Messages on Join game screen

[wcaclimbing]

Could it be possible to make it so when you create a game (public or private) to leave a small message on the join game screen under your game so you could invite more people/ have more fun/ be able to make a better choice when joining a game? On some other internet games, the game listing has your name, the game type, and some message you add. I think this would be good for CC's joingame screen.

examples of game messages:
-Join this if you dare
-Only join if your score is above 1500
-This game needs one good doubles team.
-I will kill you all if you join
-come join this game for a good time
-This game is realtime!!!


This would make it a lot easier to join a game and find something you want, because this message would help me / others make decisions on what game to join.

Priority (1-5)
=3.5

does anyone else like it?

[Dlakavi]

Great idea!!!

Don't join this game, all spaces are reserved

[wcaclimbing]

lack/andy, would this be possible to implement some time?

[AndyDufresne]

I think the coding of it would be possible, but I'd have to let lack answer that specifically. As for the suggestion, I think some sort of 'comment' could be a nice little idea. Obviously a character limit of say 25-35 characters or so, to keep out long winded messages.

I can see a lot of use for it, like the ones you've listed and also say for clans setting up games, etc.

Not a bad idea, we'll have to see what Lack thinks.


--Andy

[wicked]

I think if you want to use it to impose any type of restrictions, e.g. realtime, certain scores only, well that's what password-protected games are for.

[wcaclimbing]

so its currently tied at 5 good idea votes and 5 bad idea votes...

I agree with andy that a 25-35 character limit would be good.

If people have a problem with the message thing, could there be a section in the "settings" page where we could turn the messages on or off? then people wouldnt have to see them if they didnt want to

[Backglass]

I like this idea.

Call it "Game Title" or "Game Description" instead of "Messages".

[wicked]

If people have a problem with the message thing, could there be a section in the "settings" page where we could turn the messages on or off? then people wouldnt have to see them if they didnt want to

uhh then what would be the purpose of leaving them if people didn't have to read them? lol You'd get a lot of, "didn't you read the message man, this game was only for tranvestites from Idaho!"

[Ronaldinho]

I think the coding of it would be possible, but I'd have to let lack answer that specifically. As for the suggestion, I think some sort of 'comment' could be a nice little idea. Obviously a character limit of say 25-35 characters or so, to keep out long winded messages.

I can see a lot of use for it, like the ones you've listed and also say for clans setting up games, etc.

Not a bad idea, we'll have to see what Lack thinks.


--Andy

i think if lack was to do it there should be "ready made" messages, i.e:

- Realtime
-colonels only etc...
-American players only


With these "ready made" messages the feature couldent be miss-used by players.

I think this is a great idea and would love to see it put in place in the near futre.

[wcaclimbing]

how could you misuse it?

all it would be would be to enter a 25 character message when you make the game which you cant edit, and then people read the message and decide if they want to join the game.

[dugcarr1]

there should be options when strating game,,

ie,, sore rank ect.

miniumum games played?


think about it

[Ronaldinho]

how could you misuse it?

all it would be would be to enter a 25 character message when you make the game which you cant edit, and then people read the message and decide if they want to join the game.

You get noobs from another site pissing about miss using what they put, they put shitty little messages to annoy another players on the site.

[Hoff]

i just think it will clutter the screen and it will just look bad.

[lackattack]

I'm concerned that this will be used by people to discorage newbies from joining their games, and newbies will find the join page unwelcoming.

[Hoff]

i agree

[RexRegis]

I'm concerned that this will be used by people to discorage newbies from joining their games, and newbies will find the join page unwelcoming.

I agree, rather have a confirmation after you click "join game" where there could be some kind of msg.
if we get more options to choose from, RT, missions, place troops at start, etc... the join page will be very clutter so a confirmation page with all the options would be one idea to solve that isue too.

[wcaclimbing]

I'm concerned that this will be used by people to discorage newbies from joining their games, and newbies will find the join page unwelcoming.

then make a rule that you cant have a message telling newbies/people with only a few games to not join.

[wcaclimbing]

so lack, do you think that this will eventually be implemented, or is it just not gonna work

[lackattack]

not gonna work, at least for now...

[wcaclimbing]

[Backglass]

Sad. It's a worthy idea.