When you're losing in pub

[Xog]

A common trend in Pub, when you start to lose, people tend to leave the arena or just spend more time in the spawn area. So I go to thinking how this could be potential for more content, and I came up with a pretty simple solution that might make things easier.




When a frequency loses twice in a row, I think there should be some incentive to try a different, useful tactic of trying to steal base instead of running into a brick wall over and over again in hopes that it falls down, even though your team keeps dwindling. So, I thought of this.

Upon the 2nd loss and the beginning of the next round, a few players on the frequency should be given a mission, sort of. It's not something complicated, I'm just using the word mission for name-sake. All you have to do is fly into the three safe zones, and then to the roof of the base.

Bot> You've been given a task. Fly into the inner safe-zone (green area) on the right side of the map. Hold ALT to view. You will be given directions on where to proceed from there.
Bot> You will fail this mission if it is not completed in five minutes.
(at 1)
Bot> You've just been given a piece of a powerful weapon. You must now fly to the inner safe-zone on the lower area of the map to obtain another piece. If you die, you fail your mission. Hold ALT to view.
(at 2)
Bot> Here is the next piece of your powerful weapon. Now fly to the inner safe-zone on the left side of the map for the final piece. Remember, if you die you fail your mission.
(at 3)
Bot> This is the final piece of the weapon. To activate this weapon, fly to the roof of the base and it will automatically deploy. Don't die!
Bot> A couple of your teammates have been given these pieces for this weapon as well. This weapon can only exist once every 10 minutes.
(at 4)
A TW-Bot is spawned at the roof of the base on your frequency and proceeds to send thors to all areas of the flagroom for 20 seconds.
OR
The player is prized with 1 thor per second for 20 seconds.


1-2-3 can be mixed up for variety of course.

Thoughts?

[kthx]

That sounds awful, not going to lie.

So because someone is really really fucking bad we should make them fly to three safe zones and the roof and they get a thor machine for 20 seconds?

really?




really....?

[Xog]

Why not? The freq winning the majority of the matches probably is getting bored, and the frequency losing all the matches is also getting bored. Why not spice it up?

What about the idea is bad? I think it could add some fun.

[kthx]

or the bot could just !random 2 and put everyone randomly back into two separate frequencies if a team wins 3/5 matches.

I don't think adding automating thoring machines because a retard can fly to a safe is the way to go.

[Xog]

Why not?

[kthx]

Would you want to add these machines for twdd squads that lose two matches in a row? in the third match have the losing team fly to all four corners and an automatic thoring machine comes out for the rest of the match and kills the rest of the other squad!

Because dude, your thinking about giving a man a fish instead of teaching him to fish, losing is a natural part of life, and without losing you never feel better by winning or feel like you have accomplished anything. If you want to make some idiots feel like they are "special" for a while by cheating a more talented team of a win they are deserving of than you yourself are literally retarded as well. Welcome to life, if you suck at something and you want to get better you practice more or try harder. You are full of government ideas, example.

I applied for two jobs(played in two rounds of basing) and got denied twice(lost two rounds of basing) now im just going to quit applying for jobs(quit playing) because that is the mandated amount of jobs I have to apply before before I go home and write this down in my unemployment log(flying to three safe zones and roof), and then I get my unemployment check(automatic thoring machine). And this my heterosexually challenged friend is why everyone in the youngest generation are huge fucking pussies. You know what would have happened before? They would have kept trying to find jobs(playing pub) because they would have starved to death otherwise along with their families.

[Xog]

Would you want to add these machines for twdd squads that lose two matches in a row? in the third match have the losing team fly to all four corners and an automatic thoring machine comes out for the rest of the match and kills the rest of the other squad!

Because dude, your thinking about giving a man a fish instead of teaching him to fish, losing is a natural part of life, and without losing you never feel better by winning or feel like you have accomplished anything. If you want to make some idiots feel like they are "special" for a while by cheating a more talented team of a win they are deserving of than you yourself are literally retarded as well. Welcome to life, if you suck at something and you want to get better you practice more or try harder. You are full of government ideas, example.

I applied for two jobs(played in two rounds of basing) and got denied twice(lost two rounds of basing) now im just going to quit applying for jobs(quit playing) because that is the mandated amount of jobs I have to apply before before I go home and write this down in my unemployment log(flying to three safe zones and roof), and then I get my unemployment check(automatic thoring machine). And this my heterosexually challenged friend is why everyone in the youngest generation are huge fucking pussies. You know what would have happened before? They would have kept trying to find jobs(playing pub) because they would have starved to death otherwise along with their families.

Welcome to cyberspace, this place isn't real. We get to make the rules, you know. It's a game, and games are supposed to be fun. Why should a person be forced to get pissed off at his dwindling team who keep leaving because they keep losing? No, we shouldn't be forced to "try harder" to have fun. Sure, try harder to get better yeah, but to have fun? No. Do you honestly think that just because a bot is spawned for 20 seconds, nobody on the team is going to have to try harder to keep the base once it's taken? Do you think they're not going to get any better just because a bot is spawned that gives them a brief reprieve of constant losing? They're going to have to try harder, just as if the bot was never spawned, or else they're going to lose again. A lot of these pub matches are incredibly overpowered to one team, and adding in a little fun here and there helps. Sort of like, you know, the whole "!buy epidemic" (cheap to buy) that depletes the freq holding the flag of their energy, then shuts down their engines, who is then completely demolished by 1 single !buy thor (also cheap) from the bot. Adding what I suggest isn't going to make the game easier, it's going to make it more fun, and I believe that's something the devs have been having some trouble doing.

No, I wouldn't want to add these mechanics for TWDD, TWJD, or TWBD. We're talking about the PUBLIC ARENA. It's a FUN AREA. It's not always about being the best. It's not like it's a league. You should stop treating it like one.

[kthx]

Its an arena that teaches people to eventually go to leagues, its a learn the game mechanics arena.

[Xog]

And? How is having a bot that sends you on a task that makes you explore the map and dodge enemies, taking away from that fact? I mean, if it were me, I'd try to guard one of the safe zones and try to kill anyone that attempts to get in. Especially if the incentive for that person entering the safe zone is to gain thors for 20 seconds.

That's just me, though.

#sendingityourway

[Draft]

xog are u high? #senditmyway

[vaped]

xog are u high? #senditmyway

was thinking the exact same thing B)


I see what you're going for though Xog... but I don't think it would help much with the original issue that you brought up of people getting annoyed with losing. The biggest problem is that a weak freq's terr tends to get pissed off of dying repeatedly and switches ships or that there aren't enough spids/sharks.

Maybe a PubBux bonus for switching to a spid or a shark or terr when your team needs it -- yes i know the algorithm already increases your chance at gaining the $$, but if your freq needs 3 spiders, 1 terr and 1 shark, and you have 10 wbs and 7 javs and a handful of useful basing ships, maybe a few hundred bucks to the first 2 to switch to spid and the first one to switch to shark and the first one to switch to terr. This way maybe people keep basing and trying different ships and it doesn't screw with the people who like to just duel in open space.

[Lizard Fuel]

or the bot could just !teams 2 and put everyone randomly back into two separate frequencies if a team wins 3/5 matches.

I don't think adding automating thoring machines because a retard can fly to a safe is the way to go.

Fixed. :P

(Why would the bot set everyone into random teams of 2 people)

[kthx]

bah been too long.