Game Diplomacy vs Real Diplomacy

[jonas]

I agree with Armageddon, particularly about the wars. Many computer games assume that war is always going to be Total War as was practiced in World War Two -- that wasn't going to end until one side or the other was utterly defeated. Same with the American Civil War. But that's not your typical war, particularly amongst Great Powers operating amidst colonies, which is what all Galactic Conquest games are closer to than anything else. Limited wars, usually over one key system, would be more realistic, and only once in a while should conflict become a fight to the death.