I'm not a very seasoned player, but I can't see the appeal of diplomacy games at all. They seem extremely boring and slow. Can you explain why you like them?

Do you mean real-time diplos?

I mean any diplos

Real time are shit because you need half a day and everyone gets booted. For multi-day, I like it because I'm into history and it is fun to doublecross people. Plus, strategy requires too much beancounting, and I can't JUST post on OT

Ah, I see how a reenactment could be cool

Strat only devolves into beancounting on 0% SR

So the most played rounding mode and luck mode?

Roland, take a look at the chat (skim through it, it's reeeeeeeeeeally long. Read it all if you want) and you'll see why diplos are fun. On a scale of 1 to 10, the roleplay level in this game is 42.

https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=11194349

Yeah I'm not much of a roleplayer, but I see the appeal

Three ways to enjoy a diplo:

1) Roleplay
If you find yourself enjoying any sort of roleplays, you'll enjoy taking another character as you for some time.

2) History
Some people like learning history, so historical-based games are very appealing to them.

3) Unique gameplay
Varies a lot from your typical FFA due to very special rules. Sometimes it's fun to just duke it out with so many mind games involves that your average open game 8-man Guiroma challenge can't do.

https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=11194349

Saddest thing I saw in my life. -10/10

Edited 5/24/2016 02:03:01

You mean sad as in all the death? Because there's a lot of that.

This one was epic


https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=10381815

1. this is an insane diplo game.. look at history and chat. people go at eachother like crazy
-file:///home/chronos/u-4c92afdd4cd566a91d7696191d2d9cad17cdee04/Downloads/warlight.html

2. unless you have 5 hours to kill, dont do a real time diplomacy

3. diplomacy games make it realistic, alliances, betrayal, war, it has it all, plus role playing. When i found diplo games I couldn't stop. they are very fun.

4. If that link doesnt work sorry my school blocked Warlight so on unblocked sight

pardon here is the link--


https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=8997726

Edited 5/24/2016 02:54:33

Some of us like to roleplay as gay pirates you know.

I seem to be a minority opinion, but I think that "diplomacy"-style games are absolutely fascinating strategically and a great test of your skills. However, I also find that the way most people play "diplos" on Warlight is extremely boring - often nothing happens for 10 or 20 turns at a time, the game eventually staggers forward simply because someone got booted, and when things do happen they devolve into arguments over the rules.

There are ways to avoid these problems, however. It's just a design issue, and there are lots of settings which can be used to create fun and engaging "diplomacy"-style play.

I'm not really a diplomacy player on Warlight (because of the issues mentioned above), but I would recommend to look for games with a group of players who know each other and/or have played before and a game WITHOUT ALLIANCE/DECLARATION rules. Those are more likely to be interesting.

(How would you do a "better" diplo? I posted some thoughts before towards the end of this thread:

https://www.warlight.net/Forum/143961-pe-attacked-didnt-take-land)

+1

no clue why people indulge themselves in those borefests

but w/e - to each his own

no clue why people join troll clans

but w/e - to each his own