Discussion #4: Games, Games, Games
by
Howsie
August 17, 2014 at 10:08 AM UTC
Evening/Morning/Other ya'll! Today, I'd like to put out three questions primarily centred on the topic of the game modes. We are always looking for better ways to improve the gameplay experience and I'd like to put out there a few question for you all to answer and discuss.
Today's Topics:-
What do you find fun and interesting about the Avicus Network game modes?
What improvements would you like to see from existing game modes?
Is there any game modes you'd like replaced/removed? If so, why?
What do you find fun and interesting about the Avicus Network game modes? -Nebula: Due it's the most played Gamemode, there are always nice and funny people on. You also have a big selection option. There are Old, large, small, middle size maps, for everyone is something in. The Game is really good and it's cool to play. Sometimes it laggs, but this only for short time. -Walls: I usually don't play Walls very often, because I made bad experience with the gamemode on other servers. But if I play a game. The players are nice to me. The Maps are great too. -CTH: my second favourite gamemode (after Nebula). It's nice to play (dafaq, why I use "nice" so often?). The Maps are great aswell, but more new maps would be great. -Elimination: I only played the gamemode 1 time, sadly. But it was great! I don't know why noone is playing it. -Avicade: Very nice gamemode(?). The Maps are good. Good gamemodes, but not enough.
What improvements would you like to see from existing game modes? -Walls: I would like to see, more options in the mapmaking. Like other blocks as the walls, maybe more than 2 walls and more than 4 teams? -Nebula: more complex YMLs. More possibilitys in map making. -CTH: Not much to say. It's cool how it is :) -Nexus: Also more possibilities in the mapmaking and the YML coding (?). -Elimination: Name change! The gamemode needs a namechange. Nobody actually knows what is Elimination. If you ask a minecraft player what is Survival Games he knows what it is, at elimination not :( I also would like to see, that players can submit a Elimination/Survival Games Map. I know the Plug in autogenerates maps, but they don't have chest and not really much recources on it. -Avicade: I would like to see more games! We only have 2. That's not enough. I also would like to see a "Avicade - Game Comitee". In the comitee are "experts", the "experts" are the voices of the players. The players can contact them via skype and tell them their game suggestions. The comitee will have a meeting every week/second week, there will be discussed what gamemode would have a chance to the popular and wich not.
Is there any game modes you'd like replaced/removed? If so, why? -Elimination: [replaced] with Survival Games or Survival Games with a twist. Like everywhere chest, but with kits. Or just change the name and add chest. -The other ones are all fine, keep them.
Maybe add to the OP: What gamemodes do you like to see on the Avicus Network and if the person made a game suggestion, he can insert the link to the suggestion.
What do you find fun and interesting about the Avicus Network game modes? -Nebula: Due it's the most played Gamemode, there are always nice and funny people on. You also have a big selection option. There are Old, large, small, middle size maps, for everyone is something in. The Game is really good and it's cool to play. Sometimes it laggs, but this only for short time. -Walls: I usually don't play Walls very often, because I made bad experience with the gamemode on other servers. But if I play a game. The players are nice to me. The Maps are great too. -CTH: my second favourite gamemode (after Nebula). It's nice to play (dafaq, why I use "nice" so often?). The Maps are great aswell, but more new maps would be great. -Elimination: I only played the gamemode 1 time, sadly. But it was great! I don't know why noone is playing it. -Avicade: Very nice gamemode(?). The Maps are good. Good gamemodes, but not enough.
What improvements would you like to see from existing game modes? -Walls: I would like to see, more options in the mapmaking. Like other blocks as the walls, maybe more than 2 walls and more than 4 teams? -Nebula: more complex YMLs. More possibilitys in map making. -CTH: Not much to say. It's cool how it is :) -Nexus: Also more possibilities in the mapmaking and the YML coding (?). -Elimination: Name change! The gamemode needs a namechange. Nobody actually knows what is Elimination. If you ask a minecraft player what is Survival Games he knows what it is, at elimination not :( I also would like to see, that players can submit a Elimination/Survival Games Map. I know the Plug in autogenerates maps, but they don't have chest and not really much recources on it. -Avicade: I would like to see more games! We only have 2. That's not enough. I also would like to see a "Avicade - Game Comitee". In the comitee are "experts", the "experts" are the voices of the players. The players can contact them via skype and tell them their game suggestions. The comitee will have a meeting every week/second week, there will be discussed what gamemode would have a chance to the popular and wich not.
Is there any game modes you'd like replaced/removed? If so, why? -Elimination: [replaced] with Survival Games or Survival Games with a twist. Like everywhere chest, but with kits. Or just change the name and add chest. -The other ones are all fine, keep them.
Maybe add to the OP: What gamemodes do you like to see on the Avicus Network and if the person made a game suggestion, he can insert the link to the suggestion.
Damn is this long :D Maybe I'll add more. You'll see the "EDIT:"thing in it. HAve fun to read it.
What do you find fun and interesting about the Avicus Network game modes? I think the main selling point that got me into Avicus when I first got here was the whole prestige and leveling up system which is not that common so that was cool.
Currently I love Nebula and think it is fine as it is, however maybe it could do with a few less maps.
Nexus is my favourite game though as I just love all the maps and the kits and just everything really.
Walls would be my 3rd favourite and is decent (I was never a big fan of walls anyway) but I like some of the more original themed maps. CaptureTheHill I really like this mode but hardly anyone plays it which is very disappointing. I feel like CTH should be added into Nexus just like how Nebula has TDM the odd time to break up the constant DTM. Avicade I think should just be removed.At most times I might see 5 people on it which is just rare in itself so I think should just be removed.
Elimination as with Avicade should be removed too and I think changed to Survival Games, which players are more comfortable with and lets be real it is really fun and will attract more people to the server. What improvements would you like to see from existing game modes? Oh I answered that basically up above...
Is there any game modes you'd like replaced/removed? If so, why? Also answered up above!
What do you find fun and interesting about the Avicus Network game modes?: The hit glitch in nexus where you can send people flying across the sky .-. What improvements would you like to see from existing game modes?: Hit glitch in nexus to be fixed....
Is there any game modes you'd like replaced/removed? If so, why?: I would like to See CTW, I mean i know its copying OCN. OCN does it diffrent from the original, So its - You start in minecarts, then you go through, get diamond armor in the bottom of the land, and then go up Get the 3 or 4 wools then invade the other team, I just think it would be pretty cool but i want a gamemode that you have to capture Wool :P
I think it's fine as it is expect for one thing: Fix the NCP, I'm not saying it's easy, but can't you at least restore the old one? It's really frustrating and annoying ._.
What do you find fun and interesting about the Avicus Network game modes? I'm gonna talk about eonly 3 of em cuz im lazy.
Well, let's talk about Nebula....Yes, we did get the idea from OCN. But imho, Nebula is 25x better than project ares. Who knows, maybe it's because I'm too use to Avicus. :)
Avicade is sooo addicting! All though there are only 2 games, it's still one of the best things on avicus! Nuff said.
CTH is a game that belongs to only Avicus. This is one of the best gamemodes we have ever made. The pvp, the get to the middle before the timer runs out, is just insanely fun!
What improvements would you like to see from existing game modes? Fix the compass bugs in elimination, get more people to play it, and add sg to it! People say it's a combo of HG and SG when really, its 99.99% HG and 00.01% sg.The only sg-ish thing is the supply drops.
Is there any game modes you'd like replaced/removed? If so, why?
Ah. That's gonna be my opinion, Maybe some peole won't like it D: - Nebula- Best Gamemode on avicus, Really unique, Really fun. No improvements. Walls- Good game, Very fun, I don't care it's not unique. It's walls with kits doe. No improvements needed. Nexus- PvP team Deathmatch, awesome game. One improvement. Some kits are too OP and that's not fair. By the way, The OP Kits like 'Barbarian' Needs to be unlocked in level 43, Not 'Freezer', It's too weak. Control the hill- Nice gamemode. 1 Problem, this gamemode being played once a day. Means people prefer Play other games in the playtime. Means, we need to add more features, Improvements, Don't know exactly what, But for this game will play more. Elimination- Good gamemode. My opinion, is good game, I don't care it\s not unique, But other people do. Add some features like new kits. Avicade- Awesome gamemode! Super unique, Very fun! Add more mini-games to there. Another thing. The biggest wanted feature. Add more prestiges. In all the games. It will make bored people who reached prestige 5 and level 50, and left avicus, make them back! It will make the gameplay More interesting. As i already made a post about that. So, Howsie. Thanks for making topics like this!
What do you find fun and interesting about the Avicus Network game modes? Although not really unique, there's a goal to them. I personally can't enjoy playing a game without a goal in mind. Setting personal goals is alright, but I just reallly can't get into it. With the ability to level up I can push myself through each prestige and be rewarded with a star :D
What improvements would you like to see from existing game modes? CTH has to have some improvements. The kill streak rewards need to be stronger and possibly add in a few more? It can get quite bland seeing the same 5 items appear over and over. Elimination could use some help. There definitely has to be a way to bring it some more traffic. Possibly merge it with SG? I'm not the best with ideas for these kinds of things :c
Is there any game modes you'd like replaced/removed? If so, why? Possibly combine CTH with Nexus. Not too sure if people would like that.
Ah. That's gonna be my opinion, Maybe some peole won't like it D: - Nebula- Best Gamemode on avicus, Really unique, Really fun. No improvements. Walls- Good game, Very fun, I don't care it's not unique. It's walls with kits doe. No improvements needed. Nexus- PvP team Deathmatch, awesome game. One improvement. Some kits are too OP and that's not fair. By the way, The OP Kits like 'Barbarian' Needs to be unlocked in level 43, Not 'Freezer', It's too weak. Control the hill- Nice gamemode. 1 Problem, this gamemode being played once a day. Means people prefer Play other games in the playtime. Means, we need to add more features, Improvements, Don't know exactly what, But for this game will play more. Elimination- Good gamemode. My opinion, is good game, I don't care it\s not unique, But other people do. Add some features like new kits. Avicade- Awesome gamemode! Super unique, Very fun! Add more mini-games to there. Another thing. The biggest wanted feature. Add more prestiges. In all the games. It will make bored people who reached prestige 5 and level 50, and left avicus, make them back! It will make the gameplay More interesting. As i already made a post about that. So, Howsie. Thanks for making topics like this!
Freezer is more powerful than barbarian. I'd rather stop someone from moving than have a half a heart damage advantage.
I'm just going to list each gamemode and put my opinions on it.
Nebula: Obviously an amazing game. The only criteria I have for it is to have more gameplay inducing maps, add some more gamemodes as opposed to strictly DTM and occasionally TDM, but I'm not creative so I have absolutely no ideas as far as that goes. Nexus: A basic Kit TDM, but it draws in a lot of fun, it's personally my favorite. Nexus simply needs bug fixes all over the place, and maybe some new kits here and there to spice it up. Avicade: A fun idea, but nobody plays it because there's only two gamemodes for it. Just some creative ideas are needed. CTH: CTH is a phenomenal game, it just needs attention. Events could be scheduled centered around CTH to get more players to consistantly play on it. Walls: Personally, I don't see any changes needed for walls. Elimination: Like CTH, it needs events scheduled around it. Also, it needs more RAM, because out of the three or so games I've played of it, two of them crashed before the game ended.
What do you find fun and interesting about the Avicus Network game modes? Nebula's maps differentiate from other servers' dtm. Thing I like best is a stack of wood logs and the common use of those blocks. CTH is 50% chaos and 50% being chaotic. Nexus is pretty um... something. What improvements would you like to see from existing game modes? Add more features to Nebula Try to add back some of the old nexus kits :c Is there any game modes you'd like replaced/removed? If so, why? Elimination is too boring, get rid of it or revamp it. Avicade is too content poor, get rid of it or revamp it. Merge CTH and Nexus because they're almost the same thing.
Nebula- Ofc, amazing gamemode. I'm not going to list everything about why its amazing. Let's just jump into the stuff I think you should improve on. -CTW: Please make it come back. I understand that its not original but that doesn't mean its not fun! -TDM: Push this into nexus! CTH- Push this into nexus! Avicade- We need more gamemodes, badly. Add back the old ones. -OiTC: Yes it was bugged, but once you fix it it needs to come back -Snake: ^ -GS: It wasn't really that bugged tbh, it needs to come back. Also make it so you can see your teammates.
What do you find fun and interesting about the Avicus Network gamemodes? Nebula: I really love this game. Like I am talking about DTM. But I feel like OiTN and TDM really fit in Nebula because in Nexus we have TDM.
Nexus: This is another of my favorite games but as I was saying in Nebula, TDM In Nebula is just like Nexus and for TDM games we have the gamemode Nexus. I think OiTN-TDM should be added to Nexus. The Walls: I always play walls with my friends and when I play, it gets really addicting but while I play I don't see anything wrong with the gamemode because I like every map and everything. Elimination: As everyone knows this is the least popular gamemode and when I play it doesn't feel thrilling or exciting. I want something to make the game fun. i will finish other gamemodes later. What improvements would you like to see? I think we should add little bit more sg in elimination because it is mostly hunger games like things that would be in sg and hg mixed together. I got to go now. I'll finish later.
We don't have many gamemodes because we only want original gamemodes but to be honest it doesn't matter if its been used a billion times. It only matters if the gamemode being played well and it works. Instead of SG we have Elimination and no one seems to play it. No one should really care for the originality of gamemodes because what you do with it is what makes it unique.
What do you find fun and interesting about the Avicus Network game modes? They are fun and mostly require teamwork. :)
What improvements would you like to see from existing game modes? Replace all the Nebula maps that have better aesthetics than gameplay.
Is there any game modes you'd like replaced/removed? If so, why? Replace Elimination with Survival Games. SG was a LOT better, plus it'll bring more players in. EDIT: Also, there should be Skywars. :D I hate having to play on laggy servers with strangers. :/
Nebula is my favorite gamemode, and 95% of my time on Avicus is spent on it. However, I am starting to play less than I used to, mainly because of the Avicore update. A lot of my favorite maps were either changed or removed completely, and I don't even bother playing on the new maps. I would suggest adding building blocks such as wood in the points shop, as well as adding the regeneration potions back. Maybe add some more items in the points shop, since if I join a game, after 3-5 matches I have around 40-50 points. If it's full of OitN maps, then I'll have 80-100 points. The only useful items I can really buy are golden apples and spanky spades.
Also, why are TDM maps in Nebula in the first place? They don't belong in Nebula. Isn't Nexus a TDM gamemode? That's where those maps belong, unless it's OitN.
I'm usually on the McZone servers, because there I can enjoy gameplay without having to even think about those new maps, with aesthetics a higher priority than gameplay. I can enjoy maps such as Quintus and Senex, without having to play something like Diamond Shore or Yellowstone (sorry Evo).
Nexus is my second favorite gamemode. I'm not from McZone so I have no idea how it was like back then, or what the maps were like. I really enjoy it now, and I don't think anything really needs to be changed.
I've only played Elimination once, and got bored of it quickly. I would suggest removing it and adding Survival Games. This would attract a ton of new players.
1: stats: game modes should have rank signs posted in the hub somewhere with interesting stats and a top 10 rank . For example nebula could have most monuments broken this week or month. Different stats for each gamemode: maybe a lounge with those boards.
2: population : a general idea I am seeing from other posts is that players want to see more people playing. That bulls down to everyone ( owner and staff ) getting a new fire under there butts and getting active. I mean Avicus is ranked pretty low these days as compared to where it was. People miss Mczone because of the friendships , the people, and lastly was the game modes. Fill up the server and see what happens. I am not saying that all staff members are in a relaxed state, but I know from reading posts that some higher ranking staff admit to having poor focus, spending less time on avicus, and not giving certain game modes attention. We all lose focus at times, but I can see that focus has been lost in a lot of ways and it really shows. It shows in the player counts, it shows in the time it takes to implement solutions , and It shows with the amount of time not given to avicus by the staff.
3: gamemodes - I don't have a lot to say really on this. Other than not much time has been put into developing the current gamemodes : I mean nebula is a great game mode, but I haven't seen much done with the points store. I also see that unless you use the points store you can't track your kills. Seems odd that there is not a command or something where you can see your stats for the current match- bow kills, sword kills, deaths , etc. I also see that everyone is asking to be able to add friends, and that feature is Mia , I'm sure there is some long process to add a friend and message them , but it's hit and miss and not many know about it and its for sure not easy but is really needed, it is just another development problem.
Kits and team rewards - the kits are ok in nexus but they do need tweaked. The kits in walls are very broken. Look at the walls kits and you will see about 3-4 that are useful, the rest are a complete let down. A healing potion as a kit item? Really?, or how about a 5 sec random buff, you have to stop , eat and hope the 5sec buff helps??? Nope. Stomper kit where you still take fall damage? Or the famous barbarian kit in walls , 5sec of str after a kill? So limited and unless your fighting 2,at a time useless. What about team rewards in Nebula, that would be awesome, but again. not developed. I could go on and on, but the bottom line is no one is developing our current game modes. Cth and elimination fail due to population as does the under developed avicade nothing wrong with the game-modes . Combining game modes may help, but I really can't say. What can be said is that if the dev staff and admin staff and the map staff sit down and talk after reading all these posts Avicus still has a shot. There really isn't a reason for us to have the low population we have, other than staying not focused or not as committed as could be. I also think admin staff needs a higher since if urgency, more updates to the player base and more contact about the next exciting thing... I mean what awesome news do we have? We had a map testing event fail , then a map update that was going to take 1-2 days, but it's been over two days and no update in any way. I just think the community should be informed and updated, and I'm not sure the admin staff has a good communication policy.
Thanks for reading! This post is not directed at any person so please do not comment that I am picking on any one. I am just stating my opinion, and any post defending any group or staff member is not needed. ( typed on my phone, sorry for any typos)
Nebula. My favorite gamemode, and it will always be. I basically use almost all my time on this gamemode, and if this is gone, I would leave avicus unless a gamemode similar is out, and I'm sure a lot of people agree.
Honestly, the gamemodes I would like to see added on the Avicus Network is Skywars and Survival Games. As a lot of people said, the unpopular gamemode Elimination should be replaced with something similar which is SG. Skybase is a awesome mini game that I started playing when I first got minecraft. It is enjoyable and in my opinion should bring some players.
To be honest, I have to disagree with everyone saying that Elimination is bad or boring. The more you play it, the more you'll get to like it and get more strategies to it. It could use some minor changes, but doesn't need to be removed or revamped in my opinion. Just needs more popularity.
To be honest, I have to disagree with everyone saying that Elimination is bad or boring. The more you play it, the more you'll get to like it and get more strategies to it. It could use some minor changes, but doesn't need to be removed or revamped in my opinion. Just needs more popularity.
Yea, I've only played it one time. I would actually try it if some people play it.
What do you find fun and interesting about the Avicus Network game modes? Its hard to find other servers with some of the gamemodes which makes them unique.
What improvements would you like to see from existing game modes? Make it more competitive, maybe with Mini Competitions in the different Game modes, more incentives with prestige, or something. (Over time it gets boring or maybe we are playing too much :P)
Neb-There is too many servers or maps. Decreasing the size may mean that other players go to different game modes. Also half of these maps don't play well :/ (A quick rush and then they are done) TDM maps-They shouldn't be in Nebula, with have Nexus for that, and Nexus should then also gain more players.
Is there any game modes you'd like replaced/removed? If so, why? CTH-No one plays it, maybe add it to Nexus.
Change Elimination to SG with a twist(Some people were talking about adding weather or natural hazards), no one plays this gamemode.
What do you find fun and interesting about the Avicus Network game modes? The variety - I love how each gamemode has it's own type, with different ways of how it goes, this is able to apeal to a much larger range of users, whom of which either love the fun and exhilarating mini games of Avicade, to the Adrenalin rush of Nebula. Each gamemode allows users to gain XP, this sets a goal for the user, to pursue it, until eventually, the hard work pays off, and you get the gratitude of the star next to your name, as a sign of your achievement.
What improvements would you like to see from existing game modes? I believe there should be more prestiges, to set even higher goals for users. more diverse maps being added to the rotation roster. More mods need to be more active, to ensure they can react to player reports in time, to take action Team staking is a problem that needs to end, and some good suggestions have come up in the past.
Is there any game modes you'd like replaced/removed? If so, why? I don't believe any gamemode should beremoved, though more work should be put into Aviade, to bring more users to it, as well as CTH and Elimination, Hunger Games should be brought back, as well as Skywars, all of which were great gamemodes in the day, and brought many users to the server sadly, since their removal, many users have left because of this. I feel that more users would return if all these game modes where brought back, resulting in a bigger, more vibrant community! Thanks, Zeddy :3 <3
What do you find fun and interesting about the Avicus Network game modes? Every game is different, no matter how hard you try to make it like another. I find it fun to build maps for the players, and see them make their own strategies on maps that have just been added. I see what they like about the maps and then try and make a map that fits it best.
What improvements would you like to see from existing game modes? Maybe more things in the Neb shop.
Is there any game modes you'd like replaced/removed? If so, why? Added: Survival Games Ghost Squadron
As a map builder, the games right now already have a ton of maps. Then you get the maps that look like another. SG maps a big builds and GS are small builds. It gets a little boring just building the same thing over and over again. As a player, every player changes their liking's and may not want to play nebula or nexus. Maybe they want something more? Adding GS and SG would bring players in, and possibly more map builders.
Nebula is great the way it is, although I don't like TDM, I usually weed through it to find a DTM map. Walls could use more maps which I know is happening, so that's great, also I don't think anyone agrees with me on this but I really liked Skywars, it would probably be played more than some of the game modes we have to be blunt.
Why everybody says "push CTH in to Nexus"? CTH is a great game and Nexus is a great game, but both together is not so good. The gameplay is different aslo. The point is to defend the middle and score points there. Nexus is to kill everyone to win. There is a big different. I love CTH and Nexus, but I would hate it if they are together...
What do you find fun and interesting about the Avicus Network game modes? Once you play them, you get excited for more!
What improvements would you like to see from existing game modes? For Nebula since there is different types(DTM, TDM, etc.) there should be an option for what types. For example when you use the compass to join the server maybe there is an option for what type you want to join and one for random Walls needs new maps and I'm glad there is going to be added. And I'm also glad Walls1 and Jungle are out, they only had several walls servers no one wanted to join
Nexus is good don't really have a problem with it.
Control the Hill is really great, needs more maps and kits though.
Elimination is not fun. I've played it a few times and its eiether really long because one person runs the whole time so your just looking for them or its really short because everyone in the same place so your killed too quickly. SG would be great to bring back and can you just imagine all the competitiveness to come from our Avicans? :D
Avicade needs more minigames. I'm not sure if One with the Chamber was just added but we should'nt keep away from certain gamemodes because its unoriginal. If any server has a gamemode utilized well then that's all that matters. The best part about that is that we could make up brand new gamemodes!
Is there any game modes you'd like replaced/removed? If so, why? Like I said Elimination replaced with SG. It will bring more players, you could do great things with it like regions effects,etc. Elimination isn't played a lot and it looks bad to have wasted gamemodes. Skywars of course! It would bring some more unique maps to Avicus. I want TNT Wars but it would be too laggy but I would risk it :D
Why everybody says "push CTH in to Nexus"? CTH is a great game and Nexus is a great game, but both together is not so good. The gameplay is different aslo. The point is to defend the middle and score points there. Nexus is to kill everyone to win. There is a big different. I love CTH and Nexus, but I would hate it if they are together...
Mostly because of CTH's inferior popularity nowadays. Personally I think it'd be nice if they were combined, along with adding other gamemodes to nexus also.
Nebula: It's great as it is now, maybe change the rots a little bit with the new maps Nexus: add more maps, but it's great Walls: never played it so I dunno what to say Elimination: Keep it all like the same but change the name to SG CTH: allow us to join in the middle of a match without being donators
One idea i have thought of is kind of like what mineplex does(hate to bring other servers up). Mineplex has a big selection of games that you can play over and over again, kind of like all games here on avicus. But they also have a arcade where you can play all games in a random order. Avicus should throw maps from all 6 game modes combining them into an arcade like thing where everyone can play all maps. I think this sounds right. Ask me if you need better explanation
I like the games as they are right now, but elimination needs to be fixed in some way. Avicade needs more games, I know some are being works on and I know that snake it being fixed (yay I love snake) but I suggest bringing back game committee or using some of the games that were accepted by the game committee before it fell apart.
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