January 11th, 2012, 17:09
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SevenSpirits Wrote: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. You have the flexibility to switch between priorities with simultaneous Pitboss though. You can have a quick pace with many players for the early game, then (if necessary) ease up the pace when multiple wars start cropping up, due to the fact that the timer can be changed. But it seems usually that's not even necessary around here, because generally players are very respectful of when to move their units and will go out of their way to avoid double moving. In the one or two instances double moving happened in PB4 it was a minor issue, quickly recognised by the person as a "my bad" moment, then reverted with little delay.
Is Pitboss slightly more chaotic than PBEM in some circumstances (namely engaging in multi-front wars)? Sure, sometimes. Is it such a problem that it's worth forever limiting yourself to playing games with only a couple of players at a fraction of the speed? Not in the slightest. 
January 11th, 2012, 17:41
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You didn't play PB3.
Current games (All): RtR: PB80 Civ 6: PBEM23
Ended games (Selection): BTS games: PB1, PB3, PBEM2, PBEM4, PBEM5B, PBEM50. RB mod games: PB5, PB15, PB27, PB37, PB42, PB46, PB71. FFH games: PBEMVII, PBEMXII. Civ 6: PBEM22 Games ded lurked: PB18
January 11th, 2012, 17:57
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Krill Wrote:You didn't play PB3.
I wish i could say the same 
January 11th, 2012, 18:41
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Krill Wrote:You didn't play PB3. I think that's more a lesson in not having tech trading on with 17 players though, especially when you have a single landmass. Though I imagine figuring out war timers would be tricky too. I guess that could be partially fixed by having multiple continents rather than a single landmass (to limit the number of interactions early on). Although I get the feeling that with RB levels of diplomacy, limiting games to ~10 players overall is reasonably sensible too.
January 12th, 2012, 03:50
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God the turn timer/double move stuff in PB 3 was awful. All I remember is my brain hurting trying to figure it out. Couldn't agree with you more kyan.
February 10th, 2012, 15:57
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I love the PBEM21 description 
February 10th, 2012, 17:59
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Bobchillingworth Wrote:Like, I guess maybe he wants a signed photo of Ellimist bending over for him? Just accept the win and move on dude. Type "CRUSHING MALI VICTORY" into the googledocs spreadsheet if it makes you feel better.
Done and done!
February 10th, 2012, 21:20
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I also laughed at the entry for Pitboss 6
And who the heck actually took the time to record all of the teams for all of the old pitbosses? Apparently the same kind of obsessive, possibly delusional mind which thinks that my screename contains an "s", I guess.
February 12th, 2012, 14:00
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Bobchillingworth Wrote:And who the heck actually took the time to record all of the teams for all of the old pitbosses? Apparently the same kind of obsessive, possibly delusional mind which thinks that my screename contains an "s", I guess.
Played in: PBEM 4 [Formerly Jowy's Peter of Egypt] | PBEM 10 [Napoleon of the Dutch] | PBEM 11 [Shaka of France] | EitB XVI [Valledia of the Amurites] | PB7 [Darius of Rome] | Diplomacy 3 [Austria-Hungary] | PBEMm/o vs AutomatedTeller
February 12th, 2012, 14:55
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I suspect yuris wrote part of the 26 description because it's missing a period at the end. 
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