COMBINED Squad Game

[Alien51]

QUOTE (HSharp @ Aug 7 2011, 01:50 PM) Ok so you want 1vs1vs1vs1vs1vs1vs1vs1 or a 4vs4? Either way I think PKK has some work to do.

Whatever the community decides on. Could change every week. Maybe even 2v6.

QUOTE (HSharp @ Aug 7 2011, 01:50 PM) 1) It's a hassle to work these events especially when it comes to balancing teams (for numbers, can lead to a lot of sitters)
2) It's a hassle for time

Anything worthwhile is a hassle.

QUOTE (HSharp @ Aug 7 2011, 01:50 PM) 3) It's more laggy and squad games are supposed to be best players fighting it out which is much more fun when everyone isn't lag-jumping
4) It's not as competitive as a regular squad game, the bigger the game the more circle flying there is (even for squaddies)
5) No one apart from you wants to do this, SysX explicitly says no, XT explicitly says no and that's already half of squad members anyway.

These are very good points. But as I asked One-Man-Bucket, how bad is the lag? Is it tolerable?

How is it not as competitive? Because of the lag? Having more players seems to be more competitive to me.

Ya, if SysX and XT don't want it, or aren't willing to try it then it will never happen. Are they willing to try it again just once though?

QUOTE (HSharp @ Aug 7 2011, 01:50 PM) 6) Your an idiot because you don't already realise these above facts and your a creationist.

Why does being a creationist make me an idiot?


EDIT:

QUOTE (DasSmiter @ Aug 7 2011, 02:51 PM) And the original idea of a melting pot game is terrible.

That was never the original idea.

Also... WTF? HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? Once again I post on page 5 post 1... 51.

[cashto]

Unclebuck called. He thinks you should just let it go already.

[MrChaos]

Well done! That is fine illustration of simple name calling vs ad hominem.

It would have been better just to stick with calling me names. When you can't even keep your own posts straight the insult loses some omph. You've proposed any number of variations on a common theme, all squads play in the same game. I'll leave out quoting your own words back to you to prove it. It tends to be a bully move and I definitely don't want to be that.

I've got myself in the jam a time or two of contradicting myself in a thread. Last time, iirc, the most recent was in the "true love" discussion. Although I can never recall arguing with so many people simultaneously and the discussion against my point being so awfully one sided.

Maybe you are just "special" (that's an ad hominem)

MrChaos

[NightRychune]

we have reached a unanimous decision in the OC

"alien is an idiot"

[Malicious Wraith]

If I recall, there used to be regular games of joint squads vs. one another. In the end, they became glorified pickup games, and all they did was exclude the pilots not involved, which promptly lead to the death of the game for the night immediately following.

[Broodwich]

squad scrimmages also included cadets and were on a weeknight. There have been a few times where a revival was tried but since they were just the same as pugs minus the one or two unsquadded people main never ended and it died again

[DonKarnage]

someone might want to add this to the rants museum eventually

[Raveen]

The main reason this is a bad idea is because at least some of the squads actively don't want it.

A number of pilots from any given squad don't turn up because they don't want to play.

The high level of play people expect from SGs doesn't happen regardless of how the game is arranged (2v2 or whatever).

It's an administrative nightmare with very little reward for the amount of effort expended.

The only time I've seen anything like this work was the doubles tournaments where the paired up squads got a few games to get used to each other and were not substantially larger than standard SGs because of the time of year. Also games like this of holidays work because the alternative is nothing at all. I wouldn't want to sacrifice a standard SG slot for a big game that the majority don't want.

[Raveen]

QUOTE (Shizoku @ Aug 6 2011, 05:16 AM) Let's also pool together some funds so that he can experience sex as well.

When did Brood's Mom start charging?

[Kumquat]

I feel it is safe to say SysX and XT will opt out and instead play against each other. I can't speak for the other squads but there are elements in each that would just not show up.