Devlog KAG Build 2118 - Stability, Official Modded Server, TDM Maps and More

I don't think anything changed, I meant it may have simply set that option to a default upon updating. It probably doesn't need any fixing, because we just have to change the setting back to what it was

 

A relatively simple "no more respawns" would appeal to the Classic in me, but if things dragged on then there's a risk of players leaving bc sick of waiting for a finish.

If there was a way to clearly communicate a shift in rules (say, big red text across the screen, if a more elegant solution eludes?), a change from "bring enemy flag home to capture" to "grab enemy flag to capture" could function as an effective foreshortening mechanic. If all you have to do is penetrate their base and touch the flag it would tend to award the more aggressive team with a win as well as bring those funny "we exchanged flags" stand-offs to an okayish tie.

One could even get creative and have the game switch to tickets while awarding bonus tickets for flags captured. Probably prone to suffer from the "bored-->leaves" issue like the first option, but maybe not as much as one would think?

Or, just to throw it out there, one could get really creative and combine the previous two options into a single, glorious, bloodbath-inducing sudden death mode!

Or not. Just exercising my lack-of-caffeine induced inspiration powers. :3

 

Yeah, those maps where the tent is like 10 blocks away from the flag are torture... and in 20 person games, the knights never stop coming. Maybe respawn times should be proportional to how far the flags are from the tent.

 

What is ticket ctf? Isn't it where your team has a certain amount of respawns or 'tickets' and once they're all used it's game over?

 

Not exactly, when your team runs out of tickets deaths are permanent - the game isn't over until one team falls or loses their flags. This can lead to really fun and suspenseful last stands, or it can lead to scaredy-cat campfests.

 

Actually, to revisit this suggestion with some further thoughts:

1. the ability to regain tickets via flags could lead to exciting moments of "we're at zero tickets and it's 1v3---wait! no! the 1 just got a flag and suddenly their whole team can rejoin the game! very comeback! such excite!" the possibility of which could definitely help make watching the end of a match more engaging;
2. a extended campfest (which will lead to people leaving bc bored) could be avoided by limiting the sudden death period to 5 minutes;
3. if 5 minutes is too long to wait on a given map then there's always the option to vote for a tie.

All this could be greatly enhanced by implementing that "touch flag to capture" mechanic I mentioned earlier, but really even without that (which I can see you getting "ehh" about bc rule change mid-game) it might be enough to help un-stale a goodly portion of matches.

 

Which is precisely why the voting element is just so crucial. Some people love those end situations, others like yourself are more of the "meh" persuasion. Each to their own!