Battle Royale & Teammate Medal

[Leehar]

yay, nice to have a teammate medal!

also, just another suggestion:
sort the "join a game" page from new to old, instead of old to new.
right now, the page you see first has only "farming style" quads on difficult maps, while the last page has way more standard and nice games. turn that around so new recruits see the nice games first!

But then the Hard to fill games would become even more ignored?

[Conchobar]

Anything that can be done?

[Donelladan]

Nice idea, thx,

And my colour is changing everytime I enter the map again.. that's a bit tricky I thought I have been killed ^^
Is that normal?

[Dibbun]

Any victory will give you the teammate medal if you are entitled to it, the victory does not have to be a team game with a unique opponent.

[Dako]

Thanks Dako :D

To answer your question, it only groups games together on the page that you are viewing. So if there are identical games on other pages, those will also show up when you click on "Find at least xx similar games". I admit that's a bit unintuitive, but it's much easier on the server.

Ok, thanks for the explanation. Well done :).

[saraith]

Hey guys,
I joined a freestyle battle royale game by mistake & dropped it in order to join a sequential one but now it won't let me join for 30 days. Please is there anything you can do so i can join the sequential game?

same

[thunderhue]

Great new features. Thanks!

[sdh]

well that was easy nice medal though

[SimplyObsessed]

Are there going to be any other maps than Colosseum used for BRs?

[ahunda]

Join A Game

We've also overhauled the Join A Game page (specifically the Public Games tab) to group together games with the same game options. Often players will create a whole bunch of identical games, which take up much of the first few pages. This is a particular problem for New Recruits, because those games are slower to fill up and are usually on difficult settings. By grouping them together and including a link to load all the matching games, we discourage the "farming" of inexperienced players, make browsing for a new game more pleasant, while still giving players the option of joining all the identical games if they want to. Thanks to JeopardyTempest for suggesting this improvement.

This is a step in the right direction, but looking at the new "Join A Game" page it obviously isn´t going far enough. You still have to go to page 3 to actually find the first Standard game on a standard map. So in regards to "farming of inexperienced players" and easy "browsing for new games" this won´t change a whole lot.

To really effectively address the mentioned issues, a more radical approach is needed, as discussed in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=174222

a) Make 2 "Join a Game" pages. One for "Beginners" (only showing Sequential Standard games on standard maps), one including everything. Or simply hide all the special games by default, with an expand button "Show advanced/expert games", or something.

b) Hide all the special settings on the "Start a Game" & "Find a Game" pages too, yet again with an expand button "Show advanced/expert settings".

c) Create map categories. Separate the old school Risk style maps from the rest. Only include the standard Risk maps in "Beginners" Join/Find/Start a Game pages. With an expand button to unlock the rest.

[Robert E Nick]

yay, nice to have a teammate medal!

also, just another suggestion:
sort the "join a game" page from new to old, instead of old to new.
right now, the page you see first has only "farming style" quads on difficult maps, while the last page has way more standard and nice games. turn that around so new recruits see the nice games first!

Totally agree!!

[blakebowling]

Are there going to be any other maps than Colosseum used for BRs?

My personal opinion: Yes, Eventually.

[Sniper08]

Join A Game

We've also overhauled the Join A Game page (specifically the Public Games tab) to group together games with the same game options. Often players will create a whole bunch of identical games, which take up much of the first few pages. This is a particular problem for New Recruits, because those games are slower to fill up and are usually on difficult settings. By grouping them together and including a link to load all the matching games, we discourage the "farming" of inexperienced players, make browsing for a new game more pleasant, while still giving players the option of joining all the identical games if they want to. Thanks to JeopardyTempest for suggesting this improvement.

This is a step in the right direction, but looking at the new "Join A Game" page it obviously isn´t going far enough. You still have to go to page 3 to actually find the first Standard game on a standard map. So in regards to "farming of inexperienced players" and easy "browsing for new games" this won´t change a whole lot.

To really effectively address the mentioned issues, a more radical approach is needed, as discussed in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=174222

a) Make 2 "Join a Game" pages. One for "Beginners" (only showing Sequential Standard games on standard maps), one including everything. Or simply hide all the special games by default, with an expand button "Show advanced/expert games", or something.

b) Hide all the special settings on the "Start a Game" & "Find a Game" pages too, yet again with an expand button "Show advanced/expert settings".

c) Create map categories. Separate the old school Risk style maps from the rest. Only include the standard Risk maps in "Beginners" Join/Find/Start a Game pages. With an expand button to unlock the rest.

yes this is what should be done to join a game

[Swimmerdude99]

AWESOME!!!

[lackattack]

Like the updates. Its not an end of the world problem. But I joined a battle royal game and dropped it and now i have to wait 30 days to join again without ever playing a game.

Hey guys,
I joined a freestyle battle royale game by mistake & dropped it in order to join a sequential one but now it won't let me join for 30 days. Please is there anything you can do so i can join the sequential game?

same

I reset all three of you, and fixed it so that it doesn't count if you drop the battle royale.

[b00060]

Will your previous team games count towards the teammate medal?

[blakebowling]

Will your previous team games count towards the teammate medal?

They do (you can already see this if you go to the medal stats page). You won't receive the medal until you win a game though.

[demy7]

Like the updates. Its not an end of the world problem. But I joined a battle royal game and dropped it and now i have to wait 30 days to join again without ever playing a game.

Hey guys,
I joined a freestyle battle royale game by mistake & dropped it in order to join a sequential one but now it won't let me join for 30 days. Please is there anything you can do so i can join the sequential game?

same

I reset all three of you, and fixed it so that it doesn't count if you drop the battle royale.

same mistake here, reset me either if possible please!

nice update btw

[NoSurvivors]

All 3 are GREAT ideas! Thanks to lack and everyone! Now, premium is worth buying. I was questioning buying back but NOW my passion for BR's will XD excellent call!

[Conchobar]

Like the updates. Its not an end of the world problem. But I joined a battle royal game and dropped it and now i have to wait 30 days to join again without ever playing a game.

Hey guys,
I joined a freestyle battle royale game by mistake & dropped it in order to join a sequential one but now it won't let me join for 30 days. Please is there anything you can do so i can join the sequential game?

same

I reset all three of you, and fixed it so that it doesn't count if you drop the battle royale.

Thank you very very much.

[lackattack]

same mistake here, reset me either if possible please!

Done!

[nicestash]

I accidentally left a Battle Royale game and now it won't let me join another for 30 days. I didn't think a dropped game would count against me...

[Phatscotty]

I'm way hotter now. When I get the whack-o-mod award, the feez be crawlin!

[Army of GOD]

can we get BRs on a map other than Colosseum? I'd much rather play on World 2.1 than it.

[blakebowling]

can we get BRs on a map other than Colosseum? I'd much rather play on World 2.1 than it.