Multiplayer Game Starting January 2003 & BALANCE question

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CANCELLED!!!: Multiplayer Game Starting January 2003 & BALANCE (see last post, plz)

Hi!

Starting a multiplayer game (1936 Scenario) with a buddy the second or third week in January. We plan to play Saturday mornings (8 a.m-? Eastern), the occasional Sunday as well.

Looking for additional players, must have broadband connection. Plan to use the most recent patch, and corresponding Bolt mod if available.

A general question to all:

What are the best MP countries for 2 players? 3? 4?

I imagine one would want human control over the naval powers if possible with the priority being

1. U.K.
2. U.S.
3. Japan?

because the AI tends to screw these up (according to these forums), but for 2 players would U.K./Germany be balanced?

Thanks!

 

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Players should be in this order in the 1936 scenario;


1. Germany

2; Sovietunion

3. UK

4. France

5. Italy

6. USA

7. Japan

8. Nationalist China


No newbies for the top 3

 

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I would like to play. Im not too much a newbie, but then agian....
I would prob either play as USA or Italy. My email is Necro_nox@email.com

 

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I'm semi newbie, i'll join and take up italy if i may. Mail me at : pqd005f@tninet.se, ( warning this would be my firts multiplayer game ).

/ Falaffel

 

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Excellent! I'll join this, I'll talk to Kuni about it on ICQ. I'd like UK

 

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i wanna join... i can play russia/italy/japan. no expert country like england

email me at takezo@telia.com or ICQ# 55323830

 

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update

I've e-mailed three of you so far, but, Norse, I don't have your e-mail.

Also, I think someone has already taken U.K.; Italy and U.S. are spoken for as well.

Nebuchadnezzar, since Falaffel wants Italy specifically, you will probably be U.S.

 

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Re: update

I don't hand out my email on a public forum, got enough spam as it is. Here's my ICQ, leave a message there, 178036612

 

[Mr.Bigglesworth]

I'd like to play if you still have room. Although I have played single player, I don't have any experience at MP yet. What countries are open?

 

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Update and question

The players so far are:

1. Germany-me! (David)

2; Sovietunion-Takezo

3. UK-Norse

4. France

5. Italy-Falaffel

6. USA-Neb.

7. Japan-my buddy Erik

8. Nationalist China

Mr. Bigglesworth, you have your pick of the remainder!

I do not have an ICQ account yet, but will be getting one soon as that seems to be the preferred instant message service for us grognards.

Also, anyone who has played MP already:

what do you do about the TAC bombing problem, and if the answer is "Don't use them!" how do games play without it!?!?!??

 

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Misgivings

I have been reading the various bug reports, and I see two that make me reconsider going forward with this planned multiplayer.

One is the TAC bombing MP crash-to-desktop bug. Of course we could ban TAC bombing for our game, but is it any fun to play WW2 without TAC bombers?

If any of you have played without TAC bombing, please let me know your experience with this.

The other bug that concerns me is the loss of tech bonuses upon releoad. Given the fact that we will probably be saving and reloading more than a few times, research for tech bonuses seems pointless.

So, we are looking at a WW2 with no TAC bombers and disappearing research bonuses, and these are two big strikes against the game in my mind.

What does everyone else think? If some of you have played and found it fun even with these bugs, please let me know!

 

[Mr.Bigglesworth]

I'll take France, because if I get my butt handed to me at least I can say I was playing "historically".

 

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Game cancelled

Due to my unalleviated concerns over general and mulitplayer-specific bugs, I am cancelling this MP game I had planned.

I will try again when/if MP becomes more stable and they have worked out some of the worse general bugs (such as the disappearing tech benefits).