A Modest Proposal to Fix Gameplay

[USAFCAPcTSgt]

The time has come to discuss the future of player involvement. Many have felt that the current state of play is lacking in many areas.  That the state of play can be improved.  Time to find out who is willing to go the distance.

Time for a player owned and controlled server.

Step 1. Players form a committee. Committee forms legal documentation and financial clear visibility on owners and owner's percentage of ownership.

Step 2. Players contribute money to ownership of game server. Every dollar a player contributes is reflected on voting percentage. For Example, server costs say $500,000 and player contributes $10,000 then said player receives 2% voting power.

Step 3. Owners convene an Ownership Committee to create Bylaws to be voted on. Suggest 95% affirmative vote for passing any resolution. This gives voting power to owners who contributed smaller amounts.

Step 4. Owners purchase server and lease Aces High from Hitech Creations.

Step 5. Owners become management of server and implement their way of game should be played.

[SFRT - Frenchy]

You plan on increasing gameplay by dividing the already deluted player base? 

[Ack-Ack]

Really bad idea.

[Chilli]

Dale has a pretty good handle on things, so forgive me for risking rule #14   ..... but if it will take an act of Congress, to fix things.................   

Did OBX put you up to this?   FUSS!  Carry on. 

[Wiley]

Really bad idea.

I've often wondered what would happen if they let them do it, just so people could actually watch whatever happens (I have my theory) in all of its glory?

What would HTC be out?  They'd make some cash for the lease.  It'd be no worse than having the AvA arena, would it?

Wiley.

[hitech]

Whats interesting is players pretty much have this now via AVA arena and custom arenas.

HiTech

[EagleDNY]

I've never seen an online game ruled by a committee that did any good at all.   I do think that the player base has contributed many useful ideas over the years that would really be simple to implement that have been completely ignored by HTC.  Simple experiments with some arena settings - like the size of the dar rings, hardness of ammo bunkers, lethality and accuracy of ack, hardness of HQ, etc. -- plenty of good ideas out there that could be tried for a week or two and then see if the player base likes it.   

[Skyyr]

Oh my.

[DmonSlyr]

Just what we need is some 2 weeker loaded noob who buys everyone out or gets the highest voting rights to come in and change everything. YIKESSS

[Lusche]

Just what we need is some 2 weeker loaded noob who buys everyone out or gets the highest voting rights to come in and change everything. YIKESSS

But rich people are smart 

[hitech]

plenty of good ideas out there that could be tried for a week or two and then see if the player base likes it.

I would guess that for every good idea there are at least 99 bad ideas presented, so now we try out 99 bad ideas (that make players angry ) just to implement 1 good idea.

Hmm there may be a slight problem with this?

Or are you saying only try the good ideas?

But wait , I already do implement the good and doable ideas.


HiTech

[Wiley]

Whats interesting is players pretty much have this now via AVA arena and custom arenas.

HiTech

I'd agree on the custom arenas if they weren't limited to 32 players iirc?  It'd take away the 'But it would've worked if there'd been enough players!' argument.

Wiley.

[Lusche]

I'd agree on the custom arenas if they weren't limited to 32 players iirc?

When I first logged in today, we had less than that in the LWMA. For quite some time.

[MrKrabs]

I have an idea... how about everyone shaddup and play the game and not continuously moan, groan, chest-thump, and simply look for the negative.

[1ijac]

Myself and another ran a successful game server for 3 years 2002-2005.  It was a pain in the patootee.  Not really sure what you are trying to accomplish, other than control.  I'd rather stick with the developer, pay my monthly usage fee and not be bothered with the many hassles of running a game server.