Forum for Phoenix 7 (#37)

[Posting] 3 trn files are missing
Thread opener
Posted Thu, 2018-10-18 19:05 GMT

There are still 3 trn files missing. Hopefully they will come in until the game starts.

[Posting] Re: 3 trn files are missing
Player 8 (The Evil Empire)
Posted Fri, 2018-10-19 08:46 GMT

hi.. Propouse

Ask this players or stop de game and an look for other player . 3 player mising 1 turn is too much for a good game.

There are still 3 trn files missing. Hopefully they will come in until the game starts.

[Posting] Re: 3 trn files are missing
Thread opener
Posted Fri, 2018-10-19 09:42 GMT, edited Fri, 2018-10-19 09:45 GMT

3 player mising 1 turn is too much for a good game.

You're right, that's my opinion too. But who can stop the game? And what do the other players think about that?

[Posting] Re: 3 trn files are missing
vlk
Posted Fri, 2018-10-19 14:02 GMT

You could also ask the two players who enrolled for Phoenix8 if they want to join here.

But only streu can pause the game and kick players.

@streu, this happens quite often. Maybe you could add some kind of confirmation request? If a player does not confirm in one week he could be kicked *before* the game starts.

[Posting] Re: 3 trn files are missing
Player 4 (The Fascists)
Posted Fri, 2018-10-19 14:27 GMT

Just start the game. Otherwise we never play.

The map should be smaller in any case. This would reduce this problems

Wasp

You could also ask the two players who enrolled for Phoenix8 if they want to join here.

But only streu can pause the game and kick players.

@streu, this happens quite often. Maybe you could add some kind of confirmation request? If a player does not confirm in one week he could be kicked *before* the game starts.

[Posting] Re: 3 trn files are missing
Thread opener
Posted Fri, 2018-10-19 16:03 GMT

Just start the game. Otherwise we never play.

If we start the game with 3 players who do not want to play, that will ruin the balancing and give some players an advantage. Would you like to spend the next few months working on a game that is unfair or not fun?

[Posting] Re: 3 trn files are missing
Player 4 (The Fascists)
Posted Fri, 2018-10-19 16:09 GMT

In the first 10 or 20 turns there are 3 or 4 players that wont develop well and wont interfere in the scores anyway

Just start the game. Otherwise we never play.

If we start the game with 3 players who do not want to play, that will ruin the balancing and give some players an advantage. Would you like to spend the next few months working on a game that is unfair or not fun?

[Posting] Re: 3 trn files are missing
Thread opener
Posted Fri, 2018-10-19 16:24 GMT

Times may have changed. Previously, players who did not submit their trn files were banned from the hostmaster. Today we are happy if we even find a game.

[Posting] Re: 3 trn files are missing
Posted Fri, 2018-10-19 19:57 GMT

@streu, this happens quite often. Maybe you could add some kind of confirmation request? If a player does not confirm in one week he could be kicked *before* the game starts.

This is what I intended the "one week for first turn" schedule for. You confirm by submitting the turn.

It's a hard problem to solve on the rule side. One suggestion I heard would be that a subscription to a starting game is good only for 4 weeks, and automatically expires if you don't renew it. This would come close, but probably make it harder to start games at all.

--Stefan

[Posting] Re: 3 trn files are missing
Thread opener
Posted Thu, 2018-10-25 17:49 GMT

@streu, this happens quite often. Maybe you could add some kind of confirmation request? If a player does not confirm in one week he could be kicked *before* the game starts.

This is what I intended the "one week for first turn" schedule for. You confirm by submitting the turn.

It's a hard problem to solve on the rule side. One suggestion I heard would be that a subscription to a starting game is good only for 4 weeks, and automatically expires if you don't renew it. This would come close, but probably make it harder to start games at all.

--Stefan

It is better to wait a little bit longer and then start with 11 players who are motivated to play the game.

I am very disappointed with Phoenix 7. 3 players did not submit the first trn file. In Turn 2, 4 players did not send a trn file. So it makes little sense for me to play this game.