games and that format would seem to favor a Ratings system...

[Slynky]

Originally posted by Nodachi:
Well then I'll go ahead and sign up. I love one-on-one games and that format would seem to favor a Ratings system...

I've always encouraged people to join regardless of how good they are. I think over time that everyone gets better and besides getting better and winning more games, there's nothing like seeing your rating rise as proof.

May I suggest contacting a guy who joined recently named Fire. He isn't an extroaordinary player...seems like you 2 would have a good game.

[Alneyan]

Yes, go ahead Nodachi, you will always find players willing to play with you no matter what your rating is.

I am in the same situation Geoschmo, a defeat, a win, a win, a defeat, a win and very likely a defeat now. *Grumbles* And with my next KOTH match against Grazic, I should be ready to add another defeat to my record.

[Geckomlis]

Originally posted by geoschmo:
Actually, lately I seem to be in a win one-lose one rut. Would be nice to win a bunch in a row, but unfortunatly it doesn't appear that I am that good.

LOL. You are not the only one in that rut. I seem to be in a boom and bust cycle too.

Gecko

[Alneyan]

Alneyan vs Joachim: Year 2403.5 or so.

It hurts. Joachim managed to repel my attempts to invade his systems while retaliating and disabling my excuse for a fleet. (Seeker ship vs seeker ship, heads or tails?) Of course, lagging behind in research and not having mines does hurt. A lot.

However, while my Empire was on its knees and very near surrender, Joachim didn't deal the coup-de-grâce. How merciful he is. Happiness was decreasing everywhere, and my radioactives storages were a mere two digits. Winning a few other battles would have probably spelled massive riots, and as such, destruction of the Arcadia League. Still, my Empire is in a very poor shape, with slightly more than half the galaxy under its greedy hands. (But the worst half as far as I know) But as long as there is hope, we shall not surrender and we will stand to the mighty frigates of our oppressor in our finest hour and... I digress.

Joachim played well, unlike me as I am playing one of my worst games, on par with my slaughter against Geoschmo. (As know as, why putting ECM, Combat Sensors and training the ships isn't optional, unless winning is also optional for you) Researching Destroyer rather than Mines being quite a big mistake, as these little shiny devices would have been able to keep Joachim at bay so much more efficiently than these so unreliable missile ships. (Is a missile ship ever working properly when in the hands of the non-entity known as an AI? Nodachi had problems with these as well in our game.)

[Joachim]

Originally posted by Alneyan:
Alneyan vs Joachim: Year 2403.5 or so.

It hurts. Joachim managed to repel my attempts to invade his systems while retaliating and disabling my excuse for a fleet. (Seeker ship vs seeker ship, heads or tails?) Of course, lagging behind in research and not having mines does hurt. A lot.

However, while my Empire was on its knees and very near surrender, Joachim didn't deal the coup-de-grâce. How merciful he is.

If I had a fleet we might have delivered the coup de grace.... The "ships" that hit your planets were panic builds when I saw your ships through the warp hole just before I mined it. I was very surprised that they managed to paste as many colonies as they did!