Proposition: Zen vs. Norfleet

Scott Hebert · #1 May 19th, 2004, 02:21 AM

I think the idea of a documented high-level game is an excellent one.

However, just as good of an idea would be a game that paired new players with old. Then the old players can assist the new players if they need it, and new players can see how old players play _from inside the game_.

Cohen · #2 May 19th, 2004, 12:04 PM

Well, I believe an 1on1 game will be nice to see if strats are balanced, broken or what you prefer to call them ...

Surely if there're more than Zen and Norf playing, I'd be glad to be inside but I'm not very skilled ... however I fear the challenge beetween them could be heavily modified from other player intervention.

Stormbinder · #3 May 20th, 2004, 03:48 AM

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Originally posted by Cohen:
Well, I believe an 1on1 game will be nice to see if strats are balanced, broken or what you prefer to call them ...

Surely if there're more than Zen and Norf playing, I'd be glad to be inside but I'm not very skilled ... however I fear the challenge beetween them could be heavily modified from other player intervention.

I am not sure MP Dom2 1vs1 game would be very interesting. The reason is that I suspect there would be too much of "avalanche" effect. I think what will happen is that people would spend a lot of hours expanding and building the nation, than the fate of the gme will be decided in one or two large battles, since once will start to win, each next battle will be increseangly more easy to win than the previous one. With multiply players in MP other players can always interfere to prevent the wining nation from becoming too strong due to its starting victories, and by doing this severely limiting "avalanche" effect. In 1 vs 1 game there will be no such limitation, especially so on small map.

This is just a theory though, I've never tried 1 vs 1 game myself and is not very interested to try. But I suspect it to be the true, based upon my MP Dom2 experience.

Torlin HalfAxe · #4 June 23rd, 2004, 04:16 PM

So what ever happened to this little gem of an idea???

I'm sure I'd learn a lot from a report of this calibur!

Norfleet · #5 June 23rd, 2004, 05:59 PM

This idea has been shelled, because I've found out that Zen is actually one of the Great Evil Ones. Plus he seems to always be busy.

[ June 23, 2004, 17:04: Message edited by: Norfleet ]

#6 June 23rd, 2004, 06:26 PM

Yes, I am one of the great evil ones. Norfleet is under the assumption that anyone who thinks that anything that has been patched that sees improvement is evil, since he doesn't see it that way. ;P

Plus I am busy. Though I forsee in the next few weeks a slot opening up as far as my time for another longstanding, turn a day, consume my freetime game and as promised I will invite Norfleet plus anyone else who wants to join within the parameters of the game to go ahead and play.

[ June 23, 2004, 17:31: Message edited by: Zen ]

Torlin HalfAxe · #7 June 23rd, 2004, 07:19 PM

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Plus I am busy. Though I forsee in the next few weeks a slot opening up as far as my time for another longstanding, turn a day, consume my freetime game and as promised I will invite Norfleet plus anyone else who wants to join within the parameters of the game to go ahead and play.

Well then get Arryn(sp?) in there too so he can write up a well written report for us as the game goes along!

So being that you're a Great Evil One, Zen, do you get more points to spend on your pretender in *your* games? Or is that not a question that should be asked here in public?