Communication ethics in PBW

PaladinOfEarth · #1 August 8th, 2002, 02:02 AM

email
*amn that Gryphin, Wish I could post some of the things he has sent.

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Gryphin · #2 August 8th, 2002, 02:42 AM

Still curssing me? I am honored.

Atrocities · #3 August 8th, 2002, 05:29 AM

I say it depends upon the rules of the game. Some games do not want to restrict the players. Some do. I don't think it is a problem so long as a record of the emails is kept just in case a question about cheating arrises.

Suicide Junkie · #4 August 8th, 2002, 06:06 AM

I'm keeping records of all my chats, just to make sure I don't forget about anybody oweing me money

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Fyron · #5 August 8th, 2002, 06:35 AM

IMHO, there is absolutely nothing wrong with email communication. Or IM communication, or private forums for specific players, for that matter.

Puke · #6 August 8th, 2002, 09:32 AM

hell, i had an interstate phone conversation to coordinate a very complicated double crossing, once.

not that im in the habit of double crossing folks, i usually give scads of fair warning before a war starts, and i try to win the peace whenever possible.

ckotchey · #7 August 8th, 2002, 03:46 PM

Speaking only of my experiences with multiplayer playing the game Stars!, I have to agree that using e-mail outside the game for discussions and coordinations can be a very important, vital part of the game.
In games like Stars! and SE4, diplomacy plays a vital part of the game. The longer you can negotiate peace, the longer you can hold off battles and/or defense of any kind, the more you can expand your empire and grow unhindered. The more you can coordinate your actions, the more likely you are to be victorious over another single player or another alliance of several.
In one of my best alliances, it was me (NY) and two others (one in Idaho, and one in Australia) - we used to meet ever other day or so using MSN Messenger and have very good productive game discussions.
One may think that this is unfair in someway, but everyone is free to choose to do it or not to do it. For me, it's all a matter of how much free time I have to dedicate to "advanced planning" in this way.