OT) Best Turn Based Game: Fantasy or Space or War

Phoenix-D · #1 March 27th, 2003, 01:50 AM

"Ok. So you get to pick how long you wait instead of it being forced at 1 minute intervals. This is bad how?"

Because it works better that way.

More fun.. Minor benifits like PBEM working much better- i.e. at all, since both players don't have to be there. Even regular multiplayer tactical works better, since you don't have the other player pausing and unpausing combat all the time. It better represents combat, as well; units don't respond instantly.

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Fyron · #2 March 27th, 2003, 01:53 AM

PBEM uses strategic combat, so there is no concern about both players having to be there for combat; it is run by the AI.

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since you don't have the other player pausing and unpausing combat all the time.

That is why you have a configurable limit on the number of pauses per combat (including a no limit option as default, of course). The game could easily be set up to function in either method. All it needs is a few toggleable options.

[ March 26, 2003, 23:55: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

SgtBigG · #3 March 27th, 2003, 02:20 AM

Before I got SE IV, I filled my free time with The Operational Art Of War.

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narf poit chez BOOM · #4 March 28th, 2003, 06:09 AM

yeah. the link to that article, anyone? a responce?
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Phoenix-D · #5 March 28th, 2003, 06:20 AM

"PBEM uses strategic combat, so there is no concern about both players having to be there for combat; it is run by the AI."

Which means there's no difference between the two systems. I was really thinking about tactical-style PBEM, which is irrelevent to SE4..

"That is why you have a configurable limit on the number of pauses per combat (including a no limit option as default, of course). The game could easily be set up to function in either method. All it needs is a few toggleable options."

Defeats the purpose of being pauseable in the first place.

[ March 28, 2003, 04:29: Message edited by: Phoenix-D ]

Fyron · #6 March 28th, 2003, 08:54 PM

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Defeats the purpose of being pauseable in the first place.

Well what would you do?

Phoenix-D · #7 March 28th, 2003, 10:19 PM

"Well what would you do?"

Already told you. Combat mission style or initive based turn-based. Pure real time is fine if the AI is running both sides (as in Strategic mode)

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