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Posted by LordMouser (Platinum) (Ranked 24 on Euchre (Playlink) Ladder) on September 15, 2000 at 14:48:40:

I'd like to thank those of you that added constructive input on ways that playlink could improve playability. Here's the response that I got from playlink and I think you'll see that playing enjoyability and popularity will increase.

There's hope in their willingness to listen and their desire to improve.

Thank you very much for the thorough feedback.
I'll do my best to respond to each of your items and requests one by one.

- The Euchre rules according to Hoyle should be the case on PlayLink. (to
the left of the loner) If it's not, we will fix this bug.

- Game speed will definitely be improved. There will be an option to
increase the animation speed, which will greatly increase the speed of the
game.

- The computer AI being improved is a slightly trickier task. It's very
difficult to mimic a very human style of play, but our developers will work
to their fullest to improve gameplay.

- If players are unable to log back on due to an "Already Logged On"
message, this is because of a server glitch. The server is retaining
usernames, especially if booted when the host is using the Glitch Timeout
Feature. If this occurs, please ask the user to email us or have the host
close the game.

- Vote to boot will very likely become a feature on PlayLink.

- Although disabling paging when in a game will be a deterrence to cheaters,
it's very unlikely that this will stop them from using ICQ or IM type
programs to cheat, especially in a competative environment such as a
tournament. We definitely will look into this issue, and thanks for your
suggestion to have a notification of paged messages to the entire game.

- Character representations of users is a feature we are currently looking
into. Hopefully this will be implemented in the near future.

- Adding rich media definitely enhances a game, but adding too much greatly
increases download sizes. Therefore, we try to keep a reasonable balance
between the two. In the future when broadband is mainstream, adding much
richer sound and content is a definite possibility.

- "Protecting"/reserving seats for tourneys sounds like a great feature.
Thanks

- In future versions, the "Now Playing" list will also indicate the game
name where the player is located.

- The advertising on PlayLink is currently handled by UGO, which is geared
toward 18 to 32 year old males. We realize this doesn't fit our current
demographic and we are working to correct this.

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: I'd like to thank those of you that added constructive input on ways that playlink could improve playability. Here's the response that I got from playlink and I think you'll see that playing enjoyability and popularity will increase. : There's hope in their willingness to listen and their desire to improve. : Thank you very much for the thorough feedback. : I'll do my best to respond to each of your items and requests one by one. : : - The Euchre rules according to Hoyle should be the case on PlayLink. (to : the left of the loner) If it's not, we will fix this bug. : : - Game speed will definitely be improved. There will be an option to : increase the animation speed, which will greatly increase the speed of the : game. : : - The computer AI being improved is a slightly trickier task. It's very : difficult to mimic a very human style of play, but our developers will work : to their fullest to improve gameplay. : : - If players are unable to log back on due to an "Already Logged On" : message, this is because of a server glitch. The server is retaining : usernames, especially if booted when the host is using the Glitch Timeout : Feature. If this occurs, please ask the user to email us or have the host : close the game. : : - Vote to boot will very likely become a feature on PlayLink. : : - Although disabling paging when in a game will be a deterrence to cheaters, : it's very unlikely that this will stop them from using ICQ or IM type : programs to cheat, especially in a competative environment such as a : tournament. We definitely will look into this issue, and thanks for your : suggestion to have a notification of paged messages to the entire game. : : - Character representations of users is a feature we are currently looking : into. Hopefully this will be implemented in the near future. : : - Adding rich media definitely enhances a game, but adding too much greatly : increases download sizes. Therefore, we try to keep a reasonable balance : between the two. In the future when broadband is mainstream, adding much : richer sound and content is a definite possibility. : : - "Protecting"/reserving seats for tourneys sounds like a great feature. : Thanks : : - In future versions, the "Now Playing" list will also indicate the game : name where the player is located. : - The advertising on PlayLink is currently handled by UGO, which is geared : toward 18 to 32 year old males. We realize this doesn't fit our current : demographic and we are working to correct this.

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