Topic: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Mafia Turnabout. Day 5.

[BeautifulShy]

I had to set my alarm for 5:30am and 6:00am so I could get up to monitor the votes and to look up things for the psyche-locks. I typically woke up at 4:30am PST for some reason. I typically went to bed at 10:00 pm the previous night so I got 6 hours and 30 mins of sleep. So I had to keep myself energized during the day. There was a problem for Mop_it_up in that she couldn't get to change her vote in the last hour.

Didn't in one of the mafia games have like voting open for 22 hours. Might have been NintendoWorldReport mafia or F-ZeroGX Mafia?

[Stratos]

I thought it was nice to have those times because then I could participate after getting off of work late.

[that Baby guy]

I'm not sure if the players involved were the people who really cut out talk, or if it was the time.  I'd say it's more the players:  I didn't say much because of I knew the players weren't saying much, and it was better, in this particular case, not to talk.  I just don't know if that was the case for anyone yet.

I had to set my alarm for 5:30am and 6:00am so I could get up to monitor the votes and to look up things for the psyche-locks. I typically woke up at 4:30am PST for some reason. I typically went to bed at 10:00 pm the previous night so I got 6 hours and 30 mins of sleep. So I had to keep myself energized during the day. There was a problem for Mop_it_up in that she couldn't get to change her vote in the last hour.

Didn't in one of the mafia games have like voting open for 22 hours. Might have been NintendoWorldReport mafia or F-ZeroGX Mafia?

Ideally, in a mafia game, it shouldn't typically come down to the last minute.  I think a slightly later time, maybe an hour or two, might be better for most players, but I can't remember what time would work for the Aussies here.

[vudu]

By the way, what did you players think of the earlier start times?

I didn't mind them so much, although it's not like I really got to participate much. 

It might be better if it was pushed back an hour or two--10:00 AM EST is 7:00 AM PST, which is a bit early for some.

[Mop it up]

By the way, what did you players think of the earlier start times?

It negatively impacted me, as it meant I couldn't be around when the voting closed (which made no difference on the game's outcome as I was out on the first day). I think it is a good idea though, to have the start time be different for each game. There is no universal time that would be good for everyone, so it seems fair to change up the start times, giving different people a chance to have the option of voting at the last minute.

[Khushrenada]

See, one shouldn't really always need to be around at the end of each day. When I play I try and get things wrapped up early. It's only when I'm stumped or trying to figure things or in trouble that I need to be on late.

[BeautifulShy]

Well I think this game if it was a typical game without any "distractions" than I think things wouldn't have gone and dragged out till the first votes weren't till night time.
Lets look at the last 2 games you hosted. Phoenix Wright and World War Mafia. Both games had a side game. WWM had it but it wasn't that big of a focus. While this game the Psyche-locks was a major part of the game.
I think what you did with WWM was you made the system work with the game in a immediate fashion while Phoenix Wright was a long time goal. Maybe you could try and fix this by making like daily quizzes that helped out figure out the psyche lockes quicker.

I like the idea of the Psyche-locks I just think there needs a better way to make it more manageable.

[Plugabugz]

The earlier time was perfect for me. It was 3pm. I had enough time to get past lunch and not miss the final few seconds.