MP Notification Suggestion/Question

[rs2excelsior]

Would it be possible to add some identifier to the email alerts for when a MP game on a random map has started/ended/advanced to a new turn? Even just the armies would be helpful. When you're in something like the DL and have 6-10 games going all on random maps, you can get some idea from the turn number (is it a game which just started or one that's been going for a bit), but it would still be nice to know which game was ready to go if that's possible.

[rbodleyscott]

Would it be possible to add some identifier to the email alerts for when a MP game on a random map has started/ended/advanced to a new turn? Even just the armies would be helpful. When you're in something like the DL and have 6-10 games going all on random maps, you can get some idea from the turn number (is it a game which just started or one that's been going for a bit), but it would still be nice to know which game was ready to go if that's possible.

The server is game agnostic and does not know what the armies are, so it can't name them in the email. However, we could add the opponent's username to the emails.

The team are currently working on migrating games to the new PBEM3 system, and the above is on the list for inclusion.

[kronenblatt]

Would it be possible to add some identifier to the email alerts for when a MP game on a random map has started/ended/advanced to a new turn? Even just the armies would be helpful. When you're in something like the DL and have 6-10 games going all on random maps, you can get some idea from the turn number (is it a game which just started or one that's been going for a bit), but it would still be nice to know which game was ready to go if that's possible.

... However, we could add the opponent's username to the emails. The team are currently working on migrating games to the new PBEM3 system, and the above is on the list for inclusion...

Yes: getting the username in the email (for started, ongoing, as well as ended games) would be really great.

[rs2excelsior]

The team are currently working on migrating games to the new PBEM3 system, and the above is on the list for inclusion.

Awesome, that sounds perfect. Glad to hear it’s in the works, thanks!

[TheGrayMouser]

Would it be possible to add some identifier to the email alerts for when a MP game on a random map has started/ended/advanced to a new turn? Even just the armies would be helpful. When you're in something like the DL and have 6-10 games going all on random maps, you can get some idea from the turn number (is it a game which just started or one that's been going for a bit), but it would still be nice to know which game was ready to go if that's possible.

The server is game agnostic and does not know what the armies are, so it can't name them in the email. However, we could add the opponent's username to the emails.

The team are currently working on migrating games to the new PBEM3 system, and the above is on the list for inclusion.

Oh boy, this question comes up every so often and I make the same comment: When I get email notifications, SOME of them display my opponents username and turn, others do not. (RBS for example, Is identified in my email notifications, I do not know if I’m identified to RBs though)
I then guess that it’s determined somehow in ones user preferences for the forum.
To date no answer has come from slitherine ( and might not even matter now if they are upgrading to V3)

[kronenblatt]

... When I get email notifications, SOME of them display my opponents username and turn, others do not. (RBS for example, Is identified in my email notifications, I do not know if I’m identified to RBs though)...

... I then guess that it’s determined somehow in ones user preferences for the forum...

When I had email notifications on (turned them off a month ago or so for the reasons put forward by rs2excelsior above: a lot of emails, no useful information in them), I NEVER got the username in there (however, got the emails themselves in other languages (Spanish, French) for some users).

Not even for RBS.

So I was about to say that it seems to dependent on the settings/preferences of the sender, e.g., RBS (and not the recipient, e.g., you and me), but even that doesn't seem to be consistent.

Probably best if the username information is ALWAYS in the email, and not subject to own settings (at least not in sender's settings).

[rs2excelsior]

Oh boy, this question comes up every so often and I make the same comment: When I get email notifications, SOME of them display my opponents username and turn, others do not. (RBS for example, Is identified in my email notifications, I do not know if I’m identified to RBs though)
I then guess that it’s determined somehow in ones user preferences for the forum.
To date no answer has come from slitherine ( and might not even matter now if they are upgrading to V3)

Really? I don’t think I have ever gotten an opponent’s username in a turn update email. I have gotten them in other languages occasionally like kronenblatt said. That’s odd.