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My disappointment with all of you.
« on: May 29, 2013, 06:58:09 pm »
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You have the opportunity for some real cleverness, some real creativity in your choice of game titles. But what do I see?

John's Game
Joe's Game
5000+ All Cards
Bill's Game
4500+
Roger's Game

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Really?

Come on. I know ya'll can do better.

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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2013, 07:11:18 pm »
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The problem is that the game string has limited length and you need it to convey information. So these are pretty much the only names possibles
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2013, 07:12:37 pm »
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You get at least 23 characters.
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2013, 07:26:36 pm »
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23 characters isn't much when you want to tell people two important things: A rating you're looking for, and the sets you own. If we agreed to, say, abreviate things a little it would help, but there's too many casual players. And once you've put that inportant info in, why try and add something witty in the 5 characters you might have left?
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...spin-offs are still better for all of the previously cited reasons.
But not strictly better, because the spinoff can have a different cost than the expansion.

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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2013, 07:28:31 pm »
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2013, 07:30:05 pm »
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If people had creative titles, I still would rather join the games with the boring titles, because a simple "5k+ all cards" is so much more attractive than something creative.

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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2013, 08:12:10 pm »
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23 characters isn't much when you want to tell people two important things: A rating you're looking for, and the sets you own. If we agreed to, say, abreviate things a little it would help, but there's too many casual players. And once you've put that inportant info in, why try and add something witty in the 5 characters you might have left?

I hope you bring better counting skills to your games.

all,5k+ is 7 characters.

And if you're worried about casuals, they aren't going to respect your 5k+ anyway.

Besides, I don't think putting the + thing matters; I've still had too boot people. Further, telling people in advance what decks you have costs you a slight competitive advantage you get from hosting the game.

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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2013, 08:19:53 pm »
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It was an estimate, and your one is poor - 5k pro or casual? all cards or all sets? At worst I go with "All sets 3.5k pro" which is... 17 characters, leaving 6 characters.
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...spin-offs are still better for all of the previously cited reasons.
But not strictly better, because the spinoff can have a different cost than the expansion.

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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2013, 08:26:22 pm »
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It was an estimate, and your one is poor - 5k pro or casual? all cards or all sets? At worst I go with "All sets 3.5k pro" which is... 17 characters, leaving 6 characters.

Well, to be fair, promos don't make a huge difference, and there's a little symbol to tell you pro or casual. But I agree with keeping it plain and simple; the kind of name that I would use is: HERON ALL SETS 5000+

But I don't host games, because I haven't bought the cards yet. Mainly because I'm afraid that goko will randomly make guilds more than alchemy and I'll need to pay $1 more  :P
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2013, 08:27:03 pm »
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the + sure helps, since without it autokick doesn't work
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2013, 09:14:00 pm »
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Further, telling people in advance what decks you have costs you a slight competitive advantage you get from hosting the game.

What.
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #11 on: May 29, 2013, 09:25:55 pm »
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Further, telling people in advance what decks you have costs you a slight competitive advantage you get from hosting the game.

What.

Thank you, i am not the only one.
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #12 on: May 29, 2013, 09:31:06 pm »
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Further, telling people in advance what decks you have costs you a slight competitive advantage you get from hosting the game.

What.

Thank you, i am not the only one.

I am confused as well. The best I could think of was that I could host a game with only base hoping a really high rating player would accept, and playing with only base would level the playing field, making my win rate higher than with all cards.
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #13 on: May 29, 2013, 10:16:03 pm »
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It was an estimate, and your one is poor - 5k pro or casual? all cards or all sets? At worst I go with "All sets 3.5k pro" which is... 17 characters, leaving 6 characters.

Are you always so obtuse?

The icon tells you whether the game is pro or casual. And just the word 'all' gets the point across. And the game title doesn't matter anyway. Just kick until you find someone you like.

Look, I get it. You're 'on the spectrum,' thus your appreciation for social engagement and anything other than pedantic details suffers. And just as you get 30 extra minutes on your exams, I formally excuse you from having to come up with a human game title.
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2013, 10:19:36 pm »
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Further, telling people in advance what decks you have costs you a slight competitive advantage you get from hosting the game.

What.

Thank you, i am not the only one.

I am confused as well. The best I could think of was that I could host a game with only base hoping a really high rating player would accept, and playing with only base would level the playing field, making my win rate higher than with all cards.

Good lord. You may:
1) Have a set you are particularly adept at and only play that, preventing players who are not as familiar with that set from filtering your game out.
2) What heron said.
3) ETC.
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #15 on: May 29, 2013, 10:39:04 pm »
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Some people are more interested in having a game name where players can quickly read and understand what ruleset the host wants to use rather than having an "interesting" game name. How many people are going to see it? What do you think is an interesting name anyway, you haven't mentioned examples.

Further, telling people in advance what decks you have costs you a slight competitive advantage you get from hosting the game.

What.

Thank you, i am not the only one.

I am confused as well. The best I could think of was that I could host a game with only base hoping a really high rating player would accept, and playing with only base would level the playing field, making my win rate higher than with all cards.

Good lord. You may:
1) Have a set you are particularly adept at and only play that, preventing players who are not as familiar with that set from filtering your game out.
2) What heron said.
3) ETC.

This is really dishonest.
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #16 on: May 29, 2013, 10:47:55 pm »
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Troll thread filling with troll posts. Can we just lock this?
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #17 on: May 29, 2013, 10:49:13 pm »
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THIS THREAD IS NOW ABOUT TOAST

I prefer toast with butter over toast with jelly over plain toast.
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #18 on: May 29, 2013, 10:51:51 pm »
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THIS THREAD IS NOW ABOUT TOAST

I prefer toast with butter over toast with jelly over plain toast.

Toast with butter and jelly > all that.
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #19 on: May 29, 2013, 10:55:41 pm »
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THIS THREAD IS NOW ABOUT TOAST

I prefer toast with butter over toast with jelly over plain toast.

Toast with butter and jelly > all that.

Huh, I've never tried that before. I can see how it would work, since the butter could be naturally sweet and work with the jelly, but it still sounds odd.
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #20 on: May 29, 2013, 11:10:30 pm »
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Toast with butter-still the best.
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #21 on: May 29, 2013, 11:21:00 pm »
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I've always liked spreading a slice of bread with butter then toasting it. It's like buttering toast after it's out of the toaster and hoping that the butter will melt before the toast cools down, but without the hoping. That slice of heaven will melt.
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #22 on: May 29, 2013, 11:23:31 pm »
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I've always liked spreading a slice of bread with butter then toasting it. It's like buttering toast after it's out of the toaster and hoping that the butter will melt before the toast cools down, but without the hoping. That slice of heaven will melt.
Yes completely this is what I meant and totally the best.
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #23 on: May 29, 2013, 11:29:45 pm »
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PB & J is popular, but I prefer cream cheese with my jelly.

EDIT: that second part does sound a little weird.
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Re: My disappointment with all of you.
« Reply #24 on: May 29, 2013, 11:33:34 pm »
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PB & J is popular, but I prefer cream cheese with my jelly.
I don't like jelly at all, honestly.
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