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That's pretty much it ADG. It's a bit slow for me, but its probably still better than no MP at all.
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Lung
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of my princess Anastasia!
Mar 1999
time: 15:14
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Actually, it's a great way to play civ games  For that totally immersive civ experience, PBEM is the way to go! The only problem is getting used to only being able to play one turn at a time, which can be quite frustrating. However, it reminds me of those old stories about people who used to play chess by post. The game would take years, but it obviously never stopped some people from trying.
If you don't believe me, check out the CTP Multiplaying forum at Apolyton and see how many play PBEM as opposed to other forms of multiplaying. I would go so far as to say that without PBEM, interest in CTP would have dies ages ago. Personally, i would say that PBEM is ideal for TBS games, while other forms of multiplaying are not ideal. This is because there shouldn't be a time limit on turns in a TBS game. After all, that's what RTS games are designed for! I'll use chess as an example. Chess is considered to be the greatest game ever invented. It is really the original TBS game. Time limits only serve to cheapen the game, which is where RTS games come into their own 
The answer is simple - play CivIII, and play it by e-mail! There's nothing like taking two years to finish a game to really feel a sense of achievement 
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tniem
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Hope College
Apr 2000
time: 00:14
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Think that negotiations are the biggest problems with PBEM games.
I want to be added to the list. Whoever ends up making it. I do not believe that a settler when he posted this thread will end up doing the list.
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tniem
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Hope College
Apr 2000
time: 00:14
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quote:
Originally posted by Rasputin
s stated earier , way too early to start making lists. lets get the game and paly with it awhile beofre playing a PBEM game |
I will probably begin playing mp the day the game comes out in one way or another. I plan on finding out the release date getting it in the morning with a friend and then each of us going home to play a couple hours to get the hang of it. We will then log into a Civ server or just use each others address and play some MP Civ III
We did it with SMAC and we will do it again with this one I am pretty sure.
Any way, my main point is that I would love to begin playing PBEM games within a week of release. You might not know all the strategies or intracies of the game, but you will learn fast with trial by error. So a list should be compiled around release time but we shouldn't wait to long.
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TheBirdMan
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A real Master of CTP-PBEM - together with all the others.....
Sep 1999
time: 05:14
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I fully support, that CIV III should include PBEM.
I am not sure, how many CTP PBEM games I am in right now (I could count them, I know ). Between 13 and 16 (one is just going to start) I think.
If CIV III does not support PBEM games, I will not buy it.
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Never heard of e-mail? I would go as far as to say that diplomacy has gone to new heights with PBEM. Not to mention the forums, where much of the diplomacy takes place, along with large doses of propaganda Apparently, some players even have secret alliances!! Of course, i've never done so myself |
No, Lung you can't do anything in silence . Neither can I unless I really have to (and even then, it is hard, sometimes so hard, that I can't stand it  ) .
Question from BorderPatrol: quote:
Well, in civ 3 there are gonna be resources that your opponents have that you need and vice versa. You have to be able to interact with them to set up the trading of those resources. Therefore PBEM won't work. |
and the answer ffrom Dugrik: quote:
This too is done via email: Dear Julius, I send elephants to you if you send bronze to me, signed Hannibal. |
. Simple, isn't it?
From Swissy I have quoted this: quote:
You also get to play against people from all around the world without having to problems with time zones. and finding a good time for everyone to play. |
And don't think that we, who plays PBEM are boring people. But we (some times) have a life - or take the time to have it.
For the fun of the games. See these links:
An alliance close to break?!: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...57&pagenumber=3
The confession time (after 3 players were eliminated IN THE VERY SAME TURN: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...01&pagenumber=2 and http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...01&pagenumber=3
Roleplaying: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...3936#post383936
Anniversery: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...&threadid=21903
Who are we? http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...81&pagenumber=1
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Rommel393
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i did something not quite unlike this at one time and IT WAS THE GAYEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE IN THE FEW YEARS IVE BEEN ON THIS PLANET. Thank you for your time.
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Rommel393
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....... what would you do in it anyway? It seems like it would just be a diplomatic game. LOL
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04-07-2001 02:09
I would go as far as to say that diplomacy has gone to new heights with PBEM. Not to mention the forums, where much of the diplomacy takes place, along with large doses of propaganda 
Apparently, some players even have secret alliances!! 
I dunno if it's in the translation, or you're just weird 
I would even go as far as to say that pbem saved CTP from the annals of crap computer games. In fact, CTP is almost entirely played in pbem now 
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before someone else are doing it to you
I assure you it was the "stupidest" 
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