I would agree to the automatic selection only as a last resort, if a player or captain has not been able to submit. But there is still a potential problem in that a game with apparently similar conditions would be selected by the automatic system, even if it did not have all the correct settings. This brings up the issue of posting similar non-MVL games to the Metaverse. So, when taking these two issues into account, and also the fact that the chance of players submitting similar games is small, I think it I would now vote for the automatic selection system (only as a last resort, as I said before), and also vote for banning players from submitting games with similar conditions to the Metaverse. (sorry for the run-on sentence!) If people do want to play similar map conditions, but still post, they can always save the endgame-save and post it at some other time, which I don't think is too much of an annoyance.
Nor do i Kzinti, there would be few different ways one could get around what is essential a small problem. But further more are we debating an issue that is not relevant, if no one is playing other games with their MVL character then the issue is mute. so i ask, how many players actually use their MVL character for other games?
I do not agree with the idea of being able to submit a back-up game for an absent player, using a different player's game.
On this issue as Mumble said, we could still treat each case on it's own merit and play the scenario outside of the AltMvl and solve it manually. The AltMvl Admin would submit whatever was decided himself, no automation in this regard. (what is to be decided in this case is for a further debate)
i agree there should be some penalty for a late submission, i just don't like the idea of it automatically be the last qualifying game.
That is a fair call mate, that is why we slightly modified the rule to be that the system would pick one of your games randomly.
Eg - Dystopic has submitted 3 games into the MV that meet the current rounds requirements. His first submitted game is a dud, the 2nd a reasonable score and the third, good enough for fastest game. For whatever reason he cannot get back online to log into the AltMvl and select his game 3. So as per team strategy and discussion, his captain after waiting till the last minute to give Dystopic ample time to submit himself, attempts to log in to the AltMvl to submit on his behalf. Unfortunately, the AltMvl is down for some repair and he cannot submit.
The last resort....
So now the deadline has been reached and Dystopic has no game recorded for the round. The software picks up on this and
randomly selects one of Dystopic's 3 games, and submits that into the round.
Now that event happening is quite remote. You are 90% of the time going to have done your submition yourself, if not your captain will have you covered.
The advantage is, if you are happy with game 1 that you submitted to the MV and you play no other MVL games that round, you or your captain need do nothing. The system will pick up your game and submit it for you. Many will not use this feature, but i'm sure many will too.
But yes, if you are diligent this is a last resort.
Hope that explains it mate.
