[hirr]Leto

Uh-oh... enter the philosophical.... : ) Wasn't everyone warned about this! LMAO! Back to the topic of the thread though, for those of you who have been competitive ladder or tournament players before in CMx1, what is your honest opinion on CMBN being as conducive to competitive play as CMx1 has obviously proven out? Cheers! Leto

Pretty accurate... : ) Leto

Wow, if rules for blowing up things could be transposed upon the activities of Al Quaeda or the Taliban... computer gaming could make the world a safer place! : ) Cheers! Leto

As perhaps the last person to play him, I think he withdrew from the scene due to his perceived views of how the game of CM was not being played within the purity of his worldviews (realism, no flags, abhorrence of gamey force picks, etc) and likely from burnout. That is just my opinion from my short time playing him and reading his posts. It should not be construed as putting words in his mouth, nor inferred as badmouthing him: simply as best an answer to your question as possible. Cheers! Leto

My question was simply looking for normative responses, not philosophical viewpoints of how the game should be played that run the risk of introducing stark dichotomies that may create arguments between dogmatic positions. My question should therefore not be inferred as introducing philosophical discussion, but feel free. To each his own. : ) Cheers! Leto

Head to head in a ladder game where the results are recorded to provide a record and inevitably to use as a measuring stick for skill level. Tournaments where scenarios are tested for balance or where one side competes against another where balance is not always a necessary control (skill is netted out across the one set of players who play a side in the scenario). Cheers! Leto

What are your thoughts on how the new evolution of CM may work in head to head ladders, competitive gaming and tournaments and other areas that are very important to competitive wargamers? WeBoB is now entertaining a ladder system, but are there other clubs out there that have in the past run ladders and competitive tournaments seeing a resurgence? Cheers! Leto

The blitz has a ladder for CM. I don't play there anymore, as I am a WeBob member. I can attest to the awesomeness of that club with respect to fair gaming and dealing with "game droppers". Cheers! Leto

I just received a file from my M8, but have no idea as to how to start the pbem from my end. I have followed this process: -save file to incoming emails folder -open file in saved games on menu page -insert password -save game file and then "poof" I am booted back out to the main menu. Lil help? Cheers! Leto

Whoa. Hold on here. I hope you are not suggesting that dkchapuis must accept MikeyD's point of view to make his own point of view legitimate... especially when it is obvious that MikeyD obviously does not reciprocate?!?! What kind of twisted logic is this? Opinions are opinions, and whether they are respectful of others opinions is superfluous to their being exactly what they are. I think the better route to take here is that everyone perhaps should cool down and realize that these are just that: opinions. Sheesh! Leto

Uhh, beta testers have exchanged years of sex for helping to develop the new game... Isn't it obvious? : ) Cheers! Leto

I thought it was "tube guy" tm*? Cheers! Leto

We detected a person named 101paratrooper in our club that had actually found a way to manipulate CMx1 using PBEM helper. There was also discussion on how he was able to change ammo loads for his units. I know so little about the game mechanics, that I just took the word of the techies at our club to resolve. Gamey is fine, especially in a tournament with an objective to win but cheaters are the lowest of the low and should be flung into the nine hells when at all possible. Cheers! Leto

How did the ROW tournaments monitor for/deal with cheaters? This is of course, making the bold presumption that there are actually people out there who would actually consider this/have the capacity to do so. Cheers! Leto

Let's make it official: sign me up too.