Gray Mouser (GM) is spot on - Is it an issue?TheGrayMouser wrote:My final 2 cents : Is this really an issue? I think I have played at least 200 Mp matches at this time and there is only one player that has resigned battles for no reason... I simply wont accept any more of his challenges, problem solved (he of course could accept mine but has never done so...)
As for play style: I realize some players dont like HOW their opponents play.. This is of course , as mention by other posters, is a very very subjective thing.... I think from the forums some players dont like when their opponent sits and tries to play a defensive battle.. I have no problem with this at all, after all both players have the same chance of getting terrian that advantagious , and if your opponent gets that and chooses to use it , why is that an issue? If people can start commenting with such subjective opinions then i really feel it will just breed bad blood etc...
Fortunately FOF is a very tight game and there are no bugs, or game mechanic flaws that can be exploited.
I have been playing since November and had one person resign on me twice without asking first - Like GM's approach; I do not pick up any of their challenges now. Everyone else has shown themselves as parfait knights including the two who asked permission to resign first. To all of you now a considerable number my thanks for the games.
My twopenn'orth.
Lets police ourselves and accept it is rude to resign without asking/agreeing first.
As for rating each other - Lets not have subjective rankings broadcast to all and sundry.
To Ian I would say invest the time in making your excellent product better in other ways- As GM has already, eruditely explained 'Gamesman ratings' are more open to abuse than dealing with those who resign rudely.
My only suggestion would be

If a rating is required just make it a ranked table on multiplayer games won/drawn/lost as is done now on the games against AI.
It is probably relatively simple to add a toggle/flag allowing any multi-player game to be excluded from ranking at the point the challenge is issued.
Result a simple objective ranking on multiplayer games played and chosen to be included, but where any challenge issuer could post an opted out game. (For the experimenters to experiment etc. etc.)