Drop Party Plugin Suggestions

So now that we have hopefully seen the issues with the drop party we just had, here are some pretty obvious ideas to make the plugin better.

- No repeat winners: Since the plugin can sometimes pick two of the same winners the plugin should be set up to not allow this.

- Alt identification: The plugin should be able to detect when an account has won on multiple accounts and do one of the following:

• Notify staff so they can remove the head from the player and redraw
• Not give the head to the alt and alert the user that the head will be redistributed

The best option imo is the first one as two siblings may be on the same ip and both win, and staff can sort things out. Alternatively, reduce chance of winning when multiple accounts are connected via the same account or via common, free, vpns to avoid users logging in more accounts.

- Text: The text in chat when announcing winners is difficult to read within the chaos, so making it easier to read should help (change in colour)

- Ability to add items to the drop queue if they are the same item that is being dropped: in case someone gets duplicates or certain staff get a head and want to redrop

- Use IGN (Nickname) or Nickname (IGN) format for displaying winners

- Tests before dropping: of course just remember a test of the plugin can help any issues resolve itself. Having small drop parties a day or even hours before an event with basic items can be useful.

 

I had the issue to but I believe it was because the chat was muting every couple seconds so if you typed a message in between it might send but the timing had to be right.

 

Support, I didn't make the drop party but have heard it was chaotic and definitely could do with these fixes to the plugin

 

I agree with everything you've wrote, Krissy.
This DP was a bit , how can I say this, unorganised and chaotic.
Chat was unmuted, looking as though people were spamming. And then when chat was actually muted, it became unmuted seconds later.
People were winning multiple heads due to alts; I've heard sheep got loads. I get that Noobcrew tried to take them off the alts and re-drop them but it would've been tiring due to the amount of alts online.
The thing I agree with the most is the tests before dropping because it took like over 30 minutes for it to officially start, I'm pretty sure. People were up until over 1am, due to trying to participate in the actual drop party. Having tiny tests to make sure the plugin is working correctly would've made the drop party more smoother.
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