Technical questions about Multiplayer

[Lucullus]

1. Is there a playerlobby like in M2TW/RTW etc?
2. Centralised or decentralised servers?
3. Playerlobby only containing names of players from the same decentraliced server?
4. Lock button to play 1vs1 on 4vs4 maps without password?
5. Admit defeat function in gmae?
6. Player leaves game = AI takes over or game ends?
7. Filters in setup and prebattle stage working or not (like in ETW)?
8. Logfiles/Replays of games available?
9. PING display in lobby?
10. Possibility to kick player during game (for abusive behaviour etc)
11. Allow to set the number of players on all maps?
12. Possiblility to show teammates where to go, attack, retreat etc (point at a certain location like in previous TW games (pre-ETW)?
13. ranked games still available?
14. dropping internet cable still not punished in ranked games?
15. ladder system?
16. General pathfinding in battle?

[aletoledo]

the lobby doesn't seem to work. There is a chat box, but you can't seem to type in it. There is a place to create chat rooms, but the associated new room button doesn't do anything.

edit: to address your other questions, everything else is like ETW. The maps got a bit of a makeover, in addition to new maps, otherwise no changes.

[Soveriegn]

I think we'll have to wait until this weekend when the Euro's get their crack at it before things start getting fixed. Pretty much the 3 extra days for Americans is the community/public beta so that the "day 1" patch can be ready for the Europeans. Or at least I hope that is the case with many things seemingly in disrepair.

[Arctander]

I really hope other's answer the additional questions you posed. As someone who's an old TW player, I'm curious about finally seeing MP campaigns...

I just wish I was young enough that I could game all night still

[dmcheatw]

i'll have them answered in a couple hours.

i failed myself and the other true TW fans who are upset with the direction the series is headed, and i deserved to be criticized doubly for that and for not doing what i said i would do, but i will have the answers for you guys in the very near future.

[Arctander]

Well don't flog yourself too hard dmcheatw. I appreciate that someone's willing to follow up.

[dmcheatw]

1. Is there a playerlobby like in M2TW/RTW etc?
2. Centralised or decentralised servers?
3. Playerlobby only containing names of players from the same decentraliced server?
4. Lock button to play 1vs1 on 4vs4 maps without password?
5. Admit defeat function in gmae?
6. Player leaves game = AI takes over or game ends?
7. Filters in setup and prebattle stage working or not (like in ETW)?
8. Logfiles/Replays of games available?
9. PING display in lobby?
10. Possibility to kick player during game (for abusive behaviour etc)
11. Allow to set the number of players on all maps?
12. Possiblility to show teammates where to go, attack, retreat etc (point at a certain location like in previous TW games (pre-ETW)?
13. ranked games still available?
14. dropping internet cable still not punished in ranked games?
15. ladder system?
16. General pathfinding in battle?

1)yes seems doesn't seem to work though.
2)decentralized
3)doesn't seem to work.
4)no
5)i tried to do this but the flag was greyd out, the button is there, but i couldn't click it so far.
9) no, and i can't understand why.
10)no
11)yes
12)not that i could tell
13)yes
14)according to kieran it is punished, so take of that what you will. i havent had a drop yet, but its
hard to find games
15)no

overall i'm having trouble finding games, but maybe i'm not on the right region? i set it to altlanta. there certainly aren't any new features in the regular MP part. there is no attacker/defender, the maps are the same size or at least not substantially bigger, and there is pretty much no mechanism in place to share 3rd party maps.

[Lucullus]

Thx for your effort so far.

[Arctander]

Tnx dmcheatw.

[Lucullus]

With europeans joining in today maybe we get more answers to all points?