Home World Forum
Stars! AutoHost web forums

Jump to Stars! AutoHost


 
 
Home » Old Game Forums » Rabid Weasels II-C » Schedule Change ?
Schedule Change ? Fri, 31 October 2003 06:49 Go to next message
mazda is currently offline mazda

 
Lieutenant

Messages: 655
Registered: April 2003
Location: Reading, UK
As we approach turn 50 I'd like to consider changing to a slightly less demanding schedule.

Can I suggest 4 days a week ?

Assuming still at 2am then perhaps Tue/Wed/Fri/Sat.
(effectively Mon night/Tue night etc.)

Even better for me would be Tue/Wed/Fri/Sun.
People going away for the weekend would still get from the Thursday night gen to do their turn, and people who have free time at the weekend wouldn't have to rush getting their Friday night turn in.
Only disadvantage I can see is for people who get time on a Friday night after the gen to do their weekend turn and then go away and don't have time to meet the Monday night deadline (which I would say was rare).

Thanks,
M

Report message to a moderator

Re: Schedule Change ? Tue, 11 November 2003 09:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
overworked is currently offline overworked

 
Lt. Junior Grade

Messages: 403
Registered: November 2002
Location: Pittsburgh, PA

I put up the schedule change for a vote in-game. Two races have still not responded. (Pandarians and Wombats)

- The Watcher

Report message to a moderator

Re: Schedule Change ? Thu, 13 November 2003 12:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
mazda is currently offline mazda

 
Lieutenant

Messages: 655
Registered: April 2003
Location: Reading, UK
I've got to say I am disappointed with this.

The length of time to respond to the request (which seems to indicate that no change will be forthcoming) has been rather long.

<rant follows>

I understood that the idea of a schedule change was so that the game could continue to be of a high quality ?
What is the point in continuing to force the game along at a pace where players either cannot get their turns in, or they submit substandard orders ?
Where is the satisfaction in that ?
It's not as if players are being lazy and can't be bothered.

OK, I realise that it can be frustrating if you are the person who has plenty of time and is sat waiting for a turn (and I still get like that by the time Sunday evening arrives, btw)
But at this stage of the game there is always room for more testing/planning/designing if you have the time.

The game has suffered from the effect of two unfortunate real world incidents. I don't feel we have tried to soften the blow from those incidents.
I don't know. I'm fairly new to this. But it seems the priority has been to get the game going at top speed asap rather than minimising the effect on the game (maybe because people know that the most important aspect of the game *is* to keep going)

Ah well, another piece of experience to file away for next time.

feeling better now,
M


Report message to a moderator

Re: Schedule Change ? Fri, 14 November 2003 18:48 Go to previous message
Zathras is currently offline Zathras

 
Crewman 1st Class

Messages: 32
Registered: September 2003
Looks like the resolution passed.

So, 2c becomes a less stressful experience Smile

Zathras

Report message to a moderator

Previous Topic: Beware of the mines
Next Topic: Watcher News...
Goto Forum:
  


Current Time: Fri Mar 29 07:26:59 EDT 2024