Lately, most pickups are not fun and rather boring. I turn to pickups in the hope of compensating for my rage resulting from playing pubs. I look forward to playing a few fun games with people who actually know what they’re doing. Instead, what I get is limited (or no) fun but highly competitive gameplay. I think it’s safe to say that competitive gameplay should be left for scrims, where the outcome (and not the enjoyment) actually matters. Pickups should be focused more on creating a fun experience for both new and old players alike.
So here’s the thing. I though this out and what I came up with is to have a weekly pickup, every Sunday or so at 20 CET, where people will have to sign up just as they used to. There will be captains as usual, however they will have to sign up as captains and their only responsibility will be to assign positions to players.
The games will either be 6v6 or 8v8, small maps for the former and bigger maps for the latter. Every week, I will post a poll on the forums with a choice of 6v6 or 8v8, each having a choice of two maps (so a total of four possibilities). Players will have the entire week to vote and on Saturdays, I will set the topic on the #legions.pickup channel in IRC so that people can start signing up for the upcoming game.
I’m suggesting that we do this so that the map and game size are determined by all the players who wish to play and not just one person (the captain) as per usual. I am aware that there will be people posting complaints here, saying that the way the current pickup system works is just fine. That is why I’ve said that this will only be happening once a week (probably Fridays, but you decide) and not everyday. Basically what I’m aiming for here is a fun game, where people actually work together but also enjoy doing so.
I’ve already posted a poll for the first game, which is to take place this coming Sunday, June 26th.
So here’s the thing. I though this out and what I came up with is to have a weekly pickup, every Sunday or so at 20 CET, where people will have to sign up just as they used to. There will be captains as usual, however they will have to sign up as captains and their only responsibility will be to assign positions to players.
The games will either be 6v6 or 8v8, small maps for the former and bigger maps for the latter. Every week, I will post a poll on the forums with a choice of 6v6 or 8v8, each having a choice of two maps (so a total of four possibilities). Players will have the entire week to vote and on Saturdays, I will set the topic on the #legions.pickup channel in IRC so that people can start signing up for the upcoming game.
I’m suggesting that we do this so that the map and game size are determined by all the players who wish to play and not just one person (the captain) as per usual. I am aware that there will be people posting complaints here, saying that the way the current pickup system works is just fine. That is why I’ve said that this will only be happening once a week (probably Fridays, but you decide) and not everyday. Basically what I’m aiming for here is a fun game, where people actually work together but also enjoy doing so.
I’ve already posted a poll for the first game, which is to take place this coming Sunday, June 26th.