Top Ten Game Lobby Must Haves

Multiplayer Features Suggestion Box

from Sins Forums

Wish List for Mulitplayer Games & Lobbies (Available to Hosts and/or Captains):

  1. Channel Lock Down Buttons
    • Button # 1 Restricts chat to those actually in the game lobby eliminating incessant trolling from interlopers.  This is necessary because games are hard enough to form without <insert compulsive trolls name here> non-stop habitual troll spam.
    • Button #2 Places a limit on any chatting other than host and captains once pugging has started.
    • Button #3 Locks down all of the above as well as whispers and friends chat for those problematic channel trolls.
  2. Random Number Generator Button
    • After Captains have guessed number between 1 and 10, - you got it! - Click a button and a bathroom scale window dials up a digital integer - no need to accuse unscrupulous players from broadcasting the number in advance.
  3. Team Captain Player Roster Selection
    • Give captains the ability to move chosen players to their "bench" and automatically change team numbers while "greying out" those players once they've been selected.
  4. Auto Team Whisper Channel
    • Once selected, players join a team "Pug Channel" to confer about successive choices for the team, or brief strategy.
  5. Auto Steam Message for AFK'ers
    • Button next to players name generates an auto-steam-message like, "Game Lobby Alert! - Please return to your game lobby."  Works even if the player is not on your friends list.
  6. Concurrent Games Elapsed Timer with Player Roster Tab
    • Shows what other players and how long their other games have been up.
  7. Auto Ping Alert Indicator
    • Players with bad or spiking pings show variable color warning bar.
  8. Map Change on the Fly
    • Would alleviate having to reform the game lobby on the rare occasions where the map is unsuitable for all players, or there's a need for a different size map.
  9. Standard Selectable Starting Positions Map Variant
    • Each team could place team players of their preference in eco, support, or "wing" positions.
    • Placement remains undisclosed to the opposing team until game launch.
  10. Auto Pairing Random Team Matchmaker with Hot Swap Feature
    • Button to generate random teams.
    • Brings up a "Hot Swap" icon that allows one member to be switched with another of the opposing teams.

What's missing?  (Relative to Multiplayer Game Lobbies and Streamlining the process of getting a game off the ground).

 

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Good list, but keep on dreaming if you think any of this is going to be implemented. They cant even get an in-game clock.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Trollradar

Galactic Civilizations IV
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

For Sins 2 of course.

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

^I can't believe people still think that is going to happen.

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

Obviously this is a wish list, but I think some of these suggestions could be simplified to make them easier to implement even in a new game (like Sins 2).

Quoting Protoplazm,
Channel Lock Down Buttons

A simpler solution might be to automatically give the host a different colored font (maybe bold font) in the chat window and/or the power to /kick [name] from the game's chat channels, permanently. I think giving the host the power to block whispers is unnecessary.
Quoting Protoplazm,
Random Number Generator Button

This could also be implemented with a chat command.
Quoting Protoplazm,
Auto Team Whisper Channel

Or just implement the same way allied chat works in game.
Quoting Protoplazm,
Auto Steam Message for AFK'ers

This would have to be limited to the host, otherwise trolls. Also, I think the goal should be to speed up matchmaking so people don't feel compelled to minimize the window.

The others are all pretty complicated, although I would add--if we're already giving things like map-switching:

(11) Auto-save system that makes it easy to reform/reconnect after anybody minidumps, without affecting win/loss/played ratio.

Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Sinkillr, reply 1

Good list, but keep on dreaming if you think any of this is going to be implemented. They cant even get an in-game clock, lmao.

LOL.  They cannot even change the amount of feed on the feed buttons!

I introduced the idea of PUGging to the Sins community way back in 2008.  The devs may not even be aware that there is such a thing or a need for a built-in pug system.  Maybe they'll invest some effort on improving the online multiplayer aspects of Sins 2.

Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top

Sel you have admitted to being a full on troll not just once, but multiple types on both this forum and the steam one. The jig is up. Please leave the rest of us in peace to discuss constructive solutions for improving the game. You have done nothing but call important members of this community trolls and morons, while offering no inputs or thoughts of your own. Your hateful attacks are completely uncalled for and insult the intelligence and dignity of the members here. Numerous people are frankly tired of your ignorance. Stop posting before you further embarrass yourself.

Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Sinkillr, reply 8
Ryat you have admitted to being a full on troll not just once, but multiple types on both this forum and the steam one

So I know that Ryat speaks the truth if he can be honest about that.

Quoting Sinkillr, reply 8
Your hateful attacks are completely uncalled for and insult the intelligence and dignity of the members here.

That's funny, I don't recall Ryat saying anything hateful in his post. In fact, he said

Quoting Ryat, reply 3
For Sins 2 of course.

Which seems quite logical. I don't think anyone expects changes like these to be implemented into Rebellion.

Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top

Oops I meant sel... although ryat is another big offender...

Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top

Wait what?  I definitely have not admitted to being a troll on the steam forums since I DON'T PARTICIPATE ON THEM...

I see what you are doing there...taking an accepted truth and tacking on a little lie, hoping no one will notice....

Quoting Sinkillr, reply 8
Numerous people are frankly tired of your ignorance.

Well we knew RiddleKing had multiple accounts, but surely he can't have that many...

 

Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top

"LOL yes I will admit my body of work does include a bit of trolling. But I usually find the trolls and troll them."

This was ryat posting on the steam forum. I keep getting him and sel confused... maybe because they are the same person?

Reply #13 from Sins Forums Top

+1 for the number 9. 

Reply #14 from Sins Forums Top

I'm sure I could find some modder to verify Ryat and I are separate people, but then that "modder" would just be one of my other accounts.....

Reply #15 from Sins Forums Top

I can verify that Sel and Ryat are not the same person. Neither are sexy enough to be each other.

Reply #16 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting -Ue_Carbon, reply 15

I can verify that Sel and Ryat are not the same person. Neither are sexy enough to be each other.

I'll say this so no one gets upset when Sinkillr does. . .  :|

 

Quit tryin to troll us Sel, we all know that's you. . . But wait, what if this account is also Sel's?

Reply #17 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting -Ue_Carbon, reply 15

I can verify that Sel and Ryat are not the same person. Neither are sexy enough to be each other.

Lol ryat, do you really think I'm as clueless as the rest of them? I know "Ue Carbon" is another one of your dummy accounts. Only you would be dumb enough to use the SAME logo for each your avatars.

And stop trying to turn this into a troll thread. Protoplazm has obviously spent alot of time on this and I would hate for it to be derailed by trolls like you or sel. Only me, dirty, and cybercheese have so far made any significant intellectual contributions. 

Reply #18 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Sinkillr, reply 17


Quoting -Ue_Carbon, reply 15
I can verify that Sel and Ryat are not the same person. Neither are sexy enough to be each other.

Lol ryat, do you really think I'm as clueless as the rest of them? I know "Ue Carbon" is another one of your dummy accounts. Only you would be dumb enough to use the SAME logo for each your avatars.

And stop trying to turn this into a troll thread. Protoplazm has obviously spent alot of time on this and I would hate for it to be derailed by trolls like you or sel. Only me, dirty, and cybercheese have so far made any significant intellectual contributions. 

I can't tell if you're being serious or not, I really want to know...

Reply #19 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Sinkillr, reply 17
Only me, dirty, and cybercheese have so far made any significant intellectual contributions. 

Actually I thought Seleucia's suggestion was at least a useful idea. I would use a system that identified certain people, who shall remain unnamed, as trolls. But it's probably not worth the programming effort to build in the requisite rating system for players (it'd be too easy to abuse it if it actually did anything).

Reply #20 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Sinkillr, reply 12

"LOL yes I will admit my body of work does include a bit of trolling. But I usually find the trolls and troll them."

This was ryat posting on the steam forum. I keep getting him and sel confused... maybe because they are the same person?

Yes that is me. Trolling the trolls.

Quoting Sinkillr, reply 17
Lol ryat, do you really think I'm as clueless as the rest of them? I know "Ue Carbon" is another one of your dummy accounts. Only you would be dumb enough to use the SAME logo for each your avatars.

Your intelligence astounds me. I thought you would never figure it out. Well, I might as well put Nacey and Draakjacht out as well. Guess its up to good old Stant123 to take up the charge of trolling the trolls.

Quoting -Ue_Carbon, reply 15

I can verify that Sel and Ryat are not the same person. Neither are sexy enough to be each other.

I'm too sexy for my Sel, too sexy for my Sel, so sexy it..... <_< >_> Okay, I'll stop there.

 

Quoting Sinkillr, reply 17
Only me, dirty, and cybercheese have so far made any significant intellectual contributions.

Fixed it for you.

*puts away troll fighting gear*

I would like to add in the option to move and share mods in the MP lobby area as well. Might help bring us modders out of our modding caves and into the MP world.

Well some of us anyways.

 

Reply #21 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Ryat, reply 20


Quoting Sinkillr, reply 12

I would like to add in the option to move and share mods in the MP lobby area as well. Might help bring us modders out of our modding caves and into the MP world.

Well some of us anyways.

 
Actually excellent idea!

Reply #22 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Sinkillr, reply 17


Quoting -Ue_Carbon, reply 15

And stop trying to turn this into a troll thread. Protoplazm has obviously spent alot of time on this and I would hate for it to be derailed by trolls like you or sel. Only me, dirty, and cybercheese have so far made any significant intellectual contributions. 
Oops! Too late!  Sinkillr, you are the greatest amongst us.. All Hail Sinkiller the Supreme Troll Master!

Reply #23 from Sins Forums Top

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