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How can we get multiple largish team matches going in parallel? This is a challenge for Zero-K that all parties can agree on.
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How can we get multiple largish team matches going in parallel? This is a challenge for Zero-K that all parties can agree on.
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What makes TAW special compared to matchmaking?
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What makes TAW special compared to matchmaking?
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1. You see who the other players are
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1. You see who the other players are
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2. You see which map is going to be played on
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2. You see which map is going to be played on
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3. The matches are large
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3. The matches are large
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4. The skill level is mixed
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4. The skill level is mixed
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5. It is a social lobby for everybody, the right place to be if you want to play.
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5. It is a social lobby for everybody, the right place to be if you want to play.
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Can we find and agree on a compromise to help Zero-K grow?
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Can we find and agree on a compromise to help Zero-K grow?
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So let me make a wild and rough proposal.
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So let me make a wild and rough proposal.
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* Zero-k gets a mechanism mixing matchmaking and TAW.
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* Zero-k gets a mechanism mixing matchmaking and TAW.
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Try to appease as many as possible while allowing for more players.
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Try to appease as many as possible while allowing for more players.
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* The team sizes are large.
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* The team sizes are large.
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Minimum like 10v10 or something.
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Minimum like 10v10 or something.
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Dynamically adjust size with active player count at the time.
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Dynamically adjust size with active player count at the time.
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Prefer multiple matches over fewer large matches.
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Prefer multiple matches over fewer large matches.
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* Skills could be mixed, but fair teams.
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* Skills could be mixed, but fair teams.
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Balance not just numerically, but also by even numbers of try-hards and slackers.
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Balance not just numerically, but also by even numbers of try-hards and slackers.
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* Once a match is found, people get to see who they are playing with and on what map.
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* Once a match is found, people get to see who they are playing with and on what map.
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Players can refuse, others fill in, until map/player pool is deemed a failure.
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Players can refuse, others fill in, until map/player pool is deemed a failure.
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Water map? Just refuse. That dork is there? Just refuse.
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Water map? Just refuse. That dork is there? Just refuse.
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* People join through an option in the matchmaker or by going to a special lobby.
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* People join through an option in the matchmaker or by going to a special lobby.
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We need to make it easy.
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We need to make it easy.
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A big lobby that spawns matches sounds fun.
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A big lobby that spawns matches sounds fun.
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* All matches can be spectated freely.
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* All matches can be spectated freely.
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Spec-K is fun.
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Spec-K is fun.
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If this was tried and didn't work or is an unsalvageably bad idea, please let me know. I'm just trying to find a way forward.
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I'm willing to provide support, be active during tests, explain stuff, hype up people, write up experiences.
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I'm willing to provide support, be active during tests, explain stuff, hype up people, write up experiences.
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I think this needs UI work.
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I think this needs UI work.
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32-player TAW is not good for Zero-K