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Post by Grayson Stonyhammer on Oct 4, 2015 3:11:27 GMT -5
I believe these suggestions can contribute to the future of our community and the experience of new players who want to join <MM>!
Recent Topics
We need a "Recent Topics" quick navigation button up with the "Home", "Forum", and other buttons. It is more efficient than having to scroll down to the bottom of the forum every time to see what's freshly posted!
Re-Design Everything
I think players who are new to our community, and even we original Mayhemers, would feel more welcomed on this website if it had a design. Adding a Banner up top with the guild logo(s), and redesigning the color templates would improve this forum a lot!
Remove The Browser Games
Unless a lot of you play "Carrot Fantasy(2)", and "War Card Game", I don't think it makes sense to have those in the quick navigation bar.
Add a Level Up System
There are some very cool plugins for Proboard Forums and one of them that i really enjoyed was the level bar. The more you posted, the higher your EXP bar was raised. Until finally you leveled up to <Insert Title> and now you can level again to the next title.
Add a Currency System
Another cool Proboards Forum plugin. Users can earn virtual currency by posting topics and replying to other users. Players can buy exclusive <Titles> to go under their names, or it could make a cool lottery system to participate in in-game giveaways.
Sorry if i suggested too much. These are just my OPINIONS on what i think could help this forum.
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Post by Layla Littlenymph on Oct 4, 2015 13:22:01 GMT -5
Valid suggestions all.
I do not have the time at this moment to comment on each in turn, but wanted to post to let you know that I HAVE seen them, WILL consider them, and WILL bring them up with the rest of the staff.
Since we are all here on a part time basis, and have varied hours, it may take a few days for us to look into these, but I will post back when I can speak on them in greater detail.
Thanks for taking the time and interest to help improve the forum.
~LL
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Post by Aang on Oct 4, 2015 15:25:56 GMT -5
I agree with all of these suggestions. I think they'll improve the game a lot in the long term.
But, I tried the games and they are quite fun to be honest.
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Post by Grayson Stonyhammer on Oct 4, 2015 17:53:51 GMT -5
Valid suggestions all. I do not have the time at this moment to comment on each in turn, but wanted to post to let you know that I HAVE seen them, WILL consider them, and WILL bring them up with the rest of the staff. Since we are all here on a part time basis, and have varied hours, it may take a few days for us to look into these, but I will post back when I can speak on them in greater detail. Thanks for taking the time and interest to help improve the forum. ~LL If you guys are ever over-burdened or need extra help, i am more than willing to help with the forum "behind the scenes" (Designs, plugins, categorizing the forums, etc). Trust me, i never mind when someone asks for help designing something, i find it very fun.
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Post by Selina Starkat on Oct 4, 2015 19:14:43 GMT -5
We do have a level up system. Grayson with forum titles. Staff & Game Leaders are the exception.
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Post by Grayson Stonyhammer on Oct 5, 2015 16:01:01 GMT -5
We do have a level up system. Grayson with forum titles. Staff & Game Leaders are the exception. I meant an actual EXP Bar that shows your progress.
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Post by Layla Littlenymph on Nov 5, 2015 16:56:44 GMT -5
There are some good suggestions here, and since you have taken the time to lay them out so well, they merit a response My apology for not getting back to this sooner. Recent Topics
We need a "Recent Topics" quick navigation button up with the "Home", "Forum", and other buttons. It is more efficient than having to scroll down to the bottom of the forum every time to see what's freshly posted!
So in other words, you would like to see that included with the other quick links embedded within the banner? That seems a reasonable request. If it requires coding, I confess that would exceed my meager abilities, but I will look to see if it is either a Proboards option, or something that could be added in by virtue of a plugin. If that turns out to be the case, I will be happy to make that change. I would equally be happy to make that change even if it turns out NOT to be the case, but would require some outside input in getting it done.
Re-Design Everything
I think players who are new to our community, and even we original Mayhemers, would feel more welcomed on this website if it had a design. Adding a Banner up top with the guild logo(s), and redesigning the color templates would improve this forum a lot!
<MM> guild and site logos are a no-go for the simple reason that none of us lay claim to that intellectual property. While it is true that we originally created this site as a refuge for <MM> and FR members, fans and followers, we in fact have no direct tie, so this is not in fact a <MM> site.
That said, I, nor any of the other Admin have a problem with jazzing up the look of the site. In fact, that would please us very much. The reason that little effort has been made in this regard is a matter of skill and availability. The other two Admin for the site have limited time and/or access to devote to it beyond their current contributions, and while I have the most available time and access, I am the least skilled in this area. It has actually been on my mind for some time now, but it always seems to fall in second to other projects, so I have not devoted much time and energy in this direction. The current site layout is of my design, but it was (obviously) accomplished for the most part with ready made templates and plugins, with the exception of the color scheme.
What I would like to do at this point is find an interested and trustworthy party that would be willing to join us and take that on that particular aspect. If I can find such a party we will certainly be receptive to their input. Failing that, it will have to wait until I have more time to devote to it. It WILL happen, but I am at a loss as to predict WHEN it will happen.
Remove The Browser Games
Unless a lot of you play "Carrot Fantasy(2)", and "War Card Game", I don't think it makes sense to have those in the quick navigation bar.
Having browser based games was actually my idea, and I would like to feature a broad range of them in several categories. Having them in the quick navigation area though was NOT my intent, which is why we have not added more than the current 3 available. The original idea was to have a set of boards in the "Games People Play" section to host those. It was not until I started that I discovered that in order to do this would require the games be set up on their own HTML page, and then linked back to that board. Again, this is outside my area of ability, so I allowed them to go to their current location, which appears to be the Proboards default for content of that nature. In other words, they are by no means a finished project. They are an incomplete project that I would like to go further with. While they do not display in the manner intended, I see no pressing need to remove them at this time, unless it is to remove them to a proper HTML page, in which case I would actually like to expand upon them.
Add a Level Up System
There are some very cool plugins for Proboard Forums and one of them that i really enjoyed was the level bar. The more you posted, the higher your EXP bar was raised. Until finally you leveled up to <Insert Title> and now you can level again to the next title.
I have seen that plugin, and it should not be a major issue in having it installed. I did not bother with it originally because I did not think it added much to the site, but if it is something members would like to see, I believe it can be installed without much difficulty.
Add a Currency System
Another cool Proboards Forum plugin. Users can earn virtual currency by posting topics and replying to other users. Players can buy exclusive <Titles> to go under their names, or it could make a cool lottery system to participate in in-game giveaways.
I actually do not care for the currency system, and the other Admin share my feelings on this. That said, I can see where it could be a popular feature, but we would need much higher numbers to get the full benefit from it. At this time, I would have to say no, but would be willing to revisit the suggestion at a future date.
Sorry if i suggested too much. These are just my OPINIONS on what i think could help this forum. Suggestions are always welcome, and appreciated. I would like to perhaps discuss some of these in greater detail. If you do not mind, I will follow this up with a pm.
Thanks for the input. ~LL
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Post by Gaara on Nov 5, 2015 18:41:58 GMT -5
A currency system and a level up system would be amazing! Mayhem coins or something?? Idk. I know the coding for some of it, so if you ever want some help or anything feel free to ask for the base coding! There are a few values you can change -- how much money per post, the name, the symbol... It's cool.
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