MP Game - Casual Carnage (noob/int game) - running

[Thufir]

deccan said:

Hehe. I'm possibly looking for a new game too, since my Pandemonium2 game isn't going too well. And this time we'll exclude Boron, being the expert player that he is. No offence, Boron.

And I want a bigger map too!

I wouldn't worry too much about Boron's expertise - the newbie's answer to the experienced player is diplomacy (i.e. just gang up on him! ).

I would love to play a 17 player game on Orania, although I think there's little hope of getting a noob game of that size going. One thing to watch out for though, the vetarans warned me before starting this game that games on big maps often bog down into massive MM, which is not necessarily the best way for a new player to learn/enjoy MP play in Dom2.

[Thufir]

Lex,

Could you tell us your Battlefield ID? And, Boron, aren't you already registered on the Battlefield?

For everyone else that's not registered yet, it takes about 2 minutes, and it would be helpful for those of us that are interested in the ladder, here's the Battlefield URLs again:
http://www.the-battlefield.com
Battlefield Dom2 Page:
http://www.the-battlefield.com/index...main&game=dom2
Battlefield Dom2 Forum:
http://www.the-battlefield.com/forum...p?showforum=27

[Boron]

Thufir said:
I would love to play a 17 player game on Orania, although I think there's little hope of getting a noob game of that size going. One thing to watch out for though, the vetarans warned me before starting this game that games on big maps often bog down into massive MM, which is not necessarily the best way for a new player to learn/enjoy MP play in Dom2.

we start probably soon a new game too since our newbiegame 2 from aku seems to go to an end too
so perhaps you could participate there too thufir
i guess 1-2 additional players don't hurt but make things even nicer there too


i personally like karan quite a lot for 10-12 players at which we should aim .

if i am not excluded in your new game i claim SG ermor for that one
oh and i would like to play this with patch 2.13 cause i like the burning pearl nerf

[Boron]

only mictlan to go but still 18 hours left .
so go yellow cactus take your turn

[Thufir]

Boron said:
we start probably soon a new game too since our newbiegame 2 from aku seems to go to an end too
so perhaps you could participate there too thufir
i guess 1-2 additional players don't hurt but make things even nicer there too

That sounds good!

i personally like karan quite a lot for 10-12 players at which we should aim .

Really?? Maybe it's just my experience, but I think Karan maxes out at 8. In my first MP game, I really got really got screwed big time with my starting position in Karan with 10 players. If you want to have a crowded map, I think Inland is a better choice, mainly since it's dual wraparound, but also because it's relatively open.

if i am not excluded in your new game i claim SG ermor for that one
oh and i would like to play this with patch 2.13 cause i like the burning pearl nerf

Well, I'm hoping not to be the one to start up this new game. For a newbie, I've started plenty of games already If we're talking about a replacement for Aku's newbie game, perhaps Aku could be prevailed upon to start this hypothetical game we are discussing?

[Boron]

Thufir said:
Really?? Maybe it's just my experience, but I think Karan maxes out at 8. In my first MP game, I really got really got screwed big time with my starting position in Karan with 10 players. If you want to have a crowded map, I think Inland is a better choice, mainly since it's dual wraparound, but also because it's relatively open.

oh karan has "only" 162 provinces so you are right i always thought it has 220 or like this .

i enjoy my 2 karangames so far though both were with i think 10 players but in both i were quite lucky with placement .

i personally just enjoy nonwraparound maps a little bit more than wraparoundmaps i think
for 15+ players the new smaller faerun would be an alternative too

a cradle vaariation could be good too , 220 provinces about .
hm there is really a small lack in maps with 200-250 provinces for 10-14 player games

[YellowCactus]

Silly Boron....
You know where I'm at! And today we're hosting the 'Middle School Volleyball Competition'. Once I'm home, I'll take my turn. It's tough managing TWO provinces! But with ambition and drive....some turn soon I'll have THREE provinces.
-Yc

[deccan]

Thufir said:
I would love to play a 17 player game on Orania, although I think there's little hope of getting a noob game of that size going.

Well, I'm already in Musical Chairs which is a big game using the Orania map, so I wouldn't want to be in another. What I'm thinking is something more similar to what the "Battle of the Danes" people are doing, with say, four players or so with another 3 or 4 AI players set to Impossible on a map like Karan.

I think that a big turn-off for newbies starting in MP is how cut-throat the human competition can be. With a set up like the above, it's more of an SP game, with the added incentive to do better because other human players are involved.