
Multiplayer roll call, who's actively playing multipayer
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- 1st Lieutenant - 15 cm sFH 18
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I am pleased to say I have not had a single negative during my battles.
It seems everyone is also willing to fight out the map even when their fight seemed hopeless, making me earn the victory.
I suspect a few battles have been conceded (I play so many I might have failed to notice if one of my adversaries has dropped out), but generally it seems everyone is playing in a very good sporting fashion. I have admitted defeat on a few maps when it was plain it was over and I have surrendered the win.
I have only noticed one detail. Try as I might, it is nearly impossible to get in a situation where you have to shoot it out on turn one in most cases. New players playing a map for the first time, want to guard against being overly timid. You need to have something danged fast like the German 8 rad to even reach the opposition on turn one. And in most cases the deciding terrain is in the middle map area and you want to be careful to not surrender the initiative too willingly.
That there is NO specific VH locations as we speak in the initial maps, means the game is a Chess match. You ain't winning till you take out enough key units of your opponent for them to have a decent chance of losing. The fort in the desert game is also a beeeoch
So you have it, big deal, trying sitting in it under a 150 barrage or a Bomber strike
Neither side can really claim this position easily just by sitting in it. My current map to hate, Over the Hill. Most unforgiving map for mistakes in my opinion.
It seems everyone is also willing to fight out the map even when their fight seemed hopeless, making me earn the victory.
I suspect a few battles have been conceded (I play so many I might have failed to notice if one of my adversaries has dropped out), but generally it seems everyone is playing in a very good sporting fashion. I have admitted defeat on a few maps when it was plain it was over and I have surrendered the win.
I have only noticed one detail. Try as I might, it is nearly impossible to get in a situation where you have to shoot it out on turn one in most cases. New players playing a map for the first time, want to guard against being overly timid. You need to have something danged fast like the German 8 rad to even reach the opposition on turn one. And in most cases the deciding terrain is in the middle map area and you want to be careful to not surrender the initiative too willingly.
That there is NO specific VH locations as we speak in the initial maps, means the game is a Chess match. You ain't winning till you take out enough key units of your opponent for them to have a decent chance of losing. The fort in the desert game is also a beeeoch


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- Corporal - Strongpoint
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I like the MP so far. Even if I'm only loosing. No background playing tactical games online. But there are days when I can do only one turn and some days where I can do more then one. Between the SysTray program seems nice.
No problem finding people which like to have some fun beating me
Looking forward.
No problem finding people which like to have some fun beating me

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We've considered that for sure - but it's a fairly large undertaking, as it means being able to send games around to multiple people, meaning different server setups, different UI for multiplayer lobbies, etc.
Perhaps a coop approach could work, as you could effectively accept a challenge, but internally the code would know which units you could order around and whether the turn should end. Could be cool to have one player be the trapped paras, and another be the rescue force
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Objective MP is coming very soon in the next update - which is imminent.
Cheers
Pip
Perhaps a coop approach could work, as you could effectively accept a challenge, but internally the code would know which units you could order around and whether the turn should end. Could be cool to have one player be the trapped paras, and another be the rescue force

Objective MP is coming very soon in the next update - which is imminent.
Cheers
Pip
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- Staff Sergeant - Kavallerie
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I never let the MP games locked bother me. When I want a game with other than the normal players I play I just leave an open challenge and in both BA and FoG I have never waited more then a few hours to have it picked up. Now how do I get rid of the 3 games that other players have not done thier turns since the middle of August?
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- Corporal - 5 cm Pak 38
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+1nitetrain wrote:I would like to play,,,Just know I just bought the game and i am just learning,,,TY
I´m just learning... And it´s difficult for me to finish each campaign´s scenario with all the stars (or secundary objetives), so I think it´s going to take long!

EDIT: BTW, below my avatar, I can read the words "RANKING", and below of it "Battlefield Academy played: 24 times" or something like that. I suppose these´re the games I´ve played against AI, aren´t they?
I´ve this question because I also bought "Field of Glory" and I´ve played against AI 5 or 6 times. Why it doesn´t show this? (sorry for my English or/and silly question...

Thank you in advance!
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- Corporal - 5 cm Pak 38
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Yes, I have registered both my copy of "Field of Glory" and "Battlefield Academy". I bought them at MatrixGames (maybe is this the problem...?).
I had a look to my Profile (I cannot see any option called "MyPage") but I cannot see the option about "rankings" or anything like that...
I think I´m doing something wrong...
I had a look to my Profile (I cannot see any option called "MyPage") but I cannot see the option about "rankings" or anything like that...

I think I´m doing something wrong...

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