Vacation Mode

[Amagnon]

Ive heard the term before, and maybe such a thing exists on SOMAIN, but not on SOWARS (to my knowledge anyhow).

Sometimes issues arise outside the game that prevent people from playing for a while.  An option to totally suspend an account would be a nice idea.

Suggested functionaility as follows; 

The player elects to suspend the account into Vacation Mode.  All the current values for the account are locked and suspended, and they cannot be attacked but counters can still be excersised.  No interest, growth, accumulation of turns etc.  The account is suspended for a minimum time of 48 hours, and a maximum of one month.  Alliance leaders could also be given the option to send accounts into vacation mode for a fixed 48 hrs - for example if one of your players has been reduced to 0 ships, and hasnt logged in after neb you may wish to protect their account by suspending it.

Theres a range of reasons that might prevent people from logging in, running to simple things like losing their internet connection to other personal or medical issues.

Allowing alliance leaders the option to do this for a fixed period of 48hrs per time would be a nice thing I think.

[basill]

The alliance leader part is new but I kinda like it but it should be so that it can only be done once per week total.

[Tzarkoth]

Good idea in theory ... And as long as the suspension of all income remains, and Nebula/counters still run out, can't see any problems with this being implemented on the War Server.

[FTP]

If you want to implent this with the leader, the Leader should see from his members when their last login was so that he doesnt accidently lock up an account 

[basill]

Good point FTP as sometimes a leader is not on the same time as his members.