[Meta] Newbie Experience (Formerly IC replace rate thread)

[Gamma Emerald]

I think Pick your Poison might be an interesting newbie setup
But I think it should be kept to micros to help games fill faster

[Gamma Emerald]

PyP has an n0

[Gamma Emerald]

clearly there

is

an expectation that ICs need to be particularly skillful at a certain approach to mafia, etc

as far as I know, the only requirement to IC is that you have 5 completed games on site. I guess you can loose your IC status if you are unhelpful and don't really teach.

I think an IC usergroup might be a decent idea.

There's the 3 months on the site requirement too
But a user group might work tbh

[Gamma Emerald]

I think an IC usergroup might be a decent idea.

That would be an interesting approach. Some sort of identifier username color or banner under their name denoting them as an official IC?

Not all user groups have those?

[Gamma Emerald]

Why not make the mod the IC?

[Gamma Emerald]

I think there's a stats thread for newbies

[Gamma Emerald]

I do my best to fill vacancies. For the record I think the 24 hour rule on newbie slots rule is counterproductive since it's mostly just causing newbie games to be short a slot for 24 hours more, and that's something that should change.

Disagree. Nothing turns me away from newbie games harder than having the majority of the game not be newbies at all

If I wanted to play in a game with a bunch of normal users, I'd join a micro. Which is what I do.

There should be

harsher

limitations on replacements into newbies. At no point should se/ic players outnumber actual newbies

If you get to a point where newbies replace out like that the game has essentally served its purpose in filtering those players out. Keeping some kind of newbie integrity is silly. When I need to replace a newbie slot I don't care who takes it. Only se and ic slots need be restrictive with replacements.

Do you even mod

[Gamma Emerald]

I'd let Psyche worry about his current bots for now

[Gamma Emerald]

My homesite's players would have a hard time adapting to the escalation of the games here I think

[Gamma Emerald]

wait are you saying newbies generally kill ICs

[Gamma Emerald]

SEs are already kinda considered backup ICs