Post by bananabandana » Wed Oct 10, 2012 2:29 pm
Zarckovich wrote:Sitter.
The idea is that you can make one of your guild mates watch over your city. The one who ownes the cities can allow a guildmate to:
-build
-recrute
-trade
-attack
-support
-demolish buildings
-conquer
(maybe you have another idea)
These things are optional, so you can for instance allow a guildmate to build, recrute and trade, but not to attack, support, etc. any combination can be made.
In order to let someone watch your city you can open the menu and there should be a button called "sitter". By tapping this button you get a new window. In here you can type the player name of your sitter (must be a guildmate) and press enter. Then you of course get a warning if you really want to.
As next another new window opens. Here you can select what the sitter is allowed to do and what the sitter is not allowed to do.
The last step is typing a security code (picture with letters/numbers, you have to copy) and then you have a sitter.
Summary of menu:
-menu
-all options...
-sitter
-type sitter name
(warning if you want to
proceed)
-select things that
sitter is allowed to do
-tap proceed
-security code
-tap proceed
-you have a sitter
If you know the online game Travian, then you probably understand what i mean.
The sitter takes care of your cities when you are gone for some days (a week...). When you are back you simply deactivate the sitter.
I like this idea a lot, granted there is a LOT of trust you'd have to put in that guild mate or friend to not screw you over in that time. But this idea is a huge improvement on a standard vacation mode.
My main qualm against vacation mode is that it ruins the PvP aspect of the game. Sure with a freeze you would not gain any benefits and would start back into the game "below" the curve, but consider late game, players can use vacation mode as a huge deterrent to a massive guild invasion, which, though it may not waste enemy troops or resources, it will most definitely ruin hours even days of planning, organizing, and executing by the push of a button. Other than that, in a PvP environment, players are meant to be kept on their toes. It adds to the excitement, but I understand that it can be frustrating to lose so much time and effort simply by taking a vacation or being away from your device.
I've seen players pass off their devices to friends, but a virtual way to do that would be much more efficient, which is why I like your sitter idea. Perhaps you could even add incentive for your guild to watch over it, like a payoff.
I also like MagicPie's idea of limiting the features the other player could access, as an account protection tool.
Nice work, Zarckovich!
[quote="Zarckovich"]
Sitter.
The idea is that you can make one of your guild mates watch over your city. The one who ownes the cities can allow a guildmate to:
-build
-recrute
-trade
-attack
-support
-demolish buildings
-conquer
(maybe you have another idea)
These things are optional, so you can for instance allow a guildmate to build, recrute and trade, but not to attack, support, etc. any combination can be made.
In order to let someone watch your city you can open the menu and there should be a button called "sitter". By tapping this button you get a new window. In here you can type the player name of your sitter (must be a guildmate) and press enter. Then you of course get a warning if you really want to.
As next another new window opens. Here you can select what the sitter is allowed to do and what the sitter is not allowed to do.
The last step is typing a security code (picture with letters/numbers, you have to copy) and then you have a sitter.
Summary of menu:
-menu
-all options...
-sitter
-type sitter name
(warning if you want to
proceed)
-select things that
sitter is allowed to do
-tap proceed
-security code
-tap proceed
-you have a sitter
If you know the online game Travian, then you probably understand what i mean.
The sitter takes care of your cities when you are gone for some days (a week...). When you are back you simply deactivate the sitter.[/quote]
I like this idea a lot, granted there is a LOT of trust you'd have to put in that guild mate or friend to not screw you over in that time. But this idea is a huge improvement on a standard vacation mode.
My main qualm against vacation mode is that it ruins the PvP aspect of the game. Sure with a freeze you would not gain any benefits and would start back into the game "below" the curve, but consider late game, players can use vacation mode as a huge deterrent to a massive guild invasion, which, though it may not waste enemy troops or resources, it will most definitely ruin hours even days of planning, organizing, and executing by the push of a button. Other than that, in a PvP environment, players are meant to be kept on their toes. It adds to the excitement, but I understand that it can be frustrating to lose so much time and effort simply by taking a vacation or being away from your device.
I've seen players pass off their devices to friends, but a virtual way to do that would be much more efficient, which is why I like your sitter idea. Perhaps you could even add incentive for your guild to watch over it, like a payoff.
I also like MagicPie's idea of limiting the features the other player could access, as an account protection tool.
Nice work, Zarckovich!