Natus
Skirmisher
posted 02-06-09 09:41 PM EDT (US)
So I'm starting a Port home city, Level 12, and accepting all opponents 10 levels higher within the same Tier on Quick Search. No takers. At all. Is everyone using the Fan Patch, or what? Higher levels? I'm playing TAD....are most peeps playing vanilla? How bizarre!
Tyler McIntosh
Skirmisher
posted 02-06-09 09:49 PM
EDT (US)
2 / 25
Maybe let the search find a more ranged value of hc or tier so you have a better chance of getting game.
A_US_James246
Scenario Reviewer
(id: James246)
posted 02-06-09 10:26 PM
EDT (US)
6 / 25
I don't like QS, cause if you get really badly map screwed you are screwed.
Tyler McIntosh
Skirmisher
posted 02-06-09 10:56 PM
EDT (US)
7 / 25
I have never used it for game, I have tried it but it took too long.
Tyler McIntosh
Skirmisher
posted 02-06-09 11:30 PM
EDT (US)
9 / 25
Point trading is when you purposely give away points to another person to boost theres or your own rank.
Natus
Skirmisher
posted 02-06-09 11:34 PM
EDT (US)
10 / 25
Well, thanks all, I DID finally get a game, but it took a good deal of searching as well in the Browser. Funny, a year ago or so, I never had trouble finding a QS game. Never knew it had gone out of favor.
There's nothing like getting stomped by fifty samurai to make you see the light!
A_US_James246
Scenario Reviewer
(id: James246)
posted 02-07-09 01:37 AM
EDT (US)
12 / 25
Hmmm... I don't think it would be considered Point Trading.
MockHamill
Skirmisher
posted 02-07-09 03:15 AM
EDT (US)
13 / 25
I only use Quick Search. Personally I would prefer if they removed the game browser all together, maybe allowed it for team games. You should not be allowed to hand pick your opponents or the map for rated games.
Eternal War0
Skirmisher
posted 02-07-09 04:53 AM
EDT (US)
16 / 25
Quicksearch is great apart from that aforementioned Map Screwed = Totally Screwed part.
Oh and Natus, I do not recommend using QS on TAD, especially without Fanpatch because you will just be STOMPED by 4 Japanese Lamers, 3 Indians, 2 Aztec Fishboomers and an Iroquois in a pair tree.
But yes, just use the browser until you get a HC of 30 or something so you can actually find people. There are tonnes of N00bz only matches that would probably accept you no matter what your HC level.
A_US_James246
Scenario Reviewer
(id: James246)
posted 02-07-09 05:52 AM
EDT (US)
18 / 25
Ewww.... Quick Search!
Game Browser with Standard Maps FTW!
Tyler McIntosh
Skirmisher
posted 02-07-09 09:19 AM
EDT (US)
22 / 25
For maps that people don't like, they usually are all water maps with some land on either side, and you have to cross water to kill the other person, People don't like this...well at least most don't because it wrecks their land strat, and its not as fun gaining the water as gaining the map, and if you aren't good on water maps only land maps, then you might gew owned by some noob who does good on water maps.
Natus
Skirmisher
posted 02-08-09 00:04 AM
EDT (US)
23 / 25
Thanks again for the hints, y'all!
Are most people here using the fan patch? It looks very cool, but I'm using Vista, so it looks annoying to install.
Wow, gone are the days when I could get annihilated at the drop of a hat by a billion Atlantean players. Sigh.
Tyler McIntosh
Skirmisher
posted 02-08-09 11:38 AM
EDT (US)
25 / 25
Some people don't want the patch so they can still lame japs and india lol, other I guess don't have time to get it.