Apolyton CtP League

[Keygen]

Introduction

I think it's time to form a league constituted by commited CtP players who do not treat games like a breakfast - "I eat it when I want, I take my time with it, as much as I want and when I am done bye-bye".

Many people simply cannot or don't bother to understand of what their join and departure can cause to the game and the other participants.

Small to long delays, no replacement at all if the civilization left in bad condition, change of strategy and policy, broken agreements, undesirable results during military conflicts for the replacement or the rival or the other participants, dead games and generally spoil of fun most of the times. Not to mention that the winner won't be able to claim a clear victory over the others since their civilizations had been run by others too in the past that might not had managed it well or the last player was not capable of winning while running a well built civilization.

Therefore by forming this league people that are true funs of PBEM CtP gaming and want to start a new game with fast and reliable players that don't lose interest too fast and quite easily can find them in this league.

Entrance Requirements

6 months of continuing CtP PBEM playing, record of fast and reliable playing with few delays per month and minimum number of drops.

Rules

1. You commit to finish the games you join without direct or indirect suicidal action with the solely purpose to just finish. Never resign unless a serious reason force you to. Never give up unless the winner is perfectly clear.

2. You commit to play as fast as possible and always respect the time limit given in the game(s) no matter what.

3. If you are planning on leaving for a short or long time - generally more than 24 hours - inform everyone about it and find a temporary sub.

4. Always assign one permanent sub for all your games or/and per game.

5. If for any reason you have to resign from a game(s) find a reliable permanent replacement and fully inform him/her for the situation on the game(s). You commit that you will continue playing your turns in time until that replacement is found.


If you have any comments or suggestions/objections feel confortable to post about it.

Everyone interested and quilify post also here.

[faded glory]

I agree (and qualify?).......but reserve the right to say anything at the moment. (have to return to work)

[Gavrushka]

Here, here, long overdue Keygen, I agree 100% and sign up willingly.

I have now become a sub in more games than I originally started, and it must be hellish frustrating for the rest of the players whilst a sub is found.. I think that a pool of 'surrogate' turn players should be assigned to every game.... In other words, when there is an issue the person to send the turn to is there straight away- so when you start a new game, you could have the six or whatever players, and the 'surrogate' turn players listed... so after 24 hours instead of a next, or a delay the turn gets sent to the reserve.... never again will a game be delayed.

[Gavrushka]

Disappointing that more people have not spotted this thread..

[Keygen]

Originally posted by Gavrushka
Disappointing that more people have not spotted this thread..

Well, it is expected not to have responces in the first 2-3 days.
When this thread gets hot you will see many responces
Otherwise we've got serious problems

Regarding assigning a sub is already pointed in the 4th rule.
It has been tested in the past and alone it does not work.
Along with a moderator you have better success but the most important after two years of CtP PBEM playing is reliable players.

[Gavrushka]

I'm not a patient man Keygen!

Come on you amazingly committed PBEM players where are you... this new league is gonna be a lonely place.....

[ZoboZeWarrior]

I agree. But point 4 while ask some organization to work properly and will maybe difficult to satisfy.

[Seige]

Zobo, once the league is big enough (like by the time I qualify ), you should have 20-30 league members to choose from.

[Keygen]

Originally posted by Gavrushka
I'm not a patient man Keygen!

Neither am I but I have learned that patience is a virtue and you earn nothing by not being patient. In the contrary you lose... your patience

Originally posted by ZoboZeWarrior
I agree. But point 4 while ask some organization to work properly and will maybe difficult to satisfy.

Not that much. A thread that will include everyone's perma sub with their emails will be posted.

Originally posted by Seige
Zobo, once the league is big enough (like by the time I qualify ), you should have 20-30 league members to choose from.

20-30 members
I hope so but I greatly doubt

[phoenixcager]

How do you define "fast and reliable"?

[Keygen]

Originally posted by phoenixcager
How do you define "fast and reliable"?

Fast: Play your turn within the 24 hour limit
Reliable: Respecting the above most of the times, always finish a game you start or join unless a serious reason prevents you from and never disappear without a notice.

Regular staff

[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 ?

[FlameFlash]

All well and good, but what of semi newbies to gaming? I JUST started PBEMing about a month ago in SMAX... how would those of us who don't have 6 months of experiance ever get 6 months of experiance? There'd need to be a minors league or something to teach newbies (like myself) the ropes of proper ettiquite etc.

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.

Also, how are we newbies to get alt. players for these games? We don't know anybody in these forums after all (or many people.)

Just some technical curiousities on setting up a game league... looking through these multiplayer threads it looks as if everybody is tied up in a game right now anyway... just when I got everything to PBEM CtP too

[Gavrushka]

Flameflash, there is a thread called YoungBloods Recruitment Centre on this forum... where new players can get games and substitute for retiring players in old ones.... I happen to know right now we need a Substitute in Chicken Run Part II- Please post there and look at the Youngbloods Thread.

Keygen, who started this thread, is a commited PBEM player, never resigning from games, never delaying turn sending, has suggested that a central Nucleus of Players form a Core, with new players joining after time, the problem has been that some players have come, joined games, and disappear some weeks later destroying or at least damaging certain games.... But that doesn't mean that if you do not meet the requirements for the Apolyton League there will be no games, on the Contrary MOST players will not meet the requirements, and they play in many many games!- Get yerself into Chicken Run, and Good Gaming!

Welcome to Apolyton!

[phoenixcager]

So how about a list of who's eligible for this special league?