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#121
Yes, a toggle to turn on "pretend to think" with it off by default would be the most valuable.
#122
Both excellent suggestions. Having such features would be particularly useful in games that involve the "Pretend to Think" option (for Gladiator, for example).  On a related note, a toggle to turn off "Pretend to Think" would also be useful.
#123
Where an autoplay feature is introduced, it would be nice if there is an option for Arena (don't ask to discard when VP chips run out) that a player can enable/disable in each game.
#124
Interface Issues / Random Goons visible in play
17 March 2017, 05:14:22 PM
Joining game #1993311 on tokyo.

I see a Goons in the play area from the start of the game (and it stays in the play area the whole game). It's not in the kingdom. My previous game contained Goons.

Still visible in the next game, Joining game #1993880 on frankfurt.

I was able to fix it by logging out and back in.
#125
General Discussion / Re: Infinite game
17 March 2017, 06:31:05 AM
Quote from: Hertz Doughnut on 10 March 2017, 09:45:06 PM
I'd be very cautious about introducing draws-by-agreement.  It hasn't gone well for competitive chess.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CL9Mwfch4XH5QrBU1ne8a5xTSWycEqY7-H5CLLntLRs/edit?usp=sharing

Maybe make it conditional... like only if both players have debt and no gains have been made for 5 turns.

The Dominion league rules already prohibit agreeing to a draw. And a "draw" feature or lack thereof doesn't matter for whether players can cheat the league rules by agreeing to a draw. Players who wanted to break this rule could simply not play the match and report that they had achieved a 3-3 tie. Or players could simply agree, separate from the Dominion online results, to consider a game a tie. http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=15509.msg601835#msg601835

QuoteVI. Playing Competitively

All players in the league are expected to complete all of their matches as competitively as possible. There are times when it may appear that your remaining games cannot effect your standings, but this is very seldom the case. The average points per player in a full group each season is 15, and 6 points are at stake in each match. In some groups, the difference between 1st and 6th place has been less than 2 points at the end of the season.  Even if your personal promotion/demotion status is guaranteed, it is still not acceptable to complete games non-competitively. It is possible for the result of any match to determine the fate of another player by way of the 2nd tiebreaker points. It is unfair to other players in your group if you do not complete your matches properly. Players who are found to have forfeited games or matches, colluded with other players, or posted results that were non-competitive in other ways may be banned from the league for up to 4 Seasons depending on the severity of the offense. Repeat offenders may receive a longer ban period or be permanently banned from the league.  If anyone suggests recording a result that you feel is in violation of this policy, please report it to your League moderator immediately.
#126
Quote from: Stef on 10 March 2017, 11:54:18 AM
Thanks everyone for all the feedback. I will certainly ask again in a couple of weeks.

These are the things I expect to realize this month:

* sending in-game messages to players
   (mostly to get rid of the misery surrounding familiar cards)
* rated/unrated games (including a leaderboard and more feedback/options for matchmaking)

If you click "need help" in the game client it takes you to the "Support" forum. However, that forum does not contain Chris is me's great unofficial guide (http://forum.shuffleit.nl/index.php?topic=1100.0), which is in the "How to Play" forum. I'd suggest adding a stickied link to Chris's post in the "Support" forum as well.

#127
Support / Re: Can't resign?
06 February 2017, 09:05:54 AM
The command /resign may work in these situations even if the button does not. Just type it in the chat box.
#128
The point counter is presumably on by default because the full log of the game is always included. If you have the full log, other than Masquerade it should always be possible to go back through the log and figure out the contents of everyone's deck, and therefore the point count. However, it would substantially slow the game down for people to scroll through the log and do this.

Another reasonable option would be to have a much more limited log (only showing each player's prior turn, and the current turn, for example), and to turn off the point counter by default. This presumably isn't done because the developers assume that most players prefer the full log/point counter.

I'll further note that it's much easier to spectate/watch streams or videos when the point counter is activated.
#129
Feature Requests / Re: Opt out of leaderboard
20 January 2017, 10:21:24 PM
Philip has said that this feature is planned: http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=15260.msg614299#msg614299

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there'll likely be an option to opt out of the leaderboard (neither you nor anyone else can see your rank) and have your rating only be used by the system for match making purposes. Things like achievements could then deliver a sense of accomplishment to those who don't like the ranking.

Besides, I think Dominion itself offers enough opportunities to get your accomplishment fix: winning a game in an unexpected way, building a marvelously roaring engine, finally pulling off that elusive combo, you name it. Personally, I loved the game long before I got anywhere close to the top or even felt like I was moving forwards, and I would not have gotten there had I not loved it so much.
#130
Feature Requests / Re: Original Base & Intrigue Cards
17 January 2017, 07:31:48 AM
Quote from: LastFootnote on 17 January 2017, 04:05:40 AM
Third, it's worth buying good $5 cards over Gold extremely often. If you're auto-buying Gold at $6 most of the time, well, that's an aspect of your game you could easily improve!

This is great advice, and it's also worth noting that on a large percentage of boards you don't want to buy Province the first time you have the ability to do so.
#131
Feature Requests / Re: Add bot when force resign
17 January 2017, 07:18:24 AM
Last year the developers said that they plan to add the ability to continue any resigned game against a bot.
#132
Feature Requests / Re: Original Base & Intrigue Cards
17 January 2017, 02:03:11 AM
Quote from: 007Bistromath on 16 January 2017, 10:58:13 PM
Replacing Feast with Artisan is particularly confusing. The topdecking is neat, but ultimately it has the same problem as Adventurer: I have six. I'm buying gold. Something has to be seriously compelling to make me do something else at that price, and Artisan isn't it unless my deck already has lots of stuff that synergizes with it, which means I'm probably starting to buy victory anyway.

The fault is not in our Artisans,
But in ourselves, that we buy victory too soon.
And Gold too much.

Artisan is good. Try a board like the following, which I recently randomly got IRL for 2e Base/Intrigue (2 players). Artisan, Courtier, Replace, Patrol, Market, Throne Room, Conspirator, Village, Masquerade, Moat.



#133
I bought Villa with at least 2 coins unspent. I was able discard my Wine Merchants from my tavern mat because I was returning to the action phase. Game #206177 on oregon.

Donald tentatively ruled that buying Villa should not let a player discard Wine Merchant: http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=16815.msg668680#msg668680

Quote from: Donald X. on 10 January 2017, 03:15:31 AM
Quote from: JW on 09 January 2017, 05:00:01 PM
I buy Villa with at least 2 coins unspent. Can I discard my Wine Merchants from my tavern mat because I am returning to the action phase?
I am going to tentatively rule that no, you didn't reach the end of your Buy phase. I feel like that's the most intuitive answer.
#134
Interface Issues / Re: Easy way to cheat
09 January 2017, 05:39:22 AM
At some point in the future, maybe consider a "do not show spectators my hand" option. In the meantime, slightly better controls to let users forbid spectators would be fine.
#135
Feature Requests / Can't name empty pile with Mystic
08 January 2017, 01:32:34 AM
I can't name an empty Ironmonger pile when I play Mystic:  game #164721 on frankfurt.