Mutual attacks - where do they fight?

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Jasper:
This has not been my experience. I have indeed launched attacks from several provinces and pushed back my opponent -- even though he was in turn invading one of the provinces from which I attacked.

Furthermore it's a logical paradox, as there is no way to differentiate "attacker" from "defender" when two armies in adjacent provinces try to swap provinces.

As you describe, it is indeed difficult to determine who to designate the "attacker" when such an event occurs. If your opponent wasn't trying to do the same thing as well, the code probably misinterpreted the move and didn't remember to try and screw you over.

I'm curious why you are so certain it works as you describe? Did one of the developers say it worked that way?

I haven't really gotten any kind of official response one way or another. If they actually RESPONDED, that would more or less confirm that this is definitely the case. However, I've conducted a lot of observations, and this happens way too often to merely be entirely "random". It more closely matches the signature of sadism masquerading as randomness.

[ May 10, 2004, 22:36: Message edited by: Norfleet ]