PlanetsCentral

streu in Re: I am leaving this game.:

Well, you've been the Klingon with Gravitonics and Webmines as well, and the complaint I got by PM read alike: "why are you playing unfair by giving them Webs?" There is some point where "well-played diplomacy" turns into "frustrating wall of allies", and that point seems to be a little different for everyone. But a predetermined alliance surely is over the line.

Stefan, the comparison isn't legit and you know that.

Is it?

My point being: the receiving end of an attack can never know how the alliance formed. And if they see a Buccaneer spewing webs arriving together with a K'Vort, that *must* have been a huge predetermined alliance ("Was ich denk und tu, trau ich andern zu."), no matter what it actually is.

The only block seems to be blocking alliances. I'm not sure how that will play out, so let's try.

A thought experiment (for everyone): by turn 3, you discover an enemy homeworld. Using a convenient wormhole, you can have a ship there by turn 8. Will you (a) push your economy to have that ship be a Draklor/SSD, or will you (b) leave them develop first and invade by turn 25? Doubtlessly there are players who choose (a), which makes it very frustrating for those who play less than perfect ("oh, an enemy probe, I better have my Death Star ready by turn 7").

--Stefan