"Introducing the Randomaries!"

(adeto) #1

Make a game mode for the absolute casual players in the player base. Randomary Mode! Short rundown:

  • Randomary Mode (Random+Mercenary=Randomary, 10/10 creative ikr!)

  • 7v7 Only, 1 “Randomary-Merc” per player, 1 Ability per player, no loadout cards.

  • Instead of the normal pre-game Lobby squad screen, you a 3 wheel slot machine, Slots. with a big 'GIVE ME A RANDOMARY"-button to spin it.

  • The 1st wheel indicates what merc you get, 2nd wheel indicates what ability you get, 3rd wheel gives you a random weapon.

  • Short spawncycle (almost insta spawn for endless gameflow)

  • Gameplay data stays out of echo refernce because it will be completely useless anyway

  • Example 1
    1st slot: Aura(with her HP and movement speed)
    2nd slot: Vassili’s Heartbeat Sensor as your ability
    3rd slot: Fraggers’s K121 rifle.

  • Example 2
    1st slot: Fragger(with his HP and movement speed)
    2nd slot: Proxy’s Proximity Mines
    3rd slot: Arty’s Stark AR

  • Example 3
    1st slot: Skyhammer(with his HP and movement speed)
    2nd slot: Sawbonez’s Defibs
    3rd slot: Vassili’s FEL-IX sniper rifle.

Let the chaos mode commence.

(CCP115) #2

I think that’s interesting, though perhaps make it a limited time gamemode, like URF in League, as to insure that the game doesn’t attract this crowd of filthy casuals only interested in this one casual gamemode.

Also I would personally prefer if it was only a random merc, with all that’s mercs stats, as it may not have the same problem as OP combinations appearing.

(adeto) #3

That’s just literally ARAM from LoL, not random enough for Randomaries.

(CCP115) #4

That’s just literally ARAM from LoL, not random enough for Randomaries.[/quote]

But who wants to play against a Fragger with Phoenix Aura and the K-121 or whatever for example? Sounds awful already.

(adeto) #5

That’s just literally ARAM from LoL, not random enough for Randomaries.[/quote]

But who wants to play against a Fragger with Phoenix Aura and the K-121 or whatever for example? Sounds awful already.[/quote]

Thats why its completely random and for casuals, if it was for people who care about balance it wouldn’t be called random. Aram and urf are both complete clusterfucks 90% of the time aswell, might aswell go all the way.

(DB Genome editor) #6

Maybe randomize every time you respawn? That way things should even out a bit over the course of the game (assuming you team-up on the self-rezing Fragger to bring him down :p) and it would avoid people disconnecting and reconnecting to re-roll their merc until they get a winning combo.

(Zenity) #7

Aside from being terribly confusing, I think you would run into massive problems regarding missing animations. E.g. I highly doubt that Aura has animations for throwing frag grenades, etc. Creating versions of each merc that can handle every ability is most likely a lot more complicated than you expect.

I’d like to see a practice/deathmatch mode with no consequences at all. Maybe something like the CoD practice mode, where you are put into a practice game anonymously and only compete with your own highscore. No objectives, just random spawn positions, instant respawn, deathmatch. Players can choose their merc and keep separate high scores for each merc.

Just something to get used to the controls, practice with a merc, and get some idea of the maps before being thrown into the shark pond.

This would also be a good mode for warming up.