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Post by whiplash on Aug 8, 2006 11:43:17 GMT -5
I worked hard for those ladderbux...and then I had to give them all away. 20,000 LadderBux gets you a pair of shoelaces.
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Post by whiplash on Jul 5, 2006 8:21:41 GMT -5
1) You need to be a member of the ladder. Join at: www.myleague.com/civ4players/I encourage you to join with a different player name though. f0ca1 will often be mistyped. I expect players will try to report to you using "focal" or fOcal" or "foca1". When the system reports that this player is not a ladder member you won't get the reports. 2) Passwords are specified by the host. He will give the pw to people he invites into the game. 3) Player statistics and rank are calculated based upon losses reported on the ladder.
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Post by whiplash on Jul 8, 2006 0:34:21 GMT -5
Whip please don't post other members pictures without there permission. CS sheeeesh! It's the pic that he posted himself. It's in W2's thread. Anybody can go there right now and view it; I merely posted the link. It's not like I snuck up on him and took a snap. What permission is required after he volunteered to post his own image? I get censored for merely posting what is already in the "public domain"; yet in another thread it's apparently ok for somebody to call me an not a very nice person and infer that I have no knowledge of basic economics. It seems your censorship standards depends upon "who" not "what". And just who are you trying to protect with your censorship? This is a "member" who repeatedly exposes himself to ridicule due to the banality of his posts and has just been suspended from this forum.
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Post by whiplash on Jul 7, 2006 20:43:14 GMT -5
Whip please don't post other members pictures without there permission.
CS
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Post by whiplash on Jul 6, 2006 14:33:08 GMT -5
Well Whip your "observations" always seem to have a decidedly negative slant to them, and it's obvious that more than a few people see that when reading your posts. The ladder admins didn't expect anything, we had no crystal ball, we simply wanted to make sure that the MP community was well postioned to deal with Civ4 while maintaining our postion as the MP community in C3C. And that we did successfully. I know we were caught of guard by the strong negative reaction of some people in the C3C community to the existance of the Civ4 community. But we all live and learn. I don't think that C3Cers needed to be threatened by Civ4 at all and that both can exist together for everyones enjoyment. Yes some C3Cers now play Civ4 and many stayed with C3C, that's all a personal choice. I'd estimate that only about 30% of C4P consists of old C3C players and the rest of the community is new. This is fine and the Civ4 community will evolve it's own way as did C3P threw out it's history. As to the your colour issues, I sympathize that not all problems with the game have been solved, but we still have a thriving community and it's my goal to see it continue to thrive despite the issues with the game that Firaxis seems unable or unwilling to solve. I would suggest that you try a graphics mod like the BlueMarble mod, I'm not sure if it would help or not, but it's worth a try. CS The way I read it, you and I are saying the same thing. So why is my observation "negative"?
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Post by whiplash on Jul 5, 2006 22:24:34 GMT -5
Well, it didn't happen with CIV4. The "majority" of the C3C players did not migrate to CIV4. This despite all of the early hoopla about hotjoin and other features that were announced pre-release. So, what makes you think that the CIV4 community will migrate to WarLords? Geez, Whip. Haven't you gotten tired of the "I want to quietly spread insidious hate" routine? You don't play it, so go away. I'm not spreading any "hate"; it's just my observation. I think that the ladder admin leadership expected a mass migration to CIV4 by the C3C ladder community as was seen from PTW to C3C. That didn't happen for a variety of reasons. My observation is that the majority of CIV4 ladder players are new faces. I guess I hit a sore nerve with the hotjoin comment. In response to your comment about me not playing the game so that I should just go away, I guess I just will. Just so you know though, the game is impossible for me to play in MP. The first problem as has been discussed ad nauseum is the connectivity issue. The second one is a problem that Firaxis won't do anything about. The game is impossible to play in MP for anyone who is colorblind. I mentioned this during the beta test; but I don't expect that Firaxis would make any adjustments for the small potential market having this "disability". All of the rich graphics and candy colors that Firaxis expects to be attractive to the "normal vision" market are really a serious detriment to the 10% of males who are red/green colorblind. I've played many, many SP game of CIV4 and they are all the same. I just don't see the enemy units without serious squinting and micro inspection. The game tells me that I've been landed by an enemy; but it takes me 5 minutes to find just where that is on the map. Obviously, that won't work in MP. While my "disability" is a handicap in C3C, it's an absolute impediment in CIV4. So, I'll find something else to do.
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Post by whiplash on Jul 1, 2006 0:17:23 GMT -5
As far as reporting goes, both CIV and CWL will be treated the same. As to were the majority of ladder players migrate too, we will have to wait and see. CWL does offer some game improvements that are interesting to MP, so I suspect that eventually that is were the majority of the ladder will end up. CS Well, it didn't happen with CIV4. The "majority" of the C3C players did not migrate to CIV4. This despite all of the early hoopla about hotjoin and other features that were announced pre-release. So, what makes you think that the CIV4 community will migrate to WarLords?
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Post by whiplash on Jul 11, 2006 12:02:13 GMT -5
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Post by whiplash on Jul 1, 2006 9:18:58 GMT -5
Boss: "Where is that report I asked you for?"
Whiplash: "I reported to all last Tuesday."
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Post by whiplash on Jun 20, 2006 20:22:45 GMT -5
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Post by whiplash on Jun 14, 2006 7:58:57 GMT -5
Good strategy in the Ironman as I'm sure he figures you will just go on to steamroll somebody else and maybe he can finish in the top four.
Very lame in a regular game, though.
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Post by whiplash on Jun 6, 2006 10:14:41 GMT -5
I'd love to see some kind of World Cup. I'm not sure it would work, but, perhaps, with a bit of tweaking. Or may be just a europe vs. north america and asia or something. These "Special Events" require a TD Champion. A TD needs to organize, recruit, and set up a good play format, much as SPM does for the CCC. On the C3C ladder Maxfin ran the World Cup, Revivalist and myself organized and ran the Ryder Cup, Lastride ran an individuals' tournament. These events were very successful. I'm hoping Levi can recruit some TD's who share his dedication and enthusiasm so that these types of events can be run here. I'm sure the players would enjoy them.
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Post by whiplash on Jun 6, 2006 10:06:21 GMT -5
Great guy to get some nice tourneys organized. How about a pro-am? Professional player teamed with noob. great way for noobs to learn and to meet vet players? Id love to see a UltraQuick Civ tourney Mode. the scenerio is quite enjoyable. Anyhow Congrats Levi, you certainly deserve it after the help you provide the lobby. Hey, that would actually be really fun (not to derail this thread from Levi's appointment - hearty congratulations!) If you could reliably gauge people's strength and had a pro-am sort of tournament or just a series of games it would really be cool. This was tried on the C3C ladder a long time ago. It never came off because the players were supposed to arrange playing times. If somebody wants to try this again make sure players buy in to a set schedule.
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Post by whiplash on Jun 5, 2006 20:57:24 GMT -5
Lobby moderation would require admin presence.
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Post by whiplash on Jun 4, 2006 21:59:28 GMT -5
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Sentry?
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Post by whiplash on Jun 2, 2006 10:43:18 GMT -5
I think what they want is for the sleeping sentry to wake up and be activated as soon as an enemy unit can be seen by that unit.
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Post by whiplash on Jun 1, 2006 23:08:51 GMT -5
Perhaps the reason that the current ladder admins are having difficulty recruiting/retaining admin staff is that the "vision" of what the ladder community should be is not totally in synch with that "vision" is, as perceived by the membership. There is a certain "standard of conduct" and "expected protocol" that is embraced by the current admins that may not be so well honored by the membership.
One thing that is surely true though, is that being an admin in whatever framework is a hell of a lot of work with little "payback".
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Post by whiplash on Jun 1, 2006 7:01:18 GMT -5
CS, you admins aren't evil; just too homogenious. ;D
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Post by whiplash on May 31, 2006 22:26:36 GMT -5
It doesn't matter who you "vote" for because admins are not elected. The admin oligarchy will select those who emulate themselves. It's the nature of the beast. Levi has a long history with the senior admins and doesn't believe in emulation. You should atleast state a caveat that this is just your opinion Whiplash and not fact. The Admin team selects people they believe have "what it takes" to be a good admin. That does not mean, as you imply, that we only will take people that are clones of the current admins. Dusty certainly added to the collective knowledge and experience of the admin team, and I am sad to see that he has decided that it is not a path for him. CS What I posted is indeed "fact". Your own post confirms it. "The Admin Team selects ..." As I said, it's the "nature of the beast". It's an incestuous system. This isn't my "opinion"; it 's an obvious fact.
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Post by whiplash on May 31, 2006 13:57:43 GMT -5
It doesn't matter who you "vote" for because admins are not elected. The admin oligarthy will select those who emulate themselves. It's the nature of the beast.
Levi has a long history with the senior admins and doesn't believe in emulation.
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