[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Scoring

["Per I. Mathisen" <Per.Inge.Mathisen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 1 May 2002, Jarkko Siekkinen wrote:
> I think it would be good idea to change the logging of scores from the
> "player" to the "connection." This way a player (a human one) could play
> with different nations and leaders, and still get the score. Also, if a
> player quits early in the game, and somebody else then connects and wins
> the game, shouldn't he/she have the score?

No, I don't think so. There is already a problem with players getting
disconnected for a few seconds, and then someone else jumping in to take
over before he can reconnect. We don't want to encourage this behaviour.

> The ranking system would be
> much more realistic, then, when no-one would get benefit/losses from
> another player's acts...

Well, if the starting player plays until year +1999 then disconnects, and
another player joins and takes over, who has a better claim to the score
points?

Yours,
Per

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