Day Length in FM

[Slaol]

On some other sites days can be as long as a Week.

What is the longest you think a day could be functional at?

[Brendan]

that's a long day man, maybe if stuff happened during the day other than people talking I could see it but nah.

[ika]

i have done games where deadlines have been 3 weeks.

personally i prefer shorter deadlines cus while longer deadlines can give more room for posting, it also causes more apathy and boredom. When i'm not as tired i can give a list of pros and cons of the longer deadlines but IMO i would not endorse it

[ika]

but to be more general on the idea of "how long is too long"

IMO its dependent on setup. If you have a generic setup (ie maf/doc/sheriff basic stuff) then the deadline should be a short-medium (24-72). While if you have a complex setup (last FM was semi complex) we could argubly see a longer deadline (4-5 days)

A lot of it to me is more based on setup and player count.

While i do play week or more deadlines, a good medium i have found players liking are around 4-5 days.

[NoctiZ]

3 days is the amount that's pretty much the threshold where it begins to hurt. There's only so much you can say and you will reach a point where you just want new information.

[Slaol]

but to be more general on the idea of "how long is too long"

IMO its dependent on setup. If you have a generic setup (ie maf/doc/sheriff basic stuff) then the deadline should be a short-medium (24-72). While if you have a complex setup (last FM was semi complex) we could argubly see a longer deadline (4-5 days)

A lot of it to me is more based on setup and player count.

While i do play week or more deadlines, a good medium i have found players liking are around 4-5 days.

This came up in conversation regarding my Light Out M-FM, which has shifting anon accounts.

That does not mean, however, that this poll should only reflect that setup.

[Cryptonic]

3 days is the amount that's pretty much the threshold where it begins to hurt. There's only so much you can say and you will reach a point where you just want new information.

I agree with this.
I also feel that you give town a massive advantage in situations like this. You keep pushing players for information for long enough, and eventually someone will slip. Make 1 day a week long, and chances are you'll see town win (excluding games with lurkers).

[Klingoncelt]

For me it depends on the size of the game. Very large games, 7-10 days, large, 7 days, medium 5 days, etc., with each day getting shorter as the players die off.

[Lysergic]

3 days is the amount that's pretty much the threshold where it begins to hurt. There's only so much you can say and you will reach a point where you just want new information.

This.

I thought 2 day "days" in the last FM worked pretty well. The only thing that killed it was people intentionally not posting / participating.

[SuperJack]

2 days is good. 3 days is fine. Any more and I just get bored.

[Cosmo31]

More than 2 days is boring as hell