PS - off topic, but how does one get the little icons at the end of their message?

U need to enable them. There is a icon to the right of yr metaverse character. Read the stickys under metaverse talk for more exact info.

I used to play an online TBS game years ago that did work well in that environment. The way it worked is you got a certain number of turns you could play each day. It was independant of what others were doing and they would regenerate hourly. The pace was set by the host of the game. It would get really interesting when two or more players were playing out their turns at the same time, especially during battles. If GC2 was set up to operate that way, I could see where it would work. Though it would run at a much slower pace than a single player game.

I know I'm going to take flak for this, but to be honest, I think online multiplayer for this game would be really boring. Especially on large maps, it can take a long time for you to do your turn, and what am I doing while you're talking to other races, outlining your development of several colonies, designing new ship types and setting waypoints for your ships? I'm sitting around staring at my non-moving screen. Do I even get to watch you do your thing? Of course I don't, 'cause that would give me an unfair advantage of knowing your tactical situation. So I get to sit. And stare. What fun!(?)


At least I'll know that in ten minutes when you're done, it's my turn, and since YOU took so long, I don't see any reason that I shouldn't take 15 minutes for MY turn as well. Maybe you'll get bored and leave, and I'll win by default!

Just my £ 0.02.

I'd like to make the distinction between multiplayer and MMO. It seems to me that multiplayer could be fun (LAN party type multiplayer), but MMO probably wouldn't be, for the reasons a lot of folks have already given.

I'm (really) old school: I used to play tabletop strategy games (and I remember 1st edition D & D). One objection to multiplayer in CG2 has been "What do I do when it's your turn?" When you're face to face (or talking over those new-ish head sets) you kibitz, you talk, you joke, you bounce ideas for moves off each other (depending on how social you want to be)--it's what we did "back in the day." It can be fun, just not in the same way the single player is fun. (I also think that multiplayer is a lower priority feature. The new features I've heard about in DA are much cooler.)

I've tried play-by-email games, and I don't think it works out well (at least it didn't for me).

I'd like to see multiplayer where a bunch of people can directly connect to each other over the LAN or Internet, and play the regular turn based game (with or without AI). I don't think StarDock should try to build some kind of centralized "move clearinghouse" (a la LSN) or some such, because I don't think it'd ever be profitable.

Don't forget to take this message with some salt.

I think LAN play is what people are most interested in. I can totally understand the desire for that, you know, a few buddies get together for a night of GC2. Internet MP would be something totally different.

I think LAN play is what people are most interested in. I can totally understand the desire for that, you know, a few buddies get together for a night of GC2. Internet MP would be something totally different.

Why even bother with the LAN? Why not make a hot seat game mode?

And Diem, you're talking like the developers have nothing else to do besides put in multiplayer. They aren't sitting around watching TV and occasionally talking about maybe putting it in later. The time that's spent developing multiplayer could be used to develop other things.

Also I never said I didn't WANT multiplayer added, all I ever said was that I don't see why people are so hot on the idea of it. But then again, I get bored very easily when something shiny isn't jingling in front of me.

Speaking of which, I'm off to play with my keys! Wee!