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Jeff Kuta (2066

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04 Jul 14 UTC

Feature: Min/Max DipPoints for New Games

How about being able to create new games restricted to players joining based on their max or min amount of DipPoints?

Jeff Kuta (2066 )
04 Jul 14 UTC

I tried to post this to the ToDo List forum, but I couldn't log in, and I couldn't retrieve a lost password. Speaking of which, can't password retrieval be automated?

I'm new to this site and therefore only have a small number of DipPoints as yet. As I understand it, DipPoints serve as a proxy for player skill---more points generally equates to better skill, or at least a greater number of games successfully completed with points awarded.

What if there were an additional filter for joining games based on the current number of DipPoints? If you're relatively new to the site, you could set a max of perhaps 100

current so that the sharks out there couldn't join. If you're an old-timer, maybe you could set a floor of 100

so that you'd be assured that it was a higher caliber of competition and you'd have less chance of flakes messing up the game.

There ya go. Chew it up and spit it out.

Squigs44 (273 )
04 Jul 14 UTC

As a relatively new player myself, I want to say that I would much rather play with experienced old-timers than new players. Even if it means I may not get as many points, it means learning more, and having better quality games. I would encourage you to try to join games with experienced players, if they will have you.
Also, you can somewhat filter games using the password. There have been many threads that have been used to create games with certain requirements, and if the creator sees that the players meet the requirements, then they send them the password. So although your feature may make things a little easier, I dont think that it is a high priority feature right now, and you can certainly make do without it.

ssorenn (0 )
04 Jul 14 UTC

Well said squigs

abgemacht (1076 )
04 Jul 14 UTC

If you're talking about the Dev Forum, you need to set up a separate username/pw. They aren't connected to this site.

If you're looking for a game with specific people, feel free to add a pw and advertise on the Forum. That's the best you can do atm.

Jeff Kuta (2066 )
04 Jul 14 UTC

Oh, don't get me wrong. I am willing to take on any and all who are here. I just am a bit frustrated at games, in particular live games, where someone flakes out and screws everything up by being absent the first year. Not everyone will back off and end those games.

Plus, as a new player here, but an old hand at gaming, I *want* to be the shark in the small stakes games so I can more quickly get my points up and start playing for bigger stakes with more reliable opponents.

bo_sox48 (5202 )
04 Jul 14 UTC

I don't think there should be a max points threshold. There are pretty frequent games with pots of many thousands of points but that's not so that new players or players with fewer points can't join, it's just high stakes, a bigger gamble. If you can't join those games, it's not like you can't play with quality players, like others above said. We have new tournaments and series games coming up all the time.

The Hanged Man (4160 )
04 Jul 14 UTC

Dip points are largely irrelevant. There are strong players with few points who have just had a bad recent run. I expect there are weak players with considerable points who have feasted on newbies and CDs. There are flaky players at all point and skill levels.

If you want a quality game, try the GR challenge. If you do well, you'll improve your GR, and consequently be in a higher grouping the next go around.

abgemacht (1076 )
04 Jul 14 UTC

Hey, THM, that's some awesome advice about the GR Challenge. Maybe you should follow it. : )

bo_sox48 (5202 )
04 Jul 14 UTC

Or you could be like me and royally screw up your GR during Abge's thing and the masters.

The Hanged Man (4160 )
04 Jul 14 UTC

Haha, not satisfied with me just pimping your Challenge in other threads, eh abge?

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semck83 (229

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03 Jul 14 UTC

Diplomacy questions

So, these are pretty basic questions, and I'm sure they've been asked before, so forgive me for asking them again.

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