Destraex1 Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Since real time was pretty much uncontrollable with the current control system I have started playing WEGO. I am still going to love the new camera system in the EF game that is coming. But I am actually finding the game immensely enjoyable with WEGO. It is no longer a chore to load the game up and I am starting to look forward to it now. I may yet go from occasional player to regular. Thanks to the community for all your comments in my earlier real time threads. Special thanks to togistan (you know who you are) from a CM steam group for convincing me to give it another go. Certainly with large formations it makes a huge difference minute by minute at least in single player. Not sure how I will go in multiplayer with WEGO. That will probably have to wait for the new EF TCP/IP WEGO as I have no patience for one 60 second turn a week which it is for most when I have tried it in the past. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baneman Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Glad you are enjoying it. Recommend you communicate your turn-rate preference with your potential opponent upfront. There are many people out there who are prepared to do a turn per day. It works out rather well most of the time - you get home from work and find out "what happened next". Then you can spend an enjoyable 10-60 minutes watching little battle vignettes play out across the map and then plot the next set of orders. It can become a comfortable and smooth routine 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destraex1 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 My problem is my routine changes and can be so hectic I may not get back to something for a week. Which is why dedicating some time and doing large chunks of battle at a time is my preference. Say an hour at a time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 My problem is my routine changes and can be so hectic I may not get back to something for a week. That really depends on your opponent. With an opponent I regularly play against, our time zines are 16 or 18 hours apart (I forget, exactly) and we usually exchange one turn per day during the week, and sometime up to five or six turns per day during the weekend. On the other hand, today I sent the first turn for two weeks because I had some other stuff going on, and both he and I seem to have those kinds of interruption every few months. It's no big deal. Find a few people you enjoy playing against, and regularly play them. That way you can get used to each others tempos and rhythms. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destraex1 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Maybe all in good time. Togistan says he plays 20 or so games PBEM at once. For me the suspense would likely kill me. I am the kind of guy that waits for an entire TV series and even seasons... to make sure I am not left waiting That can be years. So on the one hand I am patient. On the other I like to finish things I start in fairly good order. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim.Reaper Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Special thanks to togistan (you know who you are) from a CM steam group for convincing me to give it another go. Do you have a link to this other forum discussion? Would be interested in the details unless this was just a private discussion, nothing in a forum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Williams Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Hallelujah, another convert! ;-) Join a gaming club, is my advice. Less chance of opponents dropping games, and after a while you will find the people you prefer to play re: skill level and turn rate. I usually have 4-6 small to medium size PBEMs going at a time, and I try to do at least a turn a day on all of them, assuming of course that my opponent can keep up with that speed. Some opponents can do several turns a day, some average a turn every two or three days. Of course, everyone has Real Life events that crop up occasionally and slow down or completely stop all gaming for a time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umlaut Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 ...there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven't strayed away! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 ...there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven't strayed away! Which shows why things down here on earth are in such a mess. Where is Darwin when you need him? Occam, sharpen your razor! Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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