I agree with ideia that let owner to use veil on their member incase they were sleeping or awey so u dont lose the badge if u already got 1
A question to those complaining about the war times.... What times would you suggest that would be reasonable and cater to as many time zones as possible? (serious question, I've tried thinking of some but haven't come up with anything better).
The estoc trials are great fun, but only if you have a chance, so need better matchup system. That won't happen unless u have some kind of signup system instead of opt out. Why not make a clan size selection of signup? So if you have 20 members to signup, you select that clan size, have your 20 members push a join button-enabled when you signed up, no more than 20 can join. Then all clans in that signup group are matched and war. Payout should be paid whether losing side ff or goes the entire time. I honestly don't see the point of going the time if you are getting stomped so bad there is no hope.
I think the forums needs an overhaul on the way the community treats each other and how mods, present and future handle things. I've noticed lately more flaming that ever. I can PM 1 of several mods and it could take 4-5 hours before one actually notices it. It feels as if you, ATA, has put the forum community on the back burner. Why? Forums are just as important. Some of the biggest profits for you guys has been started through forums. Whether it's someone mouthing off and starts a giant OSW, or someone buys xtals to get money for a strip. I think the forums need either a voting system for threads or more mods, or even FORUM only mods. It will take time to implement, but it will be well worth it.
I'm suprised hearing this coming from you, but agree on the notion. Unfortunately, you cannot overhaul human nature. Sorry. Moderators handle things pretty well IMO - for "employees" that do not get paid. But I see what you're saying. Having drone mods that do not speak as players, but only as correctful moderators would require a payroll. The current team does exceptionally well considering they recieve nothing more than speakers and the ability to semi-silence you. Perhaps a kaw_admin would be able to assist if active more often. As a realist, I see this as a sign of ATA being overwhelmed with the incoming traffic. A bit too many players and too little staff to answer the constant influx of complaints. Hence, why I believe they changed the silencing rules. Too many whiny ass players. If only there was a way to teach the newer players that crying is frowned upon....oh wait... Forum only mods is a concept that is a slippery slope. When a player walls a mod that is online, and the "forum" mods are not online, what then? Moose was a great forumer before he became a moderator. I believe that is why he is the general forum moderator. Belle being the secondary. The other moderators make random appearances and sweep up garbage threads, but lately, there has been severe lapses. Not their fault, as they arent required to be on 24/7.. You can make a case for more moderators being needed.
I'd like to say that the mods are silencing people for very stupid reasons.. U should def look into that.. Cuz being silenced for being a female is completely ludicrous.. It didn't happen to me but I watched it happen to quite a few members in wc just cuz their name was clearly feminine.. Please find a way to regulate the mods!! Thank u!!
For Thursdays war if you have 40members (minimum) are u allowed to kick members after the 2hr mark and go under 40?
KaW admin may post answers on this thread, or may wait until next week and address community issues there, after hearing what Players have to say
I hope they address my earlier idea/concern about the veil and mid size clans being able to war without booting half the clan
Presently, moderators have no way to deal with flamers. Our toolbox allows us to 1. Lock/unlock threads 2. Merge multiple threads into on thread 3. Move threads into the proper forums 4. Delete threads/posts We cannot stop spammers or people who flame threads. Flamers can simply flame on, and there is actually ZERO difference between me telling them they are violating ToU and you telling them they are violating ToU. Even though I can't assist you, SUPPORT CAN! . Since you understand that the response time is slow with the moderation team, just tap an email out to support@athinkingape.com. Include a link to your thread and state who you wish to see banned. I love forums. They keep me in the game. PHBB does not include a way for the devs to put a option on threads, although that would be brilliant. What would be great is if I had the ability to actually block flamers from posting for 24 hours, which is something that PHBB Does allow. If i had that tool, it would save lots of Players tons of frustration, because I could stop common flamers from turning threads I to crap. As for forum mods, I like the idea of having mods from all walks of the game join the team, and that includes Players who were born in/understand forum, such as the likes of myself those are the ones who need the forum silencing button, in my perfect world. I would be reluctant to, however, just restrict some mods to forum, as we can all monitor wc as well.
Really 64 against 37. No matter if strenght is the same no way for us to win outnumberd 2 to 1. Devs gotta fix the matchup process.
The matchups are the best they are going to be. If they changed them to your liking then someone else will complain that they are bad. Try recruiting more players next time.