Teammate takes over for booted/surrendered player
The booted/surrendered players army will not being combined into teammate's army, but will be controlled separately by the teammate. Player will have to execute moves for two armies in the allowed time.
Teammates leaving a game is certainly frustrating. Allowing another teammate to enter orders for them is definitely a possible way to address that problem.
We could use some feedback on the following potential issues with this feature:
1. In teams of more than 2 players, who gets control of a player that’s left? Just first to click the button, or assign a team captain or something?
2. Could this slow down real time games? Imagine if one person has to enter orders for 3 teammates that have left plus themselves.
3. Would this encourage someone to boot their teammates, just to take control over them?
4. It needs to be very clear who is playing who for every turn. If someone that’s under control starts sabotaging their team, like gifting stuff to an enemy or attacking teammates, it needs to be clear it isn’t really them and you shouldn’t necessarily blacklist them.
5. If used too much, do you feel this could diminish the value of team games? If one person is controlling an entire team, what’s the point of even playing team games?
6. If used too much, would it become cumbersome to enter orders for teammates all the time, causing people to become burnt out and be reluctant to join team games in the future?
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ArDinen commented
The idea is great, esp. for people stuck in tournaments with a not-present teammate.
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Doushibag commented
How about this idea, which wouldn't work in auto-boot games -- a setting for game creation -- when the boot time is reached any of the teammates may enter in the orders for that person to get the game moving. Perhaps additionally add in the option so that at any time a person on a team can allow a teammate to put in orders for them. This would also work well with the other feature suggestion of putting in preliminary orders that don't commit. Such that a teammate could effectively suggest orders and then the person could adjust and commit them.
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Jingle commented
This would be great, especially in a tournament when you've got a team-mate that gets booted 3 turns into the first game.... :(
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Diabolicus commented
I think the "replacement invite"-idea would be a better solution.
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myhandisonfire commented
you will see a lot of newbs being booted by their own team from now on :)