Re: Olympia combat

From: jwoolsey@server.gfx.engga.uwo.ca (John J. Woolsey)

Date: Sun, 17 May 1992 17:15:19 +0000

In article <rwallace.706111183@unix1.tcd.ie> rwallace@unix1.tcd.ie (russell wallace) writes:
>The only problem I do have is with a situation where I have a superior
>force to another player, but the rules prevent me from using it
>effectively. My opponents should be other players (should I choose this
>lifestyle) not the game rules themselves. To this end, I am glad to see
>that fatigue has been toned down. I think it would help also to
>implement the ENEMY status, to arrange things so that units leaving a
>province are considered within the province until they arrive at the
>next one (or at least within range for a few extra days), and to ensure
>that combat always finishes in one day (just remove the check on how
>many combat rounds can be fought in one day, or increase it to a very
>large number), or even make combat a zero time order. (Realistically,
>any combat involving no more than a few dozen men on both sides, as most
>do, is going to be over in seconds or minutes rather than hours. Though
>you could perhaps argue that a unit which is in a strenuous combat (one
>in which it takes significant wounds) will want the rest of the day to
>recover.)

The problem with person to person combat is everyone didn't start at the same
level. An easy but impractical solution is No players can see each other unless
they started at the same time. Otherwise allowing people to bash on weak foes
is more a measure of when you started then skill.

References

Re: Olympia combat
rwallace@unix1.tcd.ie (russell wallace)
Fri, 15 May 1992 19:38:01 +0000
Re: Olympia combat
skrenta@cbnewsg.att.com (Rich Skrenta)
Fri, 15 May 1992 20:45:03 +0000
Re: Olympia combat
rwallace@unix1.tcd.ie (russell wallace)
Sun, 17 May 1992 13:59:43 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Olympia combat
rwallace@unix1.tcd.ie (russell wallace)
Fri, 15 May 1992 19:38:01 +0000
Re: Olympia combat
skrenta@cbnewsg.att.com (Rich Skrenta)
Fri, 15 May 1992 20:45:03 +0000
Re: Olympia combat
rwallace@unix1.tcd.ie (russell wallace)
Sun, 17 May 1992 13:59:43 +0000