Alias usernames to keep each game independent
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When a player enters a game, there may be players who know him from previous games. Or they may check his previous games for whether he is a reliable ally or a stabber. I believe this is counter-productive to the idea of having each game stand on its own. Metagaming, or negotiating between games, is frowned upon. Using prior history should be viewed as having an equally negative effect on having a free-standing and independent game.
What I propose is that players be able to play each game with an alias username, created during the signup process for each game. Other players would see only the alias username, without game history or remaining credits.
Having alias usernames would free players up from having to establish and maintain reputations, and give them much more freedom in how to pursue the goal of actually winning the game. I think this would lead to a significantly higher number of attempts for an outright win, and reduce the number of boring draws occurring for sake of reputation.
Now the admission. Although I played a lot of Diplomacy in the postal days, I'm a newbie on phpDiplomacy. Tell me why this is a stupid idea and an example of why newbies should be quiet.
You should post this in the phpDiplomacy forum, I'd be interested in seeing what people think of it
"You should post this in the phpDiplomacy forum..."
Done. Sorry if this was not the correct forum.
I posted it, and there were two replys. One positive, the other saying "It'll never happen. Sad but true."
Now I can't find the thread. Deleted? I don't know. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place. Or maybe someone with mod authority didn't want it discussed.
It's there. Ten responses so far.