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Ivorich Von Forge 
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Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Location: Shreveport, La Status: Offline Points: 44 |
 Topic: SittersPosted: 20 Apr 2010 at 22:39 |
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"I did my best. If my best was unsatisfactory, I suggest next time you chose a different Viceroy or holiday mode. Sorry."
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rescendent
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Joined: 05 Mar 2010 Status: Offline Points: 60 |
Posted: 20 Apr 2010 at 21:04 |
Might also cause drama when they get back off holiday - "What do you mean my town wasn't sufficiently protected while you were looking after it? - What have you done!"
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Ivorich Von Forge
Greenhorn
Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Location: Shreveport, La Status: Offline Points: 44 |
Posted: 20 Apr 2010 at 13:51 |
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In every MMO I have ever played, till this one, account sharing has been illegal, has been done anyway, and has caused MASSIVE drama.
Viceroys, on the other hand, wherein the acct owner types in the name of the chosen viceroy and clicks appoint and the viceroy then accepts and logs in on his own, self-selected PW to run the account until the owner comes back and removes the viceroy is good way of dealing with temporary inactivity and gives the player an option. "I can enter holiday mode and have protection similar to new player protection, but no activity at all can be done on the account; or I can appoint a viceroy to continue my growth, but I will have no protection." |
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GM Stormcrow
Moderator Group 
GM Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Location: Illyria Status: Offline Points: 3820 |
Posted: 19 Apr 2010 at 22:20 |
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Account Sitting is now live, Announcement in Forum.
Edited by GM Stormcrow - 19 Apr 2010 at 22:21 |
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Fishymax
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Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Location: Ipswich Status: Offline Points: 9 |
Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 15:59 |
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The sitters policy has ruined games like Travian for all the players who enjoy the social aspect, and having their hard work rewarded. More and more the sitters are 3 people logging in for 8 hours each, so the account is running 24 hours per day. They raid constantly, (the entirety of the board sometimes with the better sharers) and never interact. Further to that, I dont want to have to be on a game every waking hour to have a chance at it, but if I do spend a day on a game, I want that to reflect in the progress I as an individual have made. Likewise, there are some people who do want to play for 8 hours per day, and their results should reflect that also. Just because I know some guy who works nights and is willing to keep on pressing buttons constantly, doesnt mean that I should have more impact on the game, than for instance, the friendly guy who I talk to every day at similar times, and makes the game a joy to play. sorry to go on, just my two - penneth. I think the web needs a game like this, but this time played by real people, not social recluses and grease-monkey. (the site that runs fixes for games, and takes all the fun out of them)
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HonoredMule
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Joined: 05 Mar 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1650 |
Posted: 07 Apr 2010 at 16:08 |
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Actually, I'm not so keen on minimum holiday time. I don't see a reason to differentiate between sitting and vacations, because they are already quite separated by capability and who can or will use them.
If you have friends in game that you can trust, you should use sitters because that is inherently more flexible and secure, and keeps you growing--and while you can check in if you wish, you can also relax knowing your account is still being given care and attention. If you're a lone wolf, you'll need to spend prestige, be locked out of your account, and lose productivity. And, you'll likely use vacation time so you can go off the grid during long weekends spent camping, on a trip to Vegas, or stalking your co-worker's ex-wife's cousin (for example). In those cases, you won't need a full 7 days unless you get a little extra vacation in the cooler or get mauled by a cougar (for example). |
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bow locks
Forum Warrior 
Joined: 09 Mar 2010 Status: Offline Points: 211 |
Posted: 06 Apr 2010 at 20:52 |
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whatever happens - your solution is now urgent if siege machines go live - in fact i hesitate to say that siege shouldnt go live until you've sorted a few odds and sods like this out. not many, but a few.
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Candls
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Joined: 21 Mar 2010 Status: Offline Points: 14 |
Posted: 05 Apr 2010 at 12:46 |
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How about a minimum holiday period ie: 1 week, if people want to take a shorter break then either use the 'sitter' option or just take it on the chin.
This should make the difference between the 2 - short and long term and hopefully keep the holiday option fair. This could also be joined with a short cooldown period, I would agree with 48Hrs
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HonoredMule
Postmaster General
Joined: 05 Mar 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1650 |
Posted: 05 Apr 2010 at 00:24 |
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How about 48 hours AND only being allowed to activate holidays n times within x timespan? (perhaps 3 times within 4 weeks)
If a player does find himself facing a situation similar to that which Stormcrow posted--be it in regard to holiday time or some other similar underhanded tactic--that player may wish to consider partnering with someone using the sitter system so that the window of opportunity for defensive and/or offensive reaction will not be lost. This would be just one of many ways that it pays to make friends in a game like this. |
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GM Stormcrow
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GM Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Location: Illyria Status: Offline Points: 3820 |
Posted: 05 Apr 2010 at 00:09 |
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Though I still think there should be some cooldown between holiday ending and the next one starting.
What I don't want is 2 cities nearby each other doing the following:
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