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gabrielecirulli / 2048

The source code for 2048
https://play2048.co
MIT License
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Universal Best Score #108

Closed mk-th closed 10 years ago

mk-th commented 10 years ago

After seeing the popularity of this little game I think it's time to add a database here but since it's hosted on git pages, I would love to work on a web service which can be used with ajax for fetching and saving the universal best score.

iirelu commented 10 years ago

105, #39. Short version: No.

Long version: Noooooooo The moment a server is added to the project, complexity is increased tenfold for very little advantage. There are forks that have leaderboards, and you're free to use any of those, but as it stands a hashtag covers all social needs.

svisser commented 10 years ago

People will start gaming the high scores and you'll end up with the maximum integer value as high scores.

mk-th commented 10 years ago

Exactly that's the point. You can improve a give with two ways one improve the game play or add some competitive milestones. Humans are really an strange creature they get bored really quick with playing same thing over and over again. You need to add more difficulties to compete by time to time. We can discuss the pros and cons and the best possible solutions but the feature seems necessary for making it more interesting. and trust me you aren't paying any cost for it and neither one will have to compromise the integrity of this game.

iirelu commented 10 years ago

This isn't a mobile game with advertisements; We're fine if people just want to play it for 5 minutes. Trust me, people are good enough at creating their own competition.

svisser commented 10 years ago

You don't need to add more difficulties to keep the game interesting. Do you really need the leaderboard (to like the game more) or do you want to prove yourself to others? Because you can already tweet your score or take a screenshot. I don't think this is the type of game that needs a universal leaderboard.

mk-th commented 10 years ago

That is funny do I look like the one who's trying to prove him self here, but anyway your call. I'm okay with no leaderboard. thanks.

svisser commented 10 years ago

@mannuthorani sorry, I realize now I expressed it strongly. I'll leave it up to Gabriel; it's mainly that I've seen various games that were annoying to play by a heavy emphasis on sharing and scores.