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The idea I have might make life easier for all us Squad captains looking for twdd/jd/bd matches.
What is a QUEUE??
Think of a stack of plates... whoever puts their plate first gets the food first... in our case... a match..heh
Read about STACKS or DOUBLY LINK LISTS.... if you are a programmer you'll know what I'm talking about.
I have never programmed any bots, but heard they use JAVA... I know JAVA is very similar to C++... and you could create a complex data structure such as a LINK LIST or QUEUE.
***The problem:
Currently there is only 4 twdd arenas and during prime time, it is sometimes hard to get a match.. so congested... and also looking for other squads to duel. Its a very time consuming
process to private message other squad people...looking for a match..etc..
Typical squad looker text..
"wana twdd?" "wana twjd?"
response.. "not not enuff" "no we are too chicken to play you"
Like some of us have to go from arena to arena looking for possible squads to duel. I'm a very lazy guy and don't like doing this often... usually a kind squad mate does this for me, thank god..heh..
***The design solution:
Here is my idea...
Have a TWD MATCH QUEUE.
Modify the current TWD bot to have this addition.
If a squad captain knows he/she has 4+ squad mates online and they really wana twdd...
They goto TWDBOT.. put a match request... in the queue...
:TWDBot0:!requestmatch
The Bot then parses the name of squad captain... and checks if they are legit.
The TWDBot0 create's a match request NODE data structure and links to the MASTER MATCH REQUEST LINK LIST...
Ok, possible abuse could occur.. some a-hole could request endless... but do a check.. if their node is on the link list and so they can only have 1 on at the moment. So they can't crash the server..etc..
Have something like...
SQUADNAME : WHENTHEYCANPLAY : RANKPREFERENCETOPLAY : SquadOfficername
They can also take their request off the list, if they don't have enough players online at the moment.
Then another squad looking for a match, just goes to this TWDBOT and issues
!matchlist command... and out comes a list of squads wanting to twdd at that timeframe....
:TWDBot0:!matchlist
xyzsquad : 7pm to 9pm EST : newbertlevel : xyzcap
elitesquad : 7pm to 9pm EST : elitelevel : elitecap
thenewberts : 7pm to 9pm EST : newbertlevel : newbcap
xyzsquad captain could say.. look "thenewberts" wana play now, ok lets chat...lol
Then a captain could determine who they wana twdd with... and issue a challenge.
Once the challenge is issued, then have a MATCH WAITING QUEUE... all done on whoever issue challenge first basis...
Then when a TWDD arena is free, it will automatically alert the squad's officer who wanted to duel...
but maybe also do a check if they still have enough online pilots.
Perhaps additional things could be done.... like create a PRIVATE TWDD MATCH ARENA or have TWDD MATCH BOXes..like in DUEL arena.
Currently, I have chatted with others about this... It is quite a TASK looking for a squad to duel with, or waiting 1 hour in a twdd arena for a match.... during primetime it is tough and during off-peak hours not many squads are on completely.
Hopefully, you have an idea of what I'm trying to get across and might consider adding this in the future.
***Conclusion:
If a change like this was made, I believe more twdd matches would be played and it would possibly attract more people into twdd gameplay.
Currently, I and many others are deeply frustrated with the way things are now. Some of us don't have patience and maybe if we are lucky get a twdd match in a night.
***Current Problems:
I know this isn't the best time to throw TWD automated management tool ideas around... especially when they already have problems with TWDbot to TWD website link problems. I just thought of this idea and wanted to type it out before I forgot about it. Perhaps, it may get implement.... for now its just a wishlist and wishes take time to implement.
Thanks for listening...
What is a QUEUE??
Think of a stack of plates... whoever puts their plate first gets the food first... in our case... a match..heh
Read about STACKS or DOUBLY LINK LISTS.... if you are a programmer you'll know what I'm talking about.
I have never programmed any bots, but heard they use JAVA... I know JAVA is very similar to C++... and you could create a complex data structure such as a LINK LIST or QUEUE.
***The problem:
Currently there is only 4 twdd arenas and during prime time, it is sometimes hard to get a match.. so congested... and also looking for other squads to duel. Its a very time consuming
process to private message other squad people...looking for a match..etc..
Typical squad looker text..
"wana twdd?" "wana twjd?"
response.. "not not enuff" "no we are too chicken to play you"
Like some of us have to go from arena to arena looking for possible squads to duel. I'm a very lazy guy and don't like doing this often... usually a kind squad mate does this for me, thank god..heh..
***The design solution:
Here is my idea...
Have a TWD MATCH QUEUE.
Modify the current TWD bot to have this addition.
If a squad captain knows he/she has 4+ squad mates online and they really wana twdd...
They goto TWDBOT.. put a match request... in the queue...
:TWDBot0:!requestmatch
The Bot then parses the name of squad captain... and checks if they are legit.
The TWDBot0 create's a match request NODE data structure and links to the MASTER MATCH REQUEST LINK LIST...
Ok, possible abuse could occur.. some a-hole could request endless... but do a check.. if their node is on the link list and so they can only have 1 on at the moment. So they can't crash the server..etc..
Have something like...
SQUADNAME : WHENTHEYCANPLAY : RANKPREFERENCETOPLAY : SquadOfficername
They can also take their request off the list, if they don't have enough players online at the moment.
Then another squad looking for a match, just goes to this TWDBOT and issues
!matchlist command... and out comes a list of squads wanting to twdd at that timeframe....
:TWDBot0:!matchlist
xyzsquad : 7pm to 9pm EST : newbertlevel : xyzcap
elitesquad : 7pm to 9pm EST : elitelevel : elitecap
thenewberts : 7pm to 9pm EST : newbertlevel : newbcap
xyzsquad captain could say.. look "thenewberts" wana play now, ok lets chat...lol
Then a captain could determine who they wana twdd with... and issue a challenge.
Once the challenge is issued, then have a MATCH WAITING QUEUE... all done on whoever issue challenge first basis...
Then when a TWDD arena is free, it will automatically alert the squad's officer who wanted to duel...
but maybe also do a check if they still have enough online pilots.
Perhaps additional things could be done.... like create a PRIVATE TWDD MATCH ARENA or have TWDD MATCH BOXes..like in DUEL arena.
Currently, I have chatted with others about this... It is quite a TASK looking for a squad to duel with, or waiting 1 hour in a twdd arena for a match.... during primetime it is tough and during off-peak hours not many squads are on completely.
Hopefully, you have an idea of what I'm trying to get across and might consider adding this in the future.
***Conclusion:
If a change like this was made, I believe more twdd matches would be played and it would possibly attract more people into twdd gameplay.
Currently, I and many others are deeply frustrated with the way things are now. Some of us don't have patience and maybe if we are lucky get a twdd match in a night.
***Current Problems:
I know this isn't the best time to throw TWD automated management tool ideas around... especially when they already have problems with TWDbot to TWD website link problems. I just thought of this idea and wanted to type it out before I forgot about it. Perhaps, it may get implement.... for now its just a wishlist and wishes take time to implement.
Thanks for listening...
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