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Post by mrgametheory on Feb 9, 2006 22:22:41 GMT -5
Ok people, This may need to be verified by a few more people, but I am pretty sure I have solved the problem of peer issues forever......... Obviously some people think you need to clean catche or change modem or router settings, but I don't think this is the main issue. After doing some research I have come up with the following. If you are getting stuck on someones peer it is because that person has opened Internet Explorer or some other internet connected program. If that person closes that Program you will be able to connect to that person and get past there peer. Test it out, so far its worked with everyone who has tested it with me and it will do the job with reconnects also, just make sure both the person connecting and everyone int eh game has the programs closed in the staging rooms..... Hopeful this will solve one of the main problems of this game.....
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Post by mrgametheory on Feb 8, 2006 3:38:15 GMT -5
For the record the hacking and cheating thread was started in regards to another player and not Yumpak, it wasn't until another player brought up yumpak that I went and played him and wrote what I did in the already started thread. If Yumpak isn't a cheater he is a skilled player and is able to analyze the game in a fantastic way, good for him...........
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Post by mrgametheory on Feb 9, 2006 19:46:20 GMT -5
wow it takes some balls to brag about a game that you won for the sole reason of my Chariot not being able to kill your skirmisher with a 97% odds of winning and you ended up taking a city with the same skirmisher.
I can see the joke that the gods are playing on me in allowing this to happen and you being the type of person that would post such a thing if it were to occur.
In the end, I am obviously not invinciple and I lose in all types of games all the time, but when something like that happens, I feel compelled to just resign in the middle of a game, like I did, because I dont react well to divine intervention.
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Post by mrgametheory on Feb 9, 2006 4:09:10 GMT -5
I think your right hands down, there is nothing better than wasting 2 hours in a game that gets ruined by a game crash which forces everyone to restart and than waste another 30 minutes trying to restart because everyone cant get in because of peer problems, or how about waiting for players that lag or my favorite, players that magically drop or several players that magically drop and being forced to waste 10 minutes x 2-3 or my favorite, games that never finish and get sacked because too many players drop, but hands down, you got to love waiting for 25 Minutes for all the players to join to get the full 6-10 in the beginning my favorite, being suicided by one player and letting worse players catch the lead or take it, or playing in a game with 8 people and 7 are super experts (Obviously an exaggeration) and 1 isn't and that newb being killed and their neighbors getting the free land and dominating or being stuck on a team with a bunch of newbs and one of them dies and ruins game for the rest of the team, or like 500 other things i could mention relating to the mechanics of a teamer/cton game and surrounding it. But don't get me wrong. I personally think there is more skill in playing a FFA Epic (Negotiation, trade, etc) than a 1v1 duel, but heyyyyyyyyy wait a minute, no one plays these. If you could remove the problems associated with lag and filtering out matched players, it would help. I Understand how people say that there are more variables in Cton and teamers and that adds to the fun,a nd dont get me wrong, I play ctons and teamers and they are more fun on different levels that 1v1. I even understand the people who love to play with a random newb here and there because it adds spice and luck to the mix. But in the end, far more cton and teamer games are not worth the investment in the grand scheme of things and I dont sit here like most people and have 4-10 hours a day to play this game. If everyone gets into the swing of teamers and ctons there is no great players to play duels and out of this happening I push for more duels and it being hip in peoples minds. So of all of the above, I chose 1v1 duels, not just because of the skill and lack of luck variables, but because I can start a game in 5 minutes, end it in 30 - 2 hours and only have to worry about crashes and lag 5-10% of the time and actually get to enjoy a game, as opposed to sitting in a staging room or a voting screen
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Post by mrgametheory on Feb 9, 2006 0:41:28 GMT -5
Tommy you definitely have a problem with losing, lol, as do I, But when you play someone 1v1 there is no one to blame but yourself and as long as you play mirror there is no resource luck involved. And fried, I will agree to play you a random era any time 1v1 ;D
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Post by mrgametheory on Feb 5, 2006 20:53:18 GMT -5
Mirror 1v1 duel or tiny is the best map because everyone has the same resources and luck isn't an issue. Playing this map turns the game into a chess style game and is loads of fun. I try to remove as much luck as possible from my games and try to just play straight up, the problem is there isn't enough people that agree this is fun. Also any admin down with showing me the ropes on how to set up tournaments? If it goes well I may do other kins in the future.
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Post by mrgametheory on Feb 4, 2006 22:12:31 GMT -5
What has happened to this game. Why is it that 95% of the top 50 players on Ladder do not play 1v1 games. They refuse to. It is almost impossible to find a 1v1 game with good players and it is getting out of hand. All I see is teamer games and an occasional cton and when these top players jump in teamer games with other top players it is easy to defend titles due to lack of competent team mates so it adds an entire new defense on people to maintain their rank.
I think that Ladder needs to make some kind of revision to their rules and require that a Person must play at least 3 1v1 games a week with the person who is directly behind them in rank. This prevents players from holding onto rank until their 4 best teamer buddies are on and than obviously winning.
What do people feel about this? Is there to much skill involved in 1v1 games and Ladder isn't about this kind of skill? I understand that people just want to have fun, but do people no longer have fun in 1v1 games? I need help on this issue because I am failing to accept what is going on here.
I would like to hold 2 1v1 tournaments Every Saturday at 10AM at 6PM PST. Can one of the admins help me in getting this started and show me how to best set this up.
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Post by mrgametheory on Feb 2, 2006 12:04:26 GMT -5
Sure the guy opened his mouth in the middle of a game and broke the Cton Rules, but I wouldn't go and call the guy a cheater. He got banned from the ladder for a short time for the event and I feel the situation has been atoned. So leave the poor guy alone....
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Post by mrgametheory on Jan 31, 2006 0:07:00 GMT -5
The exploit has nothing to do with single player games, but everything to do with teamer games. So tommynt you didnt get more than 1 hammmer unless it was on a certain land. Universal Sufferage and Free speech can still be used in games, just not in teamers people.
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Post by mrgametheory on Jan 29, 2006 14:23:27 GMT -5
lol, My exploit, I said it once and I said it again, I don't use nor need exploits to win my games. The universal suffrage / Free speech thing was discovered after the game I played with some people and I didn't even discover it until the day after they did. The strategy which is the focus on my thread has absolutely nothing to do with this exploit, if It did than why the hell would I only put Elizabeth down and not put Gandhi or every other character down, especially when you consider that I wasn't even playing Elizabeth in the game that this was all discovered. I would of also mentioned that the strategy only works in teamer if this was in fact what this thread was supposed to be about, so slow your role and just because you are a cheater Sidhe doesn't mean that everyone else is.
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Post by mrgametheory on Jan 25, 2006 19:59:17 GMT -5
lol, overlapping cities, come on people, don't be ridiculous you can do better than that. its not something obvious like that lol No more hints
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Post by mrgametheory on Jan 25, 2006 11:48:33 GMT -5
I wouldn't just go and waste peoples times, let alone embarrass myself by destroying my credibility by claiming something that isn't true. Currently there is only one other player in this entire game that knows about it and it is in fact a very devastating discovery.
It obviously isn't something obvious or stupid, it is a serious problem in the balance in the game and when it is discovered it will more than likely be patched.
If you think you figured it out PM me and I will tell you if you are right with a reply and not right with no reply. I am not messing around with people, this is in fact legit. Don't expect to discover this using any conventional reasoning or strategy, this is very below the surface and requires an in depth comprehension of the game. I am only telling people this because keeping this secret will only give me an advantage over players which I don't want, but I am not actually telling you people this right off the bat because It is a fruit of my labor and I deserve it for all the math I put into the game and the players that earn it deserve the advantage over other players while it lasts. GL and Happy Hunting.
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Post by mrgametheory on Jan 25, 2006 3:38:56 GMT -5
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Post by mrgametheory on Mar 17, 2006 5:57:37 GMT -5
I guess I am probably down for this.
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Post by mrgametheory on Mar 2, 2006 13:32:16 GMT -5
Is it possible to write the links to all or a majority of the groups that will be participating int his event.
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Post by mrgametheory on Mar 2, 2006 1:07:07 GMT -5
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, what is the admins job?
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Post by mrgametheory on Mar 1, 2006 4:38:02 GMT -5
is this a 1v1 type of game, our 25 vs someone elses 25 or is there like 10 teams of 25 and who is in each group? Is it like this ladder vs like the french ladder and such?
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Post by mrgametheory on Feb 28, 2006 21:40:40 GMT -5
hmmmmmm, I read all the information on the link and I didn't play civ 3 so Could someone possibly elaborate more on what the actual structure of the game will be and the role that each of the people signed up will play?
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Post by mrgametheory on Jan 16, 2006 20:36:46 GMT -5
When are we gonna get that 1v1 in Fried? I issued a formal Challenge for more than a month and am still waiting to get our game in. I have broken the Eras down now so I can play you anything from Ancient to Future. I will play you Random era or will even give you the option of picking it. Hope to be playing you a 1v1 soon. This Was Illuminatious if Mr Game Theory Doesn't Ring any bells. ;D PS. Just call me a Vesuvan Doppelganger
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Post by mrgametheory on Jan 18, 2006 11:53:59 GMT -5
You guys are rediculous, the best way to nerf The horse archer or any charge is to just build scouts non stop and surround the horse archers charging with a protetive sheild. Just rush with like 40 scouts and they wont be able to move to even get to your base.
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