Will Civ 3 have the Alpha HQ fiasco?

[SerapisIV]

Originally posted by ADG
I think it would be foolish to set up such website, multiplayer options (hosting, joining, etc) should be implentet in the game itself!!! Some web site makes everything unfriendly

I never said that, of course the options will be in the game, just as they were in SMAC. A website would be for player matching, ladder games and community support.

[Rasputin]

i dont have a problem with them setting up a website , providing that isnt only way of playing MP.. i like the current join at IP address we can do now, just find people on Here or at ICQ....

[TechWins]

I just hope that they have LAN MP that is at least as good as Civ2 MGE. I love playing LAN it's the best way to play.

[BorderPatrol]

I would like to see Civilization move up to professional status with certified tournaments like chess has. In order for this to happen there needs to be an official place where matches are played, and results are certified and recorded.

[BorderPatrol]

I have started a new poll with better choices. Sorry for the inconvenience. See the Other thread for further discussion please.

[Adagio]

I never said that, of course the options will be in the game, just as they were in SMAC. A website would be for player matching, ladder games and community support.

Well, I haven't played SMAC for than an hour (and it was offline), so I don't know how their MP support is like. And it's not of course it is in the game, just take the game Settlers IV, there you have to go to the website, install and other program to join/host games, while in Settlers III it was all inplented in the game...

i like the current join at IP address we can do now, just find people on Here or at ICQ....

I don't like the join by IP adress, I want it to be able to search for an IP adress with a game just about to start

[Swissy]

I prefer a server, actually a bunch of servers, to play online. The system Activison has for their CTP games is about the only thing they did right with a civ game. You can meet in a game lobby to set up a game. Plus I don't like ICQ; horrendous amouts of spam, the program is a resource hog, the unwanted contacts. Just give me a place to go to meet players and play the game. Fraxis wouldn't be running the servers, usually the game publisher does that and Firaxis is the game developer.

[Adagio]

Originally posted by Swissy
I prefer a server, actually a bunch of servers, to play online. The system Activison has for their CTP games is about the only thing they did right with a civ game. You can meet in a game lobby to set up a game. Plus I don't like ICQ; horrendous amouts of spam, the program is a resource hog, the unwanted contacts. Just give me a place to go to meet players and play the game. Fraxis wouldn't be running the servers, usually the game publisher does that and Firaxis is the game developer.

That's what I'm talking about, everything else would be annoying

[tniem]

I think a MP system for Civ III should compose of two sections.

One would be the Blizzard type server where everyone could log on to find someone to play against.

The other section would be for play be email games. There should be a way built into the game where the game would update itself and find out what PBEM games you need to play and then send them for you. The best way to do this would be a centralized Firaxis server where you would play your turn upload it and then your opponent would download it.


Just my two cents.