Are PBEM and MP the same?

Chris 62 · August 5, 2002, 11:09

MarkG seems to think so.

Even as i write this, he has said that withen 48 hours ALL PBEM threads from the Scenario League and the Spanish forum be moved here, in a subforum.

His word was :

People who play IP=PBEM players.

I think it would be interesting to see what the MP crowd thinks about this.

War4ever · August 5, 2002, 12:25

well not really...but in a way i guess.... it is a form of mp, but not what i think of when i play the game.....

Flatlander Fox · August 5, 2002, 12:30

Not at all...

MP= Playing RealTime

PBEM= Playing AnyTime you want.

There's also not the save and reload feature available to MPers either.

DrSpike · August 5, 2002, 12:34

Well PBEM is multiplayer, because more than one player participates. Having said that most people play PBEM or real time games almost exclusively.

ColdWizard · August 7, 2002, 02:40

pbem is more akin to succession games IMHO.

"ok, i'm done, email to you"

Alexander's Horse · August 7, 2002, 03:18

Are Chris 62 and MOBIUS the same?

SlowwHand · August 7, 2002, 09:55

PBEM is MP, but nothing the same. So I vote it as a 3rd option.

Rasputin · August 8, 2002, 07:28

a number of MP game sin civ have become so slow in final stages that they become PBEM to keep the game going...

Totally changes the Style of play though as there is no longer any diplomacy involved...

Not my personal preference for a MP game, but still it is MP.

MarkG · August 8, 2002, 11:15

chris, as i said in the other thread that you misread
= is not !=
or
"=" != "!="

Rasputin · August 8, 2002, 11:31

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Originally posted by MarkG
chris, as i said in the other thread that you misread
= is not !=
or
"=" != "!="

got to watch those tricky analytical symbols...

Chris 62 · August 8, 2002, 12:35

Quote:

Originally posted by MarkG
chris, as i said in the other thread that you misread
= is not !=
or
"=" != "!="

I'm sure your trying to tell me something, but I think my poll also told you about that a bit.

The two gaming types are seperate and distinct, set up a PBEM forum, fine, but don't shove it into MP, they aern't the same.

MarkG · August 12, 2002, 03:49

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I'm sure your trying to tell me something

ok, i'll try it again more slooooooowly

stop talking to the guy next to you and take notice!

= is the symbol used to show equality between two parts

for example if we say

Code:

kitten = cool nice beings

we mean that kitten are what they are

now, here comes the tricky part

!= is the opposite symbol!!
example

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People who play IP != PBEM players

which means that the people who play IP are NOT the same with the people that play PBEM

got it?
any questions?
want me to repeat anything?

here are more examples

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This forum = Civ2-Multiplaying
This forum != Civ2-IP Multiplaying
IP Multiplaying = Multiplaying
PBEM != IP Multiplaying
PBEM = Multiplaying

Hydey · August 12, 2002, 04:11

markG that was very funny.

-Jrabbit · August 12, 2002, 09:01

But if

Quote:

This forum = Civ2-Multiplaying

and

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This forum != Civ2-IP Multiplaying

then where's the forum for Civ2-IP Multilplaying?

Sounds like that means that all the IP-MP threads here are actually off topic...

(easily)

DrSpike · August 12, 2002, 09:29

He means that it's for multiplaying generally, which encompasses both PBEM and IP games. 2 forums might not be a bad idea though.

Chris 62 · August 12, 2002, 10:36

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Originally posted by MarkG
ok, i'll try it again more slooooooowly

stop talking to the guy next to you and take notice!

You could try to be clear, instead of scarcastic.

Quote:

= is the symbol used to show equality between two parts
for example if we say

Code:

kitten = cool nice beings

we mean that kitten are what they are

now, here comes the tricky part
!= is the opposite symbol!!
example

Code:

People who play IP != PBEM players

which means that the people who play IP are NOT the same with the people that play PBEM

I have NEVER seen != meaning an inverse proposition, you will forgive me if my geekdom has yet to reach your level.
At least you see the last part, what I tried to tell you all along.

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got it?

Yes

Quote:

any questions?

Why did you bring this up in the first place?

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want me to repeat anything?

You could recite Plato's republic, might be interesting.

Quote:

here are more examples

Code:

This forum = Civ2-Multiplaying
This forum != Civ2-IP Multiplaying
IP Multiplaying = Multiplaying
PBEM != IP Multiplaying
PBEM = Multiplaying

Very good, you win a cookie.

MarkG · August 12, 2002, 10:56

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Originally posted by DrSpike
He means that it's for multiplaying generally, which encompasses both PBEM and IP games

correct
if you search you'll actually find a couple of pbem games in this forum

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Originally posted by Chris 62
Why did you bring this up in the first place?

it was in response to someone in the original thread. try reading it again

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I have NEVER seen != meaning an inverse proposition

ok so what did you think the ! was for?

Chris 62 · August 12, 2002, 11:00

I thought you made a typo, and I saw Mercator's post.

ColdWizard · August 12, 2002, 20:22

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Originally posted by Chris 62
I have NEVER seen != meaning an inverse proposition, you will forgive me if my geekdom has yet to reach your level.

!= is commonly used in programming languages

Hydey · August 13, 2002, 04:01

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Originally posted by ColdWizard

!= is commonly used in programming languages

But never in normal languages.

MarkG · August 13, 2002, 04:05

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!= is commonly used in programming languages

you know that kind of stuff?!?
what a geek!

Chris 62 · August 13, 2002, 10:37

Takes one to know one.

ColdWizard · August 13, 2002, 19:43

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Originally posted by MarkG

Quote:

!= is commonly used in programming languages

you know that kind of stuff?!?
what a geek!

stop bringing up all of my repressed memories

first dead kittens, and now horrible memories of C and C++ classes. you monster!