[Freeciv-Dev] Re: FreeCiv - arcade game?

[<dnh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes it was K, but that shouldn't make a difference... I mean come on, two
diplomat defenders? and yet still it managed to take it first go? this may
seem unlucky, but it always happens, it seems you have just as much chance
surviving with no defending diplomats, as you do having 10^10 diplomats.
Maybe im just old fashioned ehh?

        Darth_bob

On 24 Jul 2000, Paul Dean wrote:

> <dnh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Daniel Burrows wrote:
> 
> >> On Mon, Jul 24, 2000 at 01:37:27PM +0200, Mathias Hasselmann 
> >> <Mathias.Hasselmann@xxxxxx> was heard to say:
> >> > But the auto-goto-style you proposed is unfair: see this
> >> > situation:
> >> > 
> >> >                     D...
> >> >                     .....    D - diplomat
> >> >                     ..C..    C - city
> >> >                     .....    . - visible squares
> >> >                      ...
> >> 
> >> Why is this unfair?
> 
> > Because Diplomat D is with 1 square of the city and is still not
> > seen, hence having the goto and capture command would allow the
> > Diplomat to take the city in one turn without the City having any
> > warning or time to defend. (With the current system this still sort
> > of happens, but instead of the city being instantly taken the
> > defender has a few seconds in which to throw a last ditched effort
> > to kill the D).
> 
> Or, if you have intermittent lag, the defender has a few *minutes* to
> kill the diplomat, or the boat carrying the diplomat.  That's why the
> present system is a little unfair.  It's also one of the major reasons
> why the ai is so easy to win against.  If it's fair to be able to kill
> diplomats easily if you have a good connection, then we should make
> the ai(which has very little lag!!) able to attack the diplomat
> mid-turn.
> 
> > ps. Is it just me.. or are defending diplomats useless now? In the
> > last 3 games I played.. I realised the possiblity of a diplomat
> > attack and built 2 defending diplomats in the cities. Straight after
> > these units were finished, low a behold a diplomat attack, and yet
> > the first diplomat that was used got the city... even with two
> > defenders...
> 
> Now let me guess... you were playing against K?  :)
> 
> Paul.
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