Game set up, a request for revission.

[ELIZABETH1122 337]

I would like a discussion that might lead to a better more fair game set up.  Their have been many, many complaints about junior ranks spoiling games of the higher ranks and conversely, people also complaining of higher ranks taking over games run by lower ranks.  Their has been a lot of resentment from most concerned.

 

Many do not realize that when setting a game up that the Rank range is large and might prejudice the author of the game.  Even for those who do know that the rank range can be changed and do adjust the the range of rank, its start and end points, that it may revert to a default setting unbeknown to them if any further adjustment are made to the game plan.  Their are also cynical people of course, who deliberately set a range with their rank at the highest point and extend it down as low as is possibly permitted, to allow the most possible junior ranks in.  This is what happens in so called set up games, when a plant player with a very low rank is deliberately put in a game solo, to open up and to lure the unsuspecting to oppose.  The unwary join in to oppose and  the set up team of much higher Rank, bristling with supplies gradually reappear, blasting any opposition off the map.  It is a crystal fest for them at he expense of the very junior opposition who have a very bitter experience!  

 

I would like Tanki Officials to look at the game set up procedure in view to making some adjustments.  Here are some of my thoughts.

 

 Firstly, the the default Rank Range is far too large as is the manual override choice.

 

Second, if the setting up player adjusts the Rank Range scope first and then readjusts other settings the Rank Range reverts back to the default setting.  I think that as standard that when setting up a game that if the range is not adjusted the lowest start setting is the Rank of the setting adjuster.  This need technical appraisal and a fail safe incorporating.

 

So third, I would suggest that when a player setts up a game, his rank aught to come in the midle of the Rank Range and not at the bottom, particularly if no attempt has been made to manual override range.

 

 

I apologize if it is difficult to comprehend what I have written.  I would very much welcome reasoned argument  to make this system better, I believe that if done properly it could answer quite a few problems very simply once and for all time.  Perhaps people might propose what might be an acceptable Rank Range that is more fair for all and cause the least argument.

[ELIZABETH1122 337]

Perhaps a suggestion to start off might be when initiating a new game, might be for Rank.  If a Sergeant started a new game of the Automatic Range might be from Corporal to Master Sergeant.  The Sergeant would have say 2 Ranks below and 2 Ranks above.  So when choosing a new game to start he would set the Game name, the season, number of players and the automatic default setting for Rank 2 above and 2 below.

 

Obviously a very new player would have to come at the bottom and a top rank start off a new game at the top, but generally speaking in any new game you might expect to come in the middle of Ranks in any game.  Perhaps their is no need for any adjustment of the range of Rank or end and start or the range might be slightly more extended.  Perhaps the higher ranking players will have a different Range of Rank in any game to those at the very bottom.

 

At the present time the range is  unacceptable and that Generals and Marshals can play against Captains or lower inappropriate.

[AbsoluteZero 3,729]

Their are also cynical people of course, who deliberately set a range with their rank at the highest point and extend it down as low as is possibly permitted,

I'd actually recommend this if you want to gain xp points faster. I don't think it is cynical. Players also can choose to play in battles that have already been created with their rank the highest. That way you don't get blasted off the map as often.

 

I agree the slider for selecting ranks is not that great. It should be easier to see that not only can you slide it, you can also adjust it. Two little arrows does not make this clear. Most of the problems we face would go away if this was made clearer.  How many generalisimos know that they can create a battle just for generalisimos?

 

 

I do agree that something needs to be done about the default ranges. 15 levels difference for me is too much.

[ELIZABETH1122 337]

With this account I do not fear tanks from much higher rank, it is very effective.  When starting off as a new player that was a different matter and that is true of my other account , I do not purchase kit or supplies for that.  I want good balanced games I do not want to be in a team that absolutely boss every thing else nor the converse.  

 

The slider, that is the word.  Thank you so much for displaying it.  It is very poor.  The default is rigged I feel, even when setting it it all t readily reverts back to the default setting without one even realizing it.  I feel that the available Rank spread is far too wide  I also feel that when one set up a game it should be impossible to set ones self up as the top ran and nor should the default be the bottom.  One should appear in the game as a middle ranking tank for that particular game.  This would make set up games just to make XP as you call it or large amounts of crystals.  the game would be far more fair.  

 

Generals then could not complain about low ranks not scoring and the low ranks would not be blasted off the map because never the two shall meet outside of perhaps a competition.  I feel that the majority of games the game setter has absolutely no idea that it can be adjusted both up and down rank and the number of inclusive ranks.  Why should it be adjustable at all.  It should be set as default permanently and nonadjustable.  It would solve an awful lot of problems.

[Mr.SV.ENS 738]

Good point, I agree with you. But please use the normal font + size as it's really annoying to read your posts like that.

[TheRollingSlab 803]

I agree with you that the rank range is too big. Warrant officer's can play with Generalissimos! But I don't think it's as bad as you think.