the DIP system of ship balancing, which was a nice idea in theory but never panned out.
Unfamiliar with this one... a short explanation please
How succesful is OOB? I'm inclined to say very... I am at a loss to give it a decent explanation though
I know basically it limits the number of DN's, BCH's, Carriers, and specialty ships that can be fielded by any race.
Maybe a look at the GW5 ruleset sums things up with regards to how general rules have evolved. I've picked out some here that seem fairly common now, each one of these is a result of hard earned past experience... (If anyone can think of anything else, it would be most helpful) :
Server settings-- Zero (or same) Hex draft radius.
- Small map to encourage PvP meetings.
- Players may fly only one ship at a time.
- Line Of Supply - A LOS means a one hex wide line from a planet under your team’s control (hereinafter called a depot) up to the hex in question.
- You may not flip a planet or a base hex to neutral or from neutral to your empire unless you have a LOS to it.
- You must have a LOS to any hex in which you place a base at the time it is placed.
-Disengagement - If you disengage from a battle with a live enemy player, you cannot take missions in that hex for 20 game turns. If you were flying
an OOB or Specialty ship that particular ship is also bannned from the hex. Thus if you transfer the ship to another pilot after being bannned,
not only would you still not be allowed into that hex until the ban was up, but neither would the pilot that is now flying the ship you had been
in.
- If your ship is destroyed by a live enemy player, you cannot take missions in that hex for 10 game turns.
- If you are in a hex that is surrounded by enemy hexes then you cannot disengage. Stay and fight to the death
- Map Victory Conditions
- PvP Victory Conditions
- General-- Draft dodging is not permitted. If drafted by another player, you must accept the draft.
- Forfeiting missions to move around on the map is not permitted. Mandatory missions must be taken.
- Always show common courtesy to all other players. Abusive players will be banned.
- A player's name may only consist of alpha numeric symbols (A to Z, 0 to 9). Players may use a hyphen ( - ) or underscore ( _ ) if they wish,
but use of any other symbol or character (Space bar, !, $, *, ], period, %, etc) can not be used. These characters can cause server or server
utility problems.
- During some missions, a player's name may not be indicated on their ship. If you suspect you are playing against a human, type a greeting
(i.e. hail, in, hello, etc) in the chat. All other human players are required to immediately respond with a text chat greeting.
- No avoiding missions you do not like by logging off then back on.
- When playing a game against the AI in a neutral hex, do not immediately run off of the battlefield map in order to run down the defensive
value (DV) of the hex.
- Fight or Flight. When in a mission with a human opponent, fight or leave. Do not lead your opponents around the map wasting their time. It is
recognized that there are many good run and chase strategies (saber dancing, plasma ballet, etc) but staying on the battlefield with no
intentions of fighting is not one of them.
- If you are having a bad connection and either dropping a lot or causing your opponents to constantly drop, we ask that you stop playing for a
while and try again later. If your connection continues to cause problems we ask that you confine yourself to an area where you will not
constantly draft or be drafted by other players until you get a better connection.
- If you die in a mission with a human opponent, stay until the mission is complete. Consider it a penalty for dying that you must stay and
watch the rest of your allies be destroyed, or the rest of your allies whoop some butt!
- Rule Harassment: Some of the rules will be difficult to follow given the nature of this game. Players are expected to do their best in every
situation. However it is not acceptable to harass other players about the rules. We do expect all players to help others become aware of the
rules. If you are having a problem with a player who refuses to follow them simply send your RM or ARM an email with as much detail as
possible. Please use screenshots (F12 key) to capture your conversation as evidence. Harassing a player because they are not following
these rules or for any other reason is not acceptable. Please remember that everyone is just trying to enjoy themselves and that this is a
game.
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