PlasmaJoin Date: 2003-04-26Member: 15855Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
Yeah you are right in that the start locations being fixed allow the mapper to make sure each team gets a balanced start.
If this feature ever made it in, it may need to be left up to the mappers to dictate which hive/s may be in the pool for random selection as a starting hive/cc so that some balance can be kept.
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Or ppl would just use the best spot... So after a while it would be a useless feature.
(There will be a best spot - always.)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
if the map was designed for balance it would work. allowing the hive to be in different locations makes scouting more important for the marines. Also, it could theoretically be done for the marines as well.
But yea, I agree if one spot is better than the others, it will be that spot every time.
I would like to see this available in the SDK for mappers to add in if they want to create more symmetrical maps that can take advantage of it. Official maps I would probably say no, just so we can get the game done :)
<!--quoteo(post=1826995:date=Jan 25 2011, 12:31 PM:name=Lazer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lazer @ Jan 25 2011, 12:31 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1826995"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I thought random start hive as well as random start cc was already in if not at least planned to be possible?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
that would be nice, especially if there was the vote option to make it more strategic and less... random. It would be nice to just let the mappers decide.
As far as i am aware (if not broken along the line of patches) a mapper can have random start locations. I think you just place more than one team location set.
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If this feature ever made it in, it may need to be left up to the mappers to dictate which hive/s may be in the pool for random selection as a starting hive/cc so that some balance can be kept.
(There will be a best spot - always.)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
if the map was designed for balance it would work. allowing the hive to be in different locations makes scouting more important for the marines. Also, it could theoretically be done for the marines as well.
But yea, I agree if one spot is better than the others, it will be that spot every time.
I would like to see this available in the SDK for mappers to add in if they want to create more symmetrical maps that can take advantage of it. Official maps I would probably say no, just so we can get the game done :)
that would be nice, especially if there was the vote option to make it more strategic and less... random. It would be nice to just let the mappers decide.