I think all ladder games should pick a random map.That means when someone hosts a laddr game,someone joins and they launch the game the lobby pick one of the allowed maps randomly and the players only know what map they are playing when they are already in game.I tihnk it will be much better than it is now.
So if a ladder allowes 15 maps its very hard to just play the same map over and over again till u memorize it like a parrot but being unable to play other maps well.Is that really a good judgment of that players skills?A person should be high on the ladder cause he is an all around good player and can play any given map well and not just 1 or 2 which he memorized.
Ladder games and maps
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Re: Ladder games and maps
Not a bad suggestion. I'll talk to Meltrax about implementation.
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Felix the Cat
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Re: Ladder games and maps
Ladder games should all be on Comet Catcher.
...really, though. What happens if I pull a [SmuG] and delete everything but Comet Catcher in my folder? Will it automatically play only Comet Catcher?
...really, though. What happens if I pull a [SmuG] and delete everything but Comet Catcher in my folder? Will it automatically play only Comet Catcher?
Re: Ladder games and maps
This is a terrible idea. To increase the accuracy and activity of the spring ladder requires as many games being played as possible. Sometimes i want to play 5+ ladder games with det on SoW. In fact this is mostly how i have used the ladder, historically. CA would already host a lot, if not most of its games as ladder for the absurdly wrong settings and restrictions the ladder is hard-coded into (Which we are in the process of fixing).
While a 'random map' setting in the lobby might perhaps be implemented, there are also a whole bunch of maps in my maps folder which are 'novelty' and tbh, flat out terrible and unbalanced.
While a 'random map' setting in the lobby might perhaps be implemented, there are also a whole bunch of maps in my maps folder which are 'novelty' and tbh, flat out terrible and unbalanced.
Re: Ladder games and maps
Saktoth wrote:This is a terrible idea.
Re: Ladder games and maps
PRO_rANDY wrote:Saktoth wrote:This is a terrible idea.
Re: Ladder games and maps
this is something that has been implemented in other games.Its not some wild innovation.
We choose what maps enter that list so we can only put the best maps in.
Best thing would be to make it possible to refuse like x amount of maps u choose from the ladder list,which you wont play..
I guess some dont like this idea so a good solution would be to make it an option like Sak offered.
A random mode which requires you to have certain maps in ur map folder.
You can slecet X maps u refuse to play and after ur maps and ur opponents chosen maps are substracted a random map is picked.
problem is that the lobby is very stale.
It hardly changes and nobody is really working on a better version...
I know of other lobbies besides the default but they have yet to achieve a better result imo.Making a good random 1v1 mode will probable require a few changes and there needs to be someone who will make them.
We choose what maps enter that list so we can only put the best maps in.
Best thing would be to make it possible to refuse like x amount of maps u choose from the ladder list,which you wont play..
I guess some dont like this idea so a good solution would be to make it an option like Sak offered.
A random mode which requires you to have certain maps in ur map folder.
You can slecet X maps u refuse to play and after ur maps and ur opponents chosen maps are substracted a random map is picked.
problem is that the lobby is very stale.
It hardly changes and nobody is really working on a better version...
I know of other lobbies besides the default but they have yet to achieve a better result imo.Making a good random 1v1 mode will probable require a few changes and there needs to be someone who will make them.