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[Poll] How long (in OOC days) should gambits be open?

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 7:47 pm
by Kinaed
Greetings,

After our most recent, first gambit - I got the impression this one might have lingered a bit too long. Some people felt it gave plenty of time for people to post opinions, others told me it was dragging... now that we've actually run a gambit, can I get a sense for how long people think one ought to be?

Re: [Poll] How long (in OOC days) should gambits be open?

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 7:52 pm
by Geras
I posted 9 days. I think a week + weekend would be nice, especially if it can be timed so it's always starts on a Friday and ends on a Sunday so people have a chance to do something even if their schedule is tight during the week or they are away for a weekend.

Re: [Poll] How long (in OOC days) should gambits be open?

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:11 pm
by Zeita
I'm keen for five days. People seem to sort out where they stand pretty quickly, after that it is mostly watching the clock tick down.

Re: [Poll] How long (in OOC days) should gambits be open?

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 9:31 pm
by Kinaed
I like everyone getting their say, but I like the vast majority of people waiting for one or two people to have their say a bit less. Priorities, I guess.

Re: [Poll] How long (in OOC days) should gambits be open?

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 12:43 am
by Voxumo
5 days seems like it's a fair amount of time for those who want to get their two-cents in to get it in, but to also not drag it on longer than it should. Afterall it was around 3 days in, that it seemed like we generally knew the outcome.

Re: [Poll] How long (in OOC days) should gambits be open?

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 1:50 am
by Azi
I voted 5 days because that was the mark where all of us directly involved sort of started checking our watches and tapping our feet.

But, that being said, I don't think it's the worst thing to keep it as-is; the full week gave us plenty of time to meet once the outcome became obvious, and a couple guildmembers ICly negotiated a more amiable (or at least, by all appearances amiable!) resolution than an actual ousting.

Re: [Poll] How long (in OOC days) should gambits be open?

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 8:29 am
by Starstarfish
I'd say 7 days because that makes sure to include the weekend if there are players who only/majorly play on weekends.

Maybe instead of cutting down the total time, an option could be added for the person who the gambit is about to codewise concede if they've decided to do so ICly.

Re: [Poll] How long (in OOC days) should gambits be open?

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 12:40 am
by Zeita
I do like that idea, Starstarfish. +1 on that.

Re: [Poll] How long (in OOC days) should gambits be open?

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 6:41 pm
by Kinaed
I like the idea for a concede command.

That said, we've moved gambits to 5 days.

Re: [Poll] How long (in OOC days) should gambits be open?

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:52 pm
by Zeita
Could we please move council mayor elections to 5 days as well, to match this? 10 days is too long.