SEIV: Play by Web

[Admiral]

Lefty, I'm afraid I don't understand your question. Please clarify?

[LazarusLong42]

I think in English, he's saying:

Could you have an option allowing a player to make the game host unable to replace him in the event he drops out--replacing him with the AI instead? This would prevent anyone from learning the strategies players use.

LL

[Admiral]

Two answers:

1) I _could_ do that from a technical standpoint of course

2) But _would_ I do that, given that people play multiplayer PBEM (or PBW) games to play other _humans_ and not the AI? After all, if we wanted to play AIs, we wouldn't be using multiplayer.

So, that said, given the reservations of #2, I'd put it way down the list to be taken care of by #1.

What do you think?

Admiral

[Lefty]

Developing strategies that no one else uses is part of the fun of multi-player.

I think the player, not the game host, should have the right to choose whether his empire is taken over if he goes away.

I play for the long run, but if I leave or get kicked out I should be able to let my secrets dissapear with me.

(BTW..my typing sucks)

[This message has been edited by Lefty (edited 24 April 2001).]

[Suicide Junkie]

If you know you're going to drop from the game, just scrap all your ships & abandon your planets, then surrender to somebody.

You vanish, your secrets intact.

[LazarusLong42]

SJ... that's pretty awesome. I like that idea.

LL

[Admiral]

I wasn't going to say this, but...

SJ's tactic sounds pretty unsportsmanlike to me.