Apolyton CtP League

[Solver]

Something I could say about this: . Keygen: .

[Keygen]

Originally posted by ZoboZeWarrior
For point 4, we have to design a chart for each game indicating the sub for each player.
Or in the first post of a game thread, We must indicate the name of all players (in the playing order) and after the player name, the sub name must be indicated (with emails too).

About the sub :

The sub replace the player if this one announce that could not play his/her turn (the turn must to be sent to the sub then).
The moderator must then verify that the sub received the file.
The 24h rule apply only after the sub received the file.

But if a player don't play a turn within the 24h and didn't annouce he/her will not play, the turn must not be forwarded to the sub, but must be nexted !

Right ?

Zobo,

I had created a template regarding player info a couple fo months ago that includes a field indicating player's perma sub(s) and his/her/Their email address(es). It is part of a greater project, the CtP-Multiplayer Info Center that originally captured long time ago and from time to time I was updating it. I feel confident that a great part of it will be ready by this weekend.

Regarding including the subs in the first post of a game's thread I think it is a good idea and I will include it in the PBEM Rules version 2.0 also part of the Info Center.
I think it had crossed over my mind in the past but I can't remember Thanks for the idea anyway

About the sub:

The moderator will keep nexting delayed player as usual. It might get quite complicated for the moderators and frustrating for the subs to send every single delayed turn to the subs if there are many and not few times they are many.
However, if a particular player gets nexted more than twise in a row then the turns will be sent to the perma sub until the original player shows up or get replaced. This won't be hard since when a player get disappeards the moderators post for a sub asap anyway. Neither the sub will get frustrated because it won't be something that will happen often.

Originally posted by FlameFlash
Just looking at the idea of a game league could scare some newbies away even, and isn't new blood a good thing? As long, of course, as the players getting involved ARE committed to the game(s) they signed up for.

I couldn't cover your questions better than Gavrushka did.

The league is for those that are interested and qualify but I beleive that the majority will stay out of it.
Newer players will always find games to join, new or older ones and most older players will always be willing to play with youngbloods.
It is natural. But imagine joinning a PBEM game and have to wait once in a while for a new player to be found because another one disappeared, have to re-establish treaties and relations with the new player if luck or have to wait for turn a week because of a slow player that spoils the fun. Very frustrating if you play for sometime and in many games and having seen this story dozens of times, don't you think?
Beleive me, if find CtP PBEM games you join in the future interesting and decide to stay for long you will understand what I am talking about and perhaps find the league necessary

Originally posted by phoenixcager
So how about a list of who's eligible for this special league?

I wouldn't like to start discriminating players here PC.
I beleive that people here when they first read this thread will know if they want to join in and if they qualify of cource with some sort of serious thinking whether they are willing to commit or not which is what makes the decision on joining in more reliable.
Even with 4-6 members I would personally be happy.

Regarding whether you qualify or not my personal opinion is yes.
You play your turns in time, you have never resigned from a game as long as I know and you are playing for more than a year if you add the "preliminary" PBEM gaming in CGN. Not to mention that you are a moderator in CGN for long time and particulary in the CtP section when that existed
But the decision is your and by signing here you commit.

Finaly to clarify things up by signing in the league does not necessary mean that you will have to join or start new games neither you will have to do any sort of extra work. You only need to qualify and interested.

[Keygen]

Originally posted by Solver
Something I could say about this: . Keygen: .

Oh, our "commited" moderator

Go away Solv, you do not qualify

[Solver]

Hehe, Keygen. Actually, I no longer consider myself a CtP player, ever since Civ 3 came out .

[Keygen]

Originally posted by Solver
Hehe, Keygen. Actually, I no longer consider myself a CtP player, ever since Civ 3 came out .

Solv is on Civ3

Good game but not better than CtP.
Perhaps even worse.
After so many civs and alternatives/clones someone would expect more from a new civ by Sid

[FlameFlash]

Most excellant, thanks Keygen.
Already followed the other advice and posted in the youngblood thread, you're right, guess I'll just have to wait and see. Though that's something I'm also looking forward to.

[faded glory]

Originally posted by Keygen


Solv is on Civ3

Good game but not better than CtP.
Perhaps even worse.
After so many civs and alternatives/clones someone would expect more from a new civ by Sid

Sid had nothing to do with Civ3. It just has his name on it......but he had 0 to do with anything!



Also, this is the kind of games of the future. I has been following this one. The Demo rocks, but its bugged. But they fixing that...and they released a second demo. Small 3 man team, but they work hard. ****loads of fun.. (the game)

Anyway here is Superpower

A real world simulator.

[Keygen]

Sid had nothing to do with Civ3. It just has his name on it......but he had 0 to do with anything![/QUOTE]

True. But the fact that he runs Firaxis and Civ3 is the succession of Civ1 & 2 designed by him he must have seen the design before the implementation had started and he must had approved it.

And I think most poeple that worked in Alpha Centauri worked in Civ 3 too. Damn, they could make a better product. Besides it wasn't just a new release of a product created a year ago but 5 5 years ago

[Keygen]

Originally posted by FlameFlash
Most excellant, thanks Keygen.
Already followed the other advice and posted in the youngblood thread, you're right, guess I'll just have to wait and see. Though that's something I'm also looking forward to.

Welcome aboard Flash

[Solver]

Don't know... Civ 2 disappointed me a lot, a very bad game. Civ 3 is by far the best game I've played, outfitting CtP and SMAC by a huge margin. Previously, my fav games were pretty tight, I couldn't decide, now I favor Civ 3 to anything, and by far.

[FlameFlash]

With all this talk, once I get some system upgrading done it looks like I'll have to go out and try Civ3... for now, I'll just enjoy playing around here... and thanks for the welcome, Keygen.

[Siderakis]

The idea of creating a CTP league is excellent. But this means a lot of work to do. The first league game has not started yet !

As i am still desperatly waiting for a turn of "World Story" to come into my mailbox, i would apreciate to play in a game with "fast" and "reliable" players, for sure.

But am i fast and reliable myself ? I think so, but after my coleric leaving of the game "Let there be rock", i would understand if you won't put me in.

Anyway, you can count on me to participate into this league.

[Gavrushka]

Originally posted by Siderakis
The idea of creating a CTP league is excellent. But this means a lot of work to do. The first league game has not started yet !

As i am still desperatly waiting for a turn of "World Story" to come into my mailbox, i would apreciate to play in a game with "fast" and "reliable" players, for sure.

But am i fast and reliable myself ? I think so, but after my coleric leaving of the game "Let there be rock", i would understand if you won't put me in.

Anyway, you can count on me to participate into this league.

Sid I took your position in let there be rock? And Bird I think took the errant players position.... You will see now how quickly the game will flow... Thats why I always speak acidily if a game goes slow and pester the moderators and slow players into putting things right, but NEVER have I left a game... Let there be rock is a superb game... If you like I can send copies of turns to you, as you will see there are some radical differences between the way I play and the way you play... not saying one is better than the other, but it always helps to see how someone handles the same situation differently.

Flameflash are you going to join Chicken Run???

[ZoboZeWarrior]

I agree. A player must be fast and reliable.

Fast game are necessary : 2 turns per week (all players played two times !).
Reliable players is very important too :
In Teamhorses, quinns leave us (he was my ally). Then two time tima a player took the place of quinns, played only fews turns. and defected. It was not easy to manage all this change since I was engaged in war against Black Ice and I need some help of my Ally.

Such change have quite disavantaged me (due to my ally not coherent actions) and spoiled a little my fun. Now it's okay.

Edit : Tried to make my words understandable !

[FlameFlash]

Chicken run? What? I take it there's a thread around here for me to look at?



I'll look around, see you in there? (and maybe follow me to a non-ctp league thread? I hate making extra tangents... especially while still on newbie status here...)