MP Culture

[Tamur]

With RTW's MP problems, I'm once again faced with the thought of trying MP once the fixes get in. However, I must ask...

I tried MP with Shogun twice, and Medieval twice. In one of these games the server disconnected halfway through the battle. In one my "ally" sat in his corner (we were attacking), then started calling me a few unmentionables when most of my army (who were being attacked jointly by the enemy) started to run. In one, I was winning against someone and they disconnected. In the final one I played in MTW, there was so much revolting immaturity flying around that I simply disconnected and never went back.

Now, it may be that I simply hit four of the worst games imaginable. However, when I enter MP lobbies, I see the same sort of smack-talking and verbal defecation that have marked all my previous MP experience.

What this tells me is that to have fun with MP, you need to either:

1) have people you plan to meet there at a specified time to play, or
2) enjoy roughing people up verbally

Is this accurate?

[Thoros of Myr]

What this tells me is that to have fun with MP, you need to either:

1) have people you plan to meet there at a specified time to play, or
2) enjoy roughing people up verbally

Is this accurate?

Pretty much. The more mass appeal a game has the more of this you have to put up with which is why games like CS, Unreal etc..are a nightmare to play on public servers.

[Tricky Lady]

In one my "ally" sat in his corner (we were attacking), then started calling me a few unmentionables when most of my army (who were being attacked jointly by the enemy) started to run.

Tip: play MP with some people you "know", from the Org for instance.

[Tamur]

Tip: play MP with some people you "know", from the Org for instance.

A good tip, I think I'll take it. Thanks for the perspective you two.

[Sjakihata]

this is why clans are invented basically. so you are in a clan and can fight your mates, you know them and it is cool. also you can have other respectable clans as allies whom you can play with.