runlvlzero
11-09-2013, 07:49 AM
we ain't all that fucking blue.
Also, and i don't think i've mentioned this suggestion yet, I think just like we show the current pop of both the red and blue server on teh homepage, we should show the total Teams pop, but ALSO show the pop of each team, in real time. And maybe the average along side it?
this way ppl can try and self-regulate. i mean sure you could be a bitch and join the team with the highest pop, but wouldn't it be more fun to play a balanced game?
Also could code the character creation so that the team with the total highest hours played, or (even better imo) total EXP earned, would just literally lock ppl out of creating a char, until the numbers were closer. keep teams within a certain % exp of each other. ex: evil team has 5%+ more total exp than the Good team, which has the server's lowest exp. Evil team gets locked out of creating characters until they fall to 4% more than the Goods.
it's harsh, but whatever. the ppl with a bunch of friends on a certain team will either wait till they can create a char, or get a toon from a friend. those who are non-committal will just join either good or neut. using percentages means you can regulate char creation the moment the server is up, which is the most important time to do this. if someone really wants to be evil, they'll just wait 2 hours.
(Also, i envision a Teams server where you truly have to choose a team, so your IP and mac address are associated with a team. You cannot load into toons of opposing team, unless you spoof your IP and mac address....... which some will do, but is still a hurdle. - haven't posed on this in the forums yet, but i think it's better than letting ppl run wild creating alts/xteaming/traders etc.)
Reposting here incase its deleted. But a simple web clicky for picking your team which locks you to a side would be fucking amazing. Seems doable too. Just disconnect someone if they try to log in a toon not on their team based MAC. Preselected before login. This would synergize really well with teams that couldn't communicate/trade without drop trading and metagaming. (I say always leave drop trades and metagame in becuase it simulates crossing/overcoming language/cultural barriers in an abstract way)
Also the other idea of merging read to an FFA team would be fine by me if they decided to go that route. Would make legit sense in keeping the FFA'ers FFA.
I'm personally not in favor of enforcing team structure or locking teams out. Seems to complicated/prone to failure/neglect. I want something more fire and forget. But keeping people from hopping teams would be nice. Maybe every 6 months, someone can reclick the team button and choose a new side.
Also, and i don't think i've mentioned this suggestion yet, I think just like we show the current pop of both the red and blue server on teh homepage, we should show the total Teams pop, but ALSO show the pop of each team, in real time. And maybe the average along side it?
this way ppl can try and self-regulate. i mean sure you could be a bitch and join the team with the highest pop, but wouldn't it be more fun to play a balanced game?
Also could code the character creation so that the team with the total highest hours played, or (even better imo) total EXP earned, would just literally lock ppl out of creating a char, until the numbers were closer. keep teams within a certain % exp of each other. ex: evil team has 5%+ more total exp than the Good team, which has the server's lowest exp. Evil team gets locked out of creating characters until they fall to 4% more than the Goods.
it's harsh, but whatever. the ppl with a bunch of friends on a certain team will either wait till they can create a char, or get a toon from a friend. those who are non-committal will just join either good or neut. using percentages means you can regulate char creation the moment the server is up, which is the most important time to do this. if someone really wants to be evil, they'll just wait 2 hours.
(Also, i envision a Teams server where you truly have to choose a team, so your IP and mac address are associated with a team. You cannot load into toons of opposing team, unless you spoof your IP and mac address....... which some will do, but is still a hurdle. - haven't posed on this in the forums yet, but i think it's better than letting ppl run wild creating alts/xteaming/traders etc.)
Reposting here incase its deleted. But a simple web clicky for picking your team which locks you to a side would be fucking amazing. Seems doable too. Just disconnect someone if they try to log in a toon not on their team based MAC. Preselected before login. This would synergize really well with teams that couldn't communicate/trade without drop trading and metagaming. (I say always leave drop trades and metagame in becuase it simulates crossing/overcoming language/cultural barriers in an abstract way)
Also the other idea of merging read to an FFA team would be fine by me if they decided to go that route. Would make legit sense in keeping the FFA'ers FFA.
I'm personally not in favor of enforcing team structure or locking teams out. Seems to complicated/prone to failure/neglect. I want something more fire and forget. But keeping people from hopping teams would be nice. Maybe every 6 months, someone can reclick the team button and choose a new side.