In auction games, a /diamonds command to see how many diamonds each of the owners of the teams have left. Since you’re able to count in chat how many people spend, this would just be a QOL and wouldn’t provide any information that isn’t already accessible.
#/Diamonds in Auction
urban compass
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grizzled mauve
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urban compass
removes skill + makes it easier to troll and be annoying
someone can easily just write everything down while votes happen
this adds skill because now everyone has the information easily available instead of just for whoever “sweats” the diamond count
next notch
you CAN do it
nobody does do it
thats just a stupid arguement
it lowers the skill ceiling for no reason
urban compass
if nobody does why would making the count known hurt the game at all if nobody cares enough to count it themselves?
i just don’t see how seeing the diamond count lowers the skills ceiling, it gives the owners more incentive to spend wisely
next notch
because if the information was easily available with no work involved then people would use it to their advantage
urban compass
no that part i get
urban compass
i just don’t see how it hurts the skill ceiling
urban compass
owners should spend wisely regardless
this is true but this lets them know what they’re working against
next notch
yes which is exactly the problem
urban compass
why’s it an issue though?
next notch
because people are idiots and will just use it to upbid people and be annoying
urban compass
that’s if the hosts aren’t going for the win
next notch
people do it regardless
urban compass
so maybe have the /diamonds be a config option? the
hm maybe i just haven’t played enough auctions
next notch
you are overestimating the intelligence of the playerbase