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[TheArisen]

There's a fair number of players that would like to have 8v8 back but there's also a decent number that wants 12v12 to stay.

With that in mind I propose a compromise. 8v8 in CW/FW. I think more modes will make for a better experience and reach a bigger audience.

[Elendil]

I think 8v8 should be a mode like scouting, with the purpose of destroying military infrastructure on a planet that's being invaded.
I also think that it's what should unlock Long-Toms, not scouting.

And quick matches should randomly be 8v8 and 4v4, just to shake things up.

[50 50]

I recall some comments about the devs wanting to have an 8v8 mode if something reasonable could be worked out so we may see something introduced down the track.

Right at the moment, the scouting missions have provided quite a different mode for us to get into. That there is an interaction from the scouting missions to invasion is great but I believe it could be implemented better. It feels disconnected and more like a quick play match. If an 8v8 mode was introduced it should also interact with the invasion. There should also be some interaction with the scout missions. It all needs to be tied in closer together.

The three suggestions you have there are good and being able to have more of a variety of missions will always add more to the game.

[Elendil]

How about...
You could have a handful of scouting matches, say, 10, which would unlock an invasion match. The results of the scouting matches would only apply to the next invasion match, and scouting on that planet would be locked out until an invasion match is played.
Rinse, repeat.
And you could shoehorn 8v8 in there too, if it existed...

So scouting would be a prelude to every invasion. That would encourage people to play both modes, and make invasion matches feel slightly more important.

Also, rather than having drop-decks as such, you could have other players queue up and take the place of fallen allies. And only have the game rely on drop-decks if there aren't enough players queued up.
Again, the objective being to make invasion matches feel slightly more special, like the whole community is contributing.
Plus I really like the idea of replacing elite premade members with random scrubs. Chaos makes things more fun.

[TheArisen]

Elendil, on 02 May 2016 - 11:04 AM, said:

How about...
You could have a handful of scouting matches, say, 10, which would unlock an invasion match. The results of the scouting matches would only apply to the next invasion match, and scouting on that planet would be locked out until an invasion match is played.
Rinse, repeat.
And you could shoehorn 8v8 in there too, if it existed...

So scouting would be a prelude to every invasion. That would encourage people to play both modes, and make invasion matches feel slightly more important.

Also, rather than having drop-decks as such, you could have other players queue up and take the place of fallen allies. And only have the game rely on drop-decks if there aren't enough players queued up.
Again, the objective being to make invasion matches feel slightly more special, like the whole community is contributing.
Plus I really like the idea of replacing elite premade members with random scrubs. Chaos makes things more fun.

Sounds fun but a bit complicated to program. Especially the part where you say no dropdecks but new players take your place.