I'm pleasantly surprised the MP community is still alive and kicking Got to play a game the other day, I must say I am in terrible shape, it shows. And I probably won't try to change that too hard, but it's always fun to have a game of sose.

MP is surviving, but on life support.

I think it's usually around 40-60 players online total at any one time during the peak hours.

The only reasons why I am not on ICO are because my new video card just doesn't want to work right with Sins, and I not very good in the first place. Sins is so under appreciated.

I really don't get why so many people almost only want to play 5s. I would think that 1v1s or 2v2s would be pretty popular but I only see a few people who regularly seem to host them. The thing about smaller games is that your importance on the team is greatly increased - whether your team (or you) wins or not is much more dependent on how you play than it is in 5s. For me, at least, having significant control over the game's direction as a whole is an extremely positive factor. The results are significantly more correlated with a judgment of your skill than on how lucky the team picks were.

And people seem to care significantly about winning, obviously, and don't like it when idiots or bad players on their team drag them down. Yet so many people still want to play 5s where an individual has much less control over their side's direction as a whole.

I've heard a couple people say that one of the reasons some people don't often play smaller games is that they take longer due to choke points etc... but I've never noticed that myself. In my games, at least, often the game is decided before the hour mark and there's little point in continuing and the losing player surrenders, or is persuaded to.

I'm not on line so often is because I started to work again. I work mostly when there is SINS prime time.

Regarding smaller than 4v4 games.

I don't like to play them for the reason that in smaller matches smurfs play even bigger role in making teams uneven.

In 5v5 smurf can get doubled or If he is attacking or raping someone team can come to newbies aid by either feeding or with SB, fleet..... When 1 player is taken out there is bigger chance that team will win or at least put up a good fight than if playing 2s or 3s.

In 2s or 3s team that killed one guy will start calling remaining guys to quit and start new game...... So one team gets noob other gets smurf and if rest of players are of similar skill game will probably finish in 25 - 30 min. 

With all variables in picking teams in 5s there is actually better chance that teams will be more evenly matched.  

Hey guys! Star Player here from college.  I hope to still play a few games now and then but I just want to give every one a fair warning that I am not at my normal skill level.  I won't rate myself on a scale of 1-10 but whatever you think I was, i'm 2 less points on the scale now!  Happy sinning!

star player

Hah my girlfriend complains about this game as well, always asking if i'm playing "human players".  Its gotten to the point that if she wants me to do something, she just writes it down and slides it onto my desk while i'm playing.

Still waiting for someone to write something about me.

Elrosh, despite playing with you, I don't really have a description of how you play because I've been next to you.  See if one of your clanmates can write a review.

Guys, don't you think one of the TEC pictures in diplomacy looks like SYMBAD THE SAILOR?

You should update this and add the more active/good players..

Speaking of Huymac, I think kbroke's  (yeah, they are like 2 sides of same coin of suckiness) review should be rewritten. It's far too positive. Recently kbroke has been acting up and IMO should be kicked on sight.