I would probably feel the same way if I wasn't in this discussion.
Call me weird, but I don't see the point in someone going TL;DR on an internet forum, maybe for something like a chat, but not for something like this.
I generally prefer the longer posts, to the one word answers with no reasoning.
To play 180 matches with that time each race would take three hours.
Plus the time in the lobby, unless you are already counting that.
I admit, there's no way to make a super accurate math calculation on this since there's to many variables, but yes I'd guess 180 races in 3 hours (including lobby) is possible.
I'm reading them, this is just going in circles.
Right back at ya, I say.
Defending myself in a discussion =/= disliking another individual.
Same goes for starting a conversation, since I also defend myself.
There's 158 pages of Exit Path talk. I can't think of anything that hasn't already discussed.
For one, this discussion was rather lengthy. And the other discussion going on right now seems interesting as well.
Back to the beginning of this discussion, since I never read your reason on this. Why don't you think that those people were being uncivilized and immature? Why don't you think what they were saying is stupid?
You're overgeneralising things. It's not that I think the people (in this particular situation) didn't act a little silly. But you make it out like 90% of all players act like this (and ONLY like this), when there could very well be a few other reasons why they accuse people of hacking. Again, this falls under a case of "jumping to conclusions". Everything has a reason. It's just not always very apparent.
And calling someone "uncivilized" over something so minor just comes off as arrogant and elitist to me.
And now, just to shut up the TL;DR guys, I shall seperate my posts by person I respond to
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What if I have Screen Shots of actual users (mostly < 30) or guests with the same appearances and save records as popular players?
You can certainly try showing those pictures to a Mod, but (correct me if I'm wrong) aren't the Mods in charge of game comments and the boards, not the general in-game chats?
Not to mention, there's no way they can do anything about what a guest player says on the game.
I'm guessing that AG has some rules against slander, inappropriate, sexual language, grossly inappropriate conduct. The inappropriate stuff I've heard said to me (I'm a big girl, doesn't matter too much) or other younger girls that play is ridiculous. If darwin37 can get IP banned for multiple accounts, it seems fairly reasonable that hardcore sexually explicit threats should at the very least warrant similar punishment.
And it does....on the forums. There's simply no reasonable way to control in-game chatting. That's why a mute button was made in the first place.
That would mean something. The chatroom isn't monitered period, and though a lot of dumb things are said, the stuff I've seen targeting female/gay players is quite sickening at time. Perhaps IPs can be matched up with some sort of red flag counter? Each person can give another runner a red flag. After 30-40 or so flags within a day, the poster will be temporarily banned? Or, the user will not be allowed to type things, period.
I can see what you're trying to do, but:
1) Dynamic IP-adresses
2) The game most likely isn't programmed to make chat logs
3) There's no reasonable way to check said logs (assuming they existed)
4) As far as I know, there's no way you could temp ban a guest from playing the game, because you don't need to sign up for anything.
5) There's no way that will work as intended. I can see what you tried to do, but all such a system would do, is make things even worse.
Who's to say someone wouldn't just flag you for winning? or "hacking"? or to troll you? or because *insert reason here*?
Look at something like Youtube, or any other website that let's you *thumbs-up* and *thumbs-down* things.
The amount of abuse would be off the charts. And as I said, there's no way to monitor the hundreds of races and hundreds of logs every day.
There are many other potential solutions to this, and I sure hope that I don't need to provide answers to the "woman up, just mute them and move on, missy" argument.
I see no solution that is actually realistic.
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[quote]I wish we could have an actual tournament to have some idea of a top 10 or whatever.
On the current state of the game that'd be rather difficult seeing that you have to hop around for a few minutes before actually finding the person to play with. But there will be an EP2 tournament.
Here's the thread for it.[/quote]
Just to add to this, I think it's even harder to properly rank players on the original game. I say that, because we actually have good youtube videos you could study to improve. So in that sense, it's easier than ever to become "good". The general gap in skill between "the best" and "the very good" has shrunk I think.
No, I know, I was just thinking out loud. As far as my experience goes you've got Faithpath and Pain but after that I really don't know.
Not to mention that more and more people seem to leave the game. But doesn't Zero still play?
