Feature requests

I like the new addition of 'investigations', however it feels very incomplete because there are a lot of factors we don't know about the suspected cheater. That's why I suggest letting them explain their guess in a round that was reported. For example, a player instasends New Zealand and their opponent reports the round. The suspected cheater receives a notification and they are given a chance (but don't have to) to explain how they guessed the country. They might write something like "I saw a NZ bollard" or "The landscape looks like South island, I am a kiwi myself" Of course, it easy to just lie but I think it would help because every person knows some metas that their opponents don't and that's one of the reasons why they might be suspected in cheating.

Add Elo/Elo range/Division of the accused player - as I see it, adding exact elo might breach the privacy of the player, so elo range or at the very least their division would suffice - some guesses are incredibly suspicious for a Gold or Master player, but make perfect sense for a 1500+ rated player. If several rounds are reported from the same game, let the reviewer view all of the rounds - a guess can be written off as lucky, but if a player systematically gets "lucky" guesses, it can help the reviewer better evaluate the game as a whole. If a Team Duel is reported, let the reviewer view POVs of both players - in moving duels, for example, if the reported player is NOT the one who found the information, yet they plonk first, it might look incredibly incriminating. Let the reviewer be the judge of that by allowing them to view both POVs. If a Team Duel is reported, make it say it in the "Game Mode" - in its current state, it's not fully obvious when you're reviewing a TD, second player's pin is often too transparent to even notice, so it should be explicitly marked as a Team Duel to avoid false "Guilty" verdicts. Up the elo-range (or whatever other metrics you are using) of people who have access to Investigations. As of now, some Master division players have reportedly said that they have access to the feature. With all due respect, Masters may not be knowledgeable enough in some cases to be trusted with this feature. Same goes for new accounts who have already reached high elo. Make it possible to move the mini-map while reviewing the replay - if a player plonks with the map pretty zoomed out, without the reviewer being able to move or zoom in on the map before the final guess is made, it's hard to gauge if the player's plonk is even in the correct country - something that could give away scripting from a mile away.

Consider Rotating Game Modes in Tournaments : It might be beneficial to rotate game modes like NM and NMPZ into the tournament lineup. It has shown to me that devs think the current system doesn’t need changes, as there are no many active players in these tournaments. However, I think the cause and effect is in reverse. I believe that tournaments only in moving format have discouraged many high-level players from participating, as individuals often have preferences for specific game modes. Introducing a rotation among these three modes could attract more players by allowing them to compete in formats they are better in. Increase Rewards for Tournament Success : I recommend increasing the rewards for winning or placing in the top four of tournaments, such as by awarding purple coins. There’s no indication that this would cause huge loss of income, especially given the facts that developers have previously giving out purple coins for free through various instances (such as quests, daily rewards, Christmas gifts, and sponsoring third-party cash prize tournaments). Offering more substantial rewards such as purple coins will be beneficiary as it will be an amazing incentive and potentially boosting participation in tournaments. Thanks for your time! Geo devs.

add a function to kick players in the middle of a live challenge, team duel, etc. i'm saying this for people that are obviously scripting, or for any other situation where someone shoud be removed.

Is it possible to add a “dislike/downvote” button to also see how many people are against the proposal?

I want to see more holiday spirit

Most of the players would definitely agree that the multiplier system is very anti-competitive, we all experienced games where we were doing a flawless and our opponent just got luckier on a plonk Russia and win, it's just awful, and sometimes it's the other way around, we win on luck and it's not a pleasant victory The luck in obviously inherent in geoguessr but the multipliers are drastically increasing it and I stand for a change. Here is my proposition, if it's not implemented in competitive I would really like to have the option in custom games. Having personal multiplier increasing when a player wins a round. If you win, you get 0.5 multiplier (or less) and your opponent none. If the next round is won by your opponent it would be 1.5x for both, but if you win the second round as well, you would get a 2x multiplier and your opponent only 1x etc... There are two main arguments : Players that are clearly above for most of the rounds will snowball and get a good multiplier while comebacks are still possibles but requires more effort than just a lucky guess Every round will count, random plonks in Luxembourg or Andorra just because the country is useless would stop and people will really play every round, each country would matter and be worth learning These two points will make the game more competitive and reward precise and complete players.

Hello, I already live in another country, but the flag next to my nickname does not change to the one I want, and I cannot change it myself. He writes to me "You can't change your country yet" how to solve the problem

I'm about to go blind, it's too bright xD

You would get a random teammate who also is queuing alone, the two players will have an elo just like when you queue with a friend. This was always popular in plonkit and im sure it would greatly increase the number of 2v2 matches started.