EZ Dolittle wrote:
I have a strong dislike for the lack of diplomacy in the game as there are strategic situations where it makes for superior play to have a peace deal with a neighbor.
EZ Dolittle wrote:
You may be running into the tacit understandings to circumvent your stated objective.
On the lack of diplomacy...
I would imagine that you aren't the only one, for I know of at least one participant in this process who also felt the same way. I will simply tell you what I told him: There are many more events coming, of that I guarantee you. One of them, if not more than one, will actively focus on diplomacy as the core to victory.
There will also likely be events that use a more standard "ad hoc" ruleset akin to what you experience every day in non-event Call of War rounds. I even believe we may see a version of the Player's League we all knew and loved brought back, although without the issues that led to it's demise.
The Team League is designed to foster intense and fluid gameplay that makes full use of the CoW tech tree and outstanding tactics and strategies each player will bring to the table, while doing so inside a gold free experience. It was designed from the ground up to remove diplomacy as an option in order to draw out the pure combat aspect of Call of War. In many ways it was thought of as AWC "lite" or an AWC practice grounds/intramural league.
This purist gold free experience is something I know is greatly desired by the players. Just the love of the game, the units, the tactics, the strategies.. dive into the moment of 1939 when each nation depended on the decisions of of it's leaders. Nothing to get in the way of the pure enjoyment of the game.
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As for tacit understandings...
I think you will find the Rulebook deals with that in a finite way. Any cooperation between teams, including NAPs, Right of Way, Share Map, or Share Intel would lead to an immediate disqualification. Certainly not worth the risk, especially with the double cross option in place.
"Flesh grows weak. Steel becomes brittle. But the will is indomitable." - the RIDDLE OF STEEL