Leader should be able to change members' derby status
It seems that they left something very important out of this derby update: the leader should be able to change the derby status (in or out) for the neighborhood members. Otherwise, because the default status is "in", the vacationing and inactive members will still be "in" the derby, which was the problem that this update was supposed to fix. What a head-scratcher!
~powdermonkey
Let Leader/Co-Leader Do the remaining derby task of other members in the group.
Let Leader/Co-Leader Do the remaining derby task of other members in the group.
Please let the Leader/Co-Leader do the remaining derby task of other members in the group. If a group member has done only 1 or 2 task and because of him/her the group is loosing then the Leader/Co-Leader must get the opportunity to complete the remaining tasks.
Opting in and opting out of derby
Please allow the leader to make the final decision on who will be in the derby as we have a few inactive players. Just like clash of clans where the leader can make the final decision on war but they still can set a preference
Agreed! Let it be automatically opted out next derby if no tasks this derby
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Originally Posted by
CrazyClarky
...if they had no activity in the last derby they are automatically opted out of the next one. This way they can go to advance settings and opt back in whenever they want.
+1 to this idea.
Play in group, not stand alone
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Originally Posted by
pitchfork
:thumbsdown: No thanks to leaders opting me in or out or accepting my application to play the Derby. No way. I'd rather be kicked out than managed.
(Although I have an excellent leader whom I would trust with such a button, it is not about (and should not be about) trust and the luck to have a sensible leader --it is about me playing my game, not my leader and hood deciding my game for me. Just kick me out if I can't play.)
(Agree that default should be OUT)
No.
When you play HD normally, obviously your game "it is about me playing my game, not my leader", but when you play a derby, is the group that wins or loses and your bad game could lose the whole group.
Not in Derby as default status, please
I'm weighing in with the logical position of have the default status be Opted Out/Not in Derby.
We have lost one member because he'd been idle the week before, we had not contact with him, kicked him so's not to disadvantage us at derby the next week... but he never logged into the game with GC or Fb so that we could invite him back.
Worse, we've had members who intend to do derby, but then suddenly life happens in the real world, and then don't have time to go opt out.... so they end up being dead weight to carry for that race. Had this happen to two members this week, grrrr. 7th freaking place because of it :mad:
If the default were to be opted out of derby, then only those active enough to seriously want to participate in derby would be In Derby for the race. Someone forgets to opt it, bummer... but no where near as much of a bummer as pulling the whole freaking hood down with them because they forgot or didn't have time to opt out.
Leaders having right to toggle players' derby status
That's just a bad idea. Not gonna happen anyways, so why keep going on about it. :smirk:
The only logical solution is to have the default status be Not in Derby, and players have to opt in to derby each week.
A suggestion for this issue
It would cause more grief to be kicked out of a neighbourhood than to be excluded from derby. Criteria could be set that must be met for leaders to opt someone out such as minimum requirements not being met in number of derby points and\or number of tasks per derby.
Currently we have a forced derbylessness policy which requires us to kick someone out and allow them to rejoin after derby begins. Miscommunication and grief can occur this way.
Derbies have changed the way neighbourhoods function. Neighbourhoods that were like families with members that had been together for a long time have broken apart due to the competition. Some lower level players have a hard time completing required tasks. If leaders could opt them out it would enable them to still be part of a neighbourhood without the grief of being kicked out.
Leader opt in or out. Why assume it is about power?
We work very hard in my nh to communicate well. I am the leader. When I have fb communication for a non-playing hood member, I use it. We have chat. I use that. I also ask other nh members to explain the derby setting to players who are in a different part of the world and who play at different times than I do.
But what if the player can't get the message, or if their primary language isn't English (our hood language setting)?
Upshot of of all this is that we have several players still opted into the derby who have never taken a derby task. Youth, illness, device malfunction, living in a war zone (in real life) all impact a player's ability to use the opt out setting. I don't want to kick these people out of our neighborhood. But that is the power the game gives me. I believe that is a more destructive power.
if I were to opt a player out of the derby, let's say, a player who has never taken a derby task, and who I have chatted with several times to explain how to opt out, yes, it could make the player mad. He or she could then voluntarily leave our nh. I would prefer that, as for me, right now it is not clear if several of our members understand what I am asking. If I opted them out they would see it clearly. If they became angry with me, then I would understand the situation, and know that removing them from the NH might be a legitimate choice. It does not feel legitimate now.
For us, kicking someone out of the NH is a big deal. Opting a non-derby participant out would give us all more information, information I currently can't get.
Leaders need access to opt members out
Emergencies occur, life happens and us addicts go on playing. Leaders need to access to opt members out.
Leaders need access to opt members out
I will not play the derby until this feature is included. Iam sick of losing and kicking people out!!
Leaders should be able to Opt Out players
"Ah, the laid-back country life, full of fresh produce and furry animals. But just like most small towns, the best part of life here has got to be the friendly neighbors. Hear the team talk about how community isn’t just part of the game, it’s also at the heart of the design process."
So if the best part are the friendly neighbours, and the community is part of the design process - why is it that Supercell is insisting that we kick out our friendly neighbours and family instead of being able to opt them out! I am assuming that they are more for the ultra-competitive NHs and not for the NHs who have community and friendship as per their SuperCell's own description of Hay Day above.
I am a co-leader and we have about 12 inactive members currently. These people are family, friends and strangers who have become friends. Chances are some of them will come back in a few months and some of them never will, but in our community we want to give them the chance and not kick them to the kerb!
Nick, your argument that leaders shouldn't have so much power (Really!!) as it would cause contention is ridiculous. Supercell is basically saying that it is better to expel someone from the NH than Opt them Out??? Illogical and completely contradictory to the above description. If the leader is that bad then the members will leave and form another NH with a better leader - we did. Your other argument for the poor people who happen to sleep in when the derby starts is also illogical - you are referring to active players who are not the problem, the major problem is with inactive players who are by default Opted In - SuperCell needs to take this situation in account and either give leaders the access to Opt players out or have a regular update that automatically opts players out if they are inactive longer than 30 days for example.
Currently the situation is that NHs who have a friendly community are disadvantaged and as a family friendly game I would have thought that would have been taken into account.
PS: Please post your email address so that all those kids who want to play with their Moms, Dads, Cousins etc can complain directly to you when they get kicked out of their NHs because they went playing something else for a month and didn't take part in a few derbies!