Make games require minimum or maximum points/rank [REJECTED]

[owenshooter]

I am surely not the first to make this comment, so reiterate the calls of my brethren and sestren!

nope, you aren't... you should have done a search... and if you want ranked games, go to callouts or send out private invites... good luck, this has been suggested and turned down numerous times...-0

[Vermont]

I'd really appreciate a cogent response to my question above. The lack of a reply containing a consistent answer indicates my assessment may be accurate.

[danoprey]

Or install BOB, a Greasemonkey addon script for Firefox.

[GazduRam]

In Game Finder one wants search for games whose players are similar to him in strength.
(If rank does not measure play strength [I do not know well yet], a strength meter would be necessary. (As in chess.))
Fighting with much much weaker opponents has less sense than with similar strength.
The optimal is when I have (real) chance to win, but my victory is not certain.

[frankiebee]

You may want to check out the 'callouts' forum. Where you can challange people who have a certain point level.

For the idea, I think it's pretty good to have a rank option in the game finder, so you can filter out the low/high ranks you don't want to play with..

[Vermont]

It has been a week. Should I assume there is no rational explanation?

[jleonnn]

Concise description:
Why not have a point ranger where we can set a range of points and start the game. The game will only be open to the players with points within the range

Specifics:
For example, I start a game with a range of 500-1500. Only players within that range can join it. Of course, there is a limit for how much the range can be. for example, maybe the limit for the range can be 500 pts less than the players points, to prevent noob farmers.

This will improve the following aspects of the site:

• Players can start games with their own settings and play with others suited for their level.
• Players can start games with their own setting without worrying that another, much more experienced player joins

[TotoroHat]

Use the search button. This has been rejected about a thousand times maybe more. I would still like to see a max button though where you can limit those in your games to people under 1300 points or something so that cooks can play cooks but it will never happen!

[jleonnn]

guess so

[The Neon Peon]

HEAR ME OUT!!! I have actual reasons and am not just restating the old threads.

Concise description:

• Minimum/Maximum rank option for PREMIUM members when starting a game.

Specifics:

• The suggestion is old, and commonly repeated... basically allow premium members to set a minimum rank allowed to join the game and a maximum rank. With these two alterations: the games are restricted to premiums like speed games.
• This will NOT make farming easier. Simply make a restriction that your rank must be within the limits. In that case, a major trying to farm lets every captain, lieutenant, sergeant etc. on the scoreboard join. Not exactly farming... especially hard to farm premium members either way.
• This will NOT make the games for new recruits and cooks. There are plenty of freemium members on the site. And they generally take their turns much faster than paying people since they only have a few games. By making games faster, the new members are more likely to stick to the site.
• There is nothing wrong with rank segregation if games are still available for all ranks. If there was something wrong with a ton of majors/colonels only playing other majors/colonels, you would not have allowed clans and threads for the purpose to be created. A lot of people only play high ranks by doing this, but it's a hassle.
• Games without the restrictions fill faster since the ranks excluded and all freemium members can still join. This means that the feature has no chance of becoming used for even close to half of all games.
• The rejection was a long time ago. I believe this needs to be re-evaluated.

This will improve the following aspects of the site:

• More New recruits will stay because their games go buy/fill faster.
• More people buy premium because it allows them to use one of the most suggested features to the site.
• The scoreboard will mean more since more people will gain points from playing their own rank rather than gaining points from those with a quarter of their score.

[Wellspring]

The scoreboard will mean more since more people will gain points from playing their own rank rather than gaining points from those with a quarter of their score.

Arguably the scoring and ranking system would mean less not more with this system. People would only play against people of their own rank or higher, therefore never risk losing a large amount of points. There would be very little movement between ranks.

Why not just play private games if you want to play against people of a certain rank?

[owenator]

The scoreboard will mean more since more people will gain points from playing their own rank rather than gaining points from those with a quarter of their score.

Arguably the scoring and ranking system would mean less not more with this system. People would only play against people of their own rank or higher, therefore never risk losing a large amount of points. There would be very little movement between ranks.

Why not just play private games if you want to play against people of a certain rank?

Sometimes you want to take a nibble at something new. It's like being married and waking up to the same woman...it get's boring. What? WHAT?!!!

[Woodruff]

The scoreboard will mean more since more people will gain points from playing their own rank rather than gaining points from those with a quarter of their score.

Arguably the scoring and ranking system would mean less not more with this system. People would only play against people of their own rank or higher, therefore never risk losing a large amount of points. There would be very little movement between ranks.

Yes, and yet possibly no. If someone is really at a certain rank only due to their high frequency of playing games against...lesser opponents, that will rapidly show as their rank drops from playing the higher players more consistently.

That being said, I believe the suggestion is really just for it to be an option, rather than a requirement...which makes it a win-win scenario.

[The Neon Peon]

The scoreboard will mean more since more people will gain points from playing their own rank rather than gaining points from those with a quarter of their score.

Arguably the scoring and ranking system would mean less not more with this system. People would only play against people of their own rank or higher, therefore never risk losing a large amount of points. There would be very little movement between ranks.

If I beat another major, doesn't that show something? There is a reason why people who play games against those of their own rank in general are more respected on the site than those who foed their own rank and only play with people 3 or more ranks below them.

I don't think you are going to find many people to back your belief that playing lower ranks and getting a high score is harder than playing those your own rank.

Why not just play private games if you want to play against people of a certain rank?

Because
1. They fill more slowly
2. Only a small minority read the forums, so the amount of different people you can play is very limited
3. Some games types will never fill because of the small people that see the games
4. Speed games are harder to fill and usually have the same people in them all the time
5. It is extra work, why not save us the effort? Just like the game finder... we could hypothetically join all our games through the join a games page
...

[cjbpulp]

Quandry: I want to learn to play the harder maps (eg., City Mogul), but every time I start a game, some high-rated shark shows up and whips me, which doesn't teach me much.

So, howsabouts an option to "start a game" with a specific rating range? So me, with my 1100-1200, might specify 1100-1300, thereby getting a close game, or at least a game with other learners, while specifically excluding sharks.

Discuss?