Why is game 2954 not over?

[coolname]

lh34 and I just conquered the whole of Europe in a mercenary doubles game. Only some neutrals left. However, no victory screen yet. Why not? Do we need to kill of the neutrals as well? (Game #2954)

 

[ghost]

nope.. you need to kill each other..

 

[coolname]

Aarghh, and I just gave 100+ armies to lh34. Stupid rule! (you do both get the points right?)

 

[coolname]

Sorry to harp on. Stubborn as I am, I went and looked in the WIKI to find that <stupid> rule. This is what I came up with:

Mercenary
Players gain points from every other player they eliminate. In team games, points are awarded for eliminating players, rather than teams. http://www.majorcommand.com/wiki/Objective

On http://www.majorcommand.com/wiki/Team_Games lots of stuff about being a good team mate (<whine>and I am/was!</whine>), but nothing about having to eliminate each other.

ghost, you sure that is the rule (ie in mercenary team games you have to eventually commit fratricide and kill your partner?

 

[ghost]

it is at the moment because there is a bug that causes such...
we've actually asked people to not choose doubles as a setting for Merc games for the time being..
until we get the kinks figured out... so, yes my friend, i am sure.. and sadly, you may die...
keep your head held high though, i've lost like 10 doubles merc games in my time here. lol.

 

[coolname]

Yup, I'll take my loss, for the further advancement of this great game (beta means "no whining", that is in the Wiki somewhere, I'm sure)

 

[ghost]

Yup, I'll take my loss, for the further advancement of this great game (beta means "no whining", that is in the Wiki somewhere, I'm sure)

you're a cool guy, coolname.

 

[coolname]

Hey, what's in a name?

 

[ghost]

Hey, what's in a name?

"That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."

 

[lh34]

I really don't want to eliminate coolname, as we were a team and it just feels wrong to eliminate your teammate. Is there anyway that the game can just be ended?

On another note, I'm not complaining here at all, I'm just curious to why not both people in a team mercenary game don't get points for each other player eliminated, as unless I eliminate coolname, (which I would rather not do) I won't get any points from this game as I failed to eliminate a single player.

 

[Evan]

just curious to why not both people in a team mercenary game don't get points for each other player eliminated

Because its currently broken.

We turned off the option to start mercenary team games a few days ago, but Im guessing you guys started this game prior to that. Anyways for now, its just a bug... not by design.

This is a high priority item that is being fixed. Thanks.

 

[zspBANNED]

We turned off the option to start mercenary team games a few days ago

I just started a game to see if this is true. If I pick the option to play a team game FIRST before I choose any others, then click on mercenary, it allows you to continue with those choices. Right after you click mercenary, the options for doubles, trips, and quads disappear, but when you pick the # of players (needs to be a viable amount of players given the team option chosen), the highlighted option of doubles or quads that you first picked show again and you are able to play team mercenary games.

I messed around with different ways to get around it and noticed also that if you pick the # of players, then a team option, then mercenary, the team options disappear but if you reclick on the # of players you want to play with, the team options come back.

Anyways for now, its just a bug

Just thought you'd like to know that!

 

[zspBANNED]

http://screenr.com/psZ

It's easier to just show ya!

 

[ghost]

all i can say lh34 is that we've had a lot of bugs with the Merc games, double and otherwise.
expect to see big changes in the Mercenary gameplay, et c. soon'ish.

 

[Evan]

If I pick the option to play a team game FIRST before I choose any others, then click on mercenary, it allows you to continue with those choices. Right after you click mercenary, the options for doubles, trips, and quads disappear, but when you pick the # of players (needs to be a viable amount of players given the team option chosen), the highlighted option of doubles or quads that you first picked show again and you are able to play team mercenary games.

Fix: Dont do the following: pick the option to play a team game first, then click mercenary, and then pick the # of players.

pick the # of players, then a team option, then mercenary, the team options disappear but if you reclick on the # of players you want to play with, the team options come back.

Fix: Dont do the following: pick the # of players, then a tem option, then click mercenary, and then reclick the # of players.

 

[Evan]

:dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow:

Just kiddin man. I'll get it added to the list. Thanks!

 

[zspBANNED]

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