m4gill4 Wrote:In that case, sullla lost the game before it even started simply by virtue of being better than everyone else!
Civ4 Singleplayer skill != Civ4 Pitboss skill. They are a very different skillset... I view diplomacy as the most important ability of a Pitboss game, and Spullla have managed their diplomacy in this game quite badly. Sure things were stacked against them slightly, but their diplomacy is probably 80% to blame for the 5v1.
I don't like this assumption that the "best players" just get ganged up on. If they're getting ganged up on, then maybe the "best players" are not actually the best players in this context (a MP Pitboss game).
Edit: crosspost with Kyan