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WAY too many people posting too many identical maps. ENOUGH!

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Re: WAY too many people posting too many identical maps. ENOUGH!

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could you give an example of some identical maps?
They all look pretty different to me...
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I'm sorry, I thought this would be an obvious one. When one person puts up ten or twelve identical maps for people to join, they are just taking up space. When I see seven pages of maps to join, and four pages are put up by four or five people, I can only wonder what would happen if every player tried to imitate this process. Either join a game or put up your own map. If enough people play your map then start another. You don't need to flood the pages with your particular game of choice. This habit goes against the statistical probability of that game actually starting play. And another thing.... this is a great game. I finally found something to get me away from stick arena. Keep up the good work.
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Re: WAY too many people posting too many identical maps. ENOUGH!

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Welcome to the site and glad to see that you bought premium already.

As for your comments, some people choose to start up several games of the same type for many different reasons. Some want the opportunity to play a variety of different players and choose to start several games at a time rather than 1 at a time to save some effort in the long run. There has already been a site update to help address this that asks the game creator to confirm creation if a game with the exact same settings already exists. If you wish to play on a specific map or setting, I recommend using the Game Finder tab rather than the Join a Game tab. Game Finder is basically an advanced search screen where you choose the parameters you wish to search under.
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I love it when New Recruits complain about this...
Freemiums and Premiums have the right to start whatever games they like on any map, you cannot restrict this freedom.
If ppl want to start a bunch of games on the same map over and over again (like KLOBBER), you can tell them to GFY, but you cannot tell them that they are breaking the rules...
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mr.sweettea wrote:<DELETE ME>
PLACE A CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF THE SUGGESTION OR BUG IN THE SUBJECT LINE!!!

The dice ARE random, lots and lots of analysis has been done on them both internally and by community members.

Search for previous suggestion or bug reports and check stickies before posting something "new".

Delete or replace any xxxxxxx with the appropriate information.
Delete any entires which do not apply.
</DELETE ME>

Concise description:
  • xxxxxxx

Specifics:
  • xxxxxxx

This will improve the following aspects of the site:
  • xxxxxxx (you can obviously delete this for bug reports)
  • xxxxxxx

This is why n00bs don't belong in the forum.
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Re: WAY too many people posting too many identical maps. ENOUGH!

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blakebowling wrote:
mr.sweettea wrote:<DELETE ME>
PLACE A CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF THE SUGGESTION OR BUG IN THE SUBJECT LINE!!!

The dice ARE random, lots and lots of analysis has been done on them both internally and by community members.

Search for previous suggestion or bug reports and check stickies before posting something "new".

Delete or replace any xxxxxxx with the appropriate information.
Delete any entires which do not apply.
</DELETE ME>

Concise description:
  • xxxxxxx

Specifics:
  • xxxxxxx

This will improve the following aspects of the site:
  • xxxxxxx (you can obviously delete this for bug reports)
  • xxxxxxx

This is why n00bs don't belong in the forum.


until they "denoob" themselves by playing enough games and asking questions to understand how this site works...
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Thanks for the info nightstrike. As for the rest of you, I was simply making an observation concerning statistical probabilities and wasted time. Don't get a burr under your saddles. Peace.
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wcaclimbing wrote:could you give an example of some identical maps?
They all look pretty different to me...


never mind.
since you didn't include any details in your first post, I saw this as some kind of complaint against the map foundry making too many maps :roll:
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PLEASE LOOK AT THIS , I KNOW IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED PLENTY OF TIMES AND IT IS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL NOW
Just allow so many identical games to be posted, than once they are filled the others can be posted
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mr.sweettea wrote:I'm sorry, I thought this would be an obvious one. When one person puts up ten or twelve identical maps for people to join, they are just taking up space. When I see seven pages of maps to join, and four pages are put up by four or five people, I can only wonder what would happen if every player tried to imitate this process. Either join a game or put up your own map. If enough people play your map then start another. You don't need to flood the pages with your particular game of choice. This habit goes against the statistical probability of that game actually starting play. And another thing.... this is a great game. I finally found something to get me away from stick arena. Keep up the good work.


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Go the necrobump
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e_i_pi wrote:Go the necrobump

i was wondering when someone was going to notice this... i understand megadeth's frustration, however he should fill out a new form and outline his suggestions... the
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Re: WAY too many people posting too many identical maps. ENOUGH!

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A. They are called games, maps are what the board looks like

B. This has been addressed many times
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Re: WAY too many people posting too many identical maps. ENOUGH!

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Terrible idea. If I want to play 20 New World singles games, I have to post it, wait for it to fill, than post another one, than wait... Seems like a giant waste of time, when instead, I can mash the hell out of the create game button and get it all done in seconds.

And stop bumping dead threads when you have nothing to contribute, except "please do this". Especially when the idea has no substance at all, just an empty form and a bit of caps lock in the thread title.
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sailorseal wrote:A. They are called games, maps are what the board looks like

B. This has been addressed many times

do you ever add anyting of merit to any thread that you choose to pollute with your comments? your latest addition of bolding words doesn't make them any more valid... the black jesus is growing weary...-0

p.s.-again, nice blue vagina in your sig... have no idea how you guys are getting away with that...
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owenshooter wrote:
sailorseal wrote:A. They are called games, maps are what the board looks like

B. This has been addressed many times

do you ever add anyting of merit to any thread that you choose to pollute with your comments? your latest addition of bolding words doesn't make them any more valid... the black jesus is growing weary...-0

p.s.-again, nice blue vagina in your sig... have no idea how you guys are getting away with that...


I can't believe you got away with saying that and now I can finally see what your perverted thoughts have been hinting at but come on, it is clearly water. The bold words were valid enough to begin with...
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