Order of Battle - Inaugural MP Tournament Chat Thread

[13obo]

Apologies, but I can't say myself I'm happy the way this is going.. So far, we waited for a patch, then each round was extended by a week (and more). Deadlines and rules are there so that people know what to expect. Even if this is the first tourney and issues were bound to happen, a simple adherence to the rules set out initially should be done in my view.

[Erik2]

I have PM'd and emailed the guys playing the last round-2 games and asked if they're close to finish up.

Erik

[Erik2]

The last play dolphin0810 vs LynxCom has been decided with dolphin0810 declared the winner.

dolphin0810 destroyed 1 radar stations and LynxCom 0
and dolphin0810 destoyed 7 air units and LynxCom 3.

[Erik2]

I'll announce the new paired matches soon.
In the mean time you can download the round-3 scenario, this is a variation of the official Peninsula.
The scenario should be unzipped in the My Games -> Order of Battle etc -> Scenarios folder.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jy571kkr91fub ... a.zip?dl=0

[Erik2]

Due to some players opting out the number of players left for round-3 was an odd number.

I have decided to let ruskicanuk continue since his match vs Tapirman was practically a tie. Hope this is OK with everybody (and that I have not screwed up the score board during the rather confusing progress ).

I have tried to pair the next round so that players in the same time zones will battle.
This leaves the following paired matches with the first player setting up challenges using the second player's name as password.
Good luck everybody!

Tapirman vs 13obo

Fabio3110 vs dolphin0810

a432 vs carth

ruskicanuk vs conboy

[13obo]

Thank you, Erik, that's great!

Assuming first person creates games with second person's user name as password? Tapirman, waiting on your games then! I'm in UK time zone and playing in evenings.

Good luck to all!

[Shards]

ALERT!

Shove the brakes on people! Conboy has kindly alerted us to a flaw on that map where the British player can't deploy their air reinforcements!

Erik, can you check your PM and upload a new version of the map?

I'll take a look at the standard version (japanese)

Ta!

[Erik2]

Here's an updated version of R3_Peninsula.
It should fix the inability to deploy air units for the British.

Please cancel any challenges or resign any games already started.

New link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/eulxj5vjryhhc ... 2.zip?dl=0

[conboy]

I'm a-waiten awn ye, ruskicanuck! Come out from behind that snowbank!

conboy

[carth]

And I'm waiting on your games a432!

[conboy]

Erik2,
What is the tiebreaker for these matches? I don't think you'll be able to tell from the end screens how to compare.

conboy

[conboy]

I got an e-mail that said I had two matches starting at 1449 central. But I only see one match open, not from ruskicanuk, but from 13obo. the one from 13obo has no password. time now 1459 central.

conboy

[13obo]

Conboy, ruskicanuk is supposed to host your games and you to join them. I joined your password-free game thinking you've hosted just a regular MP game to kill time. I think both emails you got are one for me joining your game and one notifying you that I played the first turn and that you should play next.

Apologies for the confusion. Feel free to resign in the game if you don't feel like playing it.

[conboy]

Conboy, ruskicanuk is supposed to host your games and you to join them. I joined your password-free game thinking you've hosted just a regular MP game to kill time. I think both emails you got are one for me joining your game and one notifying you that I played the first turn and that you should play next.

Apologies for the confusion. Feel free to resign in the game if you don't feel like playing it.

ah! that explains everything. I would have like to have played you but I must go to cigar time at the bait shop. Hope we meet soon though, good luck with your upcoming match!

I must have inadvertently started the game - sorry for the inconvenience, good sir.

conboy

[Tapirman]

Hi 13obo. I've set up our games. Look forward to playing you.

[Erik2]

Erik2,
What is the tiebreaker for these matches? I don't think you'll be able to tell from the end screens how to compare.

conboy

I think we need to leave the tie-breaker criteria to Shards who is the original scenario designer.
It is often difficult trying to decipher another man's triggers & events.

[Shards]

I haven’t really built in a good secondary mechanic to this map, so I’d say to fall back on total Flags held at the end of the games as the tie breaker. That’s all flags, 1ry, 2rd and 3ry. If this is the same, then RP held at end of game

Thanks!

[13obo]

There are a couple of secondary objectives (not sure if one of them to "cut off" the brits supply line is able to be completed though?), maybe use those as well before moving the "win waterfall" logic to flags held?

[Shards]

They're not really secondary objectives in the sense of being game winners though, they're for flavour and guides on how to play the game more than anything.

The only complication comes if someone has done a lightning strike as the Germans and won without doing much fighting on the Peninsula itself.... Hrm..

[Shards]

Okay, so, I'd propose this:

If a British Victory for both players, then it's tie-broken on the amount of VP flags owned, and then on RP remaining

If a German Victory for both players, then it's tie-broken on Turn of Victory and then on RP remaining

How's that?