| Re: Effects of a player's reputation on diplomacy and survival chances... |
Sat, 10 March 2007 18:07  |
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 joseph |
 | Lt. Junior Grade |
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I must say - Dogthinkers said most of it for me.
If I know the player to be advanced I will be much more carefull of them (either priority one to make them friend, avoid them, or plan an attack on them carefully).
If they are good - I assume they will respond in the worst way to may attacks
If they are newbs I may take chances assuming they may not.
Also a Newb makes a good ally - you teach them and they probably arent expecting to win so wont desert you 1/2 way through the game in an attempt to win on their own.
What for me is the big issue is how the people have played against me in past games.
Sudden unprovoced attack - I will either get nap or mass forces.
Allied well and given curtious notice of end of alliance (well I would be daft not to consider an alliance again).
Etc
One of the things that may count against Coyote is that he has expressed the opinion in the past that you should seize every advantage that is offered you (not a bad strategy).
Some people have taken this to be an endorsement of backstabbing and it may be this that is causing you a disadvantage (ie you get no allies and as an AR that equals death).
Which is a shame because if I read your posts right (and it was some time ago that I read this!!)
Your comments were more along the lines of - if they dont have a treaty that specifcally states that I wont attack them or give X turns warning before I do, and they dont defend their borders - they they are likely to be attacked.
If this is not what you meant please correct me, I am not saying this is what you said, just what I remember you saying and if I rember that then others may remember similar and that may be why you were attacked.
- The other reason is AR, everybody likes to kill AR
[Updated on: Sat, 10 March 2007 18:08]
Joseph
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