Hello friends!
Recently I have received a few messages about Battlegrounds with respect to team joining. The common complaint is the ability to choose your team is causing games to be one-sided, as new players are often bundled together.
In Open Beta Testing, we tried both randomly assigning teams and picking teams. The latter option was more successful. However, the current situation is different, as there are many new and returning players wanting to try things out, whereas previously BG participants were all mostly the same group of regulars.
My questions in regards to this,
- Is this (being able to pick your team) a problem?
- If yes, can you propose a solution?
- Does the solution create a new problem?
Thank you. Our intention with Battlegrounds is to create a fun, rewarding experience. Feedback is appreciated.
- Wolfie, Administrator
First off, I really like how you address current issues that the servers are experiencing and with that alone you have my respect.
Now, on the topic, I see that there are definitely good points in leaving BG system as it is (being able to pick sides) and changing it for the BG system to be more friendly towards newbie, or someone like me who choose to play alone.
- Is this (being able to pick your team) a problem?
I honestly think that it is a problem. Since, as mentioned several times in this thread already that there are people who are new to the game and will find it hard to win due to the pioneers already teaming up together. But removing that option will definitely affect people who like to play competitively with their friends which, of course, makes the players more active in a larger scale compared to playing solo.
- If yes, can you propose a solution?
I have a proposition. Since we cannot deny the fact that the current BG system creates a problem with regard to teaming and there will definitely be groups of people in the server that will be discouraged to play BG due to the random match making, which limits the competitiveness of the BG system, I'd say we put a certain time frame to the system where it would activate the option to pick teams or match people randomly. That way we have both options available in the same BG system.
- Does the solution create a new problem?
The only thing that I am thinking if ever we are to implement this is the availability of the players as a team and as a solo player. If we are to set a specific time where the BG system would allow people to pick their teams or assign teams randomly, surely there will be people who will be affected depending on their schedule. Some players may not be available to play during a certain period of the day (for instance, at work or at school) where the random picking is active and they can only play during the hours where teaming up is enabled then it could still be like playing solo in the present BG system where random people are forced to be put up against premade team.
Hence, I would like to add that we can adjust it in a certain set of intervals where the options can be available all through out the day. For example, BG will allow teaming for the next 2 hours then the next 2 hours will be random match making and would cycle all through out the day. Or we can make the BG system run all available match modes first (KVM, Rush, Team deathmatch) then when it cycles through all the match modes, then it will run the same match modes again but this time allowing players to pick their teams, where once done, it will be back to random match making.
Anyway, that was quite a bit long but thank you for those who took the time reading.
