I'd rather have MM work on AI as opposed to TCP/IP

Jubala · #1 January 10th, 2001, 04:27 AM

I have seen this debate on every single forum for strategy games in my days. There's always those who want it and those who don't. I say put it in there and give people the choice. That's what sells, alot of choices to make.

Arboris · #2 January 10th, 2001, 05:30 AM

I'm all for an AI upgrade first.

Socialist · #3 January 10th, 2001, 07:12 AM

you will never be happy with any AI and it will always be beatable and never stand up to a human.

just pass me the TCP IP ..and you guys fiddle here and wait for neverending patches to make slightly less beatable AI..woopie

i would never buy a game to play against myself/and or AI....only to learn the game and then to play a human and see how one can really do

------------------
Waves his Red flag

Socialist

jpinard · #4 January 10th, 2001, 07:56 AM

Well, the reason I posted this is Mephisto and several other people have made some huge strides in fixing the AI... but it's always nice to have it be "official". This is why it makes sense to me, for them (MM) to post an AI enhancement patch based on Mephisto and companies work, and then get back to the TCP/IP.

By the way, I guarentee only .1% people will actually finish a TCP/IP game unless they are unemployed or retired. The games are simply too big and long, and most people would get bored after spending 15 hours on-line with someone. You'd have to have 2 incredibly insane people dedicated to each other in an almost sick kinda way...

[This message has been edited by jpinard (edited 10 January 2001).]

Puke · #5 January 10th, 2001, 08:26 AM

quote:
Originally posted by jpinard:

By the way, I guarentee only .1% people will actually finish a TCP/IP game unless they are unemployed or retired. The games are simply too big and long, and most people would get bored after spending 15 hours on-line with someone. You'd have to have 2 incredibly insane people dedicated to each other in an almost sick kinda way...

[This message has been edited by jpinard (edited 10 January 2001).]

funny, thats why god invented the saved game.

jpinard · #6 January 10th, 2001, 08:30 AM

Puke, that's not the way I meant it! To play through would take like 5-15 hours at a time! Well, on a medium-large sized game.

Puke · #7 January 10th, 2001, 08:36 AM

quote:
Originally posted by jpinard:
Puke, that's not the way I meant it! To play through would take like 5-15 hours at a time! Well, on a medium-large sized game.

yeah, but it depends on how long you are going to play for. besides, figure how long it would take to do that IP game, then multiply by 10 to get the number of DAYS for a PBEM game at 1 turn a day, and wonder why people want it. this is basically the same boat that all strat games have been in, from SMAC, to the new CIV games.. unless you want to play something mindless like starcraft or AoE, its going to take some time.

even at 1 hour a day, an IP game should take about 1/4th the time of a PBEM game.