Faster/shorter mahjong games!

[GrizzlyTank]

One thing that seems to turn a lot of players off mahjong is the sheer amount of times one game takes. Too often i see novices disconnect only because the game seems never ending.

Therefore i propose a bit more speedier version, instead of the 8+ turns we have now it's instead a game fixed to 4 turns and 4 turns only, no extra turns for east wins/draws. This way everyone gets to be dealer once, and the games require half the time investments it have now.

[ItMe]

They could also add different varieties of mahjong.
Like, Sichuan Mahjong which plays faster since it only uses suited tiles.
Or Shenyang Mahjong which generally has faster turns.
They could add that korean 3 player version that removes two suites.

[GrizzlyTank]

Ok found someone that knew about a mahjong app and that game got a setting where you will only enter turn 5-8 if no one have more than 30k points.

[Genz]

I was thinking about this too. I learnt mahjong with FFXIV but now I only play Mahjong soul :|
Games are not only shorter since most people play the "East turn mode", but in general it's more newbie-friendly with features like highlighting similar tiles on mouse-over, or displaying the waiting tiles on tenpai. Doman Mahjong is kind of "hardcore" which is a very weird decision for a side-activity.

So yes, playing only East turns would be nice (possibly go in South turns if all players are below 30k. The game stops as soon as someone reaches 30k)

Another small possible improvement : instead of having a fixed 15s timer per turn, decrease it to 5s + a global 20s timer.

(and another small idea which could invite more players : add an objective in the Challenge Log for completing a hand)

[GrizzlyTank]

(and another small idea which could invite more players : add an objective in the Challenge Log for completing a hand)

And make it worth more coins than a gate.

[0xReki]

most people play the "East turn mode"

That's only true for the lowest ranks. Also the game changes alot when you only play Tonpuusen(East-Only).

[Aeliott]

I think an East-only format would be welcome. Or even a more practical tutorial, however basic, like Mahjong Soul.

[Iscah]

If I remember correctly, the mahjong programming itself was a pre-built program that they just incorporated into FFXIV, originally for their own amusement, rather than setting out to build a beginner-friendly version to suit the game audience.

[0xReki]

Live Letter 60 happened. We're getting Tonpuusen.