I‘ve been told that several people are planning to host games, so to avoid any problems like people cutting into each other‘s game signups and other things we may need a schedule of games.
For anyone who plans to host a game, you can either write in this thread for what month/day you‘re planning a game or edit it in the schedule yourself if you can.
Note that there‘s no limit to how many games can be had per month, but try not to have 2 games running at the same time.
Sign-ups!
To everyone who usually plays MG or those that don‘t want to miss signups, we‘re testing a new way to alert everyone to a new game instead of mass tags before each game.
All you have to do is go to>>this thread<<and press Watch on the top corner of the thread. I or a host will post there and notify everyone like this whenever a new game starts.
While hosting overall isn't necessarily hard, it's very easy to mess things up as we have seen plenty of times already. This naturally happens more often with newer hosts.
In order to get these new hosts familiar with how the game works behind the scenes and make it a smoother experience for everyone (no one wants a cancelled game!), we are establishing these sets of rules that follow the methods that have been used in the last 50 games:
-If it's your first time hosting, it's MANDATORY to have the help of someone that has hosted before. As long as they aren't banned, it doesn't matter if this person hosted twenty times or just once. This experienced host will be the "Main Host", while the new one assumes the role of "co-host".
-Tasks will be split in a rather equal manner so that the Main Host can keep things in check while the Co-host gets hands-on experience to learn properly.
-The Main Host has the final say when it comes to decisions (ideally, this won't need to be enforced heavily, it's mostly to avoid possible issues).
Once the game is over, the co-host can host on their own and even take the role of "experienced host" for a new host in need!
He's not permabanned and he JUST quit a game. Xadyu is out of this one for sure. Otherwise you're saying people can troll a game and walk away without ANY penalty.
He beats you hands down on that contest. Even each of his alter egos, i.e. Misho, GB, good_boy beat you individually. You never had a chance against him. Nor you will next time round
He's not permabanned and he JUST quit a game. Xadyu is out of this one for sure. Otherwise you're saying people can troll a game and walk away without ANY penalty.
it takes a great effort to create a huge game, lots of sweat, thought and time involved in all processes of the game to the very last minutes to just give everyone a pass who feels like raining on the parade. especially for someone as experienced as him, there's no way to let it pass as an accident or not knowing how things work, noob bonuses are for noobs, while for trolls theres only the inevidable permaban waiting sooner or later
Also, we've only had 2 mafia games so far this year. Banning 3 games is like banning for almost a year. When the rules were made, you people used to play a game in every 1-2 months. There were 6 games in 2015, 9 in 2014. Banning someone for 3 games back then is a lot different from banning someone for 3 games now. Since games are not as frequent as it used to be.
Given all that I think Lawl's ban should be overturned.
In which case create a poll on whether Lawl should be allowed to play or not. There are reasons not to allow him play. There are also reasons to let him play. Let the outcome be determined in a democratic way.
Darwin is not hosting.
The rules exist for the players. So, what's the problem in letting everyone vote whether Lawl should play or not? He'll only get to play of majority wants.
it takes a great effort to create a huge game, lots of sweat, thought and time involved in all processes of the game to the very last minutes to just give everyone a pass who feels like raining on the parade. especially for someone as experienced as him, there's no way to let it pass as an accident or not knowing how things work, noob bonuses are for noobs, while for trolls theres only the inevidable permaban waiting sooner or later