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Mudshark · #1 October 16th, 2001, 05:19 AM

Great Posts!! I also would recomend reading this post for anyone thinking of joining PBW; Are battles always one sided? (Page 1). This game is so much better with human players! It does offer a new level, even though fleet settings and ship settings are confusing in the simultanious setting, let alone the lack of movement in the game. The PBW Admin. deserves many thanks for the time they have put into bringing a new playing level to SE4. I do look forward to seeing more Posts of strategy and tactics that us newbies can devour, and the many hours that I plan on spending on making many more mistakes! LOL

Mudshark · #2 October 16th, 2001, 05:32 AM

Originally posted by Dragonlord:
"In one PBW game I had one annoying opponent who put one minelaying component on a transport ship, loaded it up with mines, then started creating little 2-mine minefields *everywhere*. Makes you really paranoid, even after defeating his military I couldn't safely send any colonisers or such into his former systems without sweeper escort..." trying that trick now, teach him to send 3 fleets each larger than my whole Navy!! Fleets destruct, I go from Last place to first in one glorious turn!! BTW who is considered the best player at this point, both SEIII and IV, knowing my luck the one I declared war against Last turn! LOL

Gimboid · #3 October 16th, 2001, 05:41 AM

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Originally posted by docshane:
It is a treat to see their reaction, returning to that "safe" spot in the system to recoup. Boom! Hehe, ask Gimboid about it.

This is why playing humans is so fun. May the Phage remain pure!

Touche Doc.

i think we are both weary of approching each others planets and systems without minesweepers now...

In regards to strategies id like to add to some of the ones already presented:-

Know what your allies are doing. Also know who your allies allies are, and what they are doing together.

Nothing hurts more then seeing a valued ally turn on you because you didnt notice they were allied with your mortal enemy from day one of your partnership with them.

Rollo · #4 October 16th, 2001, 05:40 PM

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Originally posted by Mudshark:
... BTW who is considered the best player at this point, both SEIII and IV, knowing my luck the one I declared war against Last turn! LOL

I have suggested in the PBW forum to set up a hall of fame. This might be fun and you can tell the veterans from the rookies

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Any takers?

Rollo

Puke · #5 October 17th, 2001, 04:00 AM

if not a hall of fame, you can at least gleam a little something from who wins Geo's elimination tourney. i think it has about two more rounds to go, so it should be done sometime next year

geoschmo · #6 October 17th, 2001, 04:27 AM

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Originally posted by Puke:
if not a hall of fame, you can at least gleam a little something from who wins Geo's elimination tourney. i think it has about two more rounds to go, so it should be done sometime next year

The only thing you'll be able to tell from that is who did the best job in the tourney out of the 24 players that started it.

That's a far cry from saying that person is the best SEIV player.

Geo

Puke · #7 October 17th, 2001, 05:12 AM

well, if there was a ladder, there would have to be an option to setup certain games as 'non ladder.'

for example, it would have been honest to call the first furball game a 'fair' game, while calling furball2 fair would be complete bull**** just because of the nature of the game and the map. it would probably be desireable to not count games like that in peoples rankings. and games like the End of the Universe (theres an opening in that one, by the way) would not get players because EVERYONE DIES when the universe ends! it would mess up everyones rank.

besides, keeping score between games encourages things like people throwing games to improve someones rank, or playing dummy games against fake people.. its best just to play for fun i think, and not to wory about who is the top dog on the heap.

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"...the green, sticky spawn of the stars"
(with apologies to H.P.L.)

edit: although a hall of fame for who turns in the fastest turns, now THAT would be handy. maybe a comment system like ebay where other players could post things in your profile: "that bastard betrayed our alliance!" or "This guy drives a dreadnaught like its my grandmothers OldsMobile!" or "the sick jerk keeps making throw-up jokes"

[This message has been edited by Puke (edited 17 October 2001).]