Neo England
15-08-2004, 04:05
I have noticed that in the UN page, theres a watermarked symbol background, (light picture behind the text for those who don't know)
This got me thinking, what if regions had this option, to post a small watermarked picture, or perhaps a light background. Obviously this would be through regional control. This way, the user would get more of a feel about what the region is about, and this option could even serve as alternative to regional flags, that some players have been wanting so desperately. Above all, it could perhaps brighten the game up and make it more attractive to new players.
Obviously, there would be a few problems with this. Rule breakers could upload offensive material, which would be far more noticable than a single nations flag. So perhaps they should be validated by the mod's or admin before hand, of course this is assuming they have time, which they may or may not have.
Also, if every single region had a background, I can see the server getting pretty full pretty damn fast, so this must be avoided for obvious reasons. Perhaps regions of a certain size may upload them? This would also cut down on the validating a mod may have to do. Also, another way on cutting down on the space issue, is much like the flags, have a size limit.
And the last problem that comes to mind, is that a particular background may not be suitable for users who are hard of sight or colourblind. I'm open to suggestions on this one, well and the rest.
Now I'm sure this idea won't be branded into the game code, but I would still like to hear players views on this idea, and even modifications to what I have said.
This got me thinking, what if regions had this option, to post a small watermarked picture, or perhaps a light background. Obviously this would be through regional control. This way, the user would get more of a feel about what the region is about, and this option could even serve as alternative to regional flags, that some players have been wanting so desperately. Above all, it could perhaps brighten the game up and make it more attractive to new players.
Obviously, there would be a few problems with this. Rule breakers could upload offensive material, which would be far more noticable than a single nations flag. So perhaps they should be validated by the mod's or admin before hand, of course this is assuming they have time, which they may or may not have.
Also, if every single region had a background, I can see the server getting pretty full pretty damn fast, so this must be avoided for obvious reasons. Perhaps regions of a certain size may upload them? This would also cut down on the validating a mod may have to do. Also, another way on cutting down on the space issue, is much like the flags, have a size limit.
And the last problem that comes to mind, is that a particular background may not be suitable for users who are hard of sight or colourblind. I'm open to suggestions on this one, well and the rest.
Now I'm sure this idea won't be branded into the game code, but I would still like to hear players views on this idea, and even modifications to what I have said.