[MN-dip] Online Game Update

[Ry4an Brase]

On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 12:15:53PM -0800, Zachary Mark wrote:
> Hm, that idea seems odd to me, but it's standard?

That's how it's almost always done.   In part because folks don't want
their global ranking affecting how they're treated in a specific game
and also to make things like "no talking after the deadline is up" rule
enforceable.  If you knew who was playing France and could email them
directly then there'd be no way to make you stop talking when time is up
(whereas in a FTF game we'd just tackle you). :)

Writing styles do become apparent (hint I'm the only person who still
uses semi-colons), but so long as no one accidentally signs an email w/
their real name you're never totally sure.

> After all, in a face-to-face, we would all know who is
> a beginner and who isn't, and everyone could use that
> information however they wanted, hence equal
> advantage/disadvantage to all. I would rather like to
> know, say, if Tom is conniving Russian or Ry4an a
> Socialist Frenchman again. :) Also, wouldn't writing
> styles become readily apparent?
> 
> Zach
> 
> --- Chad Walstrom <chewie at wookimus.net> wrote:
> > stew0197 at d.umn.edu  wrote:
> > > I would have to lean toward a gunboat game.  Not
> > the kind where we
> > > can't talk to eachother, but the kind where we
> > don't know who is
> > > playing as who.
> 
> 
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