Playchoice debate time again :)

Gameboy9 · Post by **Gameboy9** » Tue Nov 07, 2000 12:30 pm

DIP settings are as follows:

Time Limit in coin A is either 150 or 300 seconds. This shouldn't be an issue though because of the time limit in coin B!



This time limit that's in coin B is anywhere between 0 and 3,900 seconds.



There's also a time unit issue as well. The following are time unit DIP settings - each in units / second.



60, 30, 20, 15, 10, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1/4.



The default before beta 9 was 300 seconds, and 1/4 unit / second. The beta 9 default is now 300 seconds and 1 unit / second.



If you want my opinion - I'd just love to settle for 3,900 seconds and 1/4 unit / second. This is 260 minutes or 4 hours 20 minutes.

But I'd rather get some more professional opinions

I really don't care what we settle for. I think an average of the votes should determine DIP settings. GB9

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Tommi · Post by **Tommi** » Tue Nov 07, 2000 12:30 pm

4,333333 hours sounds fine to me.

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LordGaz · Post by **LordGaz** » Tue Nov 07, 2000 12:30 pm

I say one credit only (300 seconds or whatever the latest default is)
and if this means some of the existing scores have to be deleted then
so be it.



This is a money issue, I was never into pumping limitless coins into
a machine just to keep the game going, not even a playchoice
machine. You have to assume you have enough money in your pocket for
one credit only, that's my opinion.

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Gameboy9 · Post by **Gameboy9** » Tue Nov 07, 2000 12:30 pm

LordGaz... just to clear up something... we'll be using one credit
only in this debate. That we're not debating. How much time you'll
get in that one credit - that's the motion that's on the table. Coin
B is one credit just like Coin A. GB9

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Stig Remnes · Post by **Stig Remnes** » Tue Nov 07, 2000 12:30 pm

i wote for 3,900 seconds

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LordGaz · Post by **LordGaz** » Tue Nov 07, 2000 12:30 pm

Ahaa, thanks for clarifying that for me gameboy

, I was getting it
mixed up with the last debate.



In that case I vote for 300 seconds and 1 unit/second because all the
playchoice machines I have ever seen had this setting but I'm easy

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Q.T.Quazar · Post by **Q.T.Quazar** » Tue Nov 07, 2000 12:30 pm

300 secs, 1 unit per second, which I assume is 4 times longer than it
used to be. Plenty of time. It seems to me that this vote is mainly
between three choices: Unlimited Time (or the max), 300 at 1 per tick
(the default), or 300 at 1/4 per tick (the old setting)



Q.T.Quazar,
MARP Rules Coordinator

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jbd · Post by **jbd** » Wed Nov 08, 2000 12:30 pm

I'll go with 3,900. Mario could be a worry, but most people who care
about recording on them in the first place seem to want unlimited.

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Ashuime Rainflower · Post by **Ashuime Rainflower** » Wed Nov 08, 2000 12:30 pm

Have them both at 150 units, 2 units per second. We want a challenge
here, not a "look, I get a whole bunch of time" thing. Besides, a
good player should be able to do well in 75 seconds

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david oliver · Post by **david oliver** » Wed Nov 08, 2000 12:30 pm

unlimited time


nuff said



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Gameboy9 · Post by **Gameboy9** » Wed Nov 08, 2000 12:30 pm

Vote tally is as follows:


3,900 seconds, 1/4 unit / second, or 4 1/3 hours - 3



3,900 seconds, no declaration of units / second , or 65 minutes
minimum - 2



300 seconds, 1 unit / second, or 5 minutes - 2



150 seconds, 2 units / second, or 75 seconds - 1

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Chad · Post by **Chad** » Wed Nov 08, 2000 12:30 pm

300 seconds 1 unit. current mame default good. But using 1/4 unit
gives you more time (which i like more). But since the trend is for
the 1 unit, i'm voting there. I'll vote anyway against unlimited
time (which really translates to unlimited credits.)

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Abbe · Post by **Abbe** » Thu Nov 09, 2000 12:30 pm

Every step away from default settings is a step away from MARP's
original idea. It is also a step towards making possibly new MARP:ers
turn their back and flee when seeing all the exception to the rules.



Besides, default settings is what is used in the real world in most
cases.



I vote default settings. 300 units, 1 unit/second, 1 credit.

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Lagavulin · Post by **Lagavulin** » Thu Nov 09, 2000 12:30 pm

I vote for the default settings ( 300 s - 1 unit/s ).


Lagavulin

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QRS · Post by **QRS** » Thu Nov 09, 2000 12:30 pm

I vote for unlimited time. And I really donB4t think that unlimited
time is the same as unlimited credits in this issue Chad. Unlimited
time gives you the chance to really finish the game depending on how
good you are on that game, the REAL time in the game and how many men
you have left..BUT of course there is another option: Why not split
the games into two categories? One with the time limit and one
without? I mean there are alot of games that are already splitted
into more that two parts.. I enjoy playing smb and castlevania both
without the timelimit and with the time limit..



Just my two cents

Regards



QRS

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