BrainKing - Foros de discusión (Feature requests)

Asunto: Re: Ratings and Rules

playBunny: hehe, you mean your as lazy as most of us? (myself included). I guess I have no life but the extra few seconds of clicking and navigating for "ratings to rules" really doesn't matter to me . . . however, the "game to rules" link is a must (especially when I can't remeber is a dog can eat a wolf in jungle, LOL).

18. Octubre 2005, 17:55:08

Andersp

Asunto: Re: How about

Fencer: Ok..i do the Norweigian translation for autopass..deal?

18. Octubre 2005, 17:54:38

Asunto: Re: How about

Fencer: it depends on the feature . . . ;)

18. Octubre 2005, 17:54:12

Asunto: Re: How about

Andersp: You might be saying that as a joke but it's a good idea. Charge a cent per month for all the little bells and whistles. Allow people to choose which they want ... it'll soon add up.

18. Octubre 2005, 17:54:09

Asunto: Re: Ratings and Rules

ColonelCrockett: To get to the game's rules it's necessary to 1) Scroll the Ratings page down so that the Games Rules link is visible, 2) Move the mouse there and click, 3) Wait for the games list to appear, 4) Hunt for the game in question (in a most disordered list), 5) Click the link.

Compare that to having a direct link right there in the Ratings page's header ...

I'm a one-click kinda guy. ;-)

18. Octubre 2005, 17:53:38

Asunto: Re: How about

Andersp: Good idea. How much would you pay for a feature?

Warning: Auto-pass is worth one million Euro.

18. Octubre 2005, 17:52:31

Andersp

Asunto: Re: How about

ColonelCrockett: dont forget Liquid

18. Octubre 2005, 17:51:52

Asunto: Re: How about

Andersp: but he'd never get any sleep, LOL.

18. Octubre 2005, 17:50:31

Andersp

Asunto: How about

Lots of "how about" and "wouldnt it be nice" here..how about you sell features Fencer..let people pay for all their "fancy features"...you could buy a new server within a month

18. Octubre 2005, 17:46:04

Asunto: Re: Ratings and Rules

playBunny: there is already a link to the rules pages on the main menu bar, isn't that close enough to the rules for that game?

18. Octubre 2005, 17:41:47

Asunto: Ratings and Rules

How about a link to the Rules page on a game's Ratings page?

18. Octubre 2005, 03:13:58

rod03801

Asunto: Delete and go to next message.

In the message box, I think it would be nice to have a "Delete and go to next message" button. Currently when you delete, you go back to your inbox.
Then, when there is no "next" message it could take you to the main in-box..

18. Octubre 2005, 00:36:01

Asunto: BKR Graphs

With a graph showing the last two weeks, for example, the line starts at the origin and goes to the BKR of the first game after the start date of the period being looked at. It would be nice if the line came from the position of the BKR point of the last game prior to the period.

17. Octubre 2005, 09:02:33

Thad

Asunto: Re: training games

Luke Skywalker: I would like to see practice boards. I think we are talking about very similar ideas. I'd like to have a link on every game page that would take me to a practice board with the current position set. Then I could move both sides ahead and back a few moves. I could do this now on a real board (if I had one), so there is really no strategical change to the game by providing practice boards, but it would make investigating key moves much easier, and therefore fun. And isn't fun what this site is really all about? ;-)

17. Octubre 2005, 08:57:12

Luke Skywalker

Asunto: Re: training games

nobleheart: In a training game you'd also want to go back and try different variations; i.e. you should be able to takeback moves. In backgammon that also includes "what if the dice had been", therefore the ability to change them.
The ability to "play" (i.e. analyze) such a game against yourself would be nice.

17. Octubre 2005, 07:11:06

Asunto: Re: 7x7 Checkers

SOCRATES: Can you post the rules to the Checkers discussion board?

17. Octubre 2005, 06:16:01

BlitzMe

Asunto: 7x7 Checkers

16. Octubre 2005, 17:08:14

ScarletRose

Asunto: Re: Problem, what problem?

bumble: You were?? Then what was I playing all these months?? LOL

Bumble that little face of yours .. I wouldn't have been able to guess you would ever lie..

16. Octubre 2005, 16:16:56

bumble

Asunto: Re: Problem, what problem?

WhiteTower: The three games that make up tavli were introduced to BK months ago but only those with at least Rook membership can play them. We've kept it a secret - a sort of surprise welcome for those that upgrade.
So, to find out if I'm telling the truth you're going to have to become a Rook.

Okay - I'm lying.

16. Octubre 2005, 14:56:21

Asunto: Re: Problem, what problem?

tinksbell: It's not the money in my case. I simply cannot afford the time needed for the amount of extra games and features at my disposal as a paid member. For me, let's leave it at that. I might reconsider once Greek Backgammon is fully introduced :)

16. Octubre 2005, 13:16:23

tinksbell

Asunto: Re: Problem, what problem?

Bry: Not all of us really have the money to spare, I know the price isn't that much, but...

16. Octubre 2005, 02:17:14

nobleheart

Asunto: Re: training games

Luke Skywalker: would this not be the same effect as playing an unrated game?(which already is possible here)

16. Octubre 2005, 01:14:18

WhisperzQ

Asunto: Re: New Game

kleineme: I see that ow you point it out ... I wonder how many others have missed that, which still puts in back in the "it would be nice" category. Just asking :)

16. Octubre 2005, 00:50:13

Asunto: Graph controls

It would be nice to have a dropdown list of shortcuts for the last week, two weeks, month, 3 months, 6 months and year, or some such selection.

16. Octubre 2005, 00:40:56

Asunto: Graph controls

Let's say the date is set to 31st 10 2005 and I want it to go back a month. I change the month to 9 and hit [Submit]. Instead of giving me the previous month, it discovers that the 9th doesn't have 31 days and sets the range to the player's entire span. This loses any other date parts that I've set. It would be nice if it could be forgiving and just set the days to the last day of the specified month.

15. Octubre 2005, 23:46:38

Bry

Asunto: Re: Problem, what problem?

playBunny: lol - just briefly passed over the posts and obviously got my "sales" head on...

Still worth buying a Rook though...

15. Octubre 2005, 23:35:00

Asunto: Re: Problem, what problem?

Bry: Lol. You've got to follow the conversations more closely. WhiteTower has no problem!

15. Octubre 2005, 23:22:03

Bry

Asunto: Re: deleted game message

WhiteTower: Why dont you just buy a Rook membership - then you wouldn't have such problems?

15. Octubre 2005, 23:08:20

Asunto: Re: deleted game message

Fencer: I beg to differ. Here, in the FAQs, is the only place the word delete appears in the game deletion context, and there is no mention of paid-members-only availability. If it's supposed to be in Help, maybe it's in the missing contect to be added later?

15. Octubre 2005, 21:39:50

Asunto: Re: deleted game message

WhiteTower: Of course it is.

15. Octubre 2005, 21:39:13

Asunto: Re: deleted game message

Thad: Well, Fencer? :)

15. Octubre 2005, 21:36:40

Thad

Asunto: Re: deleted game message

WhiteTower: Hmm, nice page. I was not aware of it (still doesn't say anything about pawns not being able to delete games, though. ;-) ).

15. Octubre 2005, 21:34:37

Asunto: Re: deleted game message

Fencer: There is a NEW Help system on the way? Now THAT's a missing entry by itself up there in the Features in development ;)

15. Octubre 2005, 21:30:39

Asunto: Re: deleted game message

WhiteTower: It will be replaced by the new Help system when I finish the missing entries.

15. Octubre 2005, 21:28:33

Asunto: Re: deleted game message

Thad: Sorry, wrong section, it's actually in the Paid Membership details page. BTW, the second half of the Help section is content-less - Fencer?

15. Octubre 2005, 21:05:43

Thad

Asunto: Re: deleted game message

WhiteTower: I don't see that. How about providing a link?

15. Octubre 2005, 20:48:36

kleineme

Asunto: Re: New Game

WhisperzQ: you can see it in the title bar of the browser window

15. Octubre 2005, 18:32:55

Asunto: Re: deleted game message

Thad: Differences in Brainking features available to non-paying and paying members ;)

15. Octubre 2005, 18:08:53

WhisperzQ

Asunto: New Game

Can I ask if, when you define a new game, the type of game can be listed at the top of the screen such as on a page like this.

The reason is that in the chess DBs I want to put a link direct to this page for each game type, but when you go here you are not sure you are actually on the right page. I expect others could use this too.

Cheers WQ :)

15. Octubre 2005, 17:51:59

Asunto: Re: Pha Tum

Purple: You must add it to the list of supported games in your fellowship.

15. Octubre 2005, 16:55:57

Purple

Asunto: Re: Pha Tum

Jason: I meant pah tumn. LOL. I could not find it on the tournament list for Purple World.

15. Octubre 2005, 16:50:42

Jason

Asunto: Re: Pha Tum

Purple: yes it could go underneath pah tum

15. Octubre 2005, 16:31:14

Purple

Asunto: Pha Tum

Could this be added to the menu of internal fellowship tournament games to be offered?

15. Octubre 2005, 13:08:22

Thad

Asunto: Re: deleted game message

WhiteTower: Which item would that be???

15. Octubre 2005, 11:08:39

Asunto: Re: deleted game message

Thad: A greater understanding between lowly pawns and paying members can be reached if the Help item on differences between us is consulted more often than not :)

15. Octubre 2005, 07:50:33

Thad

Asunto: Re: deleted game message

Fencer: Ah, I did not realize that pawns couldn't delete games. I figured it had something to do with being a Gothic Chess game. Thanks for solving the mystery for us, Fencer.

15. Octubre 2005, 07:15:43

Asunto: Re: deleted game message

Thad: It was deleted by myself in the database [on his request] because pawns cannot delete games and it was a game of gothic chess which would be deleted anyway as of 1st January. With 30 days per move, there was no chance to finish it.
In other cases, a notification message is always sent.

15. Octubre 2005, 06:41:06

Thad

Asunto: Re: suggestion

Nothingness: Pente has the same problem. Player 1 has an advantage. It's not a big deal between average players, but with two masters, P1 ill almost always win. I usually post two-game matches when I post new games. This negates the edge. I end up with a lot of splits, and I only earn (lose) BKR points for one win (loss), when I win (lose) both but that doesn't bother me. You could do the same with the games you mention.

15. Octubre 2005, 06:31:44

Nothingness

Asunto: suggestion

perhaps sweetening the stakes(ratings points) for games that people are reluctant to play certain sides. Many players will not play certain colors in certain games such as horde chess (black), phaTum(black), Maharajah Chess (white), these are a few examples. If there was a way to encourage players to play with these colors it might make for the games being played more often. the only way woudl seem to be offering more points for a win to play with those colors, or to give less points if you chose to play with the strong colors.

15. Octubre 2005, 00:28:25

Thad