Best posts made by oysteilo

i am done, please proceed, no changes

come on… three hits

@AndrewAAGamer Let me offer an apology. Of course you are entitled to suggest new ways of doing the rating. Fresh thoughts are needed at this site which is (extremely) conservative to change (especially including me). No worries about that!

I think most active players in the league thinks the current rating works quite well. It prevents so called “bad” players to become tier M (and E) by only playing other “bad” players. This is important for the integrity of the League. Still it is possible to speculate in this by only playing tier 1.
Then I agree it is a weakness that top tier will not play new players because they will lose rating. If this could be easily fixed it would be very welcomed. Maybe an ELO rating can fix this, but then we are back into my initial criticism. If you want something like this to happen you also need to describe a new system and how it should be working, if you can’t do that your suggestion will only stay as a contribution in the discussion. Alternatively team up with others like @trulpen to see what you can come up with. Also keep in mind that the current rating is always reset on January 1st, so if you really want to play in the league it’s not unreasonable to play tier 3, 2 (and 1) the first year. These players will give you plenty of action. If you can beat these players consistently you are suddenly tier E (and M) after a few months. It’s also about proving your skills not only bragging (not saying you are) about your skills and it is unfair that top players will not play you. The resetting of the ranking every January 1st is refreshing and provides a new opportunity and a fresh start for everyone. For you ELO people this is also something to consider. Chess ratings are never reset. Does this mean a player who has not played for 2 years can rejoin at same rating? So many questions and it becomes counterproductive to discuss all this before a good proposal is on the table.

Personally I have been rated as tier E (and M) over the last years and have been reluctant to accept new and lower rated players because of this. This is a weakness. However, I am now tired of the way I am playing this game. I spend too much time on too few games. So for the rest of the year I am going to play many games fast and don’t worry about that “silly” rating. So if anyone wants a game against a “top” player send me a note

you can be at war with french only, so its perfectly fine the way you do it. Only consequence, you dont get the +10 bonus when you take FIC. Still peace with USA, british/anzac

france and japan can declare war on eachother without any consequences

you ask a lot of questions, dont you? I have confidence in you that you can figure this out without my help!

you are soooo lucky! hahaha

it is what it is!

kill japs

if you are not going to declare war J2, you MUST protect your infantry

@Amon-Sul it will come in handy i am sure

@AndrewAAGamer said in League General Discussion Thread:

@oysteilo

I think the discovery of the Play Boardgames area where high ranked Players can play lower ranked Players for fun solves this issue. I just wish we promoted it more to new players as for example I had no idea it even existed.

Also trulpen and I will be having a World vs Andrew game here shortly. Check it out as a learning opportunity for anyone interested.

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/35254/tutor-game-andrewaagamer-x-vs-trulpen-and-everyone-else-a-50-oob

Fun and great initiative! I will follow it! :)

ahhh… I messed up there, didnt consider your bombers. There is not that much to ask about is there? Max defense

Well, if you had edited correctly and given siam to UK pacific in the first place, then what?

I think what I am saying is correct, but feel free to request a ruling. I am not accepting the second convoy roll as i believe the first set is the one we should go with (I can be mistaken, but this is my understanding)

i dont know what the right thing is here and I think we should ask which convoy rolls should be used.

Can anyone rule this? @gamerman01 , @666 or even @JDOW

I can live with that. In any case i will proceed as it does not need to be decided before end of russia

not sure how trulpen finds the resources, 8 carriers in europe, 12 fighters and still control middle east in round 9. well done

even if i go full europe with usa i can not take gibraltar and defend my fleet

I post your win now (for both games. I have no business in the other game either)

i have posted both your games. You completely killed me with your allies. It is hard for the axis when this approach is chosen. Either the allies run out of steam and lose by now or they are in good position (like this). I think you had some help with the dice as it was a horrible round 1 for especially Germany but also not that great for Japan either (your fighter, sub and destroyer at philip killes 3 units for.example). Then you completely kill japan with that china attack. Its a coin flip and you got the upper hand. It is what it is and no reason to blame the dice as you had some poor dice too

The other game is to much work. I considered putting two infantry in gib round 1 and that would have been a great call when I look at it now. I thought that my massive USA presence would discourage a gibraltar stack. Even if I buy full USA one more turn I can hardly take back gibraltar if you stack everything. Then my presence in the pacific is too week…I wanted to try a different approach but i screwed it up in round 1!

Solid play in both games amon sul and good luck in the future

its been refreshing to play you. I like your style! Sure, we can have another one!