so...shuffle or not? (again)

[Kal]

Originally Posted by Jester

All we (I) ask is that the galaxies with 10 randoms (or rather, with no private segment) are broken up and distributed among the remaining unfilled private galaxies. Including those that aren't filled*.

* This means that the new randoms will fill position 6-10, leaving space open for people to join the private bit within the next 72 ticks**.

** Notice how this allows randoms in the same gal to join the private section to allow for more new randoms***.

*** Isn't that pretty cool?

a galaxy is no longer private if it has 5 people regardless of whether they were moved there by us or used the password. So we cannot touch private galaxies with less than 5 members.

though its an interesting idea to just break up gals that have say less than 3 paid planets in them for example

[MiX]

My main issue really wasnt the not totally filled gals but more the abuse.... I know you'll say there isnt much abuse etc but point is if 1-2 gals abused the fact of no shuffle they will be in top possitions making it matter etc.

Just make it fair and announce shuffle before sign ups from now on EVERY ROUND so noone will even bother with signing up multiple acc for example. People who allready upgraded their randoms should have untill there was an official announcement (own fault etc).

[Blixxard]

Righto. There will be NO shuffle.

149 full gals
54 gals with 1 free spot
39 gals with 2 spots
28 gals with 3 spots
29 gals with 5 spots

There is little to gain by shuffling. Any new accounts signing up will get put into the empty spots, unless a new gal is created.

[MiX]

looks like you really listen to what ppl say on these forums, I dare say the pre shuffle was a majority...

[Zo0f]

Nice bias figures your giving out. You forgot to mention a lot of those 'full' galaxies are full of randoms, not 5priv/5random galaxies. So all those people who signed up random quickly at the start are stuck in 10man random galaxies. Without taking into account the abuse of the signup system this allows, i cannot honestly believe PATeam would be this irresponsabile to people who have signed up to play the game. We want to encourage people, not scare them off by destorying their round with a fully random galaxy.

Im sure this saves you effort though, I hope for your sake you dont honestly believe this will benefit the game and encourage randoms to play and maybe even pay in the future.

[Waku]

shuffle

[tehwintah]

shuffle ffs...or game died before it start!!

[jerome]

the lack of shuffle probably stems more from a lack of effort in coding a decent shuffle than anything else. regardless of the claims that spinner could code one during prot, which he may/may not be able to do, but apparently just won`t.

[JC]

Originally Posted by Blixxard

149 full gals
54 gals with 1 free spot
39 gals with 2 spots
28 gals with 3 spots
29 gals with 5 spots

Thats 149 full gals versus 150 non-full gals.

Assuming a gal can cope with losing 1 player, thats 96 gals that are screwed before even getting out of protection. Nice way to treat your paying customers.

[Little Timmy]

IN addition to nearly 50% of your customer base not being in completed galaxies, you havent produced the numbers for people in galaxies of less than 5.
Or are you saying there aren't any ? or are they unimportant ? if you include these galaxies into your breakdown, over 50% of the universe are in incomplete galaxies

Can you please reconsider and do something about it.

[The Real Arfy]

well are we not having a merge, so gals with less than 5 are 'zipped' up with gals with more than 5, thus creating gals of 10?

[MotoX]

Shuffle is not an option It's as obvious as my dinner. - Come on open your eyes PA TEAM!!


SHUFFLE NOW !

[DunkelGraf]

will be a really funny round.........

quick n painfull

[Nadar]

Originally Posted by MotoX

Come on open your eyes PA TEAM!!

No.. they're busy ... eating ice-cream is way more important than taking care of customers you know.

[Nology]

I say they stick all the randoms into a cup, put a lid on it then shake it really really hard and pour it back into pa and where they end up is where they end up. It'd save PA Team work considering it appears they use the muscles involved in such a thing already by eating ice cream, typing useless code and downing their strawberry vodka tonics yes?

[MotoX]

As it is now you get punished for going random – Gal have 10 members and only 3 are active……… at least kick the inactive!?

[Chika]

This wouldn't be a problem if there were more planets. There are not enough planets. Get over it. NO, PA admins will not shuffle the gal, there are not enough of you. Play the round and be happy. You don't like it? Sue them. Oh, wait, they work for nothing. So you will get nothing. There is one more option: DON'T PLAY!!!!!!!
Thanks

[mens]

plz don't let chika have the last word...

[Mek]

Originally Posted by Kal

there are very few gals in that position, have a look through the universe, most gals have 8-10 players. And rememebr as signups continue the inbalence will even out with people quickly filling the other gals.

im in a cluster with approx 5 gals with only 5 players....that reallyworks...