Hello. I was reading this thread the other day - https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/very-limited-communication-noc.3570687/
And started thinking that a mafia game, specifically an noc, with some kind of posting restriction similar to what was proposed in the thread would make for an interesting challenge. The restrictions I've come up with are:
- A word restriction. Every player can only make posts that have, at most, 100 words (not characters). Pretty self explanatory
- A posting cap. Players can make, at most, anywhere between 30-50 posts during a day phase. This one is actually taken from mafiauniverse, where their light games have a 50 post cap. I broadened my range a bit because I don't think any individual person tends to post even 50 times a day phase in your average game on this site. I personally think 30 or 35 is probably the most reasonable for smogon activity, though I can leave this one is up for negotiation. This cap would be lifted an hour before deadline, where people may then most as much as they please. However, if enough people wish it, I may be willing to lift the cap earlier, at most probably 3 hours before deadline
The first one is the easiest the keep track of, there are websites that let you check your word count. The second is a bit trickier, since mu has the mafiabot that naturally counts everyone's posts, though it still shouldn't be too hard. I mean, we do have an iso feature. I would expect people to keep track of how often they've posted on their own, in whatever way they have to. I would, of course, keep an eye on how often people are posting as well, though I would say to not expect me to do everything for you
So basically, I'm just trying to see if anyone's interested in playing an noc with these restrictions. I would ideally like to do both in the same game, though if people generally favor one over the other I might just do one of them. Like I said, these are negotiable within reason, so feedback on what people would want if they're interested is appreciated
And started thinking that a mafia game, specifically an noc, with some kind of posting restriction similar to what was proposed in the thread would make for an interesting challenge. The restrictions I've come up with are:
- A word restriction. Every player can only make posts that have, at most, 100 words (not characters). Pretty self explanatory
- A posting cap. Players can make, at most, anywhere between 30-50 posts during a day phase. This one is actually taken from mafiauniverse, where their light games have a 50 post cap. I broadened my range a bit because I don't think any individual person tends to post even 50 times a day phase in your average game on this site. I personally think 30 or 35 is probably the most reasonable for smogon activity, though I can leave this one is up for negotiation. This cap would be lifted an hour before deadline, where people may then most as much as they please. However, if enough people wish it, I may be willing to lift the cap earlier, at most probably 3 hours before deadline
The first one is the easiest the keep track of, there are websites that let you check your word count. The second is a bit trickier, since mu has the mafiabot that naturally counts everyone's posts, though it still shouldn't be too hard. I mean, we do have an iso feature. I would expect people to keep track of how often they've posted on their own, in whatever way they have to. I would, of course, keep an eye on how often people are posting as well, though I would say to not expect me to do everything for you
So basically, I'm just trying to see if anyone's interested in playing an noc with these restrictions. I would ideally like to do both in the same game, though if people generally favor one over the other I might just do one of them. Like I said, these are negotiable within reason, so feedback on what people would want if they're interested is appreciated