Reducing Time Limit for Turns

[Mag!cGuy]

(01-14-2014 03:14 AM)jaxxinjr Wrote:  But what is much more important in the stats you post is the fact that 1,000,000 people (!!) downloaded Outwitters but only 6,000 stayed. That should be shocking to the devs and worthy of investigating why, especially because this is one of the better iOS games.

I've been saying all along that I'm fairly sure one of the top reasons is that people are turned off by the fact that a game takes anywhere from weeks to many months to finish. I know that was my very first very disappointed reaction to the game.

That point is further validated by the Over 75% who agreed. Which is why I'm stunned the devs chose to leave it unchanged. They originally presented the poll as them considering a drastic change to two days. In the end, despite overwhelming support, they didn't even go with an incremental change to 3 days. That change would also given them a chance to study the effects of a shorter limit.

Ultimately though, I think the best solution to retain a much larger player base is to rework the game as primarily a live speed-match format, while keeping a "correspondence chess" option on the side.

This perfectly expressed my own thoughts, I couldn't have said it better. I am not as stunned as you, but on the whole you are right, to my mind.

[onealexleft]

(01-14-2014 03:14 AM)jaxxinjr Wrote:  

(01-13-2014 04:25 PM)Juslas Wrote:  1 000 000 downloads
6 000 daily players
3 000 members
200 votes

But what is much more important in the stats you post is the fact that 1,000,000 people (!!) downloaded Outwitters but only 6,000 stayed. That should be shocking to the devs and worthy of investigating why, especially because this is one of the better iOS games.

The stat is that on average we were seeing 6k uniques per day. Not necessarily the same 6k per day (highly unlikely). The active community is far larger I would imagine, to sustain 6k daily. I'd have to run a monthly report to get a 'wider view' snapshot.

[.Memories.]

With that in mind, I'd suspect (read: completely guessing) there are around 20k-40k active players

[TheGreatErenan]

I am seriously considering asking Randall Munroe to do a calculated estimate and put it on what-if.xkcd.com.

[game_taker]

(01-14-2014 09:28 AM)TheGreatErenan Wrote:  I am seriously considering asking Randall Munroe to do a calculated estimate and put it on what-if.xkcd.com.

Do it!!!! DO IT!!!!!!

[TheGreatErenan]

Help me word the question in a succinct and yet sufficiently explanatory way?

[Setorines]

I think an interesting concept that really goes along with this idea is to actually let the players choose thier time limit when they set a game, perhaps even giving the option to take a turn every 5 minutes.

With a system like this i would recommend that the game should not end if you miss your time, but rather your turn be forfeited.

[TheGreatErenan]

(01-12-2014 04:49 PM)QuicheLorraine Wrote:  I am in my residency...I enjoy picking up my iPad, pushing aside some biometrics, and making a move or two while walking from 1 point in the hospital to another.

[jchris98]

(01-14-2014 02:22 PM)TheGreatErenan Wrote:  

(01-12-2014 04:49 PM)QuicheLorraine Wrote:  I am in my residency...I enjoy picking up my iPad, pushing aside some biometrics, and making a move or two while walking from 1 point in the hospital to another.

Epic!

[TheGreatErenan]

I can't be the only person who thought about that, can I?