The HOTW VII - Setup Thread III - The Trilogy

[Toni]

Let’s concentrate on finding a solution please, Lz’s preventive steps sound great.

My goal is to make this game work so we all can enjoy it.

[Colonel_Treize]

When you guys had a problem with me in the past, I tried to be as accomodating as possible. I've witnessed Ozzy lose his cookies over something stupid a couple of times and dealt with it. I've done my best to console the doubts of Toni. I can't always be in a good mood, myself. There are limits to my patience, too.

But, when we stop caring about offending each other altogether, then we stop being good diplomats.

[deity]

The first time I hosted it was all fine except Kuno was trying to get in when MMC was = problem. We could all move inits and eveything else was fine. HOTW5 hosting was fine most of the time too. Aussie/USA games usually spot on too with me hosting.

There was something weird on the net itself today I reckon.

[deity]

Maybe we are being spammed with denial of service attacks...

[deity]

Originally posted by Frank Johnson
There's too many variables. A player who is a trouble maker with one host or set of players is just fine with another host or without certain players. My problem is when people insist the answer is to keep slamming restarts with old variables that always produced problems in the past.

The thing is that the same set of variables as far as the players are concerned produces different results. So, I say it's ISPs/Internet stuff.

[deity]

And, MMC aside, it's not the one who's (bad) hosting or a player who can't join a game that is necessarily the problem (if it is a problem of our making)

[Colonel_Treize]

Also, you have to consider my tone of voice when I said I may not play if MMC must leave. It is very difficult to discern such a thing, but I meant to express disinterest in playing the game futher without MMC, not necessarily anger at him being kicked. There's a big difference in how those words come out with my voice than they do online. I said it matter-of-factly, with no emotion. I guess emoticons are not my strong suit.

[deity]

Agree with lz.

Here's proposed join order based on my subjective view of everyone's connections.

The fact that CT, deity and Moker have all successfully hosted many times means that their connections are properly configured so I put them first. Cyber is stable but never successfully hosted. Several are down the order based on my perception of players blocking others but not necesarily a good guage of this. But it's a start:

[deity]

I still love everyone

[deity]

So next time we play we use a join order, the next player going in only after the former confirms they are at the staging room (not the host saying they are there)

[deity]

PLEASE!!!

IS THERE ANY CHANCE YOU CAN ALL PLAY THIS USA SAT NIGHT OR SUNDAY NIGHT??

[Colonel_Treize]

I am willing and able to play anytime you guys can make it.

[Frank Johnson]

I would love to play tomarrow evening after work, say, an hour later than the usual start time. Its a long shot but I'd be around.

[Toni]

I can play anytime as well, tomorrow sounds just great, sunday too.

Plz lets make up for fridays session

SO we got 4 for now we need 9 more

[KunojiLym]

Tomorrow is out for me, I have something else scheduled... but the day after tomorrow is alright.