nwg

LG is confirmed as having NO lobby on release, to play MP is going to involve giving your IP address to the host to invite you into the game, or something like this.......in a word it's not going to be "easy" to arrange MP games, will people not even bother and play it SP, as it will be an excellent SP game with most of the "action" being AI controlled, after the player gives the Corps orders.

I have vote "NO, I will play SP and perhaps PBEM as well.".

This is for the first period. I will surely play PBEM, not perhaps. After some time, it is not impossible I will try MP with those I feel confident (concerns the IP address).

I must admit, I don't understand this concept, from what I understand it's very old fashioned, the way MP was played many years ago, so it must be a tried and trusted method, but does not seem helpfull as far as getting MP games started is concerned....we have trouble with a lobby, how hard will it be without one ?.....but I will be trying to play MP, unless it's so super good SP there's no need for it.

All sounds very very difficult to me, and its a real concern.

I have given up on SP in all games and i cant see myself going back to it.

As it is we can log in at 8 O'Clock for a great game of TAC WAR without to much difficulty,
So LG is going to have to be a truly exceptional game to get folks to go to the trouble of playing it in MP.

Is a lobby of some sort planned for later ??

P.S. we need another option in the voting for DJ

""I will play MP if the game is worth the trouble.""

I'll have to see what form MP really takes. If its as difficult as it sounds I don't think I'll bother frustrating myself with it. If a central server type arrangement is supported but just not implemented by the publishers then perhaps something can be arranged by us, the community, to meet and play in - sounds hard though.

Folks who are physically located near each other will love it. Nap Clubs will be all over this game I'm sure.

M.

I have played RTW on line a couple of times using ""HAMACHI""
Hamachi was not i believe ever promoted or suggested by CA or Sega for hosting Total war games.

You launched Hamachi then opened a room with a password and invited your fellow players, you all then launched your game and joined on line via the ""LAN OPTION"" instead of ""LOBBY OPTION""

Wiki info on hamachi here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamachi

Please don't ask me how it worked but it did.
perhaps it could work for LG also ??

There is some vague talk about a lobby type thing being set up, but I'd not hold my breath for that.

As time goes by I see this more and more as a SP game. The game is set up to be mainly AI controlled, you give the "Corps" and oreder to march to line A-B and deploy in x mannor.....the 30 ? units of that Corps then look after themselves.......so a lot of people won't be interested in this type of MP game (as one of the testers told me) and those that are may not be bothered enough to overcome the MP connection problems, ie, using your own pc as the server to play the game.....oh, and VC tells us that each player has to e-mail the host their OOB before the host launchs the game.....how very 1970s ish......but, with all that I'm still sure the MP game will be excellent, just not something to log in and start playing quickly.

A lot of 1v1s by PBEM might end up the best way of playing this game....GP, are you ready ?.

Ready Sir!!

I have yet difficult to realise this game will born.
Live is a so long list of waits. Well to summarize mine .

I voted for "yes" but i think 3v3 or 1v1 both needs really some free time. Not sure but i mean like 2-3 hours at least? I ll try MP but thats long continued time for me. Pbem seems to be the same --just with 15 mins intervals i think--- Hope i am mistaken but i may have to stick only to N:tw-eTW-ntw3 while you r playing LG

Ah, how true! Mine too. Always waiting for something or someone to finish doing something

Moo

I'm really beginning to think LG is going to be an SP game, after all this time waiting for it I'm becoming more and more sure everyday that it will be SP......I can not see many people bothering with all the problems of trying to arrange MP games that will last for long periods of time when they can play the same game SP anytime they like........also, no one has mentioned the connection problems lots of people have, play MP and lose a player connection and the AI takes over - just like SP !.

I'm starting to think GP was correct a long time ago, it's SP or pbem......which could be very interesting, it will be possible to have 10 games or so going with different people on pbem all at the same time.....maybe 10 will be to many, but you get the idea.

Permit I redress what could be associated as a misinformation.

PBEM let you time to reply immediately or answer the next day or even later.
It is highly desirable to determine before the start the maximum delay.

Idealy PBEM should be inserted in

http://brainking.com/

There you will see how flexible the different delays are offerts and automaticaly accounted by the Brainking computer (just login in "Guest mode" start to initiate a new game (left hand column), chose a game, click "continue" and look at the different times and explanations. Don't go farther or the game will start )

If that would be the system then i ll definitely stick more to pbem battles than other types.

Hmmm ... I have remorse to impose you such a trip in BrainKing
Below are the extracts of usefull informations:

The menu:
[img][img]http://nsa07.casimages.com/img/2009/08/28/mini_09082802162828200.png[/img]
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The explanations:
[img][img]http://nsa07.casimages.com/img/2009/08/28/mini_090828021755506279.png[/img][/img]

After LG will be released, I forseen an effort to ask his webmaster Filip Rashunek (handle Fencer), a sympathetic Czech person, using a perfect english (well compared to mine is not so difficult ) if it is possible and in that case if he agrees to graft LG in his site.

There appears to be very little discussion (anywhere) about MP games, even over at the HW forum little is talked about MP, and the forum has gone almost zombie dead after a lot of activity in the first week of the demo - I start to become worried that LG MP is not going to work out well.