[Discuss] Re: delayed scouts active

[Anthony Cerqueira]

On 2/27/07, Philippe Veillette <veilphil at interlinx.qc.ca> wrote:
> Lyman Stone wrote:
> >> Deal with it how? Barring a stroke of luck in obtaining an torture
> >> report, you can not catch *good* spies! The only way to deal is to
> >> give out as little information as possible and that reduces the fun
> >> for everyone in the realm. You can't hide where your army is from
> >> members of your own realm so you can't really "just deal with it".
> >
> > Oh but you can! By sending out secret info anyways. Or, get your own
> > spies. That neutralizes the playing field. Or, get plans so good  spying
> > doesn't matter (example being the northerners attack on Fengen  which,
> > though we had spies flooding us with info before they even  left their
> > capitols about CS strength, messages, etc) failed, not due  to spy
> > reports (scout reports could have done as much seeing how fast  Enweil
> > recruited) but due to some luck on Enweil's part and some hard  fought
> > battles.
>
> Thanks for telling us that we have spy :)
>
> And that was a failure because of your inability, not because of luck.
>
> > Indeed. Goal being to have fun playing a very, very fun computer  game,
> > right? And spying is related to fun in what way? If losing some
> > battles, having your realm destroyed, etc, ruins your fun... well...  I
> > don't know what to say.
>
> When people use cheating to spy using IG way, that is far from being any
> fun.
>
>
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-cough- There are actually far better ways to deal with spies, but I
don't think I want to give away trade secrets.

Well I'll tell you my prefered standard, not to give a damn. That way
we're not running around on a prepetual witch hunt and the spy gets
this warm fuzzy feeling like they matter; everyone is happy.