I would like to hear what the experience of EU2 PBEM MP games of you guys are!? ....both because I think its allways interesting to hear other peoples experiences with something weird/new/different....but also because I actually think this is such a cool fun way of playing that I would like to get other players a chance to "discover" PBEM and figured that perhaps if other players who have tried this would write a bit about their own experiences that it could inspire some new people to give it a try. 
First off...HOW DO U PLAY EU2 PBEM? (afterall this is a RT game isnt it?).
Well, basically u play PBEM by getting together a bunch of players (4-6 or something). Then the first player start up the appropriate scenario and play e.g. a 5 years period in SP then saving the game and emailing the savegamefile to the "next" player...who then play his turn in SP...then save and email it to the next player...etc. Now there are a bunch of more or less advanced houserules which u can use when playing pbem but I believe the common characteristics of pbem are:
- You play with/vs. human opponents like in normal MP.
- Much less timeconsuming than MP...& you dont need a fast connection!
Now,...when its not your turn and another player is having his turn with his country your country is obviously played by the ai...this can be very frustrating due to the obnoxiousness of the ai, but has been mostly solved by the ability of customizing the your countrys ai-file and thus influence the behavior and strategy of your ai.
Now this is the "normal" pbem EU2!
for some examples of pbem games notice the links in my signature or go see this one: Love's Labour's Lost: A PBEM Multiplayer AAR
First off...HOW DO U PLAY EU2 PBEM? (afterall this is a RT game isnt it?).
Well, basically u play PBEM by getting together a bunch of players (4-6 or something). Then the first player start up the appropriate scenario and play e.g. a 5 years period in SP then saving the game and emailing the savegamefile to the "next" player...who then play his turn in SP...then save and email it to the next player...etc. Now there are a bunch of more or less advanced houserules which u can use when playing pbem but I believe the common characteristics of pbem are:
- You play with/vs. human opponents like in normal MP.
- Much less timeconsuming than MP...& you dont need a fast connection!
Now,...when its not your turn and another player is having his turn with his country your country is obviously played by the ai...this can be very frustrating due to the obnoxiousness of the ai, but has been mostly solved by the ability of customizing the your countrys ai-file and thus influence the behavior and strategy of your ai.
Now this is the "normal" pbem EU2!
for some examples of pbem games notice the links in my signature or go see this one: Love's Labour's Lost: A PBEM Multiplayer AAR
