is it really THAT problematic? I've only played a few games, but not suspected a multi yet...

.jI play alot and I play live so I have a bigger pool of players but out of my past ten games there have been four with moults. One game had two multi playing four accounts! Three are confirmed and banned take a look for yourself. So yes. It is a problem.

some people seem to find multi's a lot more than most. It is a weird phenomenon I've noticed since being a mod (same people filing valid complaints that end up being meta and multi). My best suggestion is to start games in the forum with people you know and passworded. You get better play all around that way, especially in the ghost rating match games where you play others of similar talent.

Live games are filled with multis/metas. The only problem with passworded live games is that you usually can't find enough people. It's extremely frustrating...
It is very annoying, isn't it though, to find people who are cheating or who know each other and play with each other in gunboat games, say as Austria and Italy, and beat the crap out of everyone else and think, "oh, there's no problem with that because there are five other people; they should be able to band together to do something about two countries allying and communicating with each other?"

Actually, your pool of players is smaller in Live games because most of us have lives that preclude spending 3 to 4 hours at a stretch on a game.

Yeah, I know that Draugnar; that's why I can only play live games at most once a week, and only with the blessing of my wife. :)

I'd agree, Draug, but back in college, I'd play civ (was it 3?) with my roommates for 6-8 hours on a saturday.... don't have the time now-a-days, though...

Ah, Civ 3. That was an excellent game.
Civ 4 also excellent.
Civ 5 what a turd.

Well, if I have 3 or 4 hours to blow, I'm playing Star Trek Online or World of Warcraft, not live Diplomacy.

Ever play Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri? Civ set in space and quite fun.

WoW. Really? For someone your age?

Yep, been playing for years with some buddies from former jobs.

@Draugnar: Alpha Centauri was a great game! Hardly anyone knows of it though, so I'm glad to see you mention it.

Did you have a favourite faction?

At least he doesn't run a risk of failing to finish high school as your generic WoW player.

Who needs a job when they can craft a level 60 wand to shove up their ass?

It's been so long I can't say for certain Sargmacher, but I do recall enjoying the Tech faction. I still have it in my "old game CD" collection with Civ I-III.

My real focus when time is available lately has been Star Trek Online.

I'm waiting for the release of Magna Mundi, hope I won't have a full-time job by then.

Oh, that would be the University with Prokhor Zakharov. They were good. I had a thing for Lady Deidre and the Gaians. Sister Miriam Godwinson might have thought she was crazy for dancing round trees naked but I always thought it sounded kind of cool ;)

@diplomancer, I know what game you are talking about. I do not understand how nobody reported that pair before that game. I mean what the heck, how did all the people who played against userID=34756 and userID=34486 not notice they had played in 13! games together. I look over the games of every person I play against. If they are not good players and have played more then a few games I am immediately suspicious. I mean, being over suspicious is bad and I've probably reported a few people who aren't actual multi's but come on, nobody plays 13 games with the same person w/o cheating.

I want to try Star Trek Online but not sure if I want to tempt getting sucked into an MMO.

@jmo: I've played over 100 games with Lando Calrissian and The Czech, it doesn't mean we're cheats.

Unless, there is something particular about 13 games that disturbs you? Are you superstitious?

Actually, I am sure you are. I know the Czech is a multi for sure.
I can't explain your win rates otherwise. :)

STO is nice because you can play it casually. It isn't quite as obsessive as WoW. Want to just fly around and shoot some Klingons? Go for it. In the mood to take a shuttle into combat and see how long you can survive? Do it! (I've done it and managed to survive the entire battle and even get a few kills with Photon-S torpedoes and Disruptor Cannon.

Dude, notice I said "if they are not good players" And yes when someone has played 19 games total and of those 19 13 are with the same person, and in every single one of those they ally with each other or resign when it most benefits the other person, then yes, that disturbs me. No I am not superstitious.

Ha. The Czech is a multi but not one of mine.

@jmo: I think you might be superstitious without realisng the way it affects your life.

@Draugnar: Is the main activity in STO combat and shooting? Or can you diplomatise and collect things and earn ranks and stuff?