Do you guys quit early or keep playing?

Riik

Newcomer

29 000g2g pts

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 5:07:43 PM

I quit early if my start pos is absolutely abysmal. I once ended up in a constellation filled with barren, lava and gas giant worlds with a few artic and desert planets thrown in. Otherwise I only quit early when a game starts to get tedious.

White_Mage

Enthusiast

White_Mage

Enthusiast

13 100g2g pts

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 6:34:34 AM

Most of the time I'll keep playing regardless of whether it'll end in victory or defeat.

Sometimes I'll create some goal that I think is important and quit just because I didn't accomplish it, though those games are in the minority

GenericAmerican

Newcomer

GenericAmerican

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 7:43:29 AM

I quit early to keep things interesting, by end game your ships beat any template the AI uses; it just turns into a grind of your uberships vs. 20billion magically made AI fleets.

StK

Newcomer

StK

Newcomer

300g2g pts

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 7:57:46 AM

quit early when it's clear I've won

but I keep playing if it seems there will be a challenge or that I might even loose.. thats when it gets interesting.

and I restart when the game hates me and I have a one planet starting region again (1 planet in the starting system and no other system reachable in 2 turns with my colonyship)

Berathor

Newcomer

Berathor

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 8:32:34 AM

I only picked up the game a few days ago and I'm still getting into the swing of things, so I have been quitting early when I'm getting rolled hard ><

But sometimes the AI will do weird stuff, like once it just randomly offered me peace even though that turn it just took out my main fleet XD

Roawynn

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Roawynn

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 9:15:40 AM

First game i quit early, too many pirates and hissho fleets on me.

x239marine

Newcomer

x239marine

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 2:44:47 PM

I keep playing, you never know what might happen after another turn

MODVieuxChat

Chameleon

Truth is a chameleon. Herbert

MODVieuxChat

Chameleon

25 400g2g pts

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 2:47:33 PM

If I'm versus AI players I'll continue as I just want to play. Versus human players, and if it's clear that I'm at a loss, then I'll ask for a defeat, because continuing would mean that I'm waiting them to do some bad mistake (and that wouldn't be honorable.)

I started playing like that when I started paying go. It's a bad thing to continue playing when you have clearly lost, just waiting some bad mistake from your opponent.

Gordon

Newcomer

Gordon

Newcomer

200g2g pts

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 2:48:13 PM

I tend to keep playing, even if victory isn't an option. But if the AI keep spawn fleets by the hundreds, of course I quit early.

krythorian

Newcomer

krythorian

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 2:49:47 PM

It can always turn and if I quit I'm a bad loser

Randeng

Newcomer

Randeng

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 6:03:25 AM

I continue but I stop if IA starts cheating

HolyTerror

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HolyTerror

Newcomer

10 100g2g pts

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 5:10:16 PM

yeah i agree, i quit more cause I have won, rather than I will loose. if it isn't a challenge, then I stop, considering i won lol.

VIPInFlamesWeTrust

Officer

Do not fight the Harmony. You will be brought into our Harmony.

VIPInFlamesWeTrust

Officer

15 100g2g pts

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 6:26:36 PM

I have a very small amount of patience if I know I'm going to lose. I'm the same in all strategy games, if I know I'm going to lose, I'd rather just start a new game and try a new strategy.

imadaman

Old

What a nice guy, maybe?

imadaman

Old

22 700g2g pts

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 11:11:02 PM

Quit? Nah, I'll just listen to the sounds of your extinction.

VIPXorUnison

Stellar

Fan of the Endless Universe since the ES Alpha. Attended the Gamescon 2012/2015/2016/2017.

VIPXorUnison

Stellar

41 700g2g pts

13 years ago

May 12, 2012, 7:19:53 PM

Given it's still an alpha it depends a lot on what I'm trying to achieve. I quit nearly the first 5 games early since I had to get used to the game and to fins all important management spots. After that I only quit early when I'm fed up (to boring or whatever). Didn't found myself in the situation to lose, have yet to experience that, since I already won 2 games and am able to win normal with ease I gotta try a higher difficulty soon.

If I would play with other humans (never really did that before in another 4X) I would probably let the decision to others, fine with stopping upon a clear result, but also fine with trying to keep going.

Wothan

Newcomer

Wothan

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 12, 2012, 8:09:00 PM

I keep playing unless the odds are really, really bad as I am not l33t like so many people in here and I actually lose by being in an eternal war with a craver faction

Jashbeast

Stellar Sheredyn

Jashbeast

Stellar Sheredyn

23 800g2g pts

13 years ago

May 12, 2012, 8:12:29 PM

Wothan wrote:
I keep playing unless the odds are really, really bad

Never tell me the odds!

Sebbers

Newcomer

Sebbers

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 12, 2012, 8:33:06 PM

Jashbeast wrote:
Never tell me the odds!

"But sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3720 to 1!"

jazzmiq

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jazzmiq

Newcomer

29 400g2g pts

13 years ago

May 12, 2012, 11:34:41 PM

keep playing keep playing... best way to meet bugs, hehe

BrilliantAntelope

Newcomer

BrilliantAntelope

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 1:21:56 AM

I normally keep playing. If I know it'll just be a mop up, I get this idea in my head to leave splinters behind to watch out and be sentry like. Which drives me to hunt and murder them all. But that's just me.

ArrowLance

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ArrowLance

Newcomer

200g2g pts

13 years ago

May 8, 2012, 11:09:27 PM

I haven't really ran into any situations in which I wanted to quit because I was losing. I have quit early because it was too easy or too tedious and boring.

kazi

Newcomer

kazi

Newcomer

300g2g pts

13 years ago

May 8, 2012, 11:16:28 PM

Hah, yeah usually the only reason I'll quit is if it's clear that I'm going to win and will have to spend the rest of my time mopping up. I got a 10k fleet by turn 70 as Craver yesterday. ^^

halflotus

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halflotus

Newcomer

9 900g2g pts

13 years ago

May 8, 2012, 11:17:16 PM

I quit when I know I'm going to win and know the rest of the game will be boring cleanup. I fight to the bitter end if losing.

Platescale

Drakken

Platescale

Drakken

23 000g2g pts

13 years ago

May 8, 2012, 11:29:26 PM

I quit early if defeat is clear. I may or may not quit early if I'm winning. It depends on whether the win looks like it'll be interesting or not. I tend to quit out of conquest victories, but play through on scientific ones. I find military mop-ups to be irritating, especially with the current bugs on AI movement.

Vhaidren

Newcomer

Vhaidren

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 1:01:16 AM

I usually encounter a nasty bug that forces me to quit early. I've yet to actually finish a game... but I'd like to.

Antulamatsch

Newcomer

Antulamatsch

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 1:05:23 AM

I usually keep playing.

Devwarr

Newcomer

Devwarr

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 1:11:35 AM

I generally keep playing, if im losing ill experiment and try different tactics to see how things play out differently for me.

Urdnot-Shepard

Newcomer

Urdnot-Shepard

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 1:18:29 AM

I'll quit early, because I'm not elite like the rest of you guys... Yet.

Gulfen

Stellar Survivor

Gulfen

Stellar Survivor

18 200g2g pts

13 years ago

May 8, 2012, 11:07:55 PM

If you pretty much know that you're not going to win do you just start over or continue and keep playing to see how it'll play out?

I personally keep playing just to see what I can do to not end up dead last.

Settius

Newcomer

Settius

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 1:28:25 AM

I keep playing to destroy everyone but my own people, if the AI was smart they would stay allies but they get jealous and decalre war so they die.

What makes me laugh is when you are destroying an AI race system by system and locking them down rather swiftly... try offering a cease fire, mine get rejected because;

'They are not war weary' and something like 'You position in the war is not positive' which is hilarious as I'll have them down to like 3 systems.

Lately though I've been pushing out early and securing a rather vast empire. I'll have my economy explode and build a massive fleet... then for fun I'll pull the fleet all the way back to my core systems and let the AI slowly take my Empire, then when I get bored I'll throw my armada at them and usually take them back to their starting system.

HiKaizer

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HiKaizer

Newcomer

25 100g2g pts

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 1:58:59 AM

I enjoy setting up in a 4X game. It's a relatively lean state for my economy and I can understand that my choices on how I expand and develop have clear and decisive impacts. Later on I become increasingly disengaged by the increasing micro-management required to keep the empire running efficiently. As a result I usually restart if it becomes clear I'm doing fairly badly, I decide to start again and try to fix what I was doing wrong. I guess I learn the game bottom up as a result.

BigMaz88

Newcomer

BigMaz88

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 2:16:17 AM

yea sometimes the game does seem to get a tad tedious after so many turns. have yet to finish a game to completion

Deaditez

Newcomer

Deaditez

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 2:20:51 AM

I have a little trouble sometimes, but in extremely rare occassions where the resources around me allow for a slow start and usually quit if I get left behind by the competition. I dont like to quit so I use drastic tactics to keep the down before the obliterate my starved economy. On good games, I do like to mop up because it feels so satisfying to finally take down an enemy empire.

Wenchbane

Savior

Wenchbane

Savior

29 700g2g pts

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 4:22:14 AM

If I lost it's a fight to the bloody end...

I quit because of work duties...

Settius

Newcomer

Settius

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 4:26:29 AM

Deaditez wrote:
On good games, I do like to mop up because it feels so satisfying to finally take down an enemy empire.

My feelings exactly, I love taking them down, they caused me so much hassle and pain destroying my ships and harassing my Empire I want to see them get wiped out. I dislike it when I take out the second last planet then some other AI comes along and takes out their last

Happened last night I simple got a message saying someone was destroyed! They stole my glory!

GrimFrame

Old Sheredyn

GrimFrame

Old Sheredyn

20 000g2g pts

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 4:33:21 AM

In most 4x games I wouldn't care to quite early or start a new game. But so far with Endless I've yet to quite out of a game even if I'm losing, you never know when the AI might turn on each other and you get that tech breakthrough that puts you back on solid ground to secure a better finishing spot.

TNSe

Newcomer

TNSe

Newcomer

13 years ago

May 9, 2012, 5:28:44 AM

I keep on accidentally economic victory. >

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