I feel that whatever I could have said has already been said, so I'll just put in a few quick comments:
I think that, at least for the next few weeks, I should make sure to join the MORE skilled team. That'll help balance more than if I join the less skilled one.
Holy_Devil should not play Combat. It isn't possible to balance that gametype with HD on one of the teams, not unless we get a few equally good players.
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heh, HD is pretty good :p
I take solice in the fact that even when I join the stacked team via random, I rarely help them.
As for my actions as to joining a team: in my opinion, Marines get the extra man. This is what I always do: if teams are 6vs6 or something, I will join Marines.
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I've never followed that idea, it really makes no difference which team has the extra unless it is like 3v2 or something.
If marines get the extra, that is one more guy that must be outfitted with weapons/proto, but also arms upgrades become more effecient and effective.
If aliens get the extra, they all gain res a tad slower, but there is one more to be in the fight.
In both cases it could simply result in more RFK for the other team.
I'm a sheep. I go where the people I know are going. I play games to have fun, and being on a team full of strangers who can't play for jack isn't fun.
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why dont we use the buddy system?
Get another rs with you (one you preferably enjoy being with) and be on the same team, and make sure that same team isnt the same as another buddies, and from day to day, (or game) change buddy. Actually, that sounds like it would work.
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This would be too imposing, I think. Having to play with one player all the time (or at least for one day)? Just join a weak team if you're good, and a strong team if you're bad :)
If you are looking at a team, and would like to even it out with some reg you like to play with, i'll be happy to shuffle teams around. with admin_marine admin_alien.
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Oh Gawd I can hear the complaints already. This wouldn't make ANYONE happy.
In theory the buddy system is a great idea bill - but in practice it wold take too much effort to coordinate. Plus it'd be like old-school playground games - there would always be the one kid that nobody would want to buddy up with, and feelings would get hurt and I JUST DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO LIVE THROUGH THAT AGAIN :(
I agree - stacking should stop, but I would like to point out that admin-stacked teams and reg stacked teams does NOT ensure an easy win. LM has a very small handful of great players - I'd say one or two MAYBE 3 (who play often enough that is) and unless they are on the 'stacked' team, it can barely be considered a skill stack. Nevertheless regs on both teams = more fun for all. SO DO IT!
if your a good player [you know who you are] look at the teams, and anti stack.
stacking is one of those old things, personally I would be down for a trial of the plugin that turns all entrances in the RR into "random" [well minus spectate of course]
either way I would want to see more of people's oppinions first
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Enforcing anti-stacking is not something I would support, especially the way you put it. Stacking is like onosing in 1vs1 CO or something: it's by the rules, it's allowed, it's not exploiting, but it's simply not right, morally. If people want to go onos in 1vs1, you probably cannot stop them, but you CAN ask them not to do that again. If they listen, good. If they don't, then that player who's onos is one player with whom I wouldn't want to play again. Same with stacking: you can ask people not to do it. If they do, oh well, they're in for a boring game. They will probably learn by themselves that stacked teams => boring game. If they don't, that's too bad, and again, people wouldn't want to play with them.
I go on ebnars team.
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-8458073 cool points for ben!