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you're probably right. at least i can say they were warned before they hit start.

thanks

Hi. i keep getting retaliatory slowplay for not granting undoes, and i would like to change it to iWontGrantUndoes so that people can know what to expect when playing me.

all this as long as i don't have to make an entirely new account and lose my sub.

thanks.

the current version of conspirator online triggers the bonus portion of the card, "if you've played 3 or more actions this turn". in one game, one of my actions was a horse and when i played conspirator as my 3rd action, my action phase was terminated.

either the card needs to change or the online mechanic does.

thanks

I played a game yesterday where the guy disconnected 7 times, and it was annoying on the level of intentional slowplay...

How about if you disconnect from one game 5 times, the game forces you to resign?

i've been told i was going to get reported for various things (words, not taking a mindlessly fast turn).....some people are very sheltered and seemingly live as if everyone else is their soulmate depending on their validation, and others are extreme sociopaths wanting to validate themselves by a visible game rating, regardless if they abuse players or cheat...

not much can be done about this sheltered mentality (ie "everything but x/y bothers me")

the two followup sources are discard and here(?)

does that mean if i get a reply it would be in my messages here, if i choose "forum"?

my only concern is that I get blacklisted by people weekly for not accepting every undo request or not caring that I take a while on complex hands.

I don't want to get reported for more than what I am doing. I fear the report thing could be abused.

I'd be down for a 3 minute one. That should be enough time for new people.

I'm just wondering if there's any chance of a balanced first two hand option ever existing. I only say this because if someone gets a 5-2 with a witch and you get a 3-4 with crap on the board, the game seems like it's determined by the first two hands. Buying two silvers until you can buy a witch yourself usually puts you behind the curse race by 2-3 curses.

So, maybe have an option where both players always start off the same way?

I am just wondering if Native Village should be considered as an action AND reserve, in the same way as Coin of the Realm. I say this mainly for the sake of Courtier.

Would appreciate feedback. Thanks.

Honestly, I would be concerned if there were more than just a blacklist, since that could be abused very easily. I have been banned or kicked in other games simply because I happened to be doing well in one single round. If they had checked any other data about me (win/loss% kill/death ratio, etc), it would have been very obvious I was not cheating. But, someone reported me and I either loss stats of a legitimate game, or I had to jump through hoops to have my account reinstated.

I am fine with the blacklist. I don't want an abused system.

If you're on here, I am sorry for disconnecting mid-game when you were winning (and after talking about bad sportsmanship). My internet mysteriously went off. I do not cheat or stall people.

Thanks.

Ok. gotcha. thanks.

How do these people get banned? I mean, how does a moderator know when and who to ban? I got blacklisted supposedly three days ago for not granting undos. Am I in trouble because I'm ons someone's list? That seems abusable.

Are we allowed to post cheater-threads?

[The bad experience will be short and have no rating consequences.]

You cannot beat those trolls by cooperating (trying to get a win when they slow-play). When you do that, you are giving them the satisfaction that they beat you. They may not have beaten you in the 'who got the recorded win in the database' battle, but they have beaten you in the 'who got to enjoy the game time better' battle. The latter is what they want, not the former.

In addition, once they are identified, their (free) accounts are banned and their rated games invalidated. So if you resign and blacklist them, you will haven beaten them in both battles. The latter (time enjoyment) immediatly, and the former (database win) later. The bad experience will be short and have no rating consequences.

1.Can you explain how this is so? I didn't connect the dots. How do you not lose points by resigning? I also have had people slowplay me and I usually stick it out if I don't have anything else going on.

2.Also, these players are not trying to enjoy their time, like most people. These players strictly want to see their rating be higher. I have played these kinds of people in other games. They don't enjoy their time. They have an inward insecurity that they shallowly cope with by looking at their rating. The last time I got slowplayed, the guy told me to go die after I stuck it out for 20 minutes. They definitely hate it when you stick it out.

3.Lastly, what happens when someone gets blacklisted? Simply can't get matched up with them in the matchmaking? A guy said he was going to blacklist me after I denied him some undos....

sudhish86
I see your point.  Are you a player who does not also play IRL (in real life) Dominion games?  I will not speak for others on this site, but this is my perspective, when people ask for an Undo: Are they asking to correct a mistake where, IRL, that mistake would not have occurred?  If so, then I grant the Undo.  *Even if* they have received new information.

For example, earlier in the thread someone mentioned "Lost in the Woods," where you can get a boon at the beginning of your turn by discarding one card.  They way the online game is set up, it is very easy to accidentally select a card in your hand to play, only to see it discarded for Lost Woods.  IRL, that sort of mistake just would not happen.  So, I grant that Undo, *even though* the other player has now seen what the boon will be.  It's just not that big of a deal for me (although I don't blame other players who would do differently in that situation).  And if I granted such an Undo, I would also put a comment in the chat, to the effect of, "No problem to give the Undo.  But only one of those per game."  And I'd make sure I add a 'smiley face', to keep things light and friendly.

[Note:  This has never happened to me.  But if the other player was dashing through her turn AND also repeatedly complaining that I was playing way too slow, I suspect that I would be much more likely to deny an Undo request that was due to her playing too quickly.]  :-)

I don't play it competitively, but I do play it irl. I assume when you take a card and lift your hand from the pile, that's the decision you make. correct?

Most of the undos I get are trashing errors or cards they are new to. I understand both, but I think it is most reasonable to let them learn from their mistakes. If they want to buy a card to learn how it works, they ought to be willing to deal with the negative consequences of doing so, as well as the benefits.

I think too many players have an entitlement complex at this game.

I in no way cheat at this game and do like cheap wins, but why do people expect their opponent in a game to help them? I want you to lose. Go cry. lol.