Proposal: Tick tock
Timed out and passed, 6-3. Josh
Adminned at 02 Apr 2012 00:44:40 UTC
Add the following to the list of institutions
Watchtower: When a Player (henceforth the Watcher) influences the Watchtower they gain 2 power. During the next cycle they may send The Net a message declaring an Institution or Player to Watch. (If they sent multiple such messages, the most recently sent one is the one The Net should use). Upon resolution of that cycle, if the Watcher picked an Institution to Watch the Net should inform the Watcher by private message a list of all Players who Directed Resources at that Institution and how many of each they directed by each of them. If the Watcher picked a Player to Watch, the Net should inform the Watcher by private a message a list of all Institutions that player Directed Resources to and how many of each were directed to each of them.
Cpt_Koen:
However, I think you should reword
“Upon resolution of that cycle, if the Watcher picked an Institution to Watch the Net should inform the Watcher by private message a list of all Players who Directed Resources at that Institution and how many of each they directed by each of them.”
which is barely readable, and add “either” or something somewhere, to prevent the Watcher from Watching both an Institution and a Player.
In addition, I think this would be more useful if the Net was to inform the Watcher as fast as directions come along. That is, before the end of the cycle, so that the Watcher can adjust their bid using the information.
Though that might create timing issues (in particular, it makes it better to send directions at the last moment, which rewards people who can be there at the last moment)