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In latest update: better politeness ... by design
Posted by
webmaster
8 Jun 2004 11:54am
This update touched $Ticket and Ladder games only.
The goal of this update was to counteract the impoliteness of those 'bad sports' who make their opponents wait (with multiple
reconnections, etc.) when their games are 'almost' lost
Instead of constantly taking administrative measures against such impolite
players, we have introduced a system that upon a player's disconnection evaluates the chances to win.
If chances to win for a disconnected player are less than 15%, then his/her opponent should not have to wait for the full reconnection time(s) to expire. Instead, the win will be awarded upon a single move expiration time.
Thank You
Posted by
Ed_Blue
(VIP) 8 Jun 2004 4:45pm
As usual, thanks for your intervention an doing the right thing.
Oboy!
Posted by
YoYoRating
8 Jun 2004 3:30pm
Yeaaaaaaaaa! Now that's fair. That should save us all many long boring think-youre-gonna-die-waiting sessions. Thank you, webmaster.
'YAHOO'
Posted by
(VIP) 8 Jun 2004 10:14pm
THIS MAY PUT SOME STINKERS OUT OF BUSINESS. GOOD RIDENCE - TO BAD RUBBISH!
THE BEST PART IS - THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE!
Nice move, but ...
Posted by
calc_guy
9 Jun 2004 11:25pm
... WHY only for ticket and Ladder games? I'd think this'd be a welcome change for all games!
calc_guy
Only $Ticket and Ladder games are affected because...
Posted by
webmaster
10 Jun 2004 10:06am
Here are the 2 reasons why only $Ticket and Ladder games are affected -- (1) Technical Reason & (2) Non-Technical Reason:
(1) Technical Reason [whoever gets confused, skip to reason (2)]
This change pertains to all games. In some games (backgammon, chess, etc.) external game state analysis program is applied to accurately evaluate the state of the interrupted game. This, in turn, requires time, resources and accurate synchronization if there are several such interrupted games at any point in time.
(2) Non-Technical Reason
GameColony earns commission on $Ticket games. Top 10 Ladder winners each month receive Ticket prizes and also potentially contribute to $Ticket games.
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