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[MapPoolFFA] Small FFA map pool

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9/12/2016 5:07:04 AMAUrankAdminAquanim before revert after revert
9/12/2016 5:05:57 AMAUrankAdminAquanim before revert after revert
9/12/2016 5:03:44 AMAUrankAdminAquanim before revert after revert
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1 Even if FFA doesn't have matchmaking, if there's going to be a pre-loaded list of maps for the whole Steam-download-version thing a curated list of good FFA maps is desirable. 1 Even if FFA doesn't have matchmaking, if there's going to be a pre-loaded list of maps for the whole Steam-download-version thing a curated list of good FFA maps is desirable.
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3 (For the record, I once queued for FFA in Starcraft 2 at the height of its popularity. I waited in the queue for 30 minutes only to be placed in a game with 3 people who were clearly friends. 3 (For the record, I once queued for FFA in Starcraft 2 at the height of its popularity. I waited in the queue for 30 minutes only to be placed in a game with 3 people who were clearly friends.
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5 I know what you're thinking - they ganged up on me. Not so. Quite the reverse, in fact... they all instantly resigned. I queued again, got the same three people, they instantly resigned again. 5 I know what you're thinking - they ganged up on me. Not so. Quite the reverse, in fact... they all instantly resigned. I queued again, got the same three people, they instantly resigned again.
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7 The moral of the story is that FFA is unlikely to ever be sufficiently popular that a matchmaker is a better idea than a custom lobby. Furthermore, I have always found FFA to be more of a social affair, which further pushes one towards custom lobbies.) 7 The moral of the story is that FFA is unlikely to ever be sufficiently popular that a matchmaker is a better idea than a custom lobby. Furthermore, I have always found FFA to be more of a social affair, which further pushes one towards custom lobbies.)
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9 tl;dr: I think a FFA matchmaker is neither feasible nor a good idea. That being said, in ZK specifically my style does not lend itself very well to FFA so I rarely play them. 9 tl;dr: I think a ZK FFA matchmaker is not feasible and has significant disadvantages compared to playing them in custom lobbies. Take my opinion with a grain of salt, since in ZK specifically my style does not lend itself very well to FFA so I rarely play them.