[Standards-JIG] proto-JEP: User Gaming

[Nick Parker]

Is there any reason why this couldn't just be freeform text? Why can't 
we just use an away message? Is there some obviously useful 
functionality that this is providing?

All I can see happening is the possibility of a "join me in this game" 
button, which would be a beast to implement in a manner that works for 
more than a handful of games, and besides only saves the user a few 
seconds of effort in the best case.

Daniel Noll wrote:
>>> Defining some sort of madlib for this might be best: "I'm currently in
>>> (1)___________ using/playing (2)___________ with (3) ____________ out of
>>> (4)____________ others on (5) ______________".
>>>
>>> 1: Level, file, region, etc. (noun/identifier)
>>> 2: Application (proper noun)
>>> 3: Number of active players/users (number)
>>> 4: Maximum number of players (number > 3)
>>> 5: The server (URI)
>> That still seems too restrictive to me. A MMORPG has no 1, 3 or 4 of
>> any importance, say.
> 
> Not true.  Ragnarok Online certainly has not only map names but
> coordinates within the map, so that you can communicate your location to
> the other players.  It also keeps statistics on the number of active
> users.  The only thing it doesn't have is (4), or at least the maximum was
> not publically known back when I was actively playing it. :-)
> 
> Daniel
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