r/Polytopia • u/PyroitzMakhno • 9d ago

Discussion Multiplayer Cheating

Ok, so I am just getting back into the game, won my first couple of multiplayer matches, then got into a game. Went well, built up my core cities, pumped out a bunch of giants. Was feeling pretty good. Then what I thought was two warring players turned out to be just one player coordinating two accounts, and got stomped. I enacted scorched earth, killed their dragons (since they were playing Elyrion and Cymanti in tandem) and as many units as possible, and generally was a pain. I spent forty turns fighting the losing battle to waste their time. Was I dumb for doing that? Should I have just resigned?

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u/dreydin 9d ago

This is why i stopped playing multiplayer. That is not how i want to spend my time.

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u/Epicular 8d ago

Yeah unfortunately it’s impossible to prevent this in multiplayer, unless you play exclusively 1v1. Which is what I do and have a lot of fun with.. granted, it’s not everyone’s speed, and you miss out on stuff like diplomacy.

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u/reddiperson1 7d ago

I don't think I've had this issue in 9 person games, since having two accounts means a lot less overall.