Increase the 50 Pending game limit.

[army of nobunaga]

Don't know If the number of players is down, but before I left I could pick up as many games as I wanted by starting my own matches.

I cant get much above 100 games now :S I use to be able to have 150-180 easy. The Pending game limit really is holding me back a little here.

I keep 50 pending games at ALL times now, and its hard to just stay at 100 active games.

either
1) I stink and ppl dont want to be in the room with me
2) I suck worse, and lose faster.
3) Not as much playing going on as there was 6 months ago.


thanx

[ManBungalow]

To the best of my knowledge the 50 game ceiling exists to limit the damage of point dumping. I think separate restrictions for awaiting speed games and casual games should apply as most intentional (and unintentional) point dumping seems to be by Doodle speed.

[Woodruff]

Don't know If the number of players is down, but before I left I could pick up as many games as I wanted by starting my own matches.
I cant get much above 100 games now :S I use to be able to have 150-180 easy. The Pending game limit really is holding me back a little here.
I keep 50 pending games at ALL times now, and its hard to just stay at 100 active games.
either
1) I stink and ppl dont want to be in the room with me
2) I suck worse, and lose faster.
3) Not as much playing going on as there was 6 months ago.
thanx

I don't have a particular opinion on the game-limit, however...if the 50 games you have sitting in PENDING aren't being joined enough for you to play, wouldn't have a larger pending game-limit only increase the number of games you have sitting in PENDING without actually increasing your active games? I guess what I'm saying is...if they're not joining the 50, why would they be joining the 75?

[army of nobunaga]

Don't know If the number of players is down, but before I left I could pick up as many games as I wanted by starting my own matches.
I cant get much above 100 games now :S I use to be able to have 150-180 easy. The Pending game limit really is holding me back a little here.
I keep 50 pending games at ALL times now, and its hard to just stay at 100 active games.
either
1) I stink and ppl dont want to be in the room with me
2) I suck worse, and lose faster.
3) Not as much playing going on as there was 6 months ago.
thanx

I don't have a particular opinion on the game-limit, however...if the 50 games you have sitting in PENDING aren't being joined enough for you to play, wouldn't have a larger pending game-limit only increase the number of games you have sitting in PENDING without actually increasing your active games? I guess what I'm saying is...if they're not joining the 50, why would they be joining the 75?

2 reasons:

1) you have a larger variety of games starting to get started.
2) This one you have to think about a little... If you are losing a game (it ends) at a pre-defined rate - say 2 games every 3 hours. And this rate has a multiplier (as it does) it accelerates or increases as you have more games. NOW when I hit 100 games, this rate has now equaled a very important rate im trying to get increased, it is the rate of games that are starting. Games are starting about 3 games every 3 hours (for me). This second rate can INCREASE if I was able to have more pending games... Then I would be able to gain more games than lose them.

[Woodruff]

Don't know If the number of players is down, but before I left I could pick up as many games as I wanted by starting my own matches.
I cant get much above 100 games now :S I use to be able to have 150-180 easy. The Pending game limit really is holding me back a little here.
I keep 50 pending games at ALL times now, and its hard to just stay at 100 active games.
either
1) I stink and ppl dont want to be in the room with me
2) I suck worse, and lose faster.
3) Not as much playing going on as there was 6 months ago.
thanx

I don't have a particular opinion on the game-limit, however...if the 50 games you have sitting in PENDING aren't being joined enough for you to play, wouldn't have a larger pending game-limit only increase the number of games you have sitting in PENDING without actually increasing your active games? I guess what I'm saying is...if they're not joining the 50, why would they be joining the 75?

2 reasons:

1) you have a larger variety of games starting to get started.
2) This one you have to think about a little... If you are losing a game (it ends) at a pre-defined rate - say 2 games every 3 hours. And this rate has a multiplier (as it does) it accelerates or increases as you have more games. NOW when I hit 100 games, this rate has now equaled a very important rate im trying to get increased, it is the rate of games that are starting. Games are starting about 3 games every 3 hours (for me). This second rate can INCREASE if I was able to have more pending games... Then I would be able to gain more games than lose them.

Good explanation - that makes sense.

[army of nobunaga]

still cannot get up to the 150 active area...

:S
:S

[max is gr8]

play no cards instead of escalating
play adjacent instead of chained
play world 2.1 instead of luxembourg

It will increase your game numbers just not for the ones you want.

[jefjef]

Why increase it? If you can't fill 50 how are you gonna fill more?

If the games you have pending aren't being joined drop them and create diff ones.

You could also JOIN someone else's if you really want more active games.

[Blitzaholic]

If you did this HA may have over 2000 games active

[AAFitz]

I have a lot to say about this.

Read JRs post about the same thing.

In short...50 is more than any other site anywhere...and way more than enough.

[Queen_Herpes]

Good Idea Army....

[Masli]

lol, looks like you did wel army of nobunaga, 849 games ongoing for you atm

[army of nobunaga]

switched to 1vs1's to beat the all time active record.

[Timur the Lame]

I may be the only one, but I think the game spamming is horribly annoying. If I want to join a game I have to wade through all the D-bags (not an insujlt directed at anyone so dont take it personally) who have all 50 games open. I hit the join game option and all i see is the Circus map, doodle earth and the city whatever. Christ people vary up your games and maps and stop grinding for rank. [I know IM a low rank..I just joined and Im trying ALL the maps and options not just the ones i was successful at).

Yes I know there is a game finder function but it takes me an irritating amount of time to click all the options and unclick all the maps that people constantly use.

In any case, you might as well take the "join a game" option off the side-bar if this option goes through. Theres already an impossible number of games to wade through as it is.

[army of nobunaga]

no you are wrong, pending games work for games started AND games you join. Im a game joiner more than a starter. And im telling you (Iguess you have not tryed) It is IMPOSSIBLE to be in more than 100-120 multi-player rooms atm.