What is so great about multiplayer-games

[Ptolemy]

I have never tried multiplayergames my self so therefore, before I start playing it I would like to hear what is so great about it?? And are there some advices I should use before I start playing multiplayergames? Where can I do it? Except from this site off course??

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Ptolemy: Greek general under Alexander the Great & Founder of a new egyptian kingdom after Alexander's death

 

[drake]

I'll give you some positive aspects and some negative aspects.

Positive
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* You get to play intelligent (most of the time

) competitors.
* You get to engage in real diplomacy/bartering. No strict restrictions in foreign relations like you have with the computer.
* Face new challenges and increase your civ skill and knowledge.
* Make "civ friends" (That sounds queer, but you know what I mean hopefully

* The most important aspect is that you get to test your skills against real people I think.

Negatives
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* Some times hard to find a good game. Easy to pick up a game, but hard to find a game that keeps your interest. This is usually determined by the quality of the group you play with.
* Connection problems. Ineveidable. If you lose your internet connection even for a second while in a game, you get booted and have to re-enter. This is more of a headache than it sounds.
* People don't show up like they say they will. This happens a lot unless you take some time to plan a game.

I personally have not played a single player game since I got civ gold in October. In my opinion, why would you want to play the predictably simple AI when you can play a real person?

 

[Dogberry_Old]

Of all the problems...simple coordination is the largest. Getting enough people together to play at the same time is more difficult than you might think, even with the numbers "available" at this club & Apolyton.

Fragmentation is another problem.. I play Test of Time.. others play Gold... then there is the individual preferences for the kind of game..ie. level, map, AIs, x2 or x1.

Dropped lines can also be a pain, along with lag..esp. if you are using x2 movement.

However if you persist in spite of these things .. you will be rewarded. Find a group of players that fits your particular schedule & just start playing. Don't be too picky in the preferences & be willing to pop into the middle of a game & play an open AI.. be a good sport & exercise patience.

Dog