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astinkyfart
1/08/2005
09:16:40
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 Subject: for teams
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i have posted this once in team forums but they move so quickly now that i want to mention this here because i feel it would really be helpful. two things i would like to see for teams 1. a way to accept part of challenges without completely canceling the whole challenge. for example i get a ten man challenge but i can only match eight, it would be great to check the eight boxes i can match and accept. this would save lots of time and cut out on all the canceling and resending. i think lots of times us captains are so busy that we usually justs cancel and dont even bother to go into the discussion of how and why. ok. 2. it would be nice to have an automatic message if your team isnt accepting challenges at the moment for whatever reason. this way if you get a challenge you dont have to just cancel and either leave them guessing or tell them why. if you could prepare a general message that would automatically go to any team captain that sends a challenge i think it would be nice. please leave this in gk related as the team forums move so fast now it will not be seen by alot of players.
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mormel12
1/08/2005
12:07:02
[ report this post ] | i think
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you've brought up some fine point here:)
Greetings
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greyrabbit
1/08/2005
16:08:46
[ report this post ] | Agreed
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Yup that would help. I do try and send reasons when I decline a challenge, as I'd expect from opposing captains. However they sometimes come so thick and fast!
Cheers
Charlie
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perro_feo
1/09/2005
20:48:14
[ report this post ] | I agree
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Its a good idea.
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chrisp
1/10/2005
11:47:29
[ report this post ] | I Agree
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Top plan astinkyfart
It would definitely make the job of setting up team challenges a lot easier.
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ccmcacollister
1/10/2005
19:46:05
[ report this post ] | I'll not ever be a captain ...
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but sounds like good ideas to me, astinkyfart .
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astinkyfart
1/10/2005
22:26:11
[ report this post ] | I HATE TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT
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BUT... I FAIL TO SEE THE REASONING TO VOTE THIS TO TEAM THREADS AFTER I ASKED NICELY TO KEEP IT HERE AND GAVE AN EXPLANATION WHY? NOTICE I SAID PLEASE??? I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND SOME THINGS :(
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lordoftherings
1/11/2005
01:13:35
[ report this post ] | difficult...
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...to understand ! that's true.. :(
i agree.
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astinkyfart
1/12/2005
15:34:26
[ report this post ] | something else that would be nice
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a function that would let you check available players for your team. as it stands you must issue a challenge just to check your players status. a simple check player feature would be great! :)
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crazycanuck
1/12/2005
21:00:07
[ report this post ] | for teams captains ..........
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you have made a couple of valid points there stinky! I would like to be able to match up players that are available at the time of the proposed match. Like you said stinky if you get a challenge that has 10 players and you can match only 8 then you cancel and resend and sometimes you don't get the same players that were in the original match. I for one will always try to accept as many team matches as my team mates will allow me too!
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mormel12
1/13/2005
01:56:29
[ report this post ] | It also would be handy
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to have a list available of the players from the opposing team, where i can compare their ratings to that of my team, so i can pick out my players in such way a fair match is possible.
I now work around it with several windows opened, but it's just a thought:)
Greetings
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soujrnr
2/17/2005
07:32:45
[ report this post ] | Great ideas!
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All of the ideas mentioned should be implemented. As a team captain, I maintain a database in MS Excel and I track all players by name, days per move, max and min ratings they are comfortable playing, and whether or not they are eligible to play based upon the challenge screen. I update it almost daily and it only take a couple minutes. However, it would be greatly expedited if I didn't have to actually create a fake challenge just to see who can play in a match and who can't.
I particularly like the idea of being able to accept a challenge even if I don't have the correct amount of players. I can select whom I do have available and not have to reject the challenge and email the other captains to tell them whom I have available to play.
My next question is this: Does anyone from GK who has the power to make these changes ever read this board? I see a lot of suggestions but never any actions from "admins" or whomever on the suggestions. Site moderators please respond. Inquiring minds want to know.
Good day!
Mike
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soarrehelle
2/24/2005
01:28:36
[ report this post ] | This Just KILLS Me!!
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This is some of the stuff I was trying to talk about in my two postings earlier this month. (One here and one in the team section seeing as this fits both places.) I had at first said that all the Captains need a place of thier own (I still think that but that's not the point here) but then I went on to say that if that was out of the question, then some sort of reform was needed in the way a Captain sets up team matches. It all comes down to being able to see at a glance who's open for play, and who's not. I have sent two requests to the webmaster and was told to use the forum page, so I know that my suggestions were not read. Even if something was added to each team page just to show who's open for a game would help, and I don't think it would be all that hard to do.
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