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*Suggestion* A Game Creation Prerequisite - incidesi - 12-17-2012 10:22 AM
I think it would be worthy to consider whether or not players should be able to create games when they have been due to move in other matches for over a couple of days. Right now I have an open game with a player that hasn't made a move in 3 days. As my queue was getting pretty stale, I started a new game only to discover I was matched against the same player.
Obviously there isn't much that can be done for players letting losing games sit until they expire--Alex addressed that awhile ago if I remember right--but I think it would be good to discourage it by not letting these players create new games. My experience today has showed me that stagnant games don't always mean a player is inactive...they're just actively avoiding the losing match.
What are your thoughts?
RE: *Suggestion* A Game Creation Prerequisite - 2dhh - 12-17-2012 05:36 PM
That guy must be like "oh crap, now he knows im purposely avoiding his game".
The game limit is imposed to stop people from people stalling losing games. I don't think the developers can do much more about this. You can just taunt him on chat.
RE: *Suggestion* A Game Creation Prerequisite - =) Random Task (= - 12-17-2012 06:45 PM
there is also a glitch causing some players not to see certain open games. It can be that your open game doesn't show up in his game list due to that glitch.
RE: *Suggestion* A Game Creation Prerequisite - worldfamous - 12-17-2012 07:12 PM
I think that's a brilliant idea.
RE: *Suggestion* A Game Creation Prerequisite - TheQwertiest - 12-17-2012 07:39 PM
i agree. i think its a great idea to not allow people with pending turns to start new games
RE: *Suggestion* A Game Creation Prerequisite - GreatGonzales - 12-18-2012 01:17 AM
Eh. There's a 4 day limit before auto forfeit, so they can only delay for so long. I'm not sure this is necessary.
RE: *Suggestion* A Game Creation Prerequisite - :!:CoryMo:!: - 12-18-2012 01:24 AM
My games always seem to go to five days before they forfeit.
RE: *Suggestion* A Game Creation Prerequisite - TheQwertiest - 12-18-2012 01:30 AM
i think the auto forfeit comes at the borderline of 4 days.
4 days 23 hours 59 minutes and 59 secs
RE: *Suggestion* A Game Creation Prerequisite - aaronINdayton - 12-18-2012 05:58 AM
Great idea, except for the disappearing game thing. If you had a game disappear and then you couldn't start any new games(until it timed out 5 days later), you'd be pretty mad.
RE: *Suggestion* A Game Creation Prerequisite - incidesi - 12-18-2012 02:12 PM
Wasn't aware about the disappearing game bug but I understand your point. I think the 4-5 day limit is a good one and I'm sure we've all had to let games sit for a day or two under certain circumstances--that said, if you're really taking a break it shouldn't bother you that you can't start new games with 3-day-old matches in your queue.