Never ending multiplayer games!!!

[woke25]

Maybe you have also noticed that most of the multiplayer games you play online never get finished. I think i have found an excellent and quite exciting idea to make multiplayer games actually finish!

We could use the idea of the succesion games in multiplayer. You make a team of players that take over for eachother. In this team, all the players are in a different time zone, in such a way, that you can play 24 hours per day!

For example, if you want to play sessions of 4 hours, you need 6 players in your team with following up time zone.

This way everyone can play at their best time and play not too long to avoid getting tired. when a player gets tired, a team mate comes online and takes over.

It doesnt matter how many players you have in your team, as long as you can fill up the clock (play 24 hours per day).


So lets start making teams now! I am in GMT +1, i could use players in my team from GMT +5 to GMT -4

 

[Az]

It's great but It's going to be dificult to make it work!

we'll never have 24 people that will be on time no matter what....

And CF is not large enough for such a thing....see what I mean

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[woke25]

uhm, no. i dont see what you mean

if the players in a team are from different time zones, they can all play in their perfect time, which is mostly starting between 6-7 pm and ending between 9-11 pm.

a team is only 6 to 8 players i think, because the best time for a session is 3-4 hours.

if every team has a little coordination, then this could easily work. The hardest part is setting up good teams.

Once you have good teams, the scheduling is a peace of cake, since everyone plays at their perfect time.

 

[Dogberry_Old]

I believe this could work..it would take a little organisation & flexibility though. It is a little more sophisticated version of "pass-along" that I talked about earlier. The biggest "glitch" would be trading hosts.. as in my experience, that is where the game can hang up easiest.

I would be willing to join a team.. but be aware that my schedule can really go screwball on me & I have been having ISP & comp. prioblems lately.

I am at GMT -5.

Dog

 

[Az]

I've thought about it...
I believe it could work !
In fact there was something I didn't get yesterday...

We should find people from ICQ too!

I'm GMT+2

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[jiml_63]

The relay aspect of this is intriguing. If you formulate your team correctly you can put together one helluva civ. I, for one, am not much of a warmonger, but I can build a damn good civ, so my strength would lie in the beginning or midgame. Count me in if this happens on the weekend...

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[Az]

welcome!

what's you time zone?

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[woke25]

i have almost finished my team. I could use 1 more player from GMT +4,5 or +6. this is in the world area:
-Middle/east Russia
-India
-middle east
-West China

Our current team in GMT 0 stands as following:

woke24 5pm - 11 pm (6-12pm GMT +1)
Slowwhand 11pm -3.30 am (6-10.30pm GMT-5)
Dylan Baker 3.30-6.30am (10.30pm- 1.30am GMT -5)
Jhorsburgh 6.30 am- 9.30 am (0.30-3.30am GMT -6)
Rasputing 9.30am- 1 pm (6.30-10.00pm GMT +9)

??????? 1pm-5pm

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Civ Fanatics Ladder Operator

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[Az]

My team isn't ready yet....

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[Caels]

Count me in Az, MGE, GMT -5.

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[Berzerker]

GMT -5 here

 

[Az]

Ok my team already has three people:

Caels GMT -5
jiml_63 GMT ?
me GMT +2

What's your zone Caels?

Berzeker I'm afraid you can't play in one of the curent teams. They both have a GMT -5

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[woke25]

Originally posted by Az:
Ok my team already has three people:

Caels GMT -5
jiml_63 GMT ?
me GMT +2

What's your zone Caels?

Berzeker I'm afraid you can't play in one of the curent teams. They both have a GMT -5
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Look closer Az, i have 3 gmt -5/6 in my team. it all depends on what their usuall play time is in their time zone. Jhorsburgh is insomniatic

 

[Az]

of course!

haha I'm so stupid sometimes...



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[jiml_63]

Az, I am at GMT -5....

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[Az]

I should normally be searching for some other team-mates but I can't until the day after tomorow

The TSG (Team Succession Game) must start and I have to take care of it.

Really sorry for keeping everybody from playing. (if you guys can't wait

I would fuly understand if you started w/out me. But you still need some people for Team B)

Az

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