Attention: Smaller S-FMs get priority when it comes to approval!

[BorkBot]

No longer in effect as of 090813.

As was discussed on the MFM board, there has been some difficulty getting games to start of late and so measures had to be taken to make sure a good number of SFM games is going on at all times. A hard restriction on the player limit (down from 13 to 10) was deemed undesirable by some, so I've decided to apply a "soft" restriction instead.

For the moment, we're trying to ensure that no more than 2 games for 11-13 players are approved or ongoing at the same time. There may be some overlap between these games, but they are generally steered clear from being in the starting phase simultaneously.

This means that setups for that number of players will take longer before they're looked at and enter the approval process. Games for 10 players or less will go into the system relatively quickly depending on supply and demand.

Hopefully this will encourage hosts to come up with more ideas for smaller setups so we'll still have a good variety of ongoing games out there.

If the situation changes (i.e. increased interest/more active players), these policy changes will be lifted.

Thanks for understanding.

[Roflcopter]

Sounds reasonable.

[Chane]

great!

[Brendan]

This was already sort of in effect. I like it though, good that you're making it completely official.

[Fragos]

What about M-FMs? It seems that and less and less people are making their own M-FM setups for approval.

[BorkBot]

What about M-FMs? It seems that and less and less people are making their own M-FM setups for approval.

M-FM games still have a 20 player limit. There haven't been any problems with filling their signups yet.

[RaikouRider]

How long does it take to approve a game when you get to it?

[BorkBot]

How long does it take to approve a game when you get to it?

Depends on the current situation. It can be as quick as a day or two in some cases. But if there are a lot of ongoing games and open/pending signups already, it'll be longer. If there's a FM going on or about to start (like now), the M-FM boards slow down too so that FM players can give the main site event the attention it needs and deserves.

Lastly if I'm busy with other things, it'll take longer as well.

[RaikouRider]

Depends on the current situation. It can be as quick as a day or two in some cases. But if there are a lot of ongoing games and open/pending signups already, it'll be longer. If there's a FM going on or about to start (like now), the M-FM boards slow down too so that FM players can give the main site event the attention it needs and deserves.

Lastly if I'm busy with other things, it'll take longer as well.

Not that I'm complaining, but I would like to know something. Why does approving one game usually take several days? I mean, what exactly are the steps in the approval process? I'm just curious.

[BorkBot]

Not that I'm complaining, but I would like to know something. Why does approving one game usually take several days? I mean, what exactly are the steps in the approval process? I'm just curious.

Only need to verify if the setup will work and if rules and descriptions are clear etc. That in itself isn't a big deal. However, games don't enter the approval stage until there's (upcoming) space for them. The player base isn't big enough to support more than a few games at once and the games themselves generally take a bout a week, and as such the number of active games is kept manageable to prevent inactivity and failure at the signups stage from happening.

Having a small backlog of setups and hosts also helps to avoid having no games ready to play in the near future.

[BorkBot]

This policy is still in effect. We need more submissions for ~10 player games, or even smaller!

[BorkBot]

Updated to reflect recent changes.

It's still encouraged to design and host small simple FM games. So if you feel like hosting a quick game, we'll get to reviewing your setup almost right away since the queue for them is practically empty at present.

Don't forget to post in the queue thread to alert us that your setup is ready for reviewing.

[Cryptonic]

this is no longer a thing.

[AppleyNO]

this is no longer a thing.

So we can host 13 player games without waiting behind 7 or 8 players games? Why the change?

EDIT: I support this change however xD

[Cryptonic]

The player base is large enough that it can handle multiple 13P games at once, so there is no need to promote smaller games anymore.

[AppleyNO]

The player base is large enough that it can handle multiple 13P games at once, so there is no need to promote smaller games anymore.

Yay!

[Cryptonic]

Yay!

i agree

[ika]

i agree

does that mean theres a chance we could do larger games (up to 15 players maybe?) or is the limit still 13 as of now?

[Sen]

According to the sticky, once you host a S-FM, you can host a M-FM (up to 20), which is what I'm planning to do.

And yes, it's nice to see that this isn't a thing anymore. I've always prefered normal sized games. (:

[Cryptonic]

does that mean theres a chance we could do larger games (up to 15 players maybe?) or is the limit still 13 as of now?

No, not right now. The limit stands at 13P.

According to the sticky, once you host a S-FM, you can host a M-FM (up to 20), which is what I'm planning to do.

And yes, it's nice to see that this isn't a thing anymore. I've always prefered normal sized games. (:

Just the wait for M-FM sucks =[ lol. There is usually one M-FM between the FMs.

[Sen]

Just the wait for M-FM sucks =[ lol. There is usually one M-FM between the FMs.

Ah, well. Let's hope that the playerbase keeps growing until we can have more requent M-FMs.

[Cryptonic]

Ah, well. Let's hope that the playerbase keeps growing until we can have more requent M-FMs.

Well, there is usually an MFM in the break between the FMs, so they can't really be more frequent. It could be possible to run two different M-FMs at the same time in the future if the player base got large enough. I think our numbers are still too low right now for that lol.