daz Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Hi I have been playing CBM since it first came out and have CBMN on my PC now, What i would like to do is set up a playing group on here so we can arrange games?. Do you think this is a good idea, as a few other group i have joined seem to be a bit hit and miss in trying to get a game going. So if anyone is up for this?. Daz 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootie Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Have you tried www.thefewgoodmen.com No trouble getting a game up and running there... that I can guarantee. Sorry shameless advertising of my own site... my bad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 Hi I tried to join your site, but every time i tried to register it would not except my password and just kept resetting ? Do not know what i was doing wrong? Daz 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootie Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Well go try now... Im around and can sort out any problems with it on the fly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootie Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Ok hopefully that is you sorted now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Or there's the opponent finder forum though it's fairly dead. Why that's so remains a puzzle to me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I think mostly because it is so easy to get opponents at theBlitz.org or the few good men mentioned earlier. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Backer Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 That and people simply post in the game thread they're interested in playing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael T Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I will join your group if you start it. IMO the blitz has aspects I would rather avoid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Williams Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 daz, as it stands now your best option is to join clubs dedicated to multiplayer.Some choices:http://www.thefewgoodmen.com/http://webandofbrothers.de/index.htmI am a member of the above two and vouch for both of them as places to find worthy PBEM opponents.From what I understand there is also a club called The Blitz.http://www.theblitz.org/index.php 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael T Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the links to FGM and BOB. I will join one or the other. Any pro's con's for either? Edited August 29, 2015 by Michael T 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eniced73 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 I am a member at both. Definitely recommend joining. WEBOB seems to have more CM1 interest while FGM is more CM2. Both are running tournaments for both though. Great people and threads. **** heads and unnecessary posts on stupid **** is pretty much shut down before it is started. That way you do not waste your time reading through nonsense posts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Williams Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Thanks for the links to FGM and BOB. I will join one or the other. Any pro's con's for either?You could join both. ;-) WeBoB is harder to join. You have to have a sponsor and finish a game with your sponsor before you're let in. This is to help weed out people who drop games. FGM is easier to join....you just start an account. Like enticed73 stated, WeBoB has a lot of members who still play CM1, but there is plenty of CM2 action there also.FGM has a ladder that resets every year, and the winner is awarded a prize. It's more of a "friendly" ladder than a competitive one, however. Even losing a game earns you ladder points so the ladder tends to reward those who play more games.Not sure how the Blitz operates. Perhaps someone could fill us in? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 The Blitz operates pretty much the same. Open to all, yearly ladder praises. You can view the ladders yearly or for all time and you can also sort by ELO score and therefore see players relative performance rather than by the number of games played. I would say that people take the ladder seriously. The site is friendly and while I have had a couple of players disappear the vast majority have been excellent opponents. Most of my regular opponents I met on theBlitz. At the time I chose theBlitz over FGM because of the ELO scoring on the ladder (while I am friendly I do take competition seriously and see only limited value in rewarding participation). Here is the all time WWII ladder sorted by ELO: http://www.theblitz.org/ladders/combat-mission-x2/b-11.htm?action=ladder&id=16&page=1&orderby=elo&order=desc While the same ladder sorted by score: http://www.theblitz.org/ladders/combat-mission-x2/b-11.htm?action=ladder&id=16&page=1&orderby=score&order=desc We also maintain a list of scenarios and how members have performed on them. This is open to all and can be useful when choosing a scenario that will play well for H2H play: http://www.theblitz.org/scenarios/combat-mission-battle-for-normandy/b-15.htm?action=scenarios&game=153 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Williams Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 ELO scoring on the ladder (while I am friendly I do take competition seriously and see only limited value in rewarding participation).I like this, because I'm naturally competitive. What are the joining requirements of the Blitz? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 (edited) Sign up for an account and be nice Shoot me a PM if you have questions. Edited August 29, 2015 by IanL 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenAsJade Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Note that the "Top Dogs" ranking system at We Band Of Brothers is ELO-like also. GaJ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Oh, I never noticed that. Do you need a link to the description? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heirloom_Tomato Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I am going to ask the dumb question, but what does ELO stand for? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) Edited September 3, 2015 by JonS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Backer Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Glad it wasn't just me that thought that LOL 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Nice Electric Light Orchestra! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system In a nut shell it was developed to help rate chess players and is used for lots of other games too. It allows the comparison of performance between players who might have never actually played against each other but play against others in a pool of players. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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