best Worms game for multiplayer?

[aardvarkpepper]

so apparently WMD has server issues from what I'm seeing on threads

Is Armageddon any better in terms of servers?

. . . also, opinions on other multiplayer aspects from players that have both Armageddon and WMD and maybe other versions of Worms appreciated

(edit - I take it that Armageddon was the first to introduce a handicapping system? Does WMD also have handicaps? Also, which (or maybe both) can you play with Steam friends by invite? If you can.)

[Dio]

good lord its near impossble to find a match

[aardvarkpepper]

Originally posted by Predator74121:

good lord its near impossble to find a match

in w.m.d. or armageddon or just in general?

[GgWw1175]

Originally posted by aardvarkpepper:

Does WMD also have handicaps?

It doesn't. Armageddon generally gives you more control over customizing schemes than any other Worms game.
For example, Armagoddon lets you set precise values for turn time, while WMD only gives you a few options to choose from. This means that it's literally impossible to faithfully recreate some schemes (hysteria, for example) in WMD.

Originally posted by aardvarkpepper:

Also, which (or maybe both) can you play with Steam friends by invite? If you can.)

You can invite Steam friends through WMD, but not through Armageddon, at least to my knowledge (I may be wrong on this one). On the other hand, Armageddon lets you host private lobbies (password protected), while WMD doesn't.

As for the server issues, I never had any with Armageddon's main WormNET server.

[```skunk3```]

WMD works fine for mp... it's just that right now because of the free game weekend the servers are bogged down, and yes, that is totally the dev's fault for designing a crappy lobby. Also, yes, it's annoying that it scrolls you up to the top of the list constantly when you are trying to find game. All that aside, WMD is great when it is working normally and a lot of fun to play. Yes, W:A is the superior game overall but only if you are a Worms fanatic.

[Pharaoh]

Originally posted by ```skunk3```:

WMD works fine for mp... it's just that right now because of the free game weekend the servers are bogged down, and yes, that is totally the dev's fault for designing a crappy lobby. Also, yes, it's annoying that it scrolls you up to the top of the list constantly when you are trying to find game. All that aside, WMD is great when it is working normally and a lot of fun to play. Yes, W:A is the superior game overall but only if you are a Worms fanatic.

yeah just ran into a couple of quitters due to these issues both of them seemed to quit mid game when they noticed I was winning

[Schorsch Wadschinken]

Originally posted by MEGAGGWW11759:

Originally posted by aardvarkpepper:

Does WMD also have handicaps?

It doesn't. Armageddon generally gives you more control over customizing schemes than any other Worms game.

Not really, Worms 2 gave you more control. No idea why they reverted on that either since Armageddon was originally supposed to be an expansion for Worms 2.

[wickeddubdi33]

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