Is this a new record?

by **Captain_Kris** on Thu May 17, 2007 8:25 am

Just noticed that a new recruit (sdtronrud; finished 1 game) in one of my games is playing in over 200 active games.

Talk about squeezing out value for a premium account.

by **poo-maker** on Thu May 17, 2007 8:28 am

WOW!

by **poo-maker** on Thu May 17, 2007 8:29 am

Hes actually in 232 games at the moment, and its his turn in 189 of them... Do we have another simtom on our hands?

by **Guilty_Biscuit** on Thu May 17, 2007 8:30 am

If you need your fix, you need your fix...

I think the most I've had active was about 30. I try to keep it to less than 20 though.

by **alex_white101** on Thu May 17, 2007 8:35 am

Guilty_Biscuit wrote:If you need your fix, you need your fix...

I think the most I've had active was about 30. I try to keep it to less than 20 though.

lightweight! had 58 once, couldnt keep up. found a good level at 30ish.

by **Genghis Khan CA** on Thu May 17, 2007 8:35 am

Well I think we are about to hit a record for most games deadbeated simultaneously... I don't think it is possible to keep up with that many games!

Assuming it takes 3 minutes a turn, and he needs to make 1 turn a day in each game, he would be taking his turns for 12 hours a day without interruption...

:shock:

I have enough trouble when I'm playing in 15 games!

by **Guilty_Biscuit** on Thu May 17, 2007 8:37 am

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I like that maths Genghis.

by **detlef** on Thu May 17, 2007 8:51 am

Genghis Khan CA wrote:Well I think we are about to hit a record for most games deadbeated simultaneously... I don't think it is possible to keep up with that many games!

Assuming it takes 3 minutes a turn, and he needs to make 1 turn a day in each game, he would be taking his turns for 12 hours a day without interruption...

I have enough trouble when I'm playing in 15 games!

With that in mind, I think there should be a cap on active games even with premium accounts. Perhaps there are a handful of people who'd be pissed because they are prepared to devote that much time to playing. However, it seems logical to weigh the enjoyment of the many (ie: not having to deal with momos who join so many games they can't keep up and end up wasting everyone's time) against the enjoyment of the few (the 2 or 3 people who literally have no life outside of CC and intend to actually make all those moves.

I can't imagine needing to have more than 50 or so games going at once (and have never even come close even at my worst). I think I've maxed out around 15 or 20.

by **yorkiepeter** on Thu May 17, 2007 9:33 am

detlef wrote:
Genghis Khan CA wrote:Well I think we are about to hit a record for most games deadbeated simultaneously... I don't think it is possible to keep up with that many games!

Assuming it takes 3 minutes a turn, and he needs to make 1 turn a day in each game, he would be taking his turns for 12 hours a day without interruption...

I have enough trouble when I'm playing in 15 games!

With that in mind, I think there should be a cap on active games even with premium accounts. Perhaps there are a handful of people who'd be pissed because they are prepared to devote that much time to playing. However, it seems logical to weigh the enjoyment of the many (ie: not having to deal with momos who join so many games they can't keep up and end up wasting everyone's time) against the enjoyment of the few (the 2 or 3 people who literally have no life outside of CC and intend to actually make all those moves.

I can't imagine needing to have more than 50 or so games going at once (and have never even come close even at my worst). I think I've maxed
out around 15 or 20.

Have to agree 100 per cent. Even if you did intend playing them all you would be using more than your fair share of resources. Come on lack lets have a cap at 50.

by **yeti_c** on Thu May 17, 2007 9:54 am

But your argument is flawed here...

I've got about 30 games on the go... at 3 minutes a move that would be 1 1/2 hours a day... but I take nowhere near that...

Because I only move in each game once every 3 or 4 days.

Thus his 12 hours of playing could be spread out over upto 6 days if all his games are 6 player sequential... especially with Deadbeats...

That's only 2 hours a day...

At worst I think it'll only be 4 hours a day - and that's if he plays in each game once every 3 days.

C.

by **rayray** on Thu May 17, 2007 10:29 am

This guy joined three of my games as well !!!!! Another Simtom ????

by **Nephilim** on Thu May 17, 2007 10:30 am

i'd think an IP check is in order. there is something wrong with this guy. a noob w/ one completed game decides to start 200+ games at once? it's fucking dugcarr, isn't it?

also, the cap on games is an utterly ridiculous idea. aren't we all sort of self-policing on this? if you can't handle 50, don't join 'em. we don't need a new rule b/c of one ignorant douchebag.

by **firth4eva** on Thu May 17, 2007 11:06 am

on my ignore list already

by **RobinJ** on Thu May 17, 2007 11:07 am

firth4eva wrote:on my ignore list already

Likewise

by **firth4eva** on Thu May 17, 2007 11:17 am

RobinJ wrote:
firth4eva wrote:on my ignore list already

Likewise

wow. i just thought that someone was going to put likwise and then went on and you had. scary

by **wacicha** on Thu May 17, 2007 11:32 am

I am active in 81 right now and going through withdrawels

by **max is gr8** on Thu May 17, 2007 11:46 am

At this moment I have 55 and in the past 100 I deadbeated out of 3 because of holiday.
I've played up to 200 before without deadbeating I played for about 2 hours a day It is possible if his games are sequential but freestyle It would take ages

I take 1 minute to make my move when I'm in a hurry
I take 2 when I'm not

by **rayray** on Thu May 17, 2007 11:47 am

About half his games are freestyle !!!!

Fair play if he can take all his turns, but i doubt it !

by **yorkiepeter** on Thu May 17, 2007 1:05 pm

max is gr8 wrote:At this moment I have 55 and in the past 100 I deadbeated out of 3 because of holiday.
I've played up to 200 before without deadbeating I played for about 2 hours a day It is possible if his games are sequential but freestyle It would take ages

I take 1 minute to make my move when I'm in a hurry
I take 2 when I'm not

but surely you can't study them and create tactics for that many. I normally have between 10 and 15 and when i'm not playing i can still think about tactics and surely get more satisfaction out of fewer quality games.

Bit like sex really

by **sully800** on Thu May 17, 2007 10:12 pm

max is gr8 wrote:At this moment I have 55 and in the past 100 I deadbeated out of 3 because of holiday.
I've played up to 200 before without deadbeating I played for about 2 hours a day It is possible if his games are sequential but freestyle It would take ages

I take 1 minute to make my move when I'm in a hurry
I take 2 when I'm not

You're one of the the oldest members of this site, you claim to have played 200 games at once, and you're only at 450 total?

by **djt5483** on Thu May 17, 2007 11:14 pm

i dont think there should be a max for games but if they had one it should be at like 100, not 50 i keep my games at between 40 and 60 and i have dial up connection and i can keep up easy. only actually 1 hr- 1 1/2 hrs to do my turns each day and i only play sequential which makes it easier

by **john1099** on Thu May 17, 2007 11:41 pm

to the guy who said 50 games total, you obviously don't play games often, do you?
I have 39 going right now, but I have 84 recently finished, and will be starting more this weekend!

Don't put a cap on it, because thats just silly, WHAT WILL JOHNNYROCKET DO???