Proposing a Different Team Game Format

[tabanli]

The format is called "Permenant Alliance" or "Later Formed Team". Basically game starts as an 8X8 free for all with the option to team up later. At any point of the game a player may propose a permanent alliance to another player. Mostly to one of his neighbors. If they agree, they will be a team just like a regular team. So they will start to see each others troops and they will be able to teleport to each others cities. If they win, they will share the glory and ladder points. You can only make alliance with one player.

This idea came to me when playing a simultaneous game. Me and my neighbor, we keep bashing our troops for one little back city at the hill. It is a hero slaughter-fest. Even a long term alliance wouldn't cut it be cause the city is strategically important. If you don't have them you will be expose to attack from the back and loose your production cities eventually. So if I can make a team with him, that would be better for both of us.

Also in team games, having a partner at the far corner is a huge disadvantage. Having a partner right next to you or better yet just one opponent apart is a huge advantage. It is also a disaster for the opponent in between two partners I may add.

So I would like to have an opportunity to choose my partner after the game starts.

[Moonknight]

If it is announced to all players in the game that there is a permanent alliance, then maybe this could work.

But seems kind of silly to me...

[Zaque]

It seems interesting. But not sure how well this would work for the ladder. Would the points goto your FFA or your team ranking? It would be kinda a nice way to really team up with someone in a FFA.

There are times when I have wanted to help a NAP partner defend a city, but you just do not have that ability. This is generally when one person has a great stack that you really need to team up to beat. Of course it also would make things interesting if you had a NAP with someone and an "alliance" with another, then you moved your units into your alliance mates cities/towers/income buildings would the person you had a NAP with be able to attack them at all?

[tabanli]

I attacked my NAP before, it was an accident but it is possible. The system just asks you "are you sure". I think in this format your NAP should be your partners NAP automatically.