09-11-2012, 12:03 AM
Sounds neato, so I only point out what I have concerns with:
Flags float on water (to help with gameplay on aquatic maps)
If this is default, you just removed the plus fun factor on aquatic maps. Diving and underwater fight for the flag is always one of the most hardest and exciting things. I'd go keep as a cvar, but don't make it default on this.
Thrown flags can be captured by base flags (points awarded to the person who last had the flag)
I suppose this is off by default, else space CTF maps like NN will be pretty much reduced to "toss the flag to capture from half map".
Stalemate system which shows the location of both flag carriers on the radar if they have both had the flag for an extended period of time (fights against camping with the flag)
I'm not sure if this is good or not, as it can happen on balanced games (yes, happens a lot on public too) that the flag is carried by two very good players, and only a well organised attack can take them down. I'm pretty sure this is an exciting thing, and revealing the enemy flag carriers' positions remove a little bit from the fun factor again.
In quake2 CTF maps promoted "camping" with the flags, or at least partially hiding - map knowledge is a key role in this and I especially know one popular CTF map (yes, it's popular for pickupers too!) that has hiding spots. If the tracker system is on by default, you literally punish this knowledge.
This feature is a very grey zone stuff, I can see it'll help a lot on newbie servers, but imho hurts the game on higher levels.
Flags float on water (to help with gameplay on aquatic maps)
If this is default, you just removed the plus fun factor on aquatic maps. Diving and underwater fight for the flag is always one of the most hardest and exciting things. I'd go keep as a cvar, but don't make it default on this.
Thrown flags can be captured by base flags (points awarded to the person who last had the flag)
I suppose this is off by default, else space CTF maps like NN will be pretty much reduced to "toss the flag to capture from half map".
Stalemate system which shows the location of both flag carriers on the radar if they have both had the flag for an extended period of time (fights against camping with the flag)
I'm not sure if this is good or not, as it can happen on balanced games (yes, happens a lot on public too) that the flag is carried by two very good players, and only a well organised attack can take them down. I'm pretty sure this is an exciting thing, and revealing the enemy flag carriers' positions remove a little bit from the fun factor again.
In quake2 CTF maps promoted "camping" with the flags, or at least partially hiding - map knowledge is a key role in this and I especially know one popular CTF map (yes, it's popular for pickupers too!) that has hiding spots. If the tracker system is on by default, you literally punish this knowledge.
This feature is a very grey zone stuff, I can see it'll help a lot on newbie servers, but imho hurts the game on higher levels.
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