An idea for all these other ideas....

f1end · Post by **f1end** » 18-08-2003 11:07

Why not set up a DB testing team...properly, with all positions accounted for with people who know deathball and can be objective about the game...they can then try all these suggestions out (set-jumping, no-shake, dribbling, height!=volleyspeed etc.)...and report back here whether they work or not...just an idea.

Armagon · Post by **Armagon** » 18-08-2003 11:10

I imagine Team Vortex are already doing it themselves.

f1end · Post by **f1end** » 18-08-2003 11:17

Man, u must have an over-active imagination

DiStUrbeD · Post by **DiStUrbeD** » 18-08-2003 11:21

Armagon wrote: I imagine Team Vortex are already doing it themselves.

obviously, that hasn't worked so far.

look at DB

Onge · Post by **Onge** » 18-08-2003 12:04

Isn't this what public beta testing is for?

NaB · Post by **NaB** » 18-08-2003 13:23

i think he means an impartial team to test out suggestions that davdim is too stubborn to admit might improve the game. cant put it in the beta cos that is just the latest stage of development of what davidm wants, therefore wouldnt include any of the things davdim thinks are stupid ideas (which is most things that didnt come from his own head/teamates)

f1end · Post by **f1end** » 18-08-2003 15:51

Me confiscates NAB's mind-reading device.

drifter · Post by **drifter** » 18-08-2003 16:47

How about a set jumping "~beta" / test along the lines of this post?

The debate on set jumping specifically, at least warrants a test in my opinion.

n00bens /o\

Imo · Post by **Imo** » 18-08-2003 16:52

Dodge for everyone! I'd like to see what dodge does to the game play if everyone was able to dodge. (Maybe some restrictions on the dodge though.. ie. not in the pbox) I think it'd make it better.

Edit: a testing team would be good. Specially if there is a coder in the team who is willing to make modifications for the team to test.

fro · Post by **fro** » 18-08-2003 17:57

nooooo.. dodge would fuck things up.. it used to be in i think, but was taken out cos the winning team was the team who dodged most.

is any coding being done atm?

ziadoz · Post by **ziadoz** » 18-08-2003 18:01

perhaps bringin in dodge would be fun, but only a single dodge like UT, but then i guess the goalie has no advantage

Post by **DavidM** » 18-08-2003 18:34

DB with dodge was horrible, it was like that in 0.8 (unreleased)

Everybody is dodging all the time, the one who dodges the most wins. Often it's better to keep bad things in just so people don't miss it, but see that its bad.
If you prevent bad things from the begin on, people might miss it without knowing the bad effect.

FireCell · Post by **FireCell** » 18-08-2003 18:46

Did u ever include wall jumping? That would be a useful tactic that could obviously only be used near walls, so its stopable but adds a little extra play =)

Post by **DavidM** » 18-08-2003 18:48

You have 4 jumps. What would that add?

RaGe*NL* · Post by RaGe*NL* » 18-08-2003 19:05

froste wrote: nooooo.. dodge would fuck things up.. it used to be in i think, but was taken out cos the winning team was the team who dodged most.

hmm especially a big advantage to the better ctf,cm players, they dodge every second (like me

) (only i cant shoot yet

)