.com.unity Forums
  The Official e-Store of Shrapnel Games

This Month's Specials

BCT Commander- Save $7.00
winSPWW2- Save $5.00

   







Go Back   .com.unity Forums > Illwinter Game Design > Dominions 3: The Awakening > Multiplayer and AARs

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #81  
Old April 14th, 2008, 06:38 PM

Psycho Psycho is offline
Captain
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 913
Thanks: 21
Thanked 53 Times in 33 Posts
Psycho is on a distinguished road
Default Re: LeafNosedBat- EA game for new players

Edi, why didn't you prolong the turn a little and offer somebody to step in for tien chi. How unthoughtful of you.
Reply With Quote
  #82  
Old April 14th, 2008, 07:40 PM

Darkstone Darkstone is offline
Corporal
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 167
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Darkstone is on a distinguished road
Default Re: LeafNosedBat- EA game for new players

I wouldn't be so quick to blame Edi, but if you insist... I'd love to hear who you think would want to play a position like T'ien Ch'i's, with 5 provinces, a meager army, and no chance of winning.
Reply With Quote
  #83  
Old April 14th, 2008, 07:52 PM

Psycho Psycho is offline
Captain
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 913
Thanks: 21
Thanked 53 Times in 33 Posts
Psycho is on a distinguished road
Default Re: LeafNosedBat- EA game for new players

I would if I weren't in the game already. I'm just saying that before turning to AI, he could have tried to find a sub. Maybe somebody would answer. If not, he could always turn tien chi to AI a few hours later.
Reply With Quote
  #84  
Old April 15th, 2008, 01:30 AM
Edi's Avatar

Edi Edi is offline
National Security Advisor
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Posts: 5,425
Thanks: 174
Thanked 695 Times in 267 Posts
Edi is on a distinguished road
Default Re: LeafNosedBat- EA game for new players

I suppose I could have tried to find a sub, but to be realistic, there was little that could have been done by a sub. During the turn that I turned TC to AI, Lanka for all intents and purposes destroyed his largest army. He's surrounded by Abysia, Lanka and maybe even some Kailasa provinces and there is simply no way to come back from the position he is in. Or to even prolong things.

There is also the fact that for all intents and purposes, this is my first MP game. I took part in two others two years ago, one a very shortlived one and the other a longer-running one that was completely ruined by the strongest player just vanishing without turning AI or leaving any word. This is certainly the first game I've been in charge of, so to speak.

So apologies if the decision to turn TC to AI was a bit rash, but I honestly did not think of postponing the hosting of turn 36 further. I'd just come home after a 14 hour day and did my turn and the other alterations as the last thing before going to bed.
Reply With Quote
  #85  
Old April 15th, 2008, 03:45 AM

Psycho Psycho is offline
Captain
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 913
Thanks: 21
Thanked 53 Times in 33 Posts
Psycho is on a distinguished road
Default Re: LeafNosedBat- EA game for new players

Never mind. It would only delay things for a couple of turns.
Reply With Quote
  #86  
Old April 16th, 2008, 04:59 PM

ComTrav ComTrav is offline
Corporal
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 121
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
ComTrav is on a distinguished road
Default Re: LeafNosedBat- EA game for new players

Edi's right, I can't believe anyone would want to sub for me in that position. And I haven't played that many MP games, but it seems to take a couple days to find a sub for a player who is in a GOOD position. All that's left now is for the capital research mages to spam magic (research being the only category I'm not at or near the bottom) and hope for the best. I knew things would end badly for me soon when my push into Lanka territory failed; besides, even if it had succeeded, I would only have war with a much more powerful Abysia to look forward to.

At least I'm doing better in my other games. GG everyone.
Reply With Quote
  #87  
Old April 16th, 2008, 08:36 PM

Carkaton Carkaton is offline
Corporal
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Bismarck, North Dakota
Posts: 63
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Carkaton is on a distinguished road
Default Re: LeafNosedBat- EA game for new players

Your AI got an annoying global cast(wrath of god) that killed some of my guys if that makes you feel better
__________________
No, not related to Carcator
Reply With Quote
  #88  
Old April 17th, 2008, 07:17 AM
Edi's Avatar

Edi Edi is offline
National Security Advisor
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Posts: 5,425
Thanks: 174
Thanked 695 Times in 267 Posts
Edi is on a distinguished road
Default Re: LeafNosedBat- EA game for new players

I can't even see his territory without scouts and I'm getting hit by [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Lightning.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Lightning.gif[/img]

Reply With Quote
  #89  
Old April 17th, 2008, 03:36 PM

Darkstone Darkstone is offline
Corporal
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 167
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Darkstone is on a distinguished road
Default Re: LeafNosedBat- EA game for new players

TC knows how to say adieu with class.

It's certainly a painful global and it likely affects me a lot more than the rest of you... I'm doing my best to kill the caster but that may still be a turn or two away.
Reply With Quote
  #90  
Old April 17th, 2008, 05:45 PM

ComTrav ComTrav is offline
Corporal
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 121
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
ComTrav is on a distinguished road
Default Re: LeafNosedBat- EA game for new players

Man, I wish I would have thought of casting Wrath of God...I tend to shy away from globals in MP just because some of them seem to make people very angry at you (Wrath of God, Forge of the Ancients)...

Almost certainly it was cast by the pretender, though.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:11 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©1999 - 2025, Shrapnel Games, Inc. - All Rights Reserved.