Dedicated spectators slots ?

(BomBaKlaK) #1

So most of the time when someone switch to spec he’s blocking a slot and unbalance the game and it’s a real pain in the ass cause we can’t kick him.

The idea is doing something like Shootmania, add dedicated spectator slots.
For example add 4 Slots dedicated to spectators :

16 slots >> 12 players slots and 4 Spectator slots.
18 Slots >> 14 players slots and 4 Spectator slots.
20 Slots >> 16 players slots and 4 Spectator slots.

So you can :smile:

  • be able to AFK without deconnecting the server and unbalance the game by letting your slot free for a player.
  • It help keeping the server filled with players waiting and ready to jump in the game.
  • That’s also avoid connection time issue when someone leave and someone is joining right after.

It’s a win/win !

(ClemClem7) #2

And then when you wait for a slot in a friend’s game, you can spectate him, in place of just waiting on the buggy auto-join to log you in when a slot is available.

(Herr_Hanz) #3

4 slots is too much, and adding spectatot slots means a whole server overhaul, unless you can only spectate and not join the game at any time, just like in CSGO

(B_Montiel) #4

It just means using unused stuff from UE3 server binaries.
Most of the game I played on it allowed those features. So this requires minimal work in my view. 12 players playing ? Force the rest of the occupied slots to spectate, this simple.

Just proper servers though, since they already are bad with 12 or 14 clients connected on them right now.

(Ptiloui) #5

http://forums.dirtybomb.nexon.net/discussion/33463/spectating-games

So you two guys got the same idea at the nearly same time :slight_smile:

Totally agree with the suggestion for every reason you gave :smile: