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Hi
We recently recruited some new players in our NH. However, we noticed that they were opted out. We asked them if they plan on playing in next derby and said yes. However they were unaware they were automatically opted out.
Had we not told them to opt in they would have missed this upcoming derby. I would like to suggest that players be automatically opted in when they join a NH, therefore if they choose not to play then they must go and change the setting to opt out.
Thanks
That brings a whole different problem. That way more inactive players will be opted in and may not play often enough to opt out before the start of the next derby.
They may have been opted out in their previous NH and decided to participate now that they are in your NH.
The other possibility is that since SC created the default setting of "opted out" for every player, if joining your NH is their first-ever experience with a NH, then this is why they were opted out and didn't realize it until you mentioned it.
I moved to a new neighbourhood last Monday, and many of my friends from the old 'hood followed me on the same day.
I noticed that, when each first moved across, they showed in the neighbourhood house as not in the Derby. As the day wore on, those that had been opted in at our old hood eventually showed as "in the Derby". I guessed that there was some sort of lag caused by the move. By the time the Derby started, all was OK.
That's my experience - please don't rely on it, but it worked for us.
Hope this helps!
As a long-time opted out farmer, I can say that each week I get a notice from the game that says "The Derby is starting soon and you are opted out! Blah, blah, blah...join the fun!" The notice arrives quite a while before the Derby starts, like at least a day or so. I'm only reporting this so that people won't worry about 'hoodies being unaware that they are opted out.
As for the default setting being "opt in/out", I'm in favor of "opt out" because the worst that will happen is that a player who is unintentionally opted out will miss a week. A player who is 'opt in" and not playing creates stress for everyone in the NH who is Derbying that week.
Oh so true. I didn't think about it that way :)
Thank you all for your in put.
This is why I love the forum.
You get to hear others opinions and it helps me understand the game and look at thing in different ways.
I was not thinking about the flip side of opting in.
Thank you all so much. Have a wonderful day
I agree with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by EllunaHellen