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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

I listed two reasons:

1x Autovictory 1943

3x Opponent dropped the game (specifically, opponent died) [:(]

Add to list: never play Chickenboy.

ORIGINAL: rustysi

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

I listed two reasons:

1x Autovictory 1943

3x Opponent dropped the game (specifically, opponent died) [:(]

Add to list: never play Chickenboy.

Ya think.[:)]

ORIGINAL: USSAmerica

ORIGINAL: rustysi

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna




Add to list: never play Chickenboy.

Ya think.[:)]

AW1 Steve and I played Chickenboy and Mynok in a 2x2 game and we both lived to tell the tale. [:D]

Speaking of which, I didn't see that game listed in CB's post above for his poll answers. [:'(]

(Granted, his partner had to withdraw from the game due to life circumstances and I recall a LOT of Japanese troops cut off and trapped inland in Northern Oz... )

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: USSAmerica

ORIGINAL: rustysi




Ya think.[:)]

AW1 Steve and I played Chickenboy and Mynok in a 2x2 game and we both lived to tell the tale. [:D]

Speaking of which, I didn't see that game listed in CB's post above for his poll answers. [:'(]

(Granted, his partner had to withdraw from the game due to life circumstances and I recall a LOT of Japanese troops cut off and trapped inland in Northern Oz... )

If you read the poll question carefully, you'll see why I didn't include that in the poll answer, knucklehead. "I have WON a WITP-AE full campaign game with stock or DBB scenarios playing the Japanese side because" [:'(]

That 2x2 did NOT end in a Japanese victory. Yeah, after my IJN partner bailed on the game, I was left holding the IJA bag. And by 'bag', I mean the bag full of flaming dog****. That was an unenviable strategic position, wasn't it?

By the way, what became of Lexington, Enterprise, Hornet and Yorktown in that game? [:D]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Which reminds me, is Mynok still alive? [:D]

ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget

Stats so far show that about half the games end due to rage-quitting / abandoning.

ORIGINAL: 1275psi

Deep into 45 mutual draw playing as japan
2 allied players quit in 42
I quit in 42 after being insulted on the forum
Lost in 43 as allies
Had a jap player quit in 42 when the fun finished
Deep into 44 now as allies and going 5o lose but going to the finish

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

I listed two reasons:

1x Autovictory 1943

3x Opponent dropped the game (specifically, opponent died) [:(]

ORIGINAL: obvert

The list of possible ending should include quit for personal reasons. GreyJoy and I had a game in 43, going well, and he had to discontinue. It had nothing to do with the game or anything happening within it. I bet it's one of the most common categories for games ending, as evidenced by some of the posts above.

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: jwolf

ORIGINAL: obvert

The list of possible ending should include quit for personal reasons.

Or at least, reasons not directly connected to the game. My one and only PBEM experience was a newbie vs. newbie game against Malagant, he as Japan and I as Allies. The game got only about 5 months in, to mid-May of 1942, when he vanished from communication. But the Japanese were dominating my forces easily pretty much everywhere, and as far as I could tell they were in a very good position. I could only guess that he had some sort of personal circumstances that came up; perhaps even a tragedy, but I never knew. In any case it would be grossly dishonest for me to count this as a victory even though my opponent did quit.

I respectfully disagree. An opponent that drops a game without communicating the reasons why or offering an 'out' for another player to step into his stead is breaking the pact. Quitting like that is tantamount to admitting defeat. It's certainly understandable if they have a terminal health problem, but-in your case-it's far more likely that the person just became bored with the game and 'ghosted' you. I consider that sort of action to be extremely disrespectful and it's worthy of putting them in the box of 'losers'.

How hard would it have been for your opponent to send you an email to clarify this? After you spent hundreds of hours on the game, he just disappears? Seriously, how long does it take to send an email saying, "I'm not having fun with this game. I'm sorry, but I can't do this for another 4 years. I resign. You win. Thanks for the game." Again, if he's sick and / or dead, I get it. But the vast majority of games ending aren't because someone dies. Unless that happens (it's happened three times to me), they have no right to say anything other than 'they lost'.

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

ORIGINAL: obvert

The list of possible ending should include quit for personal reasons. GreyJoy and I had a game in 43, going well, and he had to discontinue. It had nothing to do with the game or anything happening within it. I bet it's one of the most common categories for games ending, as evidenced by some of the posts above.

Yeah, I would agree. RL happens.

Speaking of GJ, have you heard from him?