3 Most important pieces of advice

[ajerzguy]

#1 Read the rules of the ladder.

#2 Report your loses before you start another game.

#3 Have fun.

In that order.

[Sidhe]

1) report your losses imediately after you finish a game, it's courtesy

2)report your losses after finishing a game

3) report your losses after finishing a game

4) report your losses after finishing a game

5)report your losses after finishing a game


Did everyone get that, I have played my first game in 3 months where everyone reported after the game, its the first game in two months where every one reported pretty much either straight away or a few hours afterwards, well within the 24 hour limit and the first game in a month where I ididn't have to chase a report after a 48hr period.

This behaviour of leaving it till the last minute, is selfish inconsiderate and weak, I dont care if you want to extend your winning streak or any other of the dubious reasons for doing it. If you can report straight away just bloody do it, even if you are about to crack the top of the table and post a 150 game winning streak no, no, no, no, no, no, you may fool everyone else but your still a loser who cheated the system to get a good winning streak, this is just one of the lame reasons people do this, rank jumping etc etc etc, stop doing it, you wait to post so someone else waits to post then soemone else waits to post to increase his rank to the optimum and so on and on, makes a mockery of the whole ladder people, dont do it.

personally unless I've forgotten to write down someones name which happens on rare occasions, I post immediately after the game has finished, and sometimes even before the last turn timers done.

People who abuse the rules, you are honourless loosers and your stats are meaningless, consider this the next time you think of delaying for a few days. And try to consider the poor admin who has to chase your arse for a non game report. People this is not big and it's not clever.

Right rant over, I reckon I've chased about 20 people for non reporting past the 24 hr limit in the last 3 months 50/60% maybe were honest mistakes, it's hard to tell but I think a fair number where playing for time, stop wasting mine and admins frigging time please. That said I have yet to report anything to admin I find that even a week later you can get a report if your persistant, and I think they have enough to do.

[whiplash]

There is a prevalent misconception among ladder players that they are "allowed" 24 hours to report. This is not the case. The rule is that you report [glow=red,2,300]immediately[/glow] The 24 hour courtesy limit is the suggested time to wait before reminding someone that he owes a report.

[Sidhe]

Amen to that, jeez it's annoying though.

[heroray]

Best advice given to me has been as follows.


Workers
Workers
Workers


If you look at the Top Players (the ones that allways kill ya), They all have around 20 workers near turn 45.

[Stormbringer]

What ray said.To amplify & elaborate;workers create the infrastructure of your civ,allowing increased science, gold,food,& mobility.Around turns70-80 you can begin joining them to your smaller cities for extra happy citizens ;D

[kakatodude]

Sidhe you bloody said it(;