Is this Block Feature new in MMR??

[MHz]

The problem is that only addresses one certain player (and it still doesn't fix that player refusing to play with their team). Block also addresses people who throw, people who are trolling, etc. Again, I don't see anything wrong with the ability to choose who you don't want to play with.

Yesterday, the block list was jessup + keith + beam + calculus. These are exactly the people you would want a block function for.

I agree. I support the block, it's the most elegant solution to people who troll or play in an anti-social way that isn't fun for literally anybody else in the arena. The 40% threshold is a good enough safeguard against abuse.

My OP was just countering the idea that a shorter round is a better fix, when it isn't. If I'm heads up with Jessup, and she's 4-6 and I'm 14-9, I need more time to win, not less. Preferrably infinite time. I actually don't mind 1v1s vs running scrubs if I have plenty of time - it's when the clock is 2 mins and I have to close a 3 kill deficit that it's frustrating. Obviously these are the very rare games where Jessup has a chance of running to win. More often than not Jessup is left with loads of deaths in a 4v1 unwinnable situation.

Edit: Re: refusal to fight rule, this is probably more arbitrary and open to abuse tbh.

[Turban]

Simply adding a rule about refusing to fight (used in past TWL seasons and in elimination) would already be sufficient enough. Shorter rounds could also be a good addition.

I don't like having a block feature. It's better to let everyone play and if someone is constantly breaking rules then remove their ability to queue for a time.

[cubone]

Shortening the rounds and removing OT makes running the clock a *much* more viable strategy.

The problem is that only addresses one certain player (and it still doesn't fix that player refusing to play with their team). Block also addresses people who throw, people who are trolling, etc. Again, I don't see anything wrong with the ability to choose who you don't want to play with.

Yesterday, the block list was jessup + keith + beam + calculus. These are exactly the people you would want a block function for.

[Tiny]

Shortening the rounds and removing OT makes running the clock a *much* more viable strategy.

Could add the Elim refusing to fight clause to mmr for that.

[MHz]

This is toxic as fuck. Remove the !block from public control. You have a bunch of 30 year olds acting like they are 12 again. In the short amount of time this has been available, it being abused. I don’t even like jessup, but this is too far. Shorten the rounds and remove overtime like I said.

Shortening the rounds and removing OT makes running the clock a *much* more viable strategy.

[cubone]

This is toxic as fuck. Remove the !block from public control. You have a bunch of 30 year olds acting like they are 12 again. In the short amount of time this has been available, it being abused. I don’t even like jessup, but this is too far. Shorten the rounds and remove overtime like I said.

Serious question. Why shouldn't people be allowed to choose who they want to play with (or not play with)? Plenty of people have been asking for awhile to have certain people blocked because they ruin games, whether it's due to throwing, dying out in 2 minutes, or prolonging games for 10 minutes and refusing to team.

I don't see how this is any different from TWD/javduel where people have a choice who is on their team and whether or not they want to play with certain players.

[Tiny]

This is toxic as fuck. Remove the !block from public control. You have a bunch of 30 year olds acting like they are 12 again. In the short amount of time this has been available, it being abused. I don’t even like jessup, but this is too far. Shorten the rounds and remove overtime like I said.

[cubone]

The staff has truly made MMR great again! Thanks to their tremendous efforts, we've bid farewell to the days of "corrupt hosts", as foolishly mentioned by Jessup. But you know what's even better? Now, players have the power to vote and remove trolls from the game. Gone are the days of trolls, and now, in this new era for MMR, where the community collaboratively shapes the player environment, ensuring a gaming experience that is as exceptional as ever!

This is a great point Sprackalacka. Giving the power back to the people. Long live the democracy of Trench Wars!

[Sprackle]

The staff has truly made MMR great again! Thanks to their tremendous efforts, we've bid farewell to the days of "corrupt hosts", as foolishly mentioned by Jessup. But you know what's even better? Now, players have the power to vote and remove trolls from the game. Gone are the days of trolls, and now, in this new era for MMR, where the community collaboratively shapes the player environment, ensuring a gaming experience that is as exceptional as ever!

[Best]

Excellent move by staff! This idea is wonderful and I’m a huge fan of it for numerous reasons

1) It allows players that constantly throw/prolong games (Jessup) to think about their actions while they are on timeout. If it continues the public votes them to sit out once again til it processes in their brain that they are the problem.

2) It also may bring interest to mid-tier and top-tier players to make a return back to MMR now that there is a solution to block out the throwers.

Very big fan of this idea, if we continue to block players like Jessup, MMR can be a very fun experience again for many of us.

p.s. Please stop with all the new threads you are creating, its blatant forum spam and you should use the complaints email. Heh

[cubone]

I'm not honestly sure ... why it's now in place.

So far it seems like a pointless command

I think it's pretty obvious to anyone with even a partially-functioning brain. If a good amount of players don't want to play with someone due to that person's refusal to play in a style that benefits the team, they no longer have to.

[Jessup]

Does it automatically block them when a certain number of votes are placed (how many?), or does it require host approval?

I'm not honestly sure how it works, what it is or why it's now in place. I do know I was made subbed a lot tonight but also had the player beam spamming arena saying, "Don't forget to type !block Jessup everyone!!" and a few times he was sat instead lol. I will admit when he would do that I would block him back. So far it seems like a pointless command that allows rage wars. I'd love staff to explain it for us.

[Rab]

Does it automatically block them when a certain number of votes are placed (how many?), or does it require host approval?

[Jessup]

what does the command do?

It allows the players in the arena to vote and block any players they choose from playing in MMR games EVERY round. I'd love to know why this was implemented and for what reason as it is easily abused and is a greenlight to troll and block players. I see no valid reason why this was done.

[Rab]

what does the command do?