Re: Throwing the game.

From its very beginning, the judge Diplomacy hobby has a tradition of NoNMR
games. DPJudge breaks from that somewhat with rules like Smart_CD, but NMR
games throw away a major advantage of automation and allowing a player to
unilaterally make a NoNMR game into a de facto NMR game is a violation of
player's rightful expectations that a game will complete without player
attrition being a more significant factor in the game than skill.

How well NoNMR actually works in practice depends on how long it takes to
fill a replacement position compared to the anticipated deadline. With only
52 active games, 1 of which is waiting on replacements, there's not enough
data to have a serious policy discussion. I just know that, as a GM, I don't
create NMR games because they don't fill. It's been awhile now since I've
tried because the player culture on USAK is so competitive about scooping up
what few replacement positions come up, but I don't know how much USDP may
be different.

Signoff
Chris
--
They have the same characteristics.
They just use their skills differently.

On Dec 17, 2010 5:17 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:



It seems to me that Russia is merely enforcing the old 'civil disorder' rule
against himself.  That way he doesn't get a lower committment rating, but he
ceases to directly influence the game.  I have always preferred the 'civil
disorder' option to the delays inherent in punishing players for abandoning
a game, and in having grace periods.  The person who bails cannot possibly
get any points, he just saves himself time.  Besides, as long as he has not
been replaced (which has always seemed strange to me) he can submit orders
for a later turn, and make life harder for those who assume his missed turn
means  that he has actually bailed.  I think that civil disorder is
preferable to grace, pause and replacement.  After all, someone who must be
absent temporarily can always request a delay.

United States Marine Corps -
When you care enough to send th e very best.


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From: "Been Chissled" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 3:35:48 PM
Subject: [dpjudge] Throwing the game.

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