Coalitions, alliances and other minor changes

We went through a lot of topics on the forums and distilled out a few ideas that would be quick to implement. Here's what we've done so far:

1. Removed win/loss ratio from profiles and coalitions. Added 'games won' and 'games abandoned' (%). This should hopefully encourage people to play the game to the end or at least surrender. Note that people will still be leaving games no matter what penalties we come up with. Just focus on maps and scenarios that don't require every player to be present - then leaving won't be such a huge deal.

2. No surrender in solo games, only abandon. Solo games wouldn't add to 'games played' stat nor to the 'games abandoned' percentage in profiles. This would make farming a bit harder and allow map/scenario makers to test their creations without fearing for their stats.

3. Players are now allowed to play in the Beginners room until rank 5 (including 5). Additionally, ranks 0-3 are no longer allowed to play in the Main room. This would prevent newbies from being horribly slaughtered and stop guest alts from starting scenarios in the Main room.
UPDATE: Beginners room is now for ranks 0-4, Main room for ranks 3+

4. 'Allow alliances' option changed to 'maximum alliances' - now you can specify exactly how many alliances players are allowed to have (0 option is also included). Default is 3. This should discourage alliance-spamming and make alliances more strategic.

5. Coalitions:
- Only coalitions that have played a CW (or registered) in the last 90 days are listed in the index, similar to the players list. Other coalitions are available under a "show all" link.
- Players now receive double SP in CW.
- Seasons now have 20 games, with the last 20 games counted (as opposed to first 10 previously).
- The significance of competence is now much lower. CP gained/lost now ranges between 50 and 100 (used to be 1-100). Meaningful competence ranges between 0.75 and 2. Anything below counts as 0.75, anything above counts as 2.
- Latest CWs will be shown in player profiles (coming soon)

6. Completing each chapter in the tutorial now gives SP and exiting the tutorial is counted as a victory. This would only work for rank 0, though.

Ivan | 04.10.2013

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The Tactician ConstellationDivided Posts: 4108 From: Egypt	04.10.2013 - 07:21 The Tactician All hail ivan and amok! ---- We are not the same - I am a Martian. We are not the same - I am a... divided constellation? Loading... Loading...
Comrade In Arms Posts: 210 From: Jordan	04.10.2013 - 07:24 Comrade In Arms Great Updates..Thank you. ---- † In GOD We Trust † Loading... Loading...
Lemonade Strategy - None Posts: 1464 From: Equatorial Guinea	04.10.2013 - 07:38 Lemonade Very good upgrade. AW took a big step forward and I hope you'll implement a 3vs3 league soon ---- "War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means." ― Carl von Clausewitz Loading... Loading...
Madara Posts: 998 From: USA	04.10.2013 - 08:52 Madara Incredible I love it! Loading... Loading...
The Taliban Posts: 147 From: Libya	04.10.2013 - 09:21 The Taliban R.i.P UN Loading... Loading...
Meester Veni Vidi Vici Posts: 3256	04.10.2013 - 09:24 Meester Loading... Loading...
pupbenny The British Empire Posts: 139 From: UK	04.10.2013 - 09:32 pupbenny Great, Thanks! :D Loading... Loading...
nonames Posts: 1325 From: UK	04.10.2013 - 09:42 nonames R.i.p UN and ally fags. heh. Loading... Loading...
Xenosapien Stalins Martians Posts: 2102 From: UK	04.10.2013 - 09:59 Xenosapien WOOOOOOOOOOOOT! LETS ALL TRAMPLE ON UNS DEATH! Loading... Loading...
Ld. Dark Knight Account deleted	04.10.2013 - 11:20 Ld. Dark Knight Account deleted This is brilliant, good job! Loading... Loading...
Fockmeeard Stalins Martians Posts: 718 From: USA	04.10.2013 - 11:55 Fockmeeard WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU RIGHT NOW. Loading... Loading...
KYBL Optimates Posts: 1458 From: USA	04.10.2013 - 12:15 KYBL Rest in Hell, UN games ---- Loading... Loading...
Grimm Posts: 1345	04.10.2013 - 12:56 Grimm Well done! ---- Harmonica: Did you bring a horse for me? Snaky: Well...looks like we're...looks like we're shy one horse. Harm.: You brought two too many. Loading... Loading...
Safari Victorious Secret Posts: 2545 From: Austria	04.10.2013 - 13:34 Safari Very useful update ---- Loading... Loading...
raetahcodeupon V I K I N G S Posts: 651 From: Spain	04.10.2013 - 13:51 raetahcodeupon This update have important negative consequences to the game. A big part of the activity that used be in Main Room is now in Beginners Room. Main room used to have triple of games, now Beginners room have double or triple games than Main room. ---- I dont understand why people says that Full Package is too expensive: http://imageshack.us/a/img854/6531/fzhd.png "I... Feel a little dead inside" -Gardevoir Loading... Loading...
Xenosapien Stalins Martians Posts: 2102 From: UK	04.10.2013 - 16:09 Xenosapien Revert 3-5 change! Or make main room the default. Loading... Loading...
Ivan (Admin) Squirrels! Posts: 2238 From: Finland	04.10.2013 - 16:16 Ivan (Admin) Written by raetahcodeupon, 04.10.2013 at 13:51 This update have important negative consequences to the game. A big part of the activity that used be in Main Room is now in Beginners Room. Main room used to have triple of games, now Beginners room have double or triple games than Main room. We have a lot of ranks 0-5, don't we? Let's wait a bit and see, we might have to lower the limit to rank 4. Loading... Loading...
Xenosapien Stalins Martians Posts: 2102 From: UK	04.10.2013 - 16:26 Xenosapien Written by Ivan, 04.10.2013 at 16:16 Written by raetahcodeupon, 04.10.2013 at 13:51 This update have important negative consequences to the game. A big part of the activity that used be in Main Room is now in Beginners Room. Main room used to have triple of games, now Beginners room have double or triple games than Main room. We have a lot of ranks 0-5, don't we? Let's wait a bit and see, we might have to lower the limit to rank 4. Is the default for 3-5 the beginner room? If so, I think this is the main cause. Loading... Loading...
Ivan (Admin) Squirrels! Posts: 2238 From: Finland	04.10.2013 - 16:28 Ivan (Admin) Written by Xenosapien, 04.10.2013 at 16:26 Is the default for 3-5 the beginner room? If so, I think this is the main cause. Good point, I'll just try to set the default to the Main room for ranks 4 and 5 (rank 3 still can't play in Main). EDIT: done. Loading... Loading...
The Taliban Posts: 147 From: Libya	04.10.2013 - 17:03 The Taliban Written by Ivan, 04.10.2013 at 16:28 Written by Xenosapien, 04.10.2013 at 16:26 Is the default for 3-5 the beginner room? If so, I think this is the main cause. Good point, I'll just try to set the default to the Main room for ranks 4 and 5 (rank 3 still can't play in Main). EDIT: done. well, i actually like that begginers is full of low ranks, the number of quits has decreased by 500%. begginers room has 30 players now and like 40 games up. Main Room has like 60 players and like 30 games up. Loading... Loading...
The Tactician ConstellationDivided Posts: 4108 From: Egypt	04.10.2013 - 17:09 The Tactician I see much better quality in gameplay, even though i am rank 5 and supposed to play in beginner, i play in main with much less wf first turn and ally fagging ---- We are not the same - I am a Martian. We are not the same - I am a... divided constellation? Loading... Loading...
Fockmeeard Stalins Martians Posts: 718 From: USA	04.10.2013 - 17:11 Fockmeeard Here's something that came to mind. If a player sets up a private game and wants his low rank friend to join, will the low rank be able to play the private game in the main? If he can't then you should probably adjust the settings to let any rank join a private game regardless of which room it's in. Loading... Loading...
The Taliban Posts: 147 From: Libya	04.10.2013 - 17:45 The Taliban Written by Fockmeeard, 04.10.2013 at 17:11 Here's something that came to mind. If a player sets up a private game and wants his low rank friend to join, will the low rank be able to play the private game in the main? If he can't then you should probably adjust the settings to let any rank join a private game regardless of which room it's in. nope. don't overthink it. i see many ways of this getting exploited to farm sp. Loading... Loading...
Xenosapien Stalins Martians Posts: 2102 From: UK	04.10.2013 - 17:47 Xenosapien ^That player can just join as a guest, he will be able to teach/play, shouldn't have much of a problem against a newbie, makes it more even for them as well . Loading... Loading...
raetahcodeupon V I K I N G S Posts: 651 From: Spain	04.10.2013 - 18:18 raetahcodeupon Written by The Taliban, 04.10.2013 at 17:03 Written by Ivan, 04.10.2013 at 16:28 Written by Xenosapien, 04.10.2013 at 16:26 Is the default for 3-5 the beginner room? If so, I think this is the main cause. Good point, I'll just try to set the default to the Main room for ranks 4 and 5 (rank 3 still can't play in Main). EDIT: done. well, i actually like that begginers is full of low ranks, the number of quits has decreased by 500%. begginers room has 30 players now and like 40 games up. Main Room has like 60 players and like 30 games up. Remember that the number of players that you see in the lobby are exactly that. Players in the lobby or in the main chatroom. Players of games are not counted. By the way today I was 4 hours connected. And in those hours main room had between 10 and 20 games. And beginner room around 30 games. Maybe I was in the gamein a wrong time to play. ---- I dont understand why people says that Full Package is too expensive: http://imageshack.us/a/img854/6531/fzhd.png "I... Feel a little dead inside" -Gardevoir Loading... Loading...
Xenosapien Stalins Martians Posts: 2102 From: UK	05.10.2013 - 07:20 Xenosapien I have noticed a significant decrease in players in the main room. The backbone of atwar are these rank 4 and 5s, who play occasionally but not seriously. Loading... Loading...
EndsOfInvention Posts: 598 From: UK	05.10.2013 - 07:58 EndsOfInvention The changes are good, but we need to encourage ranks 4 and 5 to play at least a bit in main room. I like raetahcodeupon's suggestion about more sp for ranks 4 and 5 playing in the main room. ---- Loading... Loading...
Ld. Dark Knight Account deleted	05.10.2013 - 09:15 Ld. Dark Knight Account deleted Written by Xenosapien, 05.10.2013 at 07:20 I have noticed a significant decrease in players in the main room. The backbone of atwar are these rank 4 and 5s, who play occasionally but not seriously. For now yes but in the long run players in the main room would increase massively Loading... Loading...
Ivan (Admin) Squirrels! Posts: 2238 From: Finland	05.10.2013 - 11:32 Ivan (Admin) Written by EndsOfInvention, 05.10.2013 at 07:58 The changes are good, but we need to encourage ranks 4 and 5 to play at least a bit in main room. I like raetahcodeupon's suggestion about more sp for ranks 4 and 5 playing in the main room. Changed Main to 3+ and Beginners to 0-4. Loading... Loading...
The Tactician ConstellationDivided Posts: 4108 From: Egypt	05.10.2013 - 11:41 The Tactician Written by Ivan, 05.10.2013 at 11:32 Written by EndsOfInvention, 05.10.2013 at 07:58 The changes are good, but we need to encourage ranks 4 and 5 to play at least a bit in main room. I like raetahcodeupon's suggestion about more sp for ranks 4 and 5 playing in the main room. Changed Main to 3+ and Beginners to 0-4. like this its just right. No more changing. ---- We are not the same - I am a Martian. We are not the same - I am a... divided constellation? Loading... Loading...
The Taliban Posts: 147 From: Libya	05.10.2013 - 11:51 The Taliban Written by Ivan, 05.10.2013 at 11:32 Written by EndsOfInvention, 05.10.2013 at 07:58 The changes are good, but we need to encourage ranks 4 and 5 to play at least a bit in main room. I like raetahcodeupon's suggestion about more sp for ranks 4 and 5 playing in the main room. Changed Main to 3+ and Beginners to 0-4. Ivan, 0-5 was ok. The quality of the games had increased by a lot. the only people complaining is ranks 6 that want to farm ranks 4-5, ranks 5 will get annihilated by ranks 8+ Loading... Loading...
EndsOfInvention Posts: 598 From: UK	05.10.2013 - 12:00 EndsOfInvention Written by The Taliban, 05.10.2013 at 11:51 Written by Ivan, 05.10.2013 at 11:32 Written by EndsOfInvention, 05.10.2013 at 07:58 The changes are good, but we need to encourage ranks 4 and 5 to play at least a bit in main room. I like raetahcodeupon's suggestion about more sp for ranks 4 and 5 playing in the main room. Changed Main to 3+ and Beginners to 0-4. Ivan, 0-5 was ok. The quality of the games had increased by a lot. the only people complaining is ranks 6 that want to farm ranks 4-5, ranks 5 will get annihilated by ranks 8+ Getting annihilated is educational in my opinion. Anyway, they can keep changing it to decide what works best. ---- Loading... Loading...
Xenosapien Stalins Martians Posts: 2102 From: UK	05.10.2013 - 12:15 Xenosapien ^I think it was fine just changing default to main room for optional rooms. Loading... Loading...
Hugosch BiteMe Posts: 2219 From: Netherlands	17.10.2013 - 03:29 Hugosch Sorry for my very late reply. This is a good update! Especially the coalitions! Stalins Martians congrats with being the new #1 ---- Exceptional claims demand exceptional evidence. Loading... Loading...
OneGodOfWar Posts: 5 From: France	17.10.2013 - 12:26 OneGodOfWar :banger2: Loading... Loading...
Columna Durruti Inglourious Basterds Posts: 6899 From: Costa Rica	25.10.2013 - 08:28 Columna Durruti Excellent upgrades! Thnx. ---- Loading... Loading...
b0nker2 Stalins Martians Posts: 2398 From: UK	03.11.2013 - 10:16 b0nker2 ''4. 'Allow alliances' option changed to 'maximum alliances' - now you can specify exactly how many alliances players are allowed to have (0 option is also included). Default is 3. This should discourage alliance-spamming and make alliances more strategic'' This can only work correctly if you also add a disable game changes button as suggested elsewhere. Loading... Loading...
Capt. Corsair Account deleted	06.11.2013 - 18:07 Capt. Corsair Account deleted I like the changes(ranks 3+only allowed in main)But i would like to add, ranks 3+ IS the issue, noob hosts are generally smart enough to kick ranks 3-, so, Instead, I think you SHOULD MAKE IT SO ONLY RANKS 5+ ARE ALLOWED IN MAIN. THIS WOULD FIX EVERYTHING. Loading... Loading...
Columna Durruti Inglourious Basterds Posts: 6899 From: Costa Rica	06.11.2013 - 18:44 Columna Durruti ---- Loading... Loading...
General_Battier Posts: 2	22.11.2013 - 14:10 General_Battier I was just wondering, if i have a friend that is a rank 1, how can i get him to play with me if im a rank 6? Loading... Loading...
AlexMeza Account deleted	08.12.2013 - 13:05 AlexMeza Account deleted Written by General_Battier, 22.11.2013 at 14:10 I was just wondering, if i have a friend that is a rank 1, how can i get him to play with me if im a rank 6? Well no one answered you so.. No you can't. Make an alt or tell him to get to rank 3 and play on main room. Loading... Loading...
TizzoPazzo Posts: 1 From: Italy	13.04.2020 - 05:40 TizzoPazzo I am premium and I opened a new match, but the alliances are not allowed. We usually play in 4. How so? How can I unlock the option on World Map? Loading... Loading...
Croat Paradox Posts: 7244 From: Croatia	13.04.2020 - 05:51 Croat Written by TizzoPazzo, 13.04.2020 at 05:40 I am premium and I opened a new match, but the alliances are not allowed. We usually play in 4. How so? How can I unlock the option on World Map? It should be already unlocked by buying premium and should be possible for any map, including world game. Try clearning cache and relogging into game, maybe then it updates you the feature. If not, contact a Moderator or Admin ---- Loading... Loading...

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