Thread: 3.2 PvP: Feast Game Mode Discussion Thread.

Originally Posted by lovelikewinter

I would rather they address all of the points you touched on under 'notably absent content' than implement a new mode.

Fix what's broken first, then add new things please :/

Agree! I was kinda dissapointed that there was ony one option in 8v8, i mean why there is not ranked one for that? i would have rather seen FL tweaks instead new modes but i kinda understand that we needed atleast one competitive mode in pvp. I hope they will someday add 48man back and remove 72 instead while upping secure and slaughter to lvl60, 48man for secure, 24/48 for seize and 24man for slaughter then we would have 3 awesome sized lvl60 FL maps instead just one.

PS: I also dont see the point of having a solo-que ranked, i mean who the hell wants to do that when your "ratings" are at mercy of RNG? doing anything serious whitout pre-made and TS seems just so pointless, atleast for me.

Originally Posted by Synestra

Agree! I was kinda dissapointed that there was ony one option in 8v8, i mean why there is not ranked one for that?

PS: I also dont see the point of having a solo-que ranked, i mean who the hell wants to do that when your "ratings" are at mercy of RNG? doing anything serious whitout pre-made and TS seems just so pointless, atleast for me.

I think there is no ranked 8vs8 because the queue times would likely be very long for it and you'd likely find yourself running into the same team over and over. However, I think ranked 8vs8 could become a thing in a future patch if feast mode gains enough popularity and an increased PvP playerbase. Personally, I'd like to see a ranked 8vs8 CTF someday.

And I agree about the ranked solo-queue comment. I think it'll heavily favor the team with the stronger healer most of the time, as opposed to the team with a better tank or better ranged/melee (based on what I've seen during the Wolves' Den solo queue Fridays). We'll see though, I guess that's one of the reasons we'll be having a pre-season from 3.2 to 3.25.

Originally Posted by mdha02

I would PvP of there was a CTF mode.

That would be awesome.

Originally Posted by lovelikewinter

I would rather they address all of the points you touched on under 'notably absent content' than implement a new mode. Fix what's broken first, then add new things please :/

I totally agree with you. Unfortunately, we don't get a say in the matter. If we did, they would have fixed some of those points in 3.1. Hell, some of it would have been adjusted back when Slaughter came out. Sadly, it does not seem that SE is interested in addressing these issues.

To be frank, they are probably assuming that Feast will address those issues without need for further adjustments. Feast does away with GC restrictions, because it's similar to WD in that there are only 2 teams. Presumably, we'll see the revival of "Fangs" vs. "Claws" in this game mode. So the GC issue will be redundant in SE's eyes. This is mostly because each new PvP addition traditionally kills its predecessor. So, SE is probably banking on no one caring about Seize, Secure, or Slaughter after Feast comes out. Basically, they're trying to distract us with something shiny and new while they sweep the dusty and old under the rug.

I am honestly interested in Feast, though. If my speculation on re-spawns and scoring pans out, then Feast could stand to be pretty fun. It would also address the leading criticism of the original Wolves Den, which was that it quickly grew stale because it was far too repetitive. It really depends on if SE did this "right." With their track record, I'm not going to hold my breath, but if they did do it right then Feast should be a nice addition. It's just a shame that it won't be met with increased level caps for WD and FL. Bringing everything up to 60 and providing a PvP roulette would provide a much better variety then adding a single game mode alone.

EDIT: I should also note that the live letter is not the be all end all of the issue. They usually tend to address the "big announcements" during the live letters, but they are a little scant on the details. It's possible that we'll be given more with the actual patch notes. I'm not an optimist, but I'm still holding a tiny candle that maybe some of those issues will be addressed in the official notes.