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614 days, 21 hours, 16 minutes ago

eight ball

I am curious why this site tracks missed turns when it...

I am curious why this site tracks missed turns when it can't accurately track them, anyone?

http://planets.nu/#/sector/239476
It says I missed the turn but I did not. I finished this turn hours before the scheduled host run. The data tab supports this as I gained 4 planets and 3 ships while the player tab says I missed the turn. My history now says I missed a turn.

614 days, 20 hours, 58 minutes ago

nanning

RE: I am curious why this site tracks missed turns when it...

You did not mark the turn as 'finished'.

614 days, 20 hours, 49 minutes ago

eight ball

RE: I am curious why this site tracks missed turns when it...

Did you not even read my post?

I finished the turn
I marked it as finished
I closed the browser

614 days, 20 hours, 46 minutes ago

mursu

RE: I am curious why this site tracks missed turns when it...

I guess the point Nanning made is that you can gain planets and ships even if your turn is not marked as ready. Actually there's pretty much no chance to find out afterwards if you did.

...and it doesn't matter much. As long as your orders are what you want and you do not miss three turns in a row, nothing is lost.

614 days, 20 hours, 38 minutes ago

nanning

RE: I am curious why this site tracks missed turns when it...

Note that the fact that you mark your turn as finished, does _not_ mean it is.

Sometimes the connection with the server is down (a small grey box with 'disconnected' will often appear), and your command is not received by the server.

614 days, 20 hours, 28 minutes ago

eight ball

RE: I am curious why this site tracks missed turns when it...

Thank you

614 days, 15 hours, 48 minutes ago

RE: I am curious why this site tracks missed turns when it...

The mechanics aside, I think @Eight+Ball raises a good point. Why should we (still) have to mark the turn as finished? If the turn is viewed and moves are made, then the player didn't skip the turn.

It's somewhat of a relic from the past when we had to compile our turn and email/upload the RST file.

Just my 2 cents

614 days, 15 hours, 28 minutes ago

social assassin

RE: I am curious why this site tracks missed turns when it...

We must mark the turn as finished so that Host has the ability to run earlier.

614 days, 15 hours, 0 minutes ago

RE: I am curious why this site tracks missed turns when it...

@Rsk,

> Why should we (still) have to mark the turn as finished?

In addition to allowing the Host to run earlier, there's the policy about three consecutive missed turns in a game.

I don't agree with the current definition of a "missed turn", but it's what we have.

614 days, 14 hours, 49 minutes ago

RE: I am curious why this site tracks missed turns when it...

I guess instead of three turns in a row where End Turn was not marked, it would be three turns in a row where the turn was never viewed ("opened").

There could still be an End Turn button to allow for the host to run early.

Again, just my thoughts.

614 days, 14 hours, 27 minutes ago

RE: I am curious why this site tracks missed turns when it...

@Rsk,

> I guess instead of three turns in a row where End Turn was not marked, it would be three turns in a row where the turn was never viewed ("opened").

If someone had very poor network connectivity, this might be an issue. TTBOMK, it has never caused a player to be dropped from a game.

I think Joshua might need a bit better reason to change the definition of "Missed Turn".

Overall, while I don't think much of the current definition of "Missed Turn", I think there are more important things for the Developers to be working on.

614 days, 11 hours, 41 minutes ago

RE: I am curious why this site tracks missed turns when it...

@RSK

So you opening your turn and the log out means you are finished?

The host currently hosts when everyone has pressed end turn.

So everyone opens their turn just after the host to look at VCR's etc and don't do all their turn. The last person to open the turn and then close will make the host run.

So your idea means you can only open your turn once to do a turn.