hey I was going to do that.  don't fault sareth for not thinking ahead, he means well, there is just only so much you can think about with a 70 IQ.

I've lost patience with not naming people now - definitely adding Kbroke on that list - too many times now he's dragged games out and refused to quit when his whole team has left. He maxes out mines to make the game lag, goes afk, refuses to answer, and hopes a mini-dump will "save him".

I don't play multiplayer and have no interest, but I have a idea.

What if Stardock instituted a timer on multiplayer games that would be agreed upon before play starts?( could this be done)

Lets say game starts with a 90 minute(30,60,90,120) count down and when one of the winning paramaters are met..winner!

Most planets:

Most Capital ships:

Most money:

Most damage/taken given:

Like I said I dont play multiplayer just trying to help you guys out.....

Your dealing with people and people will always try to cheat.

That"s the reason I don't allow people to ruin my enjoyment of this game(Single player only).

Indeed, sins is good enough that I've played it for years.  No other RTS/RT4x has ever held my rapt attention for longer then 6 months.

Dreaming of a better ICO that attracts more players to multiplayer...

Dude do you have a life? It's just a game!

Voicing my support for this idea. I'm so borderline about whether to really get into MP because of bad experiences with people online. Unlike a MP game like Starcraft, an immature person and/or troll has the power to RUIN your experience in Sins. In most games, you can just ignore their chat and play with your head down, but the matchmaking, team play, and victory conditions of Sins gives the bad guys much more power.

I always laugh when people accuse their fellow internet-gamer nerds of not "having a life." Dude, you are posting on a forum about a spaceship game...just like the rest of us. In fact, the more of a life WarneverChanges has, the more important it becomes that he maximizes his fun when he plays Sins. It's the person without a life that doesn't care about their time being wasted by a troll...

This seems like the appropriate thread to talk about a funny game I just had. JakeMac, reputed nephew of HuyMac, was claiming AL are OP due to his uncle teaching him that Suppression reduces incoming damage by ~50%. Due to AR Wail, this group of 10 intrepid players was allowing VR. Harla was the VR player on the other team so I thought, why not, I've never even played Vasari period online so this seems like a good time to start. I'll admit my nearest 2 opponents were both noobs so I wasn't pressured much but I got a jumping starbase online in under 30 minutes - probably not optimal but I figured not bad for first time. I used it to rescue an ally and then had a normal one holding a chokepoint. I felt like I was playing a DOTA game. Jake was the last to quit and he did manage to kill my SB using 100 disciples and his own level 2 Titan vs. my SB alone thereby proclaiming VR starbases are not OP. The End.

So, although you admit that you were playing below optimal, that you were not under pressure, and that the starbase was killable, you somehow arrive at the conclusion that VR starbases are not OP?

Playing against skilled players its still going to be OP, if you want to curb stomp some noobs with VR and snatch an easy win be my guest, but its no way to try to balance a game by negating most of the player skill to come up with balance areas that need work. 

Just because a starbase is killable doesn't make it balanced, so the cornerstone of your argument falls apart right there with that bit of logic.

I also find the logic behind the thinking for this game funny...

Yes, thats why I used the word "also".

It's used in the context above to show that "I ALSO find the logic behind the thinking for this game funny..."

Really sel, a reading comprehension moment for you?

Congratulations.

Sareth you are really being a little prick on the forums lately. Please fix the attitude, thank you.

If the MP community adopted a maximum time limit for games and decided on what constitutes a victory when it is reached.  Why should StarClad have to determine who wins and what is 'trolling' or even consider a list of 'poor sports'?

MP community picks 5 key elements and awards a point to the player/team with the most points.

1 point for highest economy

1 point for most planets

1 point for largest fleet

etc.... there's a ton of stuff.

Let the MP community figure this stuff out, but can a timed game option be there to stop wanderers and runners?