Random Team Games

[chapcrap]

Various threads have been started throughout the years that have to do with having a random team option. I have merged eleven such thread. The general consensus is that having an option to join a game and have the teams be randomized would be a great tool to create fair teams. More recently it has been advocated more because of the benefits it would create it achieving the new Teammate Medal.

At two different points, this was put on lackattack's 'To Do List' as something that he wanted to get done. However, it was never seen to completion.

One of the threads had a poll that has been erased. That poll had 19 in favor, 1 opposed, and 1 neutral. I have created a new poll for this merged thread.

show: Original Post by zip_disk

[Phobia]

i like the idea but when i play team games i often want to be with my team partner(s) because we know each other strategies and stuff

[gavin_sidhu]

sounds like a good option.

[AK_iceman]

Was looking through the ranks of unfilled double and triple team games and noticing the trend. Generally the unfilled spots are for whole teams that would face high ranking teams. I assume that's because people are afraid of playing against a good team and/or being stuck with an unknown ally who might deadbeat or just be a poor player.

That is exactly why. So if we make the teams random this is just more likely to happen. Might be good for an option, for people who like randomness. But I believe we have enough options as is, so I do not think this is a good idea.

[Bishopking]

your so negative! always! some people make an effort to find friends and dont have alot of time on their hands to live on CC like some.

[AK_iceman]

I apologize for being so negative in my post, i have edited it to show why i think it is a bad idea more clearly.

[Bishopking]

well good on you...ty
wish I had that option too

[zip_disk]

Was looking through the ranks of unfilled double and triple team games and noticing the trend. Generally the unfilled spots are for whole teams that would face high ranking teams. I assume that's because people are afraid of playing against a good team and/or being stuck with an unknown ally who might deadbeat or just be a poor player.

That is exactly why. So if we make the teams random this is just more likely to happen. Might be good for an option, for people who like randomness. But I believe we have enough options as is, so I do not think this is a good idea.

That would only be true for established teams who always play together, for the assorted people who usually end up against those teams or random pickup games its far from it. It would be normal for them. Everyone has an equal chance of getting stuck with a bad partner then so its theoretically more fair.

[gulio]

Have a game type where the slots are filled up, and then as the game starts - the teams are randomly created from the members that joined.

[Lone.prophet]

i like this idea

[RobinJ]

So do I - might stop me from not joining games in which a noob could be my teammate. But it would have to be no more than an option

[HotShot53]

I like it... would be good for those of us who have no regular team partner... that way we won't be at a huge disadvantage when playing against people who always play together.

[AndyDufresne]

It seems like if this was implemented, more people would complain about getting stuck with a deadbeat team mate.


--Andy

[lackattack]

I like it too. But I hate options.

I also have on my to-do list a reservation / invite feature. If teams are random by default, reservations could be used to force a team.

We should only launch both features together or else set teammates will go ballistic!

[CBlake]

well thats their fault for joining the game isnt it?