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We're going to be implementing changes to the categories we have in Circus pretty soon. Having the games have tiers has been an interesting experiment but it no longer makes sense for us.
Recap: We currently have 5 tiers of games. They are Big, Standard, Expert, Beginner, and Other. The only games that are ever hosted are Big Standard and Other, and the existence of a "Beginner" tier can make it seem like we don't want new users joining regular games (this is the opposite of the impression we want to give).
Instead we are considering making the categories more accurately describe the type of game that is going to be played within the thread. A free for all game may be called "Such and Such Mafia" but have very little to do with the NOC game running in the thread below it.
Also, there are 4 games running right now, 3 of which are "Other". This is shameful.
A suggested breakdown of tiers is as follows:
1) Big
2) Mafia vs Village
3) Free For All
4) Multifaction
5) Role Playing
6) Diplomacy
7) NOC
8) Other
The benefits of having such a category system are that people can easily take a look at similar games that happened in the past and we have a more organized forum in general. And nobody was using the previous category system anyway - every small game is Standard, regardless of complexity.
I'm interested in your opinions on what the new categories should be. If you have suggestions, post them in this thread.
cool thanks
Recap: We currently have 5 tiers of games. They are Big, Standard, Expert, Beginner, and Other. The only games that are ever hosted are Big Standard and Other, and the existence of a "Beginner" tier can make it seem like we don't want new users joining regular games (this is the opposite of the impression we want to give).
Instead we are considering making the categories more accurately describe the type of game that is going to be played within the thread. A free for all game may be called "Such and Such Mafia" but have very little to do with the NOC game running in the thread below it.
Also, there are 4 games running right now, 3 of which are "Other". This is shameful.
A suggested breakdown of tiers is as follows:
1) Big
2) Mafia vs Village
3) Free For All
4) Multifaction
5) Role Playing
6) Diplomacy
7) NOC
8) Other
The benefits of having such a category system are that people can easily take a look at similar games that happened in the past and we have a more organized forum in general. And nobody was using the previous category system anyway - every small game is Standard, regardless of complexity.
I'm interested in your opinions on what the new categories should be. If you have suggestions, post them in this thread.
cool thanks