posted 11-16-98 01:55 PM ET        

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Who here would be interested in joining a SMAC league ???
I'd be willing to set it up on my web-site if you guys wanted to !!!
Nothing fancy though .. I would really want to keep the game fun !!!

I'm the type who gets really competitive during a game, but would like to laugh about them when it's over !!!

I'd probably set it up like the NFL, where each player plays once (maybe twice depending on the actual average length of a game of SMAC) a week (it would be up to the players to decide where they play). This way, people would actually have time for other leagues or solo play !!! Another key to the league would be flexibility, I'll co-ordinate it, but I don't want there to be a leader ... we would have to vote on most major issues !!! If 2 players couldn't play for some reason or another, they'd be able to postpone their game a few more days without everyone screaming that it's the end of the world unless we're in the play-offs or something !!!

We could have some games of 2 players some of 3 and some of even more !!!

I guess the number of point the winning player would get would depend on the number of opponents !!!

EX:

2 Players (6 pts): Winner 6pts, loser 0 pts
3 players (9 pts): 1st 6pts, 2nd 3pt, 3rd 0pts
4 players (12 pts): 1st 6pts, 2nd 4pts, 3rd 2pts, 4th opts
5 players (15 pts): 1st 7pts, 2nd 4pts, 3rd 2pts, 4th 1pt, 5th 0pts
6 players (18 pts): 1st 7pts, 2nd 5pts, 3rd 3pts, 4th 2pts, 5th 1pt, 6th 0pts
7 players (21 pts): 1st 8pts, 2nd 6pts, 3rd 4pts, 4th 2pts 5th 1pt, 6th&7th 0pts or (same but 1st 9pts, 6th 0pts, 7th -1pt)
or something to that effect, we'll figure it out ... but before we start !!! I hate changing rules as we go along !!!

I'd also like to keep it relatively small ... definately 20 people or less!!!

If you guys are interested, let me know !!!
I'd preffer people who are in the forum at this point or any point before the release of the demo !!! That way I'll know you're semi-serious at least !!! Integrity is important .. I want people who are honest and fair and who want to have fun, not people who have to win at all costs !!!

There could also be team play .. wow .. the ideas are really stirring now !!!

6 players (18pts) 2 teams: 3 winners 6pts, 3 losers 0pts !!!

Of course, I'd be taking many suggestions before we started and we'd have some kind of a vote on the rules, point system etc ...

posted 11-16-98 02:14 PM ET            

Plus I'll need time to organize it, AND, I don't want to do that over the holidays !!!

So I'd like to be ready for mid december, in case the game actually comes out in the first week of January (by some miricle) !!!

posted 11-25-98 12:08 PM ET            

I was thinking of really just a point system like in hockey or soccer or Formula 1 !!!

Just based on the final result !!!

posted 11-17-98 06:05 PM ET            

Just asking because some factions my not suit some player's styles. Imagine asking Yo_Yo or MikeH to play Yang? I think they'd quit the leaque on the spot! Hopefully, the factions will also be balanced, although if one has a distinct advantage over another it could throw the league out of whack a bit.

What might be better is a clan idea whereby everyone who wants to join the leaque signs up for one clan/faction. Faction dominance could be determined with some kind of weighted pts/game to see which faction is ahead overall. Within each faction/clan players could be ranked by a points system (what you proposed looks fine DJRR) to see who the best "Santiago" is, etc.

posted 11-25-98 01:36 PM ET            

As for points how about a standard point system much like SD said above, and give bonus points for Transendence (which as I understand it, wins the game). The value of points would be based on how difficult this is to acheive.Bonus points could also be given depending on how well a player followed their faction's doctrine (ie. did the PK's win by attacking every one or did they only defend themselves and win by diplomatic skills)

posted 11-18-98 11:50 AM ET            

As for the schedule, that was exactly what I had in mind .. lets say bob and jim have a game scheduled for week 1, it would be up to them to decide when to play it !!!

You clan idea is good, but what I had in mind, was that there would be a preference (home team type of advantage) for each match, like bob (1) vs. Jim (2) .. where Bob would be the first to choose his faction .. and jim would be second !!! At the end of the season, everyone would have the same # first picks, the same number of 2nd picks and so on !!!

It would really depend on the number of people in the league !!! I guess maybe 20 people might not be enough for some ideas !!! I guess we can keep the number 20 flexible depending on the ideas that come up here !!

posted 12-02-98 05:21 AM ET            

How could you have started when the game isn't even out yet ???

posted 11-18-98 11:57 AM ET            

Also I couldn't realistially commit to a game a week. Average once a fortnight on weekends I could do though.

posted 12-02-98 06:21 AM ET            

About setting up a multiplayer game:

I think the coolest thing we could possibly do is have a few games running where people from the SMAC forums played the actual factions they've been tirelessly arguing the ideology of for months.

Since there are mostly more than one person for each faction in this regard, it wouldn't be too hard to put this together (thus having "teams" per faction of the various SMAC members)

So Brother Greg, myself, Roland, RyanR and Maya could all be a peacekeeper team. Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey, MikeH, Kurn, and company could be a Spartan team, AUH20, Imran Siddiqui and company Morganite, etc.

posted 11-18-98 01:23 PM ET            

Depending on what options there are for multiplayer, victories could be based on who has the most "points", the ranking on the Faction Dominance Graph, etc.

You'd probably want to sort out some things so that games are consistent. Like whether or not people will play using the "accelerated research" options. (This may or may not adversely affect the University faction...)

posted 11-18-98 07:52 PM ET            

Don't know if I'd agree to a set schedule of games (like, you must play once per fortnight). Might get hard if most live in the US or Europe, and I am expected to play at 3am.

posted 11-19-98 02:02 PM ET            

Different leagues might not neccisarily be geographical in nature !!!

I work nights, and therefore find myself on line during Auzzie evenings !!!

But anyways, I'm sure 2 or 3 people could find a 2-3 hour span to play a game at some point over a 2 week span !!!

posted 11-19-98 02:44 PM ET            

1pt for every city
1pt for every city over 3
1pt for every city over 10
1pt for every city over 20

1pt for every five advances

50pts 1st
25pts 2nd
10pts 3rd
5pts suriving

10pt for long standing allainces(mim 10 to 20 turns old at the end of the game)

-5 pt for using nuclear(OR what of they call it)
-5pt for using Biolical attacks
-1 pt per polution

posted 11-25-98 12:10 PM ET            

Just based on the final result !!!

posted 12-01-98 08:05 PM ET            

thank you for the flowers.

I already started a multiplayer league at the Alpha Centauri Zone. Quite a few already have registered. Go and register yourself too

Ciao

posted 12-02-98 05:22 AM ET            

How could you have started when the game isn't even out yet ???

posted 12-02-98 06:21 AM ET            

About setting up a multiplayer game:

I think the coolest thing we could possibly do is have a few games running where people from the SMAC forums played the actual factions they've been tirelessly arguing the ideology of for months.

Since there are mostly more than one person for each faction in this regard, it wouldn't be too hard to put this together (thus having "teams" per faction of the various SMAC members)

So Brother Greg, myself, Roland, RyanR and Maya could all be a peacekeeper team. Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey, MikeH, Kurn, and company could be a Spartan team, AUH20, Imran Siddiqui and company Morganite, etc.