Thoughts and Suggestions on a New game Mechanic?

[Zekerage]

While some of these posts are interesting, to say the least, their subject matter is veering slightly away from what I intended this thread to be. What I meant was thoughts and suggestions to the game mode I presented in my Original Post. Not new game modes in general. Once again, While I enjoy reading these completely new game modes, Please start new topics for them, and from here on out, keep it in regards to the original post Please, and Thank you.

-Zylo

[Walkaveli]

profit

[Zekerage]

Bump

Common guys. I don't want this thread to die! I'd still really like some input from the Devs to find out how Viable of an option this is.

[Prosed]

King of the hill sounds like a great addition, though i agree flags should appear from the start of the game.

[Zekerage]

Meh, I still want this to get looked at and noticed. Shameless Bump!

[MouthnHoof]

I like it.

* The time before flag spawn is required for the team to maneuver and organize. Infantry can move closer to the potential spawn locations so cav don't get to the flag a whole minute before the walkers.

* Random flag spawn (in 3 possible positions) is good - makes it more interesting. However, the possible spawn locations should not be far apart. Before the spawn, the forces will cover all possible locations. Once the flags spawn, they will converge on it and the relocation time needs to be short enough that an infantry can get from one locations to the flag spawned one before it is won/lost.

* The difference between the locations should be difference environments rather then just x,y position: example: One on hill top, second on a plane, third inside a ruin.

* The flag movement speed should be slow - much slower than it is now. I much rather that the frame ends with a wipeout than a flag raise. The flags just serve as an incentive for the teams to be active instead of passive. A slow flag gives the team not holding it a few moments to organize a counter strike instead of forcing them to rush immediately to the flag like a swarm. It gives a bit of time for the forces that guarded the other possible spawns time to converge to the actual spawn and organize the charge.

[Atreides]

Jousting.

[Zekerage]

Bump.

[Cepeshi]

would be cool to have some competitive flag rushing, as in two teams spawn, they see flag spawned, they try to capture it, when its done, one team gets a point, both teams respawn and new flags are spawned aswell...

or to make it more interesting, even tho i have no idea how MotF works, if there would be some stages of conquering map using flags Like, flags spawn, people try to capture it, when its done they move onto another flag, and lets say to win you would have to cap 2 out of 3 or something, maybe if all of the MotF spawned at same time, so you could battle over three flagspots, that could be interesting aswell

Just some idea tossing, sorry if way too offtopic

[[ptx]]

(click to show/hide)

I would like to see a game mode where one person plays the horse and one person plays the rider. :-)

Or maybe have wolves to ride instead of horses, as per The Last Days (god when are they going to port that over...). Grab a few models from the Fantasy mod where you could ride hippos and, I think, crocodiles and stuff.

But anyway, a mode where one person plays the rider and another person plays the mount. This way you could give the mount a hoof attack or a body slam or head toss, so if the rider gets taken out the mighty armoured warhorse can still go ape on the puny little people in front of it. Warhorses were raised to be bad-tempered human-hating bastards, when they got onto the field you wanted them to be badasses who are quite prepared to smash into a group of intimidatingly well-armed soldiers.

I think this would be fun. :-) Even if it led to silly battles between pony herds because nobody spawned as a rider.

You might be able to have equipment for the horses, too, like spikey leg-guards and leather cladding. Maybe different saddles that give different protections for your rider.

-John

This seems incredibly homosexual...


@OP - Nice idea, would be at least interesting to try this out.

[Ecko]

I propose either a change to the current battle mode, or a new game mode, wherein MotF comes up EVERY round at say, the 2 minute mark. Keep the spawn location of the flags at random, so that the "end" battlefield is always a new place in the map. This does a few things

I like battle the way it is. However it sounds like your suggesting the Conquest Game Mode from native, which would be very cool. +1

[Zekerage]

I agree in liking battle for the way it is, and that's why (I think it's like post 6 or so) I say that this addition isn't Detracting from Battle mode (at least for the first 2 or 3 minutes).
The goal, technically, first and foremost, is to kill the other guys (as with every mode in this game). However, the addition to having a place that a team NEEDS to be, otherwise a loss is ensured, will make less draws, and put a little more purpose to killing the other guys. That's why a static time is suggested (albeit the possibility of having it slightly random, say the 2 minute mark one round, and the 2:30 minute mark another round, etc...) to make it so that Wiping the other team is still a very viable, and easily achievable option. I've seen servers with 30 people per team, where within a minute and a half, it's become just hunting for the one or two stragglers that decided to Not go with their team.

[Dehitay]

And I've come across multiple times were best teams decide it's best to camp. This often happens because they realize the charging team will lose. The end result is quite commonly that a draw happens and both teams get screwed. I've always wondered why the flag isn't set to always pop up at a minute or two before the finale to effectively neutralize this behavior

[Zekerage]

And that's why we all must join together, and LOBBY to get this change IMPLEMENTED! Like I said, I see no possible way this could "Hurt" battle.

[VVarlord]

Could the flag that used to spawn early in this mode not be added and if you fight near it you gain x2 say? or x1.5?

Make the flag spawn at random like it used to so like what was said above the battle field is always different?