Any Interest in another Big Game this summer(May).

Falkor · #1 April 6th, 2008, 05:36 AM

I waited for such game since I joined MP.
If it is pbem, I'm in.

IndyPendant · #2 April 6th, 2008, 05:45 AM

I would definitely be interested.

Prefer llamaserver.

Kristoffer O · #3 April 6th, 2008, 05:47 AM

I think I might be interested, but I wonder how much time it will take and how long the last game lasted. I suspect the game will be a major commitment

and I'm not sure how much time I will have at the end of the summer.

OTOH I can probably provoke enough players to get kicked before that if I want to

Zeldor · #4 April 6th, 2008, 05:59 AM

Kristoffer:

Or make a patch that will nerf all races except the one you are playing

Hadrian_II · #5 April 6th, 2008, 08:01 AM

oww, i want maenads

I just think it might be a problem to give casual players the race if there is also a good player, as for this to work, you would have to compile a list of good players in ascending order to get it working.

Xietor · #6 April 6th, 2008, 08:28 AM

Before the game starts, i will compile a list of the "hardcore" players. A player will have a chance to plead his case that he is a "casual" player. But if a player has won a big mp game that is not a newbie game, your chances of escaping the hardcore player tag is slim.

I will enlist others to help me make the decision, so that there is a group consensus. And I am perfectly willing to play MA Pangaea under the restrictions set.

Kristoffer O · #7 April 6th, 2008, 09:07 AM

How long did the last one go before the unit limit struck?

Was there more limits that got in the way?

Xietor · #8 April 6th, 2008, 09:57 AM

It went well into the endgame. I am guessing the game was in the 80's. Of the 62 nations, there were just a handful left.

I think 10 or so players had empires that could actually fight.

And the unit graphs for LA Ryleh and LA Ermor were off the charts. Way way above the rest. And the 3 Pangaeas, all of whom survived, had lots of chaff as well.

I think with the modifications this game will finish without hitting the unit cap. No other problems were encountered, except for a bug where your scouts could not see what was in the province. And that was just a hit or miss thing. Was not a consistent problem.