Hello everyone!
If you've clicked on this thread, odds are that you have voted for the next featured game. Up until now, this always had to be done through the forums. In this suggestion, I'll be going into detail on how the current voting system could possibly be improved! :)
In-game voting system
Since Featured Games are changed every few days, I sometimes tend to forget to vote. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to cast a vote without even leaving the lobby? Here are some reasons why I think this should be implemented:
- In-game voting would allow more people to vote.
I can imagine that not everyone has a forums account and/or is interested in creating one just to cast a vote. Having an in-game voting system makes it more convenient and easy to do so, without even having to leave the lobby.
- The system ensures a fair vote.
In the current system, there have been several cases where multiple accounts were created for an unfair voting advantage. In-game voting would (almost) fully eliminate this issue and ensures a fairer vote.
- The system provides more attention to Featured Games.
The satisfaction of being able to make a change will possibly make more people want to actually play the games they have voted for.
Where and when do I cast my vote?
When the votes are open, clicking on the Featured Games NPC will allow you to choose your favourite game. Hovering over one of the games would also show the number of votes for that specific game. Although I'm not the most innovative engineer, I'd imagine the system to look something like this:
Automation
To improve this even further, this could even be automated with some cool lines of code that changes the featured game based on the most popular vote. This one is for you, Camezonda.
Thanks a lot for reading my thread! I'd be thrilled to hear your thoughts and possible additions to this suggestion.
~Mythoid
If you've clicked on this thread, odds are that you have voted for the next featured game. Up until now, this always had to be done through the forums. In this suggestion, I'll be going into detail on how the current voting system could possibly be improved! :)
In-game voting system
Since Featured Games are changed every few days, I sometimes tend to forget to vote. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to cast a vote without even leaving the lobby? Here are some reasons why I think this should be implemented:
- In-game voting would allow more people to vote.
I can imagine that not everyone has a forums account and/or is interested in creating one just to cast a vote. Having an in-game voting system makes it more convenient and easy to do so, without even having to leave the lobby.
- The system ensures a fair vote.
In the current system, there have been several cases where multiple accounts were created for an unfair voting advantage. In-game voting would (almost) fully eliminate this issue and ensures a fairer vote.
- The system provides more attention to Featured Games.
The satisfaction of being able to make a change will possibly make more people want to actually play the games they have voted for.
Where and when do I cast my vote?
When the votes are open, clicking on the Featured Games NPC will allow you to choose your favourite game. Hovering over one of the games would also show the number of votes for that specific game. Although I'm not the most innovative engineer, I'd imagine the system to look something like this:
Automation
To improve this even further, this could even be automated with some cool lines of code that changes the featured game based on the most popular vote. This one is for you, Camezonda.
Thanks a lot for reading my thread! I'd be thrilled to hear your thoughts and possible additions to this suggestion.
~Mythoid
