Planned Changes: Newbie Game Deadlines

[Gamma Emerald]

Hm, I'm not sure I would appreciate this if it had happened in my first game. When I first signed up I was always v/la on weekends and so were like two or three other players, it would've been unfortunate for a game to start on a Monday and none of us post anywhere near day end. Maybe D1 should stay somewhat longer, and the other days shorter? idk

This is a thing in multiple other games, I'm seconding this

[Gamma Emerald]

Confirmation phases are a thing in other games as well: if I remember correct I saw Ircher mod a newbie where he had one

[Gamma Emerald]

If you haven't posted game advancing content in 7 days (on 14 day deadlines) or say 4 days (7 day deadlines) you get replaced, even if V/LA.

I have an issue (in general) with this idea. I think that it's not the game moderator's job to say if you're posting game advancing content, because that's overstepping the bounds. If a player wants to just prod dodge then it's a valid tactic and it's up to the rest of the players to decide what to do with that.

I think a fairly good blanket policy is this: if the post could be made in another topic and no context/quality is lost, it doesn't count as game-advancing (so prod-dodges don't fall under it, but practically anything wrt the specific game does.)

[Gamma Emerald]

Papa Zizi posted about instant night and I think that’s a reasonable consideration on it’s own but I have two qualms. First, that’s not site precedent, which means we’re setting an incorrect standard. We shouldn’t be lying to try and get more people, that would probably lose even more than before. The second is the night phase gives Mafia a chance to strategize, and people who are behind a chance to catch up.