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Expanded EMR Targets

Timestamp: Bob Moncrief EBD•W! 03:19, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

Type: Radio/Flavor Change

Scope: The External Military Reports channel broadcasts (24.96 MHz)

Description: As things currently are, EMRs will, at the end of a given broadcast, report on the status of up to two NecroTech buildings in the suburb in question, malls or forts in a suburb, if there are any. (Suburbs like Mornington which have no such buildings never have these addenda, only the clauses on number of zeds, up to one horde, powered status and infrastructure status.) Therefore, the only way that a building that is not one of these building types can get mentioned is in the form of the second element, which describes a building (I believe of any type) outside of which a horde of "a few" (I believe around five) or more zombies is gathered; or if it is "the only building with lights on" (I'm not sure if non-"Building" buildings can receive this status). This proposal is to expand the possible targets for discussion of the final clauses of the report to include all building types, as long as they are building squares and not open spaces. So, for example, the following report would be possible: 25.96 MHz: "... can see maybe a dozen on the streets of Mornington ... maybe a dozen outside Pincher Library ... a lot of buildings with lights on ... only a few buildings damaged ... Mainstone Auto Repair is being held ... the Ripley Motel is out of action ..." (9 hours and 24 minutes ago) As things currently stand, the final two clauses of the previous report would be left out. This would have four main effects: It would make EMRs more fair across suburbs. Some "nice-building-heavy" suburbs (e.g. Shearbank) currently have at least one building report, sometimes two, at the end of their EMRs, while others (e.g. Mornington) never have any. It would expand flavor. As it is, those who follow EMRs pretty much just learn about NT statuses, while being mystified about the fates of the libraries, banks, museums, towers, fire and police stations, hospitals, churches etc. across the city. It would allow those of us who update wiki building statuses based on EMRs (e.g. myself and MostlyNumb) to update the statuses of "lesser-known" buildings more frequently, something which has increased in importance since the new status-based maps, like the DangerCenter have been created. I am not sure if this would be a buff or debuff for survivors (who use the EMRs). I think debuff is more likely, as it would reduce the likelihood of discovering the status of nearby NT buildings, although with the exchange bonus of finding out about more buildings. The effects on gameplay would be minimal given that (I think) relatively few people follow the EMRs directly. Please comment on this suggestion and let me know any alterations to make. P.S. This is my first-ever suggestion, so if I've screwed up everything, please be kind! P.P.S. I don't mean to hate on Mornington, but it's a great example of the flaws of the EMR system.

Discussion (Expanded EMR Targets)

I have never updated buidling statuses based on EMR reports (I can start now though). For me, having more information in the reports just implies copying/pasting a larger text (and now updating more building statuses). I never really use the wiki information about building statuses for anything. MostlyNumb 11:37, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

I think a bit more detail on the mechanics (and maybe a bit less justification, since you had me early on) would be nice. For instance, you have a ruined non-TRP getting reported in your example. Is that just a random ruined building or is preference given to recent ruins? And I'm assuming it's displacing some other information that could have been reported? Just seems like a bit of an odd thing to report at all, I guess. That said, I do agree with the overall premise, so I'd support it regardless. —Aichon— 15:58, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

It would be a random ruined building (as right now it reports a random (I think) NT, if there is one). The only information being displaced is the equivalent information which is restricted to NTs. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 04:32, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Would be nice to give priority to certain buildings that are considered famous after ingame events, like The Blackmore or Quartly Library? PB&J 11:38, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

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