Hi vonRocko, what its worth, nothing [:D] your opinion thats okay I respect it.[&o]ORIGINAL: vonRocko
For what it's worth, Just my opinion. I must have an AI or I won't buy.
Bo
Moderator: Shannon V. OKeets
Welcome to the forum.[;)]ORIGINAL: Lingering Frey
(first time poster, 23 year wif player, lurking on the "when" forum for ... a long time)
I have no clue, of course, what is behind the July date, but consider also another possibility. I've noticed a few companies lately selling "Beta" versions of their game with an equivalent price discount off the "release" version.
They could release without a functioning AI and slap the label "Beta" on it. They could easily make it clear that the Beta version doesn't have a "computer opponent", but the final version will. They could frame it as simply "testing Netplay" or something.
The profile of the game would be increased, with far less chance of damaging the brand appeal when it comes out with AI. (If it ever does. As I told my friend Larry about 15 years ago...if they ever make an AI that can play WiF well enough to provide even a minor challenge, we should all dig holes in the ground. That AI will go all Terminator on us.)
ORIGINAL: bo
Damn I knew the word selfishness would be the wrong word to use,[:-] I went back about a year and a half and read all the posts and I went back to when I joined in jan. 2005 under the name of Willycube an the AI is a dirty word here then and now. I am trying to come up with a word other than selfishness and egocentrism Jose so we can reach a middle ground here. What part of "if the game comes out without an AI, all money would be refunded if say Matix did not have the AI one year later, of course in writing" And of course they could renege but that might be a disaster. And what part of "whats done is done for July's completion date" do some people not get it, not referring to just you Jose. I am not fighting the no AI, and I did say I would buy it without an AI, but from my viewpoint until the AI comes out this will not be a complete game. Do I have illusions about a good AI in a game this complex with 42 million hex's [:D] No I do not, if Steve gets a soso AI up and running I will be happy as a lark with some hope of a better AI down the road. I would really like to know how many of you WIF boardgamers are playing PBEM or Net play right now with any game. And if you are not playing or playing very little how do you know that Matrix MWIF pbem will be to your liking. Not an argument just curious. It almost sounds like Bo shut the hell up Steve might be listening to you about the AI. Rest easy I would be the last person he would listen to. Its his game and he will do what he feels best for all concerned.
Bo
ORIGINAL: Red Prince
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Steve works daily, with a passion that I've never seen before,
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I've always got my Lap Top with me on vacation... [;)]ORIGINAL: bo
Ah Jose, bull****, the only bull**** I know is in the corridas of Spain or on the streets of Pamplona[:D] our bulls are out west thank god[;)] Jose your points are well taken and bolster my feelings about an AI good or not. Now envision this [just being silly] we are playing each other one on one, no problem with PBEM, you can wait a day or a month for an answer because you might be playing 10 different people at once, of course trying to bring to mind different tactics for different folks in each game might be all right for you college guys but I would have trouble with one games tactics and what I was trying to accomplish in the game [;)] Now we go a step farther and we would like to go back to the old way, you know six players sitting around a cyber table. Lets see we have Paulderynck playing England, Froonp Germany, Composser99 USA, Warspite China, Red Prince Italy [no reason] and to tick off Jose he is France [:D] It is the end of July and Mrs Ignascio says lets go Jose its August and we are going on vacation and we know all Euopeans take off the month of August [;)] What happens now if France has not fallen yet, do you sit around a month waiting for Jose to come back[&:] or Jose is in the middle of a hot game against Paulderynck and Pauly says what do you mean your going away for a month[;)]. In Net play the above scenario would be a disaster. So while Jose is away we could all play the AI even if it is bull*** just to keep in practice. Please don't get mad at me it is all tongue in cheek but it could happen. I am truly going to need all your help, when this game is released I promise exemplary behavior no matter what's in the game or not in the game [errrr maybe[:D]]
Bo
ORIGINAL: Centuur
I've always got my Lap Top with me on vacation... [;)]ORIGINAL: bo
Ah Jose, bull****, the only bull**** I know is in the corridas of Spain or on the streets of Pamplona[:D] our bulls are out west thank god[;)] Jose your points are well taken and bolster my feelings about an AI good or not. Now envision this [just being silly] we are playing each other one on one, no problem with PBEM, you can wait a day or a month for an answer because you might be playing 10 different people at once, of course trying to bring to mind different tactics for different folks in each game might be all right for you college guys but I would have trouble with one games tactics and what I was trying to accomplish in the game [;)] Now we go a step farther and we would like to go back to the old way, you know six players sitting around a cyber table. Lets see we have Paulderynck playing England, Froonp Germany, Composser99 USA, Warspite China, Red Prince Italy [no reason] and to tick off Jose he is France [:D] It is the end of July and Mrs Ignascio says lets go Jose its August and we are going on vacation and we know all Euopeans take off the month of August [;)] What happens now if France has not fallen yet, do you sit around a month waiting for Jose to come back[&:] or Jose is in the middle of a hot game against Paulderynck and Pauly says what do you mean your going away for a month[;)]. In Net play the above scenario would be a disaster. So while Jose is away we could all play the AI even if it is bull*** just to keep in practice. Please don't get mad at me it is all tongue in cheek but it could happen. I am truly going to need all your help, when this game is released I promise exemplary behavior no matter what's in the game or not in the game [errrr maybe[:D]]
Bo
Together with all those very nice WiFi points, I think I would be all right, wouldn't I? [:D]
ORIGINAL: bo
Ah Jose, bull****, the only bull**** I know is in the corridas of Spain or on the streets of Pamplona[:D] our bulls are out west thank god[;)] Jose your points are well taken and bolster my feelings about an AI good or not. Now envision this [just being silly] we are playing each other one on one, no problem with PBEM, you can wait a day or a month for an answer because you might be playing 10 different people at once, of course trying to bring to mind different tactics for different folks in each game might be all right for you college guys but I would have trouble with one games tactics and what I was trying to accomplish in the game [;)] Now we go a step farther and we would like to go back to the old way, you know six players sitting around a cyber table. Lets see we have Paulderynck playing England, Froonp Germany, Composser99 USA, Warspite China, Red Prince Italy [no reason] and to tick off Jose he is France [:D] It is the end of July and Mrs Ignascio says lets go Jose its August and we are going on vacation and we know all Euopeans take off the month of August [;)] What happens now if France has not fallen yet, do you sit around a month waiting for Jose to come back[&:] or Jose is in the middle of a hot game against Paulderynck and Pauly says what do you mean your going away for a month[;)]. In Net play the above scenario would be a disaster. So while Jose is away we could all play the AI even if it is bull*** just to keep in practice. Please don't get mad at me it is all tongue in cheek but it could happen. I am truly going to need all your help, when this game is released I promise exemplary behavior no matter what's in the game or not in the game [errrr maybe[:D]]
Bo
Wow you mad at me Paul, sorry did not know you played all the time, maybe because I did not say you play the Commonwealth and mistakenly used England [;)] Compatible opponets huh, you crazy I want to win everytime not lose[:D] But the truth is in the pudding and we will never know until Matrix comes out with the game and if PBEM and net play will really work well, I for one hope it does for all the non AI'ersORIGINAL: paulderynck
ORIGINAL: bo
Ah Jose, bull****, the only bull**** I know is in the corridas of Spain or on the streets of Pamplona[:D] our bulls are out west thank god[;)] Jose your points are well taken and bolster my feelings about an AI good or not. Now envision this [just being silly] we are playing each other one on one, no problem with PBEM, you can wait a day or a month for an answer because you might be playing 10 different people at once, of course trying to bring to mind different tactics for different folks in each game might be all right for you college guys but I would have trouble with one games tactics and what I was trying to accomplish in the game [;)] Now we go a step farther and we would like to go back to the old way, you know six players sitting around a cyber table. Lets see we have Paulderynck playing England, Froonp Germany, Composser99 USA, Warspite China, Red Prince Italy [no reason] and to tick off Jose he is France [:D] It is the end of July and Mrs Ignascio says lets go Jose its August and we are going on vacation and we know all Euopeans take off the month of August [;)] What happens now if France has not fallen yet, do you sit around a month waiting for Jose to come back[&:] or Jose is in the middle of a hot game against Paulderynck and Pauly says what do you mean your going away for a month[;)]. In Net play the above scenario would be a disaster. So while Jose is away we could all play the AI even if it is bull*** just to keep in practice. Please don't get mad at me it is all tongue in cheek but it could happen. I am truly going to need all your help, when this game is released I promise exemplary behavior no matter what's in the game or not in the game [errrr maybe[:D]]
Bo
I'm always in Vegas for two weeks in August anyway. Given the level of play I'd expect from the AI, I'm happy to wait for the humans to return. [:'(]
But you make a good point, logistics issues increase exponentially as you add players. In a prior post, Bo, you asked how many play regularly online now. I play once a week using Vassal in netplay mode. 2-player with a two hour time difference. It works Ok for my friend down east but only because he doesn't mind starting and playing late. We played until 2 AM my time on one occasion but usually we are done by 2 AM his time.
Vassal has the ability to switch back and forth between netplay and PBEM which would be a better feature to have in MWiF than an AI IMO.
I recommend putting your efforts into finding compatible opponents rather than lobbying for an AI. They'll give you a far better game.
ORIGINAL: paulderynck
ORIGINAL: bo
Ah Jose, bull****, the only bull**** I know is in the corridas of Spain or on the streets of Pamplona[:D] our bulls are out west thank god[;)] Jose your points are well taken and bolster my feelings about an AI good or not. Now envision this [just being silly] we are playing each other one on one, no problem with PBEM, you can wait a day or a month for an answer because you might be playing 10 different people at once, of course trying to bring to mind different tactics for different folks in each game might be all right for you college guys but I would have trouble with one games tactics and what I was trying to accomplish in the game [;)] Now we go a step farther and we would like to go back to the old way, you know six players sitting around a cyber table. Lets see we have Paulderynck playing England, Froonp Germany, Composser99 USA, Warspite China, Red Prince Italy [no reason] and to tick off Jose he is France [:D] It is the end of July and Mrs Ignascio says lets go Jose its August and we are going on vacation and we know all Euopeans take off the month of August [;)] What happens now if France has not fallen yet, do you sit around a month waiting for Jose to come back[&:] or Jose is in the middle of a hot game against Paulderynck and Pauly says what do you mean your going away for a month[;)]. In Net play the above scenario would be a disaster. So while Jose is away we could all play the AI even if it is bull*** just to keep in practice. Please don't get mad at me it is all tongue in cheek but it could happen. I am truly going to need all your help, when this game is released I promise exemplary behavior no matter what's in the game or not in the game [errrr maybe[:D]]
Bo
I'm always in Vegas for two weeks in August anyway. Given the level of play I'd expect from the AI, I'm happy to wait for the humans to return. [:'(]
But you make a good point, logistics issues increase exponentially as you add players. In a prior post, Bo, you asked how many play regularly online now. I play once a week using Vassal in netplay mode. 2-player with a two hour time difference. It works Ok for my friend down east but only because he doesn't mind starting and playing late. We played until 2 AM my time on one occasion but usually we are done by 2 AM his time.
Vassal has the ability to switch back and forth between netplay and PBEM which would be a better feature to have in MWiF than an AI IMO.
I recommend putting your efforts into finding compatible opponents rather than lobbying for an AI. They'll give you a far better game.
You have to read more of the posts here. Many have commented that the difference is that MWiF will enforce all the rules without us having to look up stuff all the time. The rules for WiFFE are something like 128 pages. It will prevent errors like moving and attacking with units that are out of supply. Or moving them the wrong distance due to weather effects. Or moving ships too far because you overlook that it has a movement of 6 but is one of the rare CAs with a range of 4. It will calculate all the oil expenditure - which is considered by most players to be an almost unacceptable bookeeping overhead. It will ensure someone doesn't do their production wrong (for either players advantage). etc. etc.ORIGINAL: vonRocko
ORIGINAL: paulderynck
ORIGINAL: bo
Ah Jose, bull****, the only bull**** I know is in the corridas of Spain or on the streets of Pamplona[:D] our bulls are out west thank god[;)] Jose your points are well taken and bolster my feelings about an AI good or not. Now envision this [just being silly] we are playing each other one on one, no problem with PBEM, you can wait a day or a month for an answer because you might be playing 10 different people at once, of course trying to bring to mind different tactics for different folks in each game might be all right for you college guys but I would have trouble with one games tactics and what I was trying to accomplish in the game [;)] Now we go a step farther and we would like to go back to the old way, you know six players sitting around a cyber table. Lets see we have Paulderynck playing England, Froonp Germany, Composser99 USA, Warspite China, Red Prince Italy [no reason] and to tick off Jose he is France [:D] It is the end of July and Mrs Ignascio says lets go Jose its August and we are going on vacation and we know all Euopeans take off the month of August [;)] What happens now if France has not fallen yet, do you sit around a month waiting for Jose to come back[&:] or Jose is in the middle of a hot game against Paulderynck and Pauly says what do you mean your going away for a month[;)]. In Net play the above scenario would be a disaster. So while Jose is away we could all play the AI even if it is bull*** just to keep in practice. Please don't get mad at me it is all tongue in cheek but it could happen. I am truly going to need all your help, when this game is released I promise exemplary behavior no matter what's in the game or not in the game [errrr maybe[:D]]
Bo
I'm always in Vegas for two weeks in August anyway. Given the level of play I'd expect from the AI, I'm happy to wait for the humans to return. [:'(]
But you make a good point, logistics issues increase exponentially as you add players. In a prior post, Bo, you asked how many play regularly online now. I play once a week using Vassal in netplay mode. 2-player with a two hour time difference. It works Ok for my friend down east but only because he doesn't mind starting and playing late. We played until 2 AM my time on one occasion but usually we are done by 2 AM his time.
Vassal has the ability to switch back and forth between netplay and PBEM which would be a better feature to have in MWiF than an AI IMO.
I recommend putting your efforts into finding compatible opponents rather than lobbying for an AI. They'll give you a far better game.
I don't understand, If people are already able to play others online, why are they waiting for this game? What will be different? (hopefully an AI)
ORIGINAL: bo
Ah Jose, bull****, the only bull**** I know is in the corridas of Spain or on the streets of Pamplona[:D] our bulls are out west thank god[;)] Jose your points are well taken and bolster my feelings about an AI good or not. Now envision this [just being silly] we are playing each other one on one, no problem with PBEM, you can wait a day or a month for an answer because you might be playing 10 different people at once, of course trying to bring to mind different tactics for different folks in each game might be all right for you college guys but I would have trouble with one games tactics and what I was trying to accomplish in the game [;)] Now we go a step farther and we would like to go back to the old way, you know six players sitting around a cyber table. Lets see we have Paulderynck playing the Commonwealth, Froonp Germany, Composser99 USA, Warspite China, Red Prince Italy [no reason] and to tick off Jose he is France [:D] It is the end of July and Mrs Rojo says lets go Jose its August and we are going on vacation and we know all Euopeans take off the month of August [;)] What happens now if France has not fallen yet, do you sit around a month waiting for Jose to come back[&:] or Jose is in the middle of a hot game against Paulderynck and Pauly says what do you mean your going away for a month[;)]. In Net play the above scenario would be a disaster. So while Jose is away we could all play the AI even if it is bull*** just to keep in practice. Please don't get mad at me it is all tongue in cheek but it could happen. I am truly going to need all your help, when this game is released I promise exemplary behavior no matter what's in the game or not in the game [errrr maybe[:D]]
Bo
ORIGINAL: paulderynck
You have to read more of the posts here. Many have commented that the difference is that MWiF will enforce all the rules without us having to look up stuff all the time. The rules for WiFFE are something like 128 pages. It will prevent errors like moving and attacking with units that are out of supply. Or moving them the wrong distance due to weather effects. Or moving ships too far because you overlook that it has a movement of 6 but is one of the rare CAs with a range of 4. It will calculate all the oil expenditure - which is considered by most players to be an almost unacceptable bookeeping overhead. It will ensure someone doesn't do their production wrong (for either players advantage). etc. etc.ORIGINAL: vonRocko
ORIGINAL: paulderynck
I'm always in Vegas for two weeks in August anyway. Given the level of play I'd expect from the AI, I'm happy to wait for the humans to return. [:'(]
But you make a good point, logistics issues increase exponentially as you add players. In a prior post, Bo, you asked how many play regularly online now. I play once a week using Vassal in netplay mode. 2-player with a two hour time difference. It works Ok for my friend down east but only because he doesn't mind starting and playing late. We played until 2 AM my time on one occasion but usually we are done by 2 AM his time.
Vassal has the ability to switch back and forth between netplay and PBEM which would be a better feature to have in MWiF than an AI IMO.
I recommend putting your efforts into finding compatible opponents rather than lobbying for an AI. They'll give you a far better game.
I don't understand, If people are already able to play others online, why are they waiting for this game? What will be different? (hopefully an AI)
I see, thanks.ORIGINAL: paulderynck
You have to read more of the posts here. Many have commented that the difference is that MWiF will enforce all the rules without us having to look up stuff all the time. The rules for WiFFE are something like 128 pages. It will prevent errors like moving and attacking with units that are out of supply. Or moving them the wrong distance due to weather effects. Or moving ships too far because you overlook that it has a movement of 6 but is one of the rare CAs with a range of 4. It will calculate all the oil expenditure - which is considered by most players to be an almost unacceptable bookeeping overhead. It will ensure someone doesn't do their production wrong (for either players advantage). etc. etc.