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171777.9 in reply to 171777.8
Date: 1/22/2011 1:09:07 PM
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So another problem would be how long does the arrow stays visible. One game? One week? 2 weeks?

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171777.10 in reply to 171777.7
Date: 1/22/2011 6:51:09 PM
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I still don't understand why you think there shouldn't be an arrow for experience.
The only reason that I can see that you have given is that new players will be confused.
But if you want to look at it like that, then maybe there should be no down arrow for stamina loss.
We both know that players are losing stamina every week and if a new player sees a stamina drop then maybe he will think he did something bad (according to your reasoning). So if the stamina drop has an arrow despite being potentially misleading to new players, then experience should definitely have an arrow to show an increase.

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171777.11 in reply to 171777.10
Date: 1/22/2011 7:22:19 PM
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But if you want to look at it like that, then maybe there should be no down arrow for stamina loss.

Yeah, fair enough.
I'm guessing right now very few are the people who monitor experience precisely (I don't, do you?)
So I'm guessing these 1% have an advantage (relative to the actual importance of experience in this game, which we can only speculate on) over players who don't monitor it.
If there was an arrow, I'm guessing that 1% would jump to about 10%.
Now I'm not against it, it's just a matter of where you want the gap? Like, do you want it to be between D.I and D.II, or between D.II and D.III. I'm starting to think maybe your opinion is better.

I know for me, learning on the forums that there was no arrows for exp pops, I was like "hm, that's interesting". And I kind of see the point of that. But we can all have different opinions. I just think these forums are a great tool for this game, and that's one way to develop the game and its community. If there is no more tricks to be learnt from reading these forums then the game becomes boring, too.

Peace.

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171777.12 in reply to 171777.11
Date: 1/22/2011 7:27:27 PM
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I use BuzzerControl, which records the pops for everything (including experience) each week, as well as changes in DMI etc. So I will always notice when I have had a pop in experience, but I think it would be handy for new users to see a pop so that they realise it can increase. The forums are definitely a great tool for the game, but not everyone uses the forums unfortunately, so perhaps having an arrow for an increase in experience might bring more people to the forum to find out why they got a pop in experience.

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171777.13 in reply to 171777.12
Date: 1/22/2011 7:29:16 PM
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I agree with everything you just said.
That said, even the kind of noobs would know experience can increase ;)

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171777.14 in reply to 171777.7
Date: 1/22/2011 7:39:59 PM
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You honestly think the developers simply forgot to add the arrow functionality to experience pops?


Well, anyone that thinks that would be mistaken.

It's more of a technical issue than anything.

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171777.15 in reply to 171777.14
Date: 1/22/2011 7:44:55 PM
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So you ideally would put it in, but technically it is hard to do so probably not worth it? If so, no worries.

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171777.16 in reply to 171777.15
Date: 1/22/2011 7:54:52 PM
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We may do it if a way to do it technically pops up.

NO ONE at this table ordered a rum & Coke
Charles: Penn has some good people
A CT? Really?
Any two will do
Any three for me
Any four will score
Any five are live
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171777.17 in reply to 171777.16
Date: 1/22/2011 8:00:25 PM
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Perhaps if there is a way for it to be registered in the training report instead if that is easier?