The Need For Gamer Tags

Kiriak of Sparta

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Lords of Life

W/Mo

I know some of you share the same thoughts as I do!

How many times have you started a quest, only to have some member quit for no reason? It has happened enought to me and others!

I would like to see Gamer Tags added in the future that shows the % of times that each player "QUITS" a group!

Now I know there is DC's but maybe they can decipher the difference!

How do you all feel about gamer tags?

Aniewiel

Aniewiel

Smite Mistress

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Land of AZ, USA

Rt/E

Something like a reputation system. Hmmm...might look in Sardelac's forum. I think someone put up an idea like that the other day.

Blu Vein

Blu Vein

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2005

Tampa

E/Me

This should be in Sardelac Sanitarium

/signed

One and Two

One and Two

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

How would do you decipher the difference between disconnect and quit? If you wanted to avoid quitting loss, then you could always disconnect...unplug modem, or config firewall, ect.

Its a great concept, but in reality not too feasible.

Remember Starcraft? Wins/Loss/Disc
Some people had 123059-0-19358

Carinae

Carinae

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Inside

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

And what about legitimate quits, like when everyone says "ok done farming, meet in D1"?

THEIvo

THEIvo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

The Netherlands

looking for a place to settle..

E/

so.. what about allowing other players to rate the leaver's loyalty?
just ask the players that remain what they think about that person who just left..

Lt.Crumpet

Lt.Crumpet

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

Michigan

R/

oh heres an idea: that guy wasnt a good healer, lets slam his loyalty just b/c he sucks. this just wouldnt be so cool....

One and Two

One and Two

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

OMG that mesmer forced his way onto the team by pairing up with a monk. KILL HIS RATING!!!

Naprius

Naprius

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

mtricht

Limburgse Jagers

W/Mo

totally red engine is rating coz i know him from the GWG forums and he is not cool

Felbryn

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Mo/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by THEIvo
so.. what about allowing other players to rate the leaver's loyalty?
just ask the players that remain what they think about that person who just left..
In addition to being potentially abusable, you still have the first problem: people can disconnect due to technical difficulties, or possibly due to a real-world crisis, and there's no way to tell the difference between that and someone who leaves because they're a jerk.

You also have cases where people leave due to personality or tactical conflicts. Players might have serious disagreements about whether or not it's "legitimate" to leave a group because, in your estimation, the group has negligible chance of completing the mission successfully. Or, if one person joins a group and then goes AFK, if the rest of the group decides to quit and restart, does the leech get the right to give each of them a black mark?


I'm pretty sure the devs said in one of the interviews that they were already looking at some way to penalize chronic leavers...