Proposal for New Rule

[Pragmatia]

I propose a new rule for Island Defense (implemented through the bot) that creates a requirement for a minimum number of games played with the bot before one can play as Titan. A competent Titan is arguably the most essential player for a game to be worthwhile. I have played many games in which the Titan had never played ID, and in these cases, the game is invariably short-lived and ruined.

This new requirement would at the very least provide a Titan that has some understanding, though minimal, of the game's objectives and mechanics. No guarantee could be made that the Titan would be completely competent and that every game would be worthwhile, but the new rule would provide a function to weed out some portion of the "chaff," thereby effectively increasing the percentage of worthwhile games.

I do believe that this would be quite easy to implement.

[Virulence]

Interesting idea; could be applied to tree tag too.

not "quite easy" but not impossible

[aRt)Y]

While I like it, too, the answer from me is no. We already have issues getting players to even go on titan. Further reducing that number is a bad idea. Not to mention players who like to go on their alias to play as titan as they usually get flamed for maphacking or other stupid things.

[Burn]

Some advantages:
1) Less leaver titans
2) Longer games
3) Less staller noob titan games
4) More challenging

Some disadvantages:

1) If a noob titan is killed fast, it makes the game more fast paced and is also pretty challenging + interesting finding new ways of killing titan.
2) As Art)y said, will make less titans play.
3) More pub stompers. May ruin the game experience for builders.

-Burn

[ShadowZz]

To be honest during the day time most people who play are new or bad and this rule would probably stop games starting in off periods all together. I agree having good titans every game would be nice but I don't think it has the community right now to support that kind of a change.