PBEM / PB list

[SevenSpirits]

Basically we figured out that PBEMs work better.

(Though they do have their own drawbacks.)

[Lord Parkin]

Meh, I'll still take Pitboss over PBEM anyday. PBEM becomes inconvenient very quickly with more than 2-3 players and near impossible beyond 4-5 players, while Pitboss is just as easy with any number. And I much prefer bigger games.

[sunrise089]

Meh, I'll still take Pitboss over PBEM anyday. PBEM becomes inconvenient very quickly with more than 2-3 players and near impossible beyond 4-5 players, while Pitboss is just as easy with any number. And I much prefer bigger games.

QFT!

FYI the sequential RBP6 eliminates the main pitboss negative (in the eyes of most players) completely.

[Gaspar]

QFT!

FYI the sequential RBP6 eliminates the main pitboss negative (in the eyes of most players) completely.

And hence is no faster than a PBEM.

[oledavy]

And hence is no faster than a PBEM.

But can support more players, at least in a team setting.

[NobleHelium]

Sure, it's definitely all ups and no downs for a team setting. Well except for sunrise's power going down.

[WarriorKnight]

QFT!

FYI the sequential RBP6 eliminates the main pitboss negative (in the eyes of most players) completely.

But can support more players, at least in a team setting.

Except that instead of the 1t a day most games have, we have a turn every 2-3 days.

[sunrise089]

Except that instead of the 1t a day most games have, we have a turn every 2-3 days.

With more players. Guys, by definition an untimed sequential pitboss has the same pace as a PBEM unless players just elect to play differently. On the other hand it's harder to cheat (if you're worried about that), easier to login to check the game at a random time, easier (though maybe not more powerful) to track, and easier to sub. The flip side is sometimes server goes down.

Now I'm not saying it's worth creating a sequential PB all of the time, as 4-5man PBEM works well. But let's not be dogmatic please.

[T-hawk]

Guys, by definition an untimed sequential pitboss has the same pace as a PBEM

The exception is when a PBEM hits a snag on save chasing, which happens frequently. Most of the PBEMs here lose a day at least a couple times per month because somebody forgot to send the save or sent the wrong file or sent to the wrong place or some tracker misfired or the save landed in somebody's spam folder. Pitboss doesn't have that problem. Just for that reason, I'd prefer sequential Pitboss over PBEM if I ever were to play one.

[SevenSpirits]

And in general when people talk about pitboss vs pbem they really mean simultaneous pitboss vs pbem or sequential pitboss.

I don't think the facts are in dispute here, it's just that people have different priorities. There's high player count, quick pace, and no double-move rules nightmares: pick two.