I created a game with pw. 6 hours later it's not on the "new games" list

vanyel1963 · May 21st 2018, 2:14am

Game number 2363265, "What does not kill you..."

I created it with password to limit the game to level 20 and above, to minimize newbies dropping out at the beginning. Nobody has contacted me, for the obvious reason that it's not showing up as a New Game, so how could anyone know it's there?

This is the first time I've created a passworded game; is there something I'm missing?

Thanks!

vanyel1963

Gen Tarkov · May 21st 2018, 3:51am

It appears as private usually when you do this. You make a post in the forums to get people before creating a game

VorlonFCW · May 21st 2018, 10:54am

As Tarkov says a password protected game is an "unlisted" game, same as alliance matches they don't show up in the games list players will have to search for that game by number in order to join it.

It used to be that all games were listed, unless they were full. This meant that you had to sort through a hundred games to find one that was not password protected, ranked,

vanyel1963 · May 21st 2018, 4:32pm

Thanks, both of you. I'm advertising for players now. It would be helpful if we could create games with the same options as the administrators, including level requirements to discourage early-game dropouts.

T-3PO · May 21st 2018, 7:23pm

vanyel1963 wrote:

It would be helpful if we could create games with the same options as the administrators, including level requirements to discourage early-game dropouts.

I agree, a minimum rank requirement would be good. Also, to avoid tons of created games, up the game creation rank

Quasi-duck · May 21st 2018, 10:50pm

T-3PO wrote:

vanyel1963 wrote:

It would be helpful if we could create games with the same options as the administrators, including level requirements to discourage early-game dropouts.

I agree, a minimum rank requirement would be good. Also, to avoid tons of created games, up the game creation rank

You can only create a game every 30 days or something now afaik, either that or Bytro is being unfair to me.

T-3PO · May 22nd 2018, 9:22pm

I'm aware, but there are thousands of players in Call of War, many of which are able to make games. I think they should up the minimum rank to 30, so less games will spam the feed and ones will fill up faster

Quasi-duck · May 22nd 2018, 9:23pm

That's a bit much tbh, maybe level 10?

T-3PO · May 23rd 2018, 12:48am

what's the original rank? It was pretty easy for me to rank up, I'm a new player and at level thirty-one.

freezy · May 23rd 2018, 10:29am

Minimum rank to create a game currently is level 11

Quasi-duck · May 23rd 2018, 2:18pm

Rank 11 is a nice rank, means they have played for at least a few days and aren't complete idiots, but does not handicap their ability to join a map and select any nation of their choice.

T-3PO · May 23rd 2018, 9:32pm

Yes, but it is very easy to get to it. Rank 15?

Quasi-duck · May 23rd 2018, 10:04pm

T-3PO wrote:

Yes, but it is very easy to get to it. Rank 15?

Well that's basically the same tbh.

T-3PO · May 23rd 2018, 10:16pm

Maybe 20

Quasi-duck · May 23rd 2018, 11:46pm

T-3PO wrote:

Maybe 20

Then I would feel that is too high now.

T-3PO · May 24th 2018, 2:12am

It's fairly easy to get to.

Quasi-duck · May 24th 2018, 5:33pm

T-3PO wrote:

It's fairly easy to get to.

Tbh I can't remember how quick I got there, it was what two years ago at this stage. I think new players should be able to create games relatively quickly though, just not right away.

T-3PO · May 24th 2018, 10:32pm

Yes, but there are so many games, most don't fill up completely and half of them go inactive because they're in so many others,
Ranks 20 was fairly easy to get to, I got to it in about 2 weeks. If you're active then you rank up quickly.

Quasi-duck · May 24th 2018, 11:40pm

T-3PO wrote:

Yes, but there are so many games, most don't fill up completely and half of them go inactive because they're in so many others,
Ranks 20 was fairly easy to get to, I got to it in about 2 weeks. If you're active then you rank up quickly.

I suppose so, I can't call your bluff since I can't remember how long it took me, but I feel like it is too high, and it seems feelings are all that is needed to change things nowadays.

vanyel1963 · May 26th 2018, 3:11pm

If I may gently bring us back, it would be helpful if a moderately-elevated player (however you end up defining that) could create games with minimum level requirements to minimize dropouts. I'm on day 5 of a North American game and there are only 15 active players out of the original 50. That's absurd.

Perhaps a limit on the number of games a player can be in at once?

Or a reduction in rank as consequence of abandoning a game? Yes, there might be real-world reasons for doing so, but still...

Any thoughts on how to minimize dropouts?

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