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Chef - loquacious Old Dog
Because some people seemed to like the idea, here it is as a suggestion.
People are sometimes just away for a short period of time. (This is related to the "Away" suggestion, I might add, here), and while away some things can't be done...like collection, resetting production and all that. Instead of them losing the time it would be nice if they could name a substitute for that short period of time. The substitute could be limited to a few days 1-14 and automatically end. He/she could not spend diamonds, but could collect and reset things, including FA's, Tournaments, Spires and everything else. In other words, they could be the player for a limited time, except for spending diamonds, joining or quitting fellowships, changing ranks of fellow fs members, and perhaps editing the fellowship description if the original player was the AM.
Possible way to do this: Put a name box, either from:to date boxes, or a duration box. and a password box, in the settings. The player fills this out and sends the details of the substitution via the mail (a button on the form for automatically sending it all at once) to the designated substitute. He/she does not send any account info, just the temporary things. OR, a notice comes up with an "agree" button in the notices when the substitute player accepts the role. Then the substitute logs into the account with the temporary password and can do so until either the time expires or the original player signs in with his/her account. Substitutions would be limited per year to 30 days (or some other amount of time) total, and/or so much time between each period to keep from "chaining" substitutions so that the substitute becomes, in effect, the owner of the account.
Pros:
1) Keeps the account active while the player is on vacation or whatever. Reduces the pressure to log in when on a trip or whatever, meaning the game is less stressful.
2) Allows players to be away but keeps (the substitutes) "eyeballs" on the screen more.
3) Solves the decay problem mentioned in the "away" idea request.
4) Allows for players to experience another players' city more fully and thus learn things.
Cons:
1) Time to program. Not an easy task because it means expanding the current log in code.
2) If the player is on several worlds and has different substitutes (which is likely) could they log in at the same time?
3) Might reduce the stress of the away player, but that would also mean he/she was not playing.
Discussion:
This idea, in my opinion, has merit even if it's unlikely to be implemented. The reason is the coding is not trivial, in my opinion, AND I'm not sure Inno is willing to make our presence more flexible as that means we will feel more at ease being gone since we have a substitute to keep our city going. On the other hand, a game of less stress may result in more players hanging around since they won't see their city lose resources because they are away and can come back to them with a reasonable chance that they actually grew while they were away.
What do you think? Any suggestions to improve this?
AJ
People are sometimes just away for a short period of time. (This is related to the "Away" suggestion, I might add, here), and while away some things can't be done...like collection, resetting production and all that. Instead of them losing the time it would be nice if they could name a substitute for that short period of time. The substitute could be limited to a few days 1-14 and automatically end. He/she could not spend diamonds, but could collect and reset things, including FA's, Tournaments, Spires and everything else. In other words, they could be the player for a limited time, except for spending diamonds, joining or quitting fellowships, changing ranks of fellow fs members, and perhaps editing the fellowship description if the original player was the AM.
Possible way to do this: Put a name box, either from:to date boxes, or a duration box. and a password box, in the settings. The player fills this out and sends the details of the substitution via the mail (a button on the form for automatically sending it all at once) to the designated substitute. He/she does not send any account info, just the temporary things. OR, a notice comes up with an "agree" button in the notices when the substitute player accepts the role. Then the substitute logs into the account with the temporary password and can do so until either the time expires or the original player signs in with his/her account. Substitutions would be limited per year to 30 days (or some other amount of time) total, and/or so much time between each period to keep from "chaining" substitutions so that the substitute becomes, in effect, the owner of the account.
Pros:
1) Keeps the account active while the player is on vacation or whatever. Reduces the pressure to log in when on a trip or whatever, meaning the game is less stressful.
2) Allows players to be away but keeps (the substitutes) "eyeballs" on the screen more.
3) Solves the decay problem mentioned in the "away" idea request.
4) Allows for players to experience another players' city more fully and thus learn things.
Cons:
1) Time to program. Not an easy task because it means expanding the current log in code.
2) If the player is on several worlds and has different substitutes (which is likely) could they log in at the same time?
3) Might reduce the stress of the away player, but that would also mean he/she was not playing.
Discussion:
This idea, in my opinion, has merit even if it's unlikely to be implemented. The reason is the coding is not trivial, in my opinion, AND I'm not sure Inno is willing to make our presence more flexible as that means we will feel more at ease being gone since we have a substitute to keep our city going. On the other hand, a game of less stress may result in more players hanging around since they won't see their city lose resources because they are away and can come back to them with a reasonable chance that they actually grew while they were away.
What do you think? Any suggestions to improve this?
AJ