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starting a pbem questions - 12/9/2018 1:36:51 AM

Arstavidios

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Hello, i'm starting a pbem.
Planning to play as the german.
I select the scenario and i'm asked to enter a new password for the soviet.
Is this normal or am I doing something wrong?
How do you proceed with pbem? only played server games so far.

Started a first turn but it was just human vs human so not pbem game.
When i create a pbem ii'm asked to set up a soviet pasword and save the game and that's it.
How do I start as a german player?

looks like I figured it out.
I just close the window when it asks for the soviet password. Save the game, and then load it and it opens the turn for the german player.

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RE: starting a pbem questions - 12/9/2018 3:21:44 AM

AFV

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The Soviet player needs to start the game and email it to you. He will choose the game options, create the game, input his password and send it to you.

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RE: starting a pbem questions - 12/9/2018 11:01:56 AM

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ORIGINAL: Arstavidios

How do you proceed with pbem? only played server games so far.

Just curious, why would you prefer standard PBEM to server game ? Server seems much much easier and also more secured against cheating (no multiple reloads allowed or server master will punish you)

So why ? Any good reasons I don't see ?

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RE: starting a pbem questions - 12/9/2018 3:17:56 PM

Telemecus

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quote:

ORIGINAL: nukkxx

quote:

ORIGINAL: Arstavidios
How do you proceed with pbem? only played server games so far.

Just curious, why would you prefer standard PBEM to server game ? Server seems much much easier and also more secured against cheating (no multiple reloads allowed or server master will punish you)
So why ? Any good reasons I don't see ?

Some do not have an always on internet connection. But also the server has lost games for people playing them that can be recovered or rolled back to old PBEM saves. Also occasionally by agreement players do want to retake a turn or do something they forgot. Some may see this as an argument for not having a PBEM, but for those who do at least want to have that option by agreement it does exist with PBEM. It is easier to write up AARs for old forgotten turns if you can reopen the saves you kept from then. And you can also use old saves to test ideas or scenarios after the game has finished.

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