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pubbing seriously needs an auto-balance


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#1 Russhole

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Posted November 23 2012 - 12:03 AM

We could really use an auto team balancer for public play. When a game turns into a 3 v 6, it isn't fun for anybody, but you will rarely see someone switch on their own.

I see a ton of crying about ragequitters, well how about getting to the root of the issue. It isn't worth playing a match where you are outmanned by a team twice your size.

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#2 PanzerWolf

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Posted November 23 2012 - 12:14 AM

Played two games siege alone 1vs5 yesterday. Wasn't very fun.

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Posted November 23 2012 - 12:50 AM

+1 for autobal!
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Posted November 23 2012 - 01:23 AM

With the small number of players per side, something needs to be done about the player level issue as well.  It isn't fun to play a 1 vs 5 game, but it's also not fun to get stomped by a team full of double digit lvl mechs while you're sporting a lvl 3 or so (and sometimes being the highest lvl mech on your side..).

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Posted November 23 2012 - 02:39 AM

Was just playing siege, was 2 on 2 and we were getting slaughtered by all accounts, more deaths, less base strength left, etc.  

Next player logs on, and it puts him on the team that is slaughtering us?  No fun what so ever!

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Posted November 23 2012 - 05:32 AM

There is a team switch option built into the game now. Need to hit escape to access it. There is a lack of knowledge about this being in the game now.

Auto balance is a horrible mechanic and punishes people for playing well.

If I didn't have a stat telling me my percentage of games I win i'd probably switch more often just for the challenge. Well that and I didn't know my k:d ratio too.. until then though. I probably wont change often because of them. I know it's silly.. but I cannot help it.

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Posted November 23 2012 - 05:43 AM

View PostAkrium, on November 23 2012 - 05:32 AM, said:

There is a team switch option built into the game now but no one will use it if they're winning or have the advantage, or they do it for the fun of it (rare).

Little fix ... people are mainly like that
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Posted November 23 2012 - 05:48 AM

View PostNBShoot_me, on November 23 2012 - 01:23 AM, said:

With the small number of players per side, something needs to be done about the player level issue as well.  It isn't fun to play a 1 vs 5 game, but it's also not fun to get stomped by a team full of double digit lvl mechs while you're sporting a lvl 3 or so (and sometimes being the highest lvl mech on your side..).
Ok getting stomped by people with higher level mechs means you arent grouping up or playing as well Mech levels are a JOKE in CB3. However yes they need to allow people to get sent into ongoing matches and even out the numbers. I change teams to keep balance/get exp cause you flat out get jack fuzzy bunny if its 5v1. Most people i know do switch teams to help out.
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Posted November 23 2012 - 08:50 AM

View PostEtan, on November 23 2012 - 05:48 AM, said:

Ok getting stomped by people with higher level mechs means you arent grouping up or playing as well Mech levels are a JOKE in CB3.

While true, someone with lvl 20 mech is going to be more experienced (and probably better) than your squad of level 0-3 players. So while the higher levels themselves don't really mean much in terms of a mech's potential, it does mean there's a huge real world experience gap.

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Posted November 23 2012 - 08:56 AM

Yes auto-balance and and ability to join ongoing matches would be truly wonderfull, I can assume these features are already on the mind of developers but this things take time to code so it is understandable that as of yet it has not be implemented. I do belive the development crew for this game is fairly few.




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