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[feeWAIVER]

is 4v4 Solaris possible?

[Thorqemada]

4 vs 4 is possible, if it works in the Solaris Setting i dont know but in an Event Setting it should rather be possible.

Solairs was meant for 1vs1 and 2vs2 so they need to make an event style thing of it...

Edited by Thorqemada, 17 February 2023 - 11:38 PM.

[LordNothing]

in event queue, yes. not sure if the solaris maps are big enough.

Edited by LordNothing, 18 February 2023 - 12:33 AM.

[Knownswift]

There aren't 4 spawn points per team on the solaris maps, so no. Probably not. Spawns are lostech.

[LordNothing]

Knownswift, on 18 February 2023 - 09:14 AM, said:

There aren't 4 spawn points per team on the solaris maps, so no. Probably not. Spawns are lostech.

spawn points are easy to add, but i dont think there is enough space on the maps for 8 players to fight.

Edited by LordNothing, 18 February 2023 - 01:18 PM.

[sycocys]

LordNothing, on 18 February 2023 - 01:18 PM, said:

spawn points are easy to add, but i dont think there is enough space on the maps for 8 players to fight.

Not like it stopped them from putting 12v12 on the original maps when they weren't even close to big enough for 8v8.

[Teenage Mutant Ninja Urbie]

it was celebrated YEARS ago, and called "scouting"

while not technically on S7, and on paper not even remotely similar,
in effect,
it was 'just that' when the right 4men met another right 4men


..it was glorious, until he-who-shall-not-be-named axed that mode completely and for no reason at all.

Edited by Teenage Mutant Ninja Urbie, 18 February 2023 - 02:17 PM.

[LordNothing]

sycocys, on 18 February 2023 - 02:07 PM, said:

Not like it stopped them from putting 12v12 on the original maps when they weren't even close to big enough for 8v8.

yea but thats only a third as big rather than double. and the solaris maps are utterly tiny. it might work, and its pretty low hanging fruit add 4 more spawns to one of the larger solaris maps and see how it works. if it does, then go ahead and retrofit the others. event queue is perfect for this kind of live testing.

Edited by LordNothing, 18 February 2023 - 04:40 PM.

[LordNothing]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Urbie, on 18 February 2023 - 02:16 PM, said:

it was celebrated YEARS ago, and called "scouting"

while not technically on S7, and on paper not even remotely similar,
in effect,
it was 'just that' when the right 4men met another right 4men


..it was glorious, until he-who-shall-not-be-named axed that mode completely and for no reason at all.

scouting fine when it was played as skirmish. but the game rules and dustoff mechanics just led to smoke diving and general bad play when it was played as scouting, especially when you get new players taking locust to sneak a win and then come up against a unit and get slaughtered.

also it didnt allow for heavies or assaults. we have event queue now so its easy to roll a 4v4 any weight class solaris like mode. and id rather the solaris maps not go to waste. its a lot easier, more versitile, and will get a lot more traction than just adding scouting back to fp.

id like to see eq eat all the defunct modes eventually on an as scheduled basis. i mean thats what the game has been missing is a way to do diverse things with a simple system.

Edited by LordNothing, 18 February 2023 - 04:49 PM.

[sycocys]

LordNothing, on 18 February 2023 - 04:40 PM, said:

yea but thats only a third as big rather than double. and the solaris maps are utterly tiny. it might work, and its pretty low hanging fruit add 4 more spawns to one of the larger solaris maps and see how it works. if it does, then go ahead and retrofit the others. event queue is perfect for this kind of live testing.

The factory map is an overloaded cluster-f 1v1, it would be a complete disaster 4v4. The rest of them would probably be just fine. Sheer chaos, but they'd work fine.

[Papaspud]

We already ruined the game for solaris- so lets double down and try it some more.....for all 10 people who like solaris

[BLACKR0SE]

The colosseum is big enough to take a full team, it might even be nice, but I like to play alone

When you play alone, you are responsible for yourself. You can't blame your teammate.