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Auto Snapshot at game start

Poll ended at Fri Jul 10, 2020 4:22 pm

YES
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NO
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Total votes : 254

Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby Keefie on Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:48 am

Mad777 wrote:I wish more people would have voted comparing with the amount of views this topic has...not sure why is so much difference.


I have visited many times but only voted once. Do you want me to vote more :lol:
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby iAmCaffeine on Sun Jun 14, 2020 7:24 am

Mad777 wrote:I wish more people would have voted comparing with the amount of views this topic has...not sure why is so much difference.

remember views can be multiple from one person. poll is looking good.
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby TX AG 90 on Sun Jun 14, 2020 10:45 am

Mad777 wrote:I wish more people would have voted comparing with the amount of views this topic has...not sure why is so much difference.


You'd be surprised how many don't even know what a Snapshot is
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby Mad777 on Sun Jun 14, 2020 11:01 am

TX AG 90 wrote:
Mad777 wrote:I wish more people would have voted comparing with the amount of views this topic has...not sure why is so much difference.


You'd be surprised how many don't even know what a Snapshot is

thatā€™s probably true
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby Dukasaur on Sun Jun 14, 2020 11:07 am

Mad777 wrote:I wish more people would have voted comparing with the amount of views this topic has...not sure why is so much difference.


Getting a hundred people to participate in a forum poll, even if it's just one simple click, is actually a lot.

And giving the huge lopsided result is clear evidence. It would be a lot worse if it was 60/40 or something.
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby riskllama on Sun Jun 14, 2020 12:03 pm

perhaps the people who read this thread & don't vote could be banned? just for like a week, or so.
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby Mad777 on Sun Jun 14, 2020 12:23 pm

riskllama wrote:perhaps the people who read this thread & don't vote could be banned? just for like a week, or so.

Strike 1
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby Mad777 on Sun Jun 14, 2020 2:00 pm

iAmCaffeine wrote:
Davie.K wrote: I am English forgive me,we are not very bright.

speak for yourself moose. must have no backbone.
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id vote yes. kinda dumb this even needs a poll. who would vote no?
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby YukFoo on Sun Jun 14, 2020 6:58 pm

Pirlo wrote:During April Challenge, I started a couple or more 1v1 Soviet Union games where opponents joined and went first playing right away without letting me see the initial drop. It gave them early bonuses of which I was unaware. That cost me few defeats in a Challenge requiring a 60% win ratio, so I just skipped that Challenge and couldn't be bothered.


I had 500 Soviet games in April. I think I started them all, or close to!

For as many times as I started the game immediately, I had an opponent who started the game immediately.

So it "evens out" as they say in regards to the shitty dice phenomenon.

It just depends on who "randomly" goes first.

Terminology such as "evens out" should never be used in a skills game! In fact, it can ONLY be used when skills are not required, and the outcome has more to do with chance. How do you "even out" your skills? Just looking at the terminology used on cc indicates problems!
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby DBandit70 on Sun Jun 14, 2020 7:15 pm

ofc llama and caffine and the first to get strikes, hope saying tha will not get me a strike lol

how long do you thing this will take to get implemented
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby Mad777 on Sun Jun 14, 2020 7:30 pm

DBandit70 wrote:ofc llama and caffine and the first to get strikes, hope saying tha will not get me a strike lol

how long do you thing this will take to get implemented

honestly i will not venture giving a timeline
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby iAmCaffeine on Sun Jun 14, 2020 8:20 pm

DBandit70 wrote:ofc llama and caffine and the first to get strikes, hope saying tha will not get me a strike lol

this comment is a strike against my character and also llama's. why doesn't this guy get a strike?

do we know how many votes we need to get this implemented?

just asking a relevant questions as that seems to do the trick.
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby DBandit70 on Sun Jun 14, 2020 11:31 pm

iAmCaffeine wrote:
DBandit70 wrote:ofc llama and caffine and the first to get strikes, hope saying tha will not get me a strike lol

this comment is a strike against my character and also llama's. why doesn't this guy get a strike?

do we know how many votes we need to get this implemented?

just asking a relevant questions as that seems to do the trick.


just pointing out who I'd of guessed to get a strike first, and I like llama we play 10+ partner games a week he just always getting chat bans lol and your ok to caffine

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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby i-andrei on Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:20 am

iAmCaffeine wrote:
DBandit70 wrote:ofc llama and caffine and the first to get strikes, hope saying tha will not get me a strike lol

this comment is a strike against my character and also llama's. why doesn't this guy get a strike?

do we know how many votes we need to get this implemented?

just asking a relevant questions as that seems to do the trick.


Half of the users on the site should do it.
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby nique on Mon Jun 15, 2020 11:39 am

YukFoo wrote:
And then you don't have to worry about someone getting butt-hurt because they feel disadvantaged or whatever because they didn't see the drop.


I could really do without the nasty homophobic lingo here. Pretty sure that's out of step with conduct rules.
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby Big Al 2012 on Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:45 pm

Oh there's actually people voting "no"! :o
I can totally see that this would be great. I wasn't aware the waiting time was 12 hours, but generally try and give my opponent as long as possible. What this would save is having to go through all the games to see if any new ones have begun and take snaps.
As for increase storage, isn't that part of the membership charges? If many players are already doing this, what's the additional?
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby flexmaster33 on Mon Jun 15, 2020 2:05 pm

That's pretty overwhelming support for a change that will fix a consistent point of contention in game play for years. Nice addition.
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby YukFoo on Mon Jun 15, 2020 11:37 pm

nique wrote:
YukFoo wrote:
And then you don't have to worry about someone getting butt-hurt because they feel disadvantaged or whatever because they didn't see the drop.


I could really do without the nasty homophobic lingo here. Pretty sure that's out of step with conduct rules.
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See here:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/butthurt ... derogatory)%20Overly%20annoyed,it%20was%20just%20a%20joke.

There is nothing homophobic, or even remotely homosexual in nature about the widely used saying "butt-hurt".

Way to exploit your sexual preference!
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby OrphanFelix on Tue Jun 16, 2020 6:05 am

+1
Also, i didn't know about the 12 hour rule 0.o
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby DBandit70 on Tue Jun 16, 2020 10:44 am

OrphanFelix wrote:+1
Also, i didn't know about the 12 hour rule 0.o


its actually not required, its just suggested
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby PBecquey on Tue Jun 16, 2020 11:51 am

I'm all for it. I don't snap and I need to take my turns when I log on or risk not being able to make it back in 24 hours. This has bothered a few people who all assume I know the rule (I'd seen some things about snaps before but never bothered to ask because I didn't care, and I've been playing for years.)

I hate unwritten rules. So if a snap is required at the beginning of fog games, make the technology do it. Otherwise, people should start assuming I'm being a "doosh" because I take my turns when I can. Sometimes I can log on 10 times a day. Sometimes, I barely make it back within 24 hours. So WTF should I wait?

Thank you for considering this option, even from those of us who haven't had a need for it.
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby TX AG 90 on Wed Jun 17, 2020 1:10 am

PBecquey wrote:I'm all for it. I don't snap and I need to take my turns when I log on or risk not being able to make it back in 24 hours. This has bothered a few people who all assume I know the rule (I'd seen some things about snaps before but never bothered to ask because I didn't care, and I've been playing for years.)

I hate unwritten rules. So if a snap is required at the beginning of fog games, make the technology do it. Otherwise, people should start assuming I'm being a "doosh" because I take my turns when I can. Sometimes I can log on 10 times a day. Sometimes, I barely make it back within 24 hours. So WTF should I wait?

Thank you for considering this option, even from those of us who haven't had a need for it.


Until this gets fixed, the sporting thing to do is tell your opponent in chat what they would have seen if they had been able to get a snap. You can also ask for the same if they take a turn before you get a snap. It's not required, but it's good sportsmanship to do so. Even if it has been 20 hours, if an opponent tells me they didn't get a snap, I'll tell them everything they missed.
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby Mishalex on Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:49 am

YukFoo wrote:It is the ONLY snap that matters.

None of the other snappers are even needed. After the first move, you can leave yourself notes, ergo snappers not needed.

It actually made ZERO sense to not have it snap the drop, unless of course the coding was too challenging and they simply didn't have the knowledge base to do so originally.

are your notes working ? doesn't seem to
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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby Pirlo on Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:21 am

Mishalex wrote:
YukFoo wrote:It is the ONLY snap that matters.

None of the other snappers are even needed. After the first move, you can leave yourself notes, ergo snappers not needed.

It actually made ZERO sense to not have it snap the drop, unless of course the coding was too challenging and they simply didn't have the knowledge base to do so originally.

are your notes working ? doesn't seem to


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Re: POLL - Auto Snapshot at game start

Postby YukFoo on Fri Jun 19, 2020 7:57 pm

Mishalex wrote:
YukFoo wrote:It is the ONLY snap that matters.

None of the other snappers are even needed. After the first move, you can leave yourself notes, ergo snappers not needed.

It actually made ZERO sense to not have it snap the drop, unless of course the coding was too challenging and they simply didn't have the knowledge base to do so originally.

are your notes working ? doesn't seem to


306 wins out of 500 Soviet Union games during the April monthly challenge.

That was good for over 60% win ratio to get onto the scoreboard!

Generally I have less than 60% win ratio.

So I would answer, YES! My notes do seem to be working!

A picture isn't worth jack shee-it when you don't get a picture of the drop!!!!!!!!!!
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