Underestimate the AI: Reap the consequences.

[Stormbinder]

Originally posted by Cainehill:

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Originally posted by Arryn:

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Originally posted by pinko commie:
[qb]but there is no need for name-calling and flaming, is there?

Stormy and Norfy have a 'history' of mutual ... antagonism. I'm afraid that any calls for reason, calm, and restraint will fall upon deaf ears.

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Stormy has a history of hypocrisy as well, demanding as a condition of my joining his game that I swear to stop flaming him, while obviously never passing up any opportunity to nail Norf.

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That's not entirely correct, as we both know. The first condition I requested was that you would not start any flame wars in our game thread agaist any fellow players, incuding Cohen, whom you never pass opportunity to flame, just like I do with Norfleet. So I would be carefull in your place with accusations of hypocricy. As I said, I have no desire to see another game thread with you in it to desintigrate into nasty flamewar. I think you understand my position.

On topic : Am I the only one who wishes that the phantom AI wouldn't decide that unscripted B1 sages should ... charge the attacking barbarian horde?

Just change them "holdx5"+"stay behind" or "retreat", while positioning them far int he back. Or give them blood+1 item so they would have *something* to cast, even when they don't have any bloodslaves.

But yes, perhaps it would be nice if any mages who don't have any efficient spells to cast, would just hold thier spot, instead of switihing to "stay behind" routine. Or maybe if devs would add "stay in your position" order to the script commands. I hate seeing my archers charging after they run out of arrows as well and geting slaugtered.

[ August 02, 2004, 21:08: Message edited by: Stormbinder ]

Alright, I've had enough of the Storm/Norf jabs. It seems with my recent allowance of people to express their opinion, that certain parties feel they need to get back on their very tired and dead horse.

Don't make me lock a thread just because two of you can't take your bluster and brawl to the playground and have to bring it here.

Hint taken?

[Stormbinder]

Originally posted by Cheezeninja:
well in any event, be it a lucky attack rear that laid me low, or an actual Dom1 order, i think it should stay. Its good to be surprised by the AI every now and then and i dont mind that at all.

Agreed.

[Stormbinder]

Originally posted by Norfleet:
You're missing the point that in this case, the AI still controls its own units. You don't.

LOL. And he is still not geting it. Oh well, since I wouldn't want to continue what some people feel is namecalling, all I can say is: No future comments.

[ August 02, 2004, 21:59: Message edited by: Stormbinder ]

[Boron]

Originally posted by Stormbinder:

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Originally posted by Norfleet:
You're missing the point that in this case, the AI still controls its own units. You don't.

LOL. And he is still not geting it. Oh well, since I wouldn't want to continue what some people feel is namecalling, all I can say is: No future comments.

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i think here you don't get norfleets point :
i understand it that norfleet means :

the ai can give orders to each unit the whole battle while you can only give indirect orders for the first 5 actions .

under this viewpoint norfleets statement is quite true and even wisely

so the ai has full control of every unit while you have only really little control for the first few turns if you give orders yourself .

[Arryn]

Originally posted by Zen:
Don't make me lock a thread

Locking a thread would punish everyone EXCEPT the guilty party (or parties), who will just take their shenanigans to another thread (assuming they hadn't already). Analogy to your solution: a teacher finds two students in a class of thirty throwing things at each other. The teacher locks the door to the room and puts everyone in the class on detention. Not exactly fair to the other twenty-eight kids.

The proper solution is removal of offending Posts, and if that doesn't get the message across, removal of the offenders themselves. Please don't do something heavy-handed (and senseless) like throwing the baby (the thread) out with the dirty bath water (the miscreants).


Respectfully,

Arryn

[Boron]

Originally posted by Arryn:

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Originally posted by Zen:
Don't make me lock a thread

Locking a thread would punish everyone EXCEPT the guilty party (or parties), who will just take their shenanigans to another thread (assuming they hadn't already). Analogy to your solution: a teacher finds two students in a class of thirty throwing things at each other. The teacher locks the door to the room and puts everyone in the class on detention. Not exactly fair to the other twenty-eight kids.

The proper solution is removal of offending Posts, and if that doesn't get the message across, removal of the offenders themselves. Please don't do something heavy-handed (and senseless) like throwing the baby (the thread) out with the dirty bath water (the miscreants).


Respectfully,

Arryn

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good points and good examples to further strengthen them