Fix monthly challenges, they suck.

[xroads]

It's no secret that monthly challenges draws almost no interest from 99% of CC players.

Yeah it's a challenge, blah blah blah, but when only 20-30 people participate in any given month, how much of a challenge is it really?

This month for example, you have one player that has already played 200 games and is running away with it. Good for him, boring AF for everyone else.

We need challenges to keep the players we have engaged, not reward one player who decides to play 200-300 games.

[groovysmurf]

Perhaps add one:
Make xroads solely in charge of monthly challenges. He sucks already anyway.

*I'd add it myself, but I got in trouble last time I did that...

[ConfederateSS]

Perhaps add one:
Make xroads solely in charge of monthly challenges. He sucks already anyway.

*I'd add it myself, but I got in trouble last time I did that...

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-----------------------It is a challenge when you play 500 to a 1,000 games.....The time you need.....Everyone has the chance, that are Premium(Gold)....To play a bunch of games....There are Freemium(Silver) set challenges....Some based on winning percentage%.........IF CROSSROADS HAS BEEN PAYING ATTENTION OVER THE YEARS......... ConfederateSS.out!(The Blue and Silver Rebellion)...
-------------------Only 20-30 people.....Only a few people.....2....then 10 (3rd parties)........RUN FOR PRESIDENT of THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA........How many people play REAL R.I.S.K....ON A REAL BOARD???.....6.....The Challenges already...."X"....that by 4 or 5...

[xroads]

Perhaps add one:
Make xroads solely in charge of monthly challenges. He sucks already anyway.

*I'd add it myself, but I got in trouble last time I did that...

Why not, even a trained monkey could come up with better ideas than what we have already had.

[groovysmurf]

Why not, even a trained monkey could come up with better ideas than what we have already had.

That's kind.

I am personally doing July and October this year, so those are covered. Chanakam2020 and Kingm are putting together the ideas for the other months. I simply do the forum write ups and the prizes, as I am not the greatest with the creative side, just the boring shit.

If you have Discord we can add you to the group we have there or if not, you can simply write up a basic proposal and just send it to the three of us via PM. Try to include maps/settings/points for each different type and then a name and basic "story". Chanakam is great at the graphics, but if you want to put something together there, too, that is always welcomed.

I have brought up with bigWham the possibility of putting limits on the number of games people can play, but unfortunately that will not be as easy to do technology wise, as I had hoped. I do agree with you that it seems pointless to play when someone immediately starts 200 games and that's one of the main reasons I don't personally play in most challenges. Percentage based is what I prefer personally, but even that way has issues.

I also agree with you that we need more people to be interested in playing these challenges. If we could just come up with a point system or a way to limit number of games I think that would encourage more high rankers to play. If anyone has any thoughts on how to do that, technologically speaking, please do share.

xroads, I look forward to reading your proposal.

[xroads]

Ok here is one that will suceed.

Baltic Crusades.

singles, doubles, and triples.

Any settings. 30 round limit.

Winner is whoever ends most games positive.

Must have 2 of the 3 tokens to qualify.

General achievment medal for all players who end up 20+ games positive.

Win 20 of 30 singles games is 10 games positive
Win 10 of 15 doubles games is 5 games positive.
Etc
Etc

Everyone, even freemiums has a fair shot, not by playing 300 games, but being the best player for a month.

[ConfederateSS]

---------------Actually rank has nothing to do with it............I play from time to time..........I am not worried about a rank.....You can go up a lot ...,just as easy as go down.........But you need to make sure you can play 100's of games.......To be fair to everyone.......You don't join/start 500 games.....Then deadbeat a lot of them......
-------------------I have played lots of games in challenges..Known for it.... ...If you are worried about rank, you shouldn't play C.C. anyway...Try Battleship...
------------------- Sometimes you play maps you never would........Like I played Conquer 500 in a challenge....I HAD LOTS OF FUN PLAYING THAT MAP.....That I steered away from( )all the years on C.C....BEFORE IT WAS A CHALLENGE........There are a few more maps...I stay away from....But when they are challenges ....I try them...City of Mogul another one.....THE C.C. TEAM DOES A GREAT JOB.............ON CHALLENGES................I am still waiting For The MALTA Challenge(Great Siege of Malta........700 Knights of St.John(Baptist)...vs 40,000 Turks.....1565 A.D....."May" thru "September"....hint,hint......THE KNIGHTS STOPPED THEM, and SAVED THE WEST............ ... ConfederateSS.out!(The Blue and Silver Rebellion)...
--------------------Knights,Siege, WW1 Ottoman Empire, British Maps, Malta....Lots of maps...for a MALTA (Siege of)challenge......