Rock the Cradle--Noob Only! (RUNNING)

Colonial · #1 November 18th, 2010, 08:50 AM

looking like we had our first missed turn this time around...

Korwin · #2 November 18th, 2010, 11:11 AM

Uh I just now looked at the stalling statistic. Looks like Atlantis stalled 3 turns allready.
Totally missed that, sorry.

So what do we do?

AI or has anyone someone to sub at hand.

earwicker7 · #3 November 18th, 2010, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Korwin

Uh I just now looked at the stalling statistic. Looks like Atlantis stalled 3 turns allready.
Totally missed that, sorry.

So what do we do?

AI or has anyone someone to sub at hand.

This is kind of why I wanted to avoid running something on an external server... if we were doing PBEM, I wouldn't have processed the turn until everyone had turned their files in, and if someone was running late, I'd hassle that person to either get the turn in on time, or tell us right away that they were out. This seems to be a very common problem with server-hosted newbie games... instead of saying, "Sorry, guys, I just don't have the time," players just drop off the face of the earth. Three stalls out of six turns leaves whoever takes over, AI or human, with one hell of a mess.

Did he miss three turns in a row? If so, I say try to contact him, and if he doesn't respond by the end of the day, set him to AI for the time being.

nrasch · #4 November 18th, 2010, 02:12 PM

Agreed w/ Earwicker7.

Nathan

Korwin · #5 November 18th, 2010, 02:44 PM

Yes he took the first two turns, then stalled.
I sent him a message.

Hopefully he will respond.
Should I extent the turn time?

I should have seen it earlier, I was wondering Why Atlantis was allways last. I even sent an Message in-game, explaining He could take the next turn immediatly after his last turn, if he's the last... Dhoo, should have checked the statistic...

First time admining an game.
For the future: I shall check the Stall statistic after every turn!

Colonial · #6 November 18th, 2010, 06:58 PM

I did notice that scary-assed 39 kill kracken is, um, still at 39 kills :P

whatever happens, r'ylah's won the water minigame by this point.

earwicker7 · #7 November 18th, 2010, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Korwin

Yes he took the first two turns, then stalled.
I sent him a message.

Hopefully he will respond.
Should I extent the turn time?

I should have seen it earlier, I was wondering Why Atlantis was allways last. I even sent an Message in-game, explaining He could take the next turn immediatly after his last turn, if he's the last... Dhoo, should have checked the statistic...

First time admining an game.
For the future: I shall check the Stall statistic after every turn!

I say check the status about an hour before the absolute deadline, and if he hasn't responded by then, well... that's four turns in a row with no communication (he could easily have asked for a turn extension), which, IMO, warrants being booted from the game; other than death in the family, there's just no excuse (and to be honest, I'm the type who would still ask for a turn extension if someone in my family died). At that point, turn him into AI and start praying R'lyeh screws up at some point, because they've been handed a get out of jail free card lol.