Will we be permitted to retreat?

Pedrunn · January 11, 2003, 10:15

Retreat is one big bug. Using it we are able to get as many slaver as we want from battles clearly a game unbalancement and ruiner. This will be forbidden at all.
But there also is the problem that the human uses it but the AI does not use it at al.l what gives a unfair advantage to the human player. Not to mention the nefarious use to see how many units there is in a city. So if we use it will only be a help fo the human. The AI will be a very badly injured if we do!

So my question is: Shall we use the retreat button at all???

Pedrunn · January 11, 2003, 10:16

I say no!

Martin Gühmann · January 11, 2003, 10:36

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Originally posted by Pedrunn
The AI will be a very badly injured if we do!

The other question is whether we will be very badly injurded if we do not do it. So let's see how bad it will be and then we can still change our mind. But so far the answer is no, do not use the retreat option.

-Martin

Turambar · January 11, 2003, 11:09

No!

HuangShang · January 12, 2003, 20:01

im the only one that said use it

Frozzy · January 12, 2003, 20:08

We shall never surrender!!!

aleion · January 12, 2003, 20:56

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Originally posted by Frozzy
We shall never surrender!!!

SMIFFGIG · January 12, 2003, 21:25

No way, surrender as I said, "Is one big bug"

Maquiladora · January 13, 2003, 02:28

Im the MoD and i say we must never retreat, the losses are insignificant

Devil of Truth · January 13, 2003, 04:34

Did Alexander retreat? No. Did Genghis retreat? No. Will the distinguished Lumerian army retreat? No.

Locutus · January 13, 2003, 05:57

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Originally posted by Devil of Truth
Did Genghis retreat? No.

You don't know the first thing about Mongolian combat techniques, do you?

Anway IMHO in CtP2, retreating == (legalized) cheating...

SMIFFGIG · January 13, 2003, 07:12

Originally posted by Locutus

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You don't know the first thing about Mongolian combat techniques, do you?

Well your not loosing out there then DoT

child of Thor · January 13, 2003, 08:33

No retreat, no surrender.
Our warriors shall feast in valhalla for all time

aleion · January 13, 2003, 17:16

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Originally posted by child of Thor
No retreat, no surrender.
Our warriors shall feast in valhalla for all time

WAR IS RAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NO RETREATING!!!!!!!!!!!!

Devil of Truth · January 14, 2003, 05:28

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Originally posted by Locutus

You don't know the first thing about Mongolian combat techniques, do you?

Who said anything about the Mongols? I was referring to Genghis McKenzie. The pot-bellied, haggis-eating Scot who butchered a thousand Englishers using only a really nasty bout of Halitosis.

Tsk, tsk. Really Locutus. Get your history straight.

Locutus · January 14, 2003, 07:35

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Originally posted by SMIFFGIG
Well your not loosing out there then DoT

Well, I suppose you have a point there...

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Who said anything about the Mongols? I was referring to Genghis McKenzie.

Hmm, I wonder what Genghis means in Gaelic?

Devil of Truth · January 14, 2003, 07:45

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Originally posted by Locutus
Hmm, I wonder what Genghis means in Gaelic?

I think it means: "He who doesn't retreat."

Frozzy · January 14, 2003, 21:54

Pedrunn, after studying the constitution, it seems if you use this poll to decide the outcome of a turn, then you are violating the constitution (as it is technically unofficial). Unofficial polls shouldn't decide the governments policy.

H Tower · January 14, 2003, 21:55

i suppose i should point out that this poll is in no way whatsoever binding. as for it being unconstitutional i believe it is within the guidelines presented in the CON

Pedrunn · January 14, 2003, 22:37

This is an unnoficial poll. I am just collecting information and checking out opinions.

So no constitutional violation.

H Tower · January 14, 2003, 23:22

the constitution says: "(b) They may only exist to debate or gather information. Their outcome should not affect the course of the game or the policy of the government."

so you can gather info, but can't do anything with it according to the CON

would an interesting peice of work is this Constitition.

Zaphod Beeblebrox · January 15, 2003, 10:12

WE WILL NEVER RETREAT!

but sometimes a war can be won by giving terrain to the enemy for a short period of time - so they get stuck, where we want them, while we are regrouping our troops

Pedrunn · January 16, 2003, 02:25

The whole idea of this thread came when i read this thread

And I questioned how eagerly do the citizens of Lemuria wanted to use this bugged option.

So just an unoficial thread

Zaphod Beeblebrox · January 17, 2003, 14:43

well, it shouldn't be exploited for slave generating, but i don't see a general problem with retreating if a battle turns out bad

aleion · January 17, 2003, 22:24

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Originally posted by Zaphod Beeblebrox
well, it shouldn't be exploited for slave generating, but i don't see a general problem with retreating if a battle turns out bad

No Cookie For YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!Retreating is NOT an OPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!