MP - Etiquette - How to behave correctly!

[Kocmoc]

Its an online game and you mostly dont know the people you play against. Still.
Its always good to be nice and make friends, a small "hi" or "good luck" might be a good start to start a game.

The TW world is small, there are people who know each other 10 or 11 years already.
People who cheat or act very bad and childish are mostly known in a short time to many other.

So here are a few "rules" which will help you to get into the games, making friends and enjoy a long stay:

1. Greet the people you play against/with at the start of the game
2. Some dont like artillery, its a good idea to ask, if your opponent dont like to play with artillery or if he dont care
3. You can also ask, if they are ready choosing units, before you hit the "start button".
4. once the game started, its always good, if you write a "Good Luck" or "GL"
5. at the end of the battle, people mostly say "gg" or "good game"

Fairplay.

There is an invalid army bug, which dont let you start the game. Take your time and try to speak with your partner and/or opponents.
Explain them what the problem is and how they can solve it. Here is a short List of what cause the problem:

1. in most cases, someone choose a retainer and dont use it, such as:
- ox car -- but he dont brought any artillery
- cav retainer -- but he dont brought any Guard cav
- ninja retainer -- but he dont brought any ninja

This is mostly the problem, if they change ther retainer the game will start

2. Save army, delete all units and load the army again

3. General had an lvl up, left click the general



Important is. We all play for fun and to win of course, but winning isn't everything.

[Cecil XIX]

winning isnt anything.

I assume you mean Winning isn't everything.

[UglyElmo2]

I kind of like the way Kocmoc puts it. :)

[Tomisama]

Are all of you supporting The Online Total War Multiplayers The Code of Honour?

https://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k...isama/code.jpg

If not, you are invited.

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/thecode

It may not save the world, but every little bit helps

[UglyElmo2]

Are all of you supporting The Online Total War Multiplayers The Code of Honour?

https://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k...isama/code.jpg

If not, you are invited.

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/thecode

It may not save the world, but every little bit helps

Considering Obake and I were the ones who created the Shogun Honor Society back in the day, I fully support it. We are grateful to you, Tomisama, for having continued on with the spirit of good sportsmanship and fair play. :) Obake and I have lived the code since our very first days playing STW1 and hope we will find many more good examples in the upcoming MP community.

Take care my friend and good luck spreading the word.

[Justy_SG]

hi = gg

take it like a man.

or for the female,
take it like a girl ?

[FasT]

Having fun and enjoying the game is most important IMO. Winning helps too;) but u learn play and improve!
As kocmoc stated u can make alot of good friends. I'm still friends with many from original shoggy 10 years ago! and still play other games with many of then still!

[Tomisama]

If you do not encourage the people in your community, eventully you will have no one to play against...

Think about it

[Kekvit Irae]

Old thread is old, but I'd like to put in some StarCraft 2 etiquette experience for you people.

• gm (good manners) is just what it says on the tin: you or your opponent are well mannered during the fight. For TW, this means following the tenants of the Code of Hono(u)r.
• bm (bad manners) means that either you or your opponent is acting like a jerk. Don't do this. Seriously. Note that the ultimate goal of a multiplayer game is to win. Winning does not equal bm, it is HOW you win that makes it gm or bm.
• glhf (good luck, have fun) is most commonly said at the very start of a game. Don't be a newbie; throw out a glhf or other variation of that at the start. Even if you don't want your opponent to have "good luck", a glhf says to your opponent "I'm not a jerk and I just want to play to have fun."
• gg (good game) means "I surrender." You should only use this when you have absolutely no chance of survival and your end is near. If the enemy has trounced you soundly using good tactics or fair gameplay, another variation is also used: gg wp (good game, well played).
• Saying gg FOR your opponent when he/she is clearly defeated is NOT good manners. A pre-emptive gg is the equivalent of kicking dirt in the eyes of someone and laughing while they are on the ground, broken and bleeding. Don't be a jerk; gg only when YOU surrender.
• Not saying gg when you get defeated or leaving the game early without a gg is called ragequitting. Again, don't do it. However, just because someone doesn't gg during a loss doesn't necessarily mean they are bm, it might mean they don't know how to gg.
• "Cheese" means using a particularly unorthodox tactic or army build to win a game (IE: all cavalry, rushing, etc). Most people consider cheesing to be bad mannered, but it really isn't (at least, at higher levels of play). The reason for this is that every cheese has a counter. If your opponent can successfully defend against an extremely cheesy tactic, he/she deserved that win and you deserved that loss. Suck it up and refine the cheese, or play normally.
• Unless you know each other, avoid banter. The time it takes to write out a message can break your reaction time and cost you a win. This is why the majority of tournaments don't have people chatting except for the standard glhf and gg. If it's at the beginning of the game and the armies aren't yet set up, then feel free to engage in a little chat, but stay silent when the action starts. Chatting to intentionally throw off your opponent's game is considered bad manners.
• If you decide to livestream your games, set up a delay server to delay the stream about 30 seconds. Google it if you don't know how to set one up. Delay servers allow you to stream your game to the internet, while preventing your opponent from cheating (as there will be a 30 second delay between what you are doing and what is being broadcasted).
• If you are on a losing streak, STOP PLAYING. Godwin's Law applies to multiplayer gaming: as a losing streak occurs, the probability of bm eventually increases to 1. Take a break, go outside, have a smoke, whatever. Once your mind has reached its zen state again, you can return to playing.

[Tomisama]

This part bothered me a bit.

•Saying gg FOR your opponent when he/she is clearly defeated is NOT good manners. A pre-emptive gg is the equivalent of kicking dirt in the eyes of someone and laughing while they are on the ground, broken and bleeding. Don't be a jerk; gg only when YOU surrender.

Up until “today”; a “good game” was a “good game”, win or lose.

If both players exchange this equal recognition at the end of the game, they leave in appreciation of each other.

It is the same as offering “good luck” as you enter.

Failing to offer either is a slap in the face, and people who do not offer them are in my book, are disrespectful.

To the best of my limited knowledge, these expressions have been a Total War tradition for almost 12 years now.

And they appear in The Code, represented by the following:

* To enter the game with a salute, and leave with a salutation, consistent with good sportsmanship.

What could be better sportsmanship that whishing your opponent “good luck” before battle, and acknowledging their efforts in the match with a “good game” after the battle is finished, no matter who won or lost.

And winning can “not” be the ultimate goal of multiplayer, or you will eventually destroy the player pool and devastate the game.

The superior objective is to build a strong community that appreciates all players, and encourages growth and development.

The motive for this can be purely selfish, as to insure you will always have opponents, or magnanimous, to insure all will be able to enjoy the game as much as you do.

The result is the same…

Now I can change my ways; but I think that it would be a terrible loss to the quality of the game

[Kekvit Irae]

Up until “today”; a “good game” was a “good game”, win or lose.

If both players exchange this equal recognition at the end of the game, they leave in appreciation of each other.

There is a difference between saying gg AFTER your opponent bows out, and saying gg BEFORE your opponent.

Example 1:
Player 1 (the loser): gg
Player 2 (the winner): gg

This example is a form of good etiquette. It's like highfiving the other ball team after a game.

Example 2:
Player 2 (the winner): gg
Player 1 (the loser): gg

Player 2 is an example of bad manners. It's like saying "you haven't accepted defeat yet, so I'm going to pre-emptively throw it out for you because I owned you so hard." This is what's called an Offensive GG.

You can read more about proper etiquette for a gg at TeamLiquid's wiki: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Gamer_Etiquette