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1) Move Phase Ends Forward | 6 | 25.00% | |
1) Move Phase Ends Backward | 7 | 29.17% | |
1) Keep Phase Ends Mostly at Midnight Server | 9 | 37.50% | |
2) Migrate FFRTWG to something other than vBulletin | 3 | 12.50% | |
2) Players exercise caution when viewing specific posts (log out when viewing specific posts ) | 15 | 62.50% | |
3) Require all FFR moderators and higher status accounts to play on alts in TWG | 13 | 54.17% | |
3) Do not require mods to play on alts | 7 | 29.17% | |
4) Set specific times for when players can be replaced | 7 | 29.17% | |
4) No change necessary regarding replacement times | 14 | 58.33% | |
abolish the rule preventing players from participating in, at most, one FFRTWG game at a time | 7 | 29.17% | |
keep the rule preventing players from participating in, at most, one FFRTWG game at a time | 11 | 45.83% | |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 24. You may not vote on this poll |
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05-30-2017, 07:33 PM | #21 | |
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Re: Current State of TWG Poll
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05-30-2017, 07:43 PM | #22 |
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Re: Current State of TWG Poll
First and foremost, I'm heavily against the time switching. I absolutely love the current time when phases usually end. It's perfect for me as I'm a huge night owl no matter what.
... Also, I think once FFR TWG has reached a point where no one complains about inactivity is when I think we should ignore the rule of "not allowing a player play multiple games". Course I think it also depends on the circumstance too. Say a turbo is nearing the end and the game signups for a normal length one pops up... yee. |
05-30-2017, 07:44 PM | #23 |
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... I guess after thinking real quick. I wouldn't cry if the phase ends were done an hour earlier (11PM Server).
Also wouldn't cry if it was moved two hours earlier. Earlier than that though... plz no |
05-30-2017, 11:45 PM | #24 | ||
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I think maybe my perspective is a bit different here, I'm making my comments from a game design mindset, and I see two huge deficiencies in the format of the game on this site --- specifically, that there are two forum features which lie counter to the spirit of forum TWG I have no reason to suspect that mods, for example, would abuse their powers in the game in an intentional way. I trust them to not consciously take actions that abuse the imbalance of power between them and the regular users. However, very simply, mods can view "invisible" players and regular users cannot. This is a feature which facilitates an unintentional (from a game design standpoint) asymmetry of information and thus interferes with the spirit of TWG TL;DR being a mod automatically gives you an information advantage and that's not an intentional game feature so it should be addressed. Regarding the "view post" feature --- I really hate this, but realistically speaking I think the burden is on the wolves here not to "view post" while logged in. It might just be the easiest to browse the QuickTopic in an Incognito window, and then any links opened through that will be viewed anonymously (I think) |
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05-31-2017, 12:18 AM | #25 |
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10 pm server is good
people should exercise caution mods should be on alt accounts no need to change replacement times imo didn't read any of the above posts
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05-31-2017, 12:19 AM | #26 |
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Re: Current State of TWG Poll
i think the "forward" and "backward" wording is confusing people on question 1 though
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05-31-2017, 05:12 AM | #27 |
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1) Should phase ends be moved forwards, backwards, or not at all
i have no problem with the midnight time being standard, but if anything it should be moved earlier an hour or two. On the east coast midnight means we're up till 1:00 AM. After waiting for the flip, it could be anywhere from 1:05-1:20. In wolf chat we need to talk at a time when we are all there, which tends to be after the flip, and we can talk for 1-1.5 hours. in reality we may be up will almost 3:00 AM 2) What do we do about the ability for players to view specific posts (aka the thing that Charu broke TWG with a few games ago) I didn't know this was a thing. But, in reality its no different than when people's names pop up saying they're in the forum thread. Its not that hard to log out when you can just open up a "private tab" like you can in firefox and chrome. 3) Should FFR moderators and higher status FFR accounts be required to play TWG on alternate accounts I have no problem with our mods playing on their normal accounts. I personally dont see any game breaking thing that they get over us, and i trust them not to use what they already have over us. idk if it should be something that is required, but definitely something that is encouraged 4) Should a mod be able to replace players only during specific phase times I actually like this idea. while im not sure if it should be a hard rule, im just thinking of what it can do as a positive impactor on TWG. I'm imagining a world where we have this time where replacing out is encouraged. lets says its from noon to 6. This puts us in a place where anybody who is a replacement knows they should be "active" around that time in case the mod needs to replace them. In this case people who need to replace outside that time can be encouraged to play out the rest of the phase or until they get a replacement or something, and if they cant, there is an extremely light punishment like they have to sign up as a replacement before playing their next game or something. I recognize that this idea has a bunch of issues with it, and its very much a dream scenario where nothing goes wrong. I'm still perfectly fine with replacements staying as they are. 5) Should the rule forbidding players from playing in more than one FFRTWG game at a time be abolished I feel like this encourages multiple games to be going on at once, and with our tiny player group, im not sure thats a good idea. and i dont like reads of "bob is playing like this in game A, and like this in game B. Bob died in game A and flipped this, so he must be this is game B" If anything this is something that should be left to the host to determine on a case by case scenario. |
05-31-2017, 05:52 AM | #28 |
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firstly, I want to thank people for their incredibly in depth reasoning behind their answers, this has made me happy.
secondly, I wanted to mention that there is a fourth "difference" between moderator and non-moderator accounts, and that this occurred last game, albeit it is not readily apparent. Moderator accounts are allowed to post in locked threads, and Manti (accidentally I'm sure) posted at 12:01 after I had locked the thread in the previous game. If anything, this is a hindrance, and it might get a moderator account modkilled when they didn't actually do anything against the spirit of the game. Either way, it is another reason, I think, for mods playing on alts in TWG.
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05-31-2017, 05:58 AM | #29 | |
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I'm lazy. Bolded is me.
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05-31-2017, 06:01 AM | #30 |
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I am pretty against punishing players for utilizing a forum feature, because using something that is built into the medium that we play isn't really cheating, I think
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05-31-2017, 08:43 AM | #31 |
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Personally I'd play more here if the phases ended earlier. 12am server is 1 am EST and for people who have to be up in the morning it's just not worth it. The norm on 2p2 is usually 9 EST for big games which I love, and I would be fine with 10 pm EST too, anything later is getting a bit ridiculous tbh for people who have consistent schedules. Not like we have euros playing to consider either so I really don't get why the phases end so late
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05-31-2017, 08:56 AM | #32 |
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Re: Current State of TWG Poll
because we night crawlers jrodd
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05-31-2017, 09:21 AM | #33 |
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Yea true and I am on weekends. But it's not like people will be sleeping a few hours earlier but awake for EOD because they're night crawlers, while the reverse is often true
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05-31-2017, 11:39 AM | #34 |
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Yes. I didn't know which way was which so I didn't vote.
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05-31-2017, 06:06 PM | #35 |
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05-31-2017, 06:07 PM | #36 |
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05-31-2017, 08:46 PM | #37 |
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05-31-2017, 08:51 PM | #38 |
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hi new phone who dis
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05-31-2017, 08:55 PM | #39 |
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06-1-2017, 12:11 AM | #40 |
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Re: Current State of TWG Poll
hey guys
it's me 1. voted for times to stay the same because the current "usual" night time is good enough for me and i'm not going to try to predict the geographic locations of everyone who will ever play 2. voted for migration because ffr sucks. if you have "ditch ffr" as an option and don't choose it you also suck 3. voted for mods to play on alts because i'm a bit paranoid, though perhaps this isn't as necessary as i think since iirc someone has proposed banning the ignore feature while i personally question whether the use of invis actually adds to the game (despite using it myself) 4. no change for replacement times because the default should be "asap" where possible. if you can't handle someone subbing into a game you're bad 5. keep the rule because removing it would basically invite people who are good at the game to crowd out any and all potential newcomers
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