im so tired of playing games where i either get stabbed by someone or i stab someone and they never talk.

or when i know that two people are in an alliance with eachother and i try to talk to either one they both ignore me.

I dont know about anyone else but i find it rude and unnecessary to ignore someone just because your actions arent in any way favorable to them. If you dont find it rude them im positive it annoys the hell outta you no matter what the circumstances are.


i recently played a game where the entire population(save one person) of the game completely ignored me and never once replied to my posts. had i done something wrong i might understand but they didnt even say "hi" or "good luck" back to me. I later found out, from the one person that would talk to me, that 4 of the countries had it out for me from the start and the other two thought that since they were no where near my borders that they didnt care about anything i had to say.

Honestly, it's ok to at least say no or to acknowlegde someones greetings regardless of your relations with them at the time.

"...rude then im..."
/fixed

I suppose some people don't know what to say. What would you talk about. You can't offer a DMZ since you have already broken it. I suppose "Sorry" is in order but you can't suggest anything else.

Chrisp...
i can understand not talking to someone because you are nearing your end in the game and you are only looking at the game to finalize holds or whatever but thats not what has me all worked up.

im tired of writing to people only to be ignored for no obvious/explained reason. i have played in three games recently where conversations with a neighbor only lasted through autumn of 1901 and from then on it was them attacking me and not responding to messages.

OMGNSO...
sometimes when i stab someone if i dont need all of their sc's for the win ill help them gain some sc's elsewhere but most of the time they are too bitter to even comprehend the notion of working with me for their own benefit.

also, if you get stabbed in a PPSC game, wouldnt it be in your own interest to keep up talks with the person in the lead in order to possibly work something out?

but like i said its just the concept in gerneral that ticks me off. i can understand that if neither person is trying to ingage in a conversation then there is no reason to, but there is no reason to avoid conversing for any reason.

Yes, but if someone doesn't talk to me, they are my enemy. They are only hurting themselves. Its always worth it to hear someone out.

I routinely try to hash out a deal with someone I've stabbed.

I 2nd WS and cent... it is annoying and childish... no matter what! And there are far too many ppl who take this attitude of: I don't need u now, so I won't talk.

The worst is when someone with over1000 pts acts this way... its so discouraging to think someone so incompetent has been able wrack up points...

I've only just started playing, but I'm already noticing this phenomenon myself. Seems to me these people would be happier playing Risk.

all i want is a simple yes or no...thats all

it signifies to me that you at least read what i said and made your decision afterwards. it doesnt/shouldnt kill people to let others know the obvious(that they dont want to work with you).

What is the point of playing a game called "diplomacy" if you aren't interested in....errr...diplomacy?

my point exactly

yes, i agree completely. lines of communication should always be left completely open.

So, if you could care less, then you do care somehwat. The phrease is "I couldn't care less." One of my biggest pet peeves is misused colloquialisms.

yes that is true...

or how about "I Don't Give a Rat's Ass"

One of my favorite's WhiteSammy. I just used it earlier tonight with the wife. Of course, I'll be sleeping in the basement on the pullout tonight.

Actually, I used the variant "Flying Rat's Ass."

oooohhh...inovative

it combines the "when pigs can fly" sarcastic remark with a jab implying that something is less important than the ass of one of the smallest mammals

Irony of ironies... I love in the greater Cincinnati area, known for the Flying Pig Marathon and the only city to have statues of Flying Pigs on the top of riverboat smokestacks at their riverfront park. At least to my knowledge they are the only city to have them.

oops, "live", although I do "love" in the area to.

I just started a game that has more diplomatic activity than I've seen yet. Yeah, it's so much more fun this way.

If you wanna play Risk, play Risk.