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The Gallery / Re: Icarus Rising - 2D mmorpg
« on: March 31, 2014, 03:58:26 pm »
I'd be quite interested in helping out, if you still need more testers.
Alex
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Feedback and Suggestions / Re: dynamic score card or end game report screen
« on: March 19, 2014, 04:32:14 pm »
WHOA.
Okay. Glicko 2? Just finished reading how that system works. I don't claim to understand all of the math in it, but what I do know for certain is that it's win/loss based.
Congratulations Muse, I just shat myself in fear.
After reading up on how Glicko 2 actually WORKED, I am now certain that my favorite game will no longer be about fun. It'll be 100% Metamidion tryhards, all yelling obscenities at their crew, teammates, you name it, all for their perceived under-performance. If the goal of this change to a rating system and matchmaking is to crush build creativity, put community civility in a garbage disposal, and alienate the established, loyal, veteran playerbase, well... Keep up the good work.
I understand that some newer players don't like waiting for a match to start. Honestly? That's fine. Let them have their matchmaking. But don't just wipe out the lobby system for the players who prefer it.
One of the reasons mentioned for switching from lobbies to matchmaking was to lighten sever load. Now, I'd like to make a counter-proposal that would make almost everyone happy. Make it so the lobbies are automatically generated when there are enough players (not in a match lobby or in-match) to make a 3/4 full lobby. Lobbies would not be generated if there is a lobby below that 3/4 full mark, at least until those spots were filled. This would eliminate the issue of impatient players making a match, and abandoning it after 30 seconds when it doesn't magically fill up. (I've seen a lot of matches with only 3 players waiting in them.) You could tweak the algorithm to make 3v3s and 4v4s based on the number of players waiting, or upon special request. Clan battles could be handled in a similar fashion, with Muse creating a locked lobby and giving the password to the involved parties.
Give it a thought. It lets the veterans stay in their comfort zones, and solves the problem of too many lobbies weighing down the server. Or at least, too many empty lobbies.
Summary: Glicko 2 willruin KILL the game, and there's a reasonable alternative to MM that will keep a lot of people happy.
I'm begging on my knees here. Don't mess up a working system.
All the best,
Sane Alex
P.S.
When you design a new ship, you should name it the Ketodivum, or 'Whale of the Heavens'. It'd make a lot of players VERY happy.
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Muse have already stated they won't show how their system (Glicko 2) ranks us.
Okay. Glicko 2? Just finished reading how that system works. I don't claim to understand all of the math in it, but what I do know for certain is that it's win/loss based.
Congratulations Muse, I just shat myself in fear.
After reading up on how Glicko 2 actually WORKED, I am now certain that my favorite game will no longer be about fun. It'll be 100% Metamidion tryhards, all yelling obscenities at their crew, teammates, you name it, all for their perceived under-performance. If the goal of this change to a rating system and matchmaking is to crush build creativity, put community civility in a garbage disposal, and alienate the established, loyal, veteran playerbase, well... Keep up the good work.
I understand that some newer players don't like waiting for a match to start. Honestly? That's fine. Let them have their matchmaking. But don't just wipe out the lobby system for the players who prefer it.
One of the reasons mentioned for switching from lobbies to matchmaking was to lighten sever load. Now, I'd like to make a counter-proposal that would make almost everyone happy. Make it so the lobbies are automatically generated when there are enough players (not in a match lobby or in-match) to make a 3/4 full lobby. Lobbies would not be generated if there is a lobby below that 3/4 full mark, at least until those spots were filled. This would eliminate the issue of impatient players making a match, and abandoning it after 30 seconds when it doesn't magically fill up. (I've seen a lot of matches with only 3 players waiting in them.) You could tweak the algorithm to make 3v3s and 4v4s based on the number of players waiting, or upon special request. Clan battles could be handled in a similar fashion, with Muse creating a locked lobby and giving the password to the involved parties.
Give it a thought. It lets the veterans stay in their comfort zones, and solves the problem of too many lobbies weighing down the server. Or at least, too many empty lobbies.
Summary: Glicko 2 will
I'm begging on my knees here. Don't mess up a working system.
All the best,
Sane Alex
P.S.
When you design a new ship, you should name it the Ketodivum, or 'Whale of the Heavens'. It'd make a lot of players VERY happy.
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The Docks / Re: Hey there GoI! Do you like Cake?
« on: January 11, 2014, 12:42:31 am »
OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD. Oh my god. Oh. God. I just heard the BEST POEM EVER! This will now be required listening for all Cake clan members! I will not hear otherwise. THIS IS THE OFFICIAL POEM OF CAKE.
https://soundcloud.com/live-wire-radio/reflection-by-the-poole-2270
Truly, Cake clan has been blessed with moist, frosting coated prose.
https://soundcloud.com/live-wire-radio/reflection-by-the-poole-2270
Truly, Cake clan has been blessed with moist, frosting coated prose.
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The Docks / Re: Hey there GoI! Do you like Cake?
« on: November 20, 2013, 07:43:26 pm »
So I rewatched The Dark Knight recently, and this bit stood out as particularly Cake-y.
"Some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn."
With that, may you all go forth with renewed zeal for our pleasantly toasty founding principles!
Make them burn.
And then cover them in frosting.
"Some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn."
With that, may you all go forth with renewed zeal for our pleasantly toasty founding principles!
Make them burn.
And then cover them in frosting.
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Gameplay / Re: Rapid Fire - Left Click
« on: November 20, 2013, 07:22:51 pm »
Pfft. Scripts are for noobs.
When faced with a problem, REAL men reach for the soldering iron.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Add-a-rapid-fire-button-to-your-mouse-using-a-555-/
14 clicks per second.
$20 project.
Like a boss.
When faced with a problem, REAL men reach for the soldering iron.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Add-a-rapid-fire-button-to-your-mouse-using-a-555-/
14 clicks per second.
$20 project.
Like a boss.
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The Docks / Re: Hey there GoI! Do you like Cake?
« on: October 10, 2013, 10:35:30 pm »
Oh, dutchvanya. You silly person you. You post a cake shaped like an airship? I post an airship shaped like a cake.
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The Docks / Re: Hey there GoI! Do you like Cake?
« on: October 08, 2013, 12:13:31 am »
So.
The Mobula.
I think I like them now.
I named mine 'Death Pillow'.
Quote from Sir Morty on the efficiency of said Mobula:
"Oh, god, my everything is broken! And what isn't broken is on fire!"
Many laughs were had by me and my crew. It was a good day to be a Cake.
The Mobula.
I think I like them now.
I named mine 'Death Pillow'.
Quote from Sir Morty on the efficiency of said Mobula:
"Oh, god, my everything is broken! And what isn't broken is on fire!"
Many laughs were had by me and my crew. It was a good day to be a Cake.
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Q&A / Re: The Tip Jar, a collection of community tips
« on: September 10, 2013, 04:05:47 pm »
Some pilots I've flown with need to think a bit more about basics than strategies. I found some easy-to-remember rules to help them with that.
Basic Flying Rules:
1. Try to stay in the middle of the air.
2. Do not go near the edges of it.
3. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more difficult to fly there.
Basic Flying Rules:
1. Try to stay in the middle of the air.
2. Do not go near the edges of it.
3. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more difficult to fly there.
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The Docks / Re: Hey there GoI! Do you like Cake?
« on: September 06, 2013, 07:58:21 pm »
Hallo, everyone! I have been told that I would be good cake material, and was interested in joining!
I can even bring my own fire, mines, and flaming mines!
Hope to hear back soon, and may your flights be filled with burny goodness!
The one,
The only,
Sane Alex
I can even bring my own fire, mines, and flaming mines!
Hope to hear back soon, and may your flights be filled with burny goodness!
The one,
The only,
Sane Alex
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