Thoughts for the day

[Virus13]

After generally getting hacked off by the dubious tactics of some (many) individuals, I wonder if there is any mileage in the following ideas?:

1 - Guest only games - Guests allowed to play within the site but only against other guests until they have registered and created a profile?
2 - Allowing only one profile to be registered to a verified email account?
3 - Removing the ability to register profiles to a non-existent email account (I have registered a profile against stickofcelery@allotment.co.uk)?
4 - Removing the ability of players to use "Dragons" in games unless they are all-dragon games (Contentious)? This would stop the dubious tactic employed by a few individuals who think it is fair to bully lower level players or just join lower level games to increase their xp? (you know who you are!!!)
5 - Remove the blacklist as it has become laughable and a home for paranoid individuals, it is obvious that lower level players will gang up on higher levels or bullies, it's the individuals who openly cheat who should be castigated or teams of people? I have been involved in a 6 player game when 4 of them were either the same person or all sat in the same bedroom(?)
6 - Highlight the genuinely good / helpful players who nurture talent or actually adhere to a personal code of (for want of a better word) chivalry. I have played some decent people over the last few days and people like that should always be rewarded?

Note:
I have created my own little fun game, I create a new profile every day and then see what level I can reach before I get bored, it is much more fun than playing as a guest and it does allow you to test your skills / weaknesses against higher levels but on a level playing field with the boost attacks etc, I particularly like using the snow giants.

I am writing this on behalf of SuffolkBlue )

[Ozserf]

EFFACÉ

[Vortex_Master]

1.) Ok, but odd, as our guests have gone down.
2.) I think that is already active for the origonal VW site.
3.) Most websites do not allow that already.
4.) What does everybody have against Dragons?!
5.) No, just no. I use it as it should be treated, and if it gets out of hand on there, it can be handled by our fine moderators.
6.) Would take to long, just friend them in VW2.

And SERIOUSLY?! THREE?!

[Virus13]

Don't know why it appeared three times, been having server problems all day but hey ho

[Ozserf]

EFFACÉ

[Virus13]

1.) Ok, but odd, as our guests have gone down.
2.) I think that is already active for the origonal VW site.
3.) Most websites do not allow that already.
4.) What does everybody have against Dragons?!
5.) No, just no. I use it as it should be treated, and if it gets out of hand on there, it can be handled by our fine moderators.
6.) Would take to long, just friend them in VW2.

And SERIOUSLY?! THREE?!

As I said, not sure why it appeared 3 times ??
Just in response:
1 - It is an answer to the individuals who feel it is ok to use a dual account in the same game, even though it doesn't actually need to be a guest account as you can create as many profiles as you want easily and then use those?
2- You do not need an actual email address to create a player profile on this site, you can only register one forum profile to a specific email account but you can also just create a non-existent email address to create the forum profile and thus the confirmation email goes no-where
4 - Dragons are not a problem, just some of the users use them in a bullying way against very low levels (they know who they are)
5- It is out of hand, just read it, it is a home for paranoia

[AxemBlue]

Good grief, why does everyone think dragons equal god mode, they are not overpowered in the slightest.

Anyway, my solution to numbers 5 and 6 would be a reputation system: after a game, you get to either increase or decrease every player's reputation by one, flagging unscrupulous players and rewarding honorable ones. The number would go right next to that R:# under your name in the beta. There could even be leaderboards for it!

And yes, the blacklist is getting a bit silly, they're going to list every player in the game before long

[Xtermy]

#6 is already implemented in the form of a forum thread, but indeed not in-game.

[Ratburntro44]

1. No. Guests don't make money or really contribute to the community, so despite the fact that I myself often play guest only games, no.
2. Coolzorz.
3. Coolzorz.
4. No, just no.
5. Nope.
6. Um

[main_gi]

#4 - Everyone seems to think Dragons are OP. Okay, maybe they have 5% more attack/defense than another class, but it's like hating on someone else 1 level higher than you and has put another skill point in attack/defense in TDP4.