PBW ethics, opinions please.

geoschmo · #1 January 10th, 2003, 06:56 PM

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Originally posted by dogscoff:

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If you happen to be starting next to Dogscoff who loves to trade tech you are going to have a huge advantage over the guy who happens to start next to me.

Actually, it won't be that huge an advantage because I suck at multiplayer

Well, I didn't say you would have an advatage. I said the guy starting next to you sponging tech off of you would have the advantage.

[ January 10, 2003, 16:56: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

tbontob · #2 January 10th, 2003, 07:12 PM

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Originally posted by geoschmo:

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Originally posted by dogscoff:

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If you happen to be starting next to Dogscoff who loves to trade tech you are going to have a huge advantage over the guy who happens to start next to me.

Actually, it won't be that huge an advantage because I suck at multiplayer
Well, I didn't say you would have an advatage. I said the guy starting next to you sponging tech off of you would have the advantage.

Oh-oh!

Arkcon · #3 January 10th, 2003, 07:16 PM

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Originally posted by dogscoff:
I have to say I'm not fully in agreement with the tech sharing article. I am opposed to the use of any exploits or gamey tactics in multiplayer games with ppl who object to them, but I don't think tech sharing is either of those things; it's just a logical way of optimising your output with a neighbour. I'd be interested to see what everyone else thinks.

It is not an objection of mine

CNCRaymond · #4 January 10th, 2003, 07:27 PM

You want to talk about ethics at PBW huh? Well lets just say that those who know the exploits use them to their advantage. The EB exploit being the most popular. Then the TDB weapon bug, and let us not forget about those who have hacked the game.

I gave up playing PBW games back in September after being told that a player in a game I was in was using the EB exploit. Sure as ****, he was, and that just ruined the game. But instead of making big deal about it, I said nothing. Now that I know how to do it, I feel that if I play, I would be tempted to use it, so I don�t play. I�ll wait for the bug to be fixed.

Ethics, an ethical person would not use a known exploit -or- as I like to refer to them, a cheat. Not that I am accusing any one, it is just that there is no reason to play a game with people who do not have ethics.

tesco samoa · #5 January 10th, 2003, 07:34 PM

Yea the EB is a bad one. Trading planets every 8 turns is not a good one. But it takes two players. Other than that it all depends on the flavour of the game. If your in doubt ask the game admin.

One PBW ethic i do not like is the sneak attack when you attack the planets and declare war the same turn... And by pass mines.

CNCRaymond · #6 January 10th, 2003, 07:47 PM

There is a differance between ethics and tactics. That is a tactic to bypass the mines. I don't like it, but I'd do it if I felt it was needed to gain the upper hand. (Damn, I wish they would install and evil smily face.) :

Ruatha · #7 January 10th, 2003, 08:18 PM

The EB thing seems to to bothersome, trading planets.. I mean, my population wouldn't think fondly of me if I gave them away every now and then! And to keep track of which planet to trade and when. That exploit I consider a bug.

I agree though with Geo that it would be more fun without tech sharing, in a game I use it profoundly as all other partnerships seems to do it aswell. Otherwise I'd be hopelessly left behind.
The Homecoming 2 game that is about to start seems to be fun as it doesn't allow that or science treaties.

Btw, everyone is ethical, no one is without ethics! It's just that the ethics differs, what you might find as bad ethics someone else finds acceptable, that doesn't mean they don't have any ethics.

[ January 10, 2003, 18:21: Message edited by: Ruatha ]