I'd like muse to introduce the following late-join restrictions:
- disallow late joining pilots for other slots than the captain slot.
- disallow late joining gunners if there's already a gunner on the ship. Alternatively fix the engineer-gunner balance so 2gunner/1engie crews actually become a viable option.
lvl6+ gunners and late joining pilots always get yelled at.
I am all for this, but I wonder if there is anything in the code that would make this difficult to implement while allowing a gunner who got left the match to rejoin in his old spot.
I agree with ramjams discussion.
I'd like muse to introduce the following late-join restrictions:
- disallow late joining pilots for other slots than the captain slot.
- disallow late joining gunners if there's already a gunner on the ship. Alternatively fix the engineer-gunner balance so 2gunner/1engie crews actually become a viable option.
I would love a feature that would allow people to join in progress ONLY if they have the class/loadout that the captain sets (optional to set, of course). Click a slot to join, see a pop-up that says:Captain desires that you bring this:
[list class and stuff]"
OK, I'll do it!
No thanks... Return to Lobby
I think this, more than anything, would shorten lobby times when there are a few empty slots. No one likes waiting for a match to fill when everyone is basically ready to go. [/list]
I would love a feature that would allow people to join in progress ONLY if they have the class/loadout that the captain sets (optional to set, of course). Click a slot to join, see a pop-up that says:Captain desires that you bring this:
[list class and stuff]"
OK, I'll do it!
No thanks... Return to Lobby
I think this, more than anything, would shorten lobby times when there are a few empty slots. No one likes waiting for a match to fill when everyone is basically ready to go. [/list]
Adding onto this I'd like to suggest a flexibler option for the spectators to be able to join the matches... perhaps while they are spectating a button that says 'Join match!' and below it (__ spots available). When the press the button they see the spots that are available and can click on any one of these they chose.
Unfortunately there is no way you could do this without it being abused. Why join a match in progress without hopping in spectator and seeing who is winning first? The losing team would never get any new players.Adding onto this I'd like to suggest a flexibler option for the spectators to be able to join the matches... perhaps while they are spectating a button that says 'Join match!' and below it (__ spots available). When the press the button they see the spots that are available and can click on any one of these they chose.
Yes this so much. I would love it if there were an easier way to join a match in progress from the spectator slot. Sometimes I'll be spectating a match that some friends are in and a spot will open up mid match; it would be nice if I could easily join it.
Unfortunately there is no way you could do this without it being abused. Why join a match in progress without hopping in spectator and seeing who is winning first? The losing team would never get any new players.Adding onto this I'd like to suggest a flexibler option for the spectators to be able to join the matches... perhaps while they are spectating a button that says 'Join match!' and below it (__ spots available). When the press the button they see the spots that are available and can click on any one of these they chose.
Yes this so much. I would love it if there were an easier way to join a match in progress from the spectator slot. Sometimes I'll be spectating a match that some friends are in and a spot will open up mid match; it would be nice if I could easily join it.
Unfortunately there is no way you could do this without it being abused. Why join a match in progress without hopping in spectator and seeing who is winning first? The losing team would never get any new players.Adding onto this I'd like to suggest a flexibler option for the spectators to be able to join the matches... perhaps while they are spectating a button that says 'Join match!' and below it (__ spots available). When the press the button they see the spots that are available and can click on any one of these they chose.
Yes this so much. I would love it if there were an easier way to join a match in progress from the spectator slot. Sometimes I'll be spectating a match that some friends are in and a spot will open up mid match; it would be nice if I could easily join it.
Perhaps it does not have to be immediate - for example, the person who entered spectator mode has to wait 3 or 4 minutes before entering the game. They have the option to wait before they join or leave, or simply stay spectating.
As long as you don't get to choose the team you are on. By joining a spectate slot and making yourself available to join any slot if it frees up no matter what ship it it on. The same could happen for mid joining all around where you are randomly assigned onto a ship.Yeah I agree with this, because honestly the 3 minute wait would be a lot more boring than leaving the match and then rejoining in a ship, and while you're waiting, that ship is missing that crew member or someone else may get in it
I can share a situation that happens to me much more often than I would like.
[situation]
It is very frustrating to try to build some teamwork and get people working together only to have it destroyed by a second gunner or pilot.
This have might have saved PBG: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KF2rE8GbAk from this situation an a lot of bad PR for GoIO.