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This feature was rejected 9/30/2005: don't like the idea of restricting access to levels based on MAG Points.

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
MAG Points for games would rock. Here are my thoughts. Save it. Keep it for awhile. I don't expect it for awhile.

It works like normal varibles ,but is affected outside of the game. How you might ask? Well, it is simple. What Varible is widely known on this site. It is MAG points.

A person chooses to have MAG points as a varible. In the Game they can change them ,but only for the game. It isn't affected outside of the game.

So what do you think. Oh, and Non-Members should have a random amount between 15 and 100 points. What do you think?

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago

Interesting idea ... one downside I see is that then authors could restrict games/access based on player reader. Not sure I like that idea.

One thing that we *will* be doing down the road is giving points for doing well on certain games: Wal*Mart, JFP, Finals Week, Venegence, etc. Haven't quite figured it out the details yet ... but we all felt that you should get a reward for beating a game like that!

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
But I love it. A good way to use it is to make it cash or HPs.

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
All you have to do is implement the MAG points but not as a restriciton, edit the games you want to give MAG poitns and add a MAG points variable on the end of the last link.  Just Admins should be able to add MAG points that actually matter as well.

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
You don't understand. I mean is that your MAG points detemine the # for the start of the varible. They don't make anything change in the end. This would be great for JFP.

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
Why not just use a random Variable to determine your start?

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
This would be better. Just think of the ways a person could use this.

You need 30 points to access level 5-10
You need 50 points to access level 6
You need (Level - 1) * 10 for levels 7+ in the story.

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
Alex JUST said he didn't want that.

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
Yah, but you can access levels 1 through 5 w/o any points at all! That is one way I would use it. Another might be a MAG sim game. Someone made a sim game for newgrounds but it would be like health for the first week of businusse.

Anyways this feature should be restricted to members w/200+ points.

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
I dont think I like that as much.  I think it should be an ADMIN ONLY feature for putting on the end of a game to give out points.  Otherwise give the person a random variable and dont restrict it to the best user.  Newbies wont like that and face it, ITS HARD TO GET OVER 200 POINTS!

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
Yes, but I got it in a couple of months. There are two ways of getting 200points. One is the long way of playing every single game and two is make some games and give some FWWs. 200 is good because by that time people would either get bored or learn what bad games are! Those people would be devoted to the site and making it better!

Oh, and you don't earn points or lose points this way. Sure, the varible can move but there isn't any direct change to your MAG points. If this feature is done we'll need a ton of testing first! What if JJJ lost all his points!

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
Alex, time to comment.

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
How owuld I lose all my points?  And why, oh why not just have it pen to all members!!!!

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
Alright then, 100 points be the open point. It seems to me that you seem that I think that your MAG points would change when you finished the game. You would lost all your points by mistakenly playing a test game that brings your MAG points down to 0 and it actually happened.

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago

I'm sure you could think of some way to lose your points. You know, since us admins can give penalties ...

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago

I'm still *very* skeptical on the idea mainly because I don't like the idea of restricting parts of stories to people not interested in scoring points. Points are more for members of the site, and most of the people who visit are not members.

As far as loosing points, doesn't really work like that -- only way to gain or loose points is with a Transaction (on your MAG Points screen) -- kindalike a bank account. If your points changed, you could easily see how.

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago

It would be cool to have for Admins at the end of the game, at the best end link, they could give out an Admin Bonus to members for beating the game.  None for Wal*Mart though CUZ theres a walkthrough.

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
Oh, but that will make them want to play that game more then the other games. I messages chia-tuan in other news. Just making new users less shy.

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
lol, I messanged him and Sent him a link to your Article AND messaged him a greeting AND Dueled him, lol

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
Oh, And I did the Same with Supafreek, oh and I also sent Supafreek a link to my Duel Article cuz he wanted 2 know.

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
See, we are already welcoming him. JJJ-thethiefofnewbieMAGpoints! Keep him out of duels for awhile. Hey, anyone know a great place for a person to download Java for free on a windows XP with AOL 9.0?

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
HAHAHA, you have AOL, ahhahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahah, lol. JK, hahahahahahahha.

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
Mets is on now and alex isn't. I think I'll be like Alex.

VARIBLE TYPE:MAG Points

19 years ago
ahahhahahaha