[just wondering]Tournaments

[Teala]

Anyone interested in a Tournament Server?  I think this is something the developers could do.  We could have tournaments for jousting, archery, 1 handed melee, two handed melee, horse archery and the like.

If any of you are familiar with the Reign of the Sword mod, you've seen the tournament grounds.  Has tents and viewing stands.  Plus it has a really awesome jousting arena.  Something like this could be used to set up different maps for the tournament.  Here is a picture from the Reign of the Sword mod to give you an ideal.

When players are waiting their turn to compete they could be spectators.  There would have to be some way to govern the fights so that only two at a time are competeing.  The computer would randomly match up players to compete in the tournament and as a player is defeated they can just be a spectator until the next round of duels, and what not.  There could be a tournament standings page that players can access to see who players are competing against.  It would be a best 2 out of 3 cycle match, the winner advances to the next match - using a chart like this.

Do any of you think a tournament server would be fun?

 

[faigulla]

Yes, it would, and it's basically a duel tournament with only 2 players, and the options and the combatants for the tournament would have to be decided on a specific displine like jousting, as in the picture above, 2 handed only melees, with or without ranged weapons, etc..

I would also like to see a duel server with X amount of players in what essentially is a deathmatch, like you can already play in single player M&B, also taking into account the different disciplines allowed and mentioned above.

 

[ares007]

I think this would be awesome.

 

[SoloSebo]

i concur!
a server Max 10 players (i think more and you would end up loosing half to impatient people waiting their turn or other scenarios)

 

[Ursca]

Yes. I've wanted this since the beginning. A couple of different arenas (Within the same map) would be good too. A small one for 1-on-1 hand to hand, a list field for jousting, maybe some archery butts or an area with dummies and quintains for practising.

 

[ares007]

Yes. I've wanted this since the beginning. A couple of different arenas (Within the same map) would be good too. A small one for 1-on-1 hand to hand, a list field for jousting, maybe some archery butts or an area with dummies and quintains for practising.

would this be too complicated.


Teala's system seems quite good to me.

 

[HTAPAWASO]

i concur!
a server Max 10 players (i think more and you would end up loosing half to impatient people waiting their turn or other scenarios)

I'm sure you could get away with more than that.

I mean it's not like duels take long. Even if you were knocked out in the first round, in a match of 16 people you'd only have to wait out 3 more rounds... much less than you'd often be waiting in battle server.

This is assumign that every duel in a round takes place simultaneously of course, and I don't see why it wouldn't.

Yes. I've wanted this since the beginning. A couple of different arenas (Within the same map) would be good too. A small one for 1-on-1 hand to hand, a list field for jousting, maybe some archery butts or an area with dummies and quintains for practising.

I think it'd be easier to have different maps, "joust map", "duel arena map" etc.

That way there'd be enough space to have all 16 (or 32 or whatever) original competitiors doing the first round at the same time on different parts of the map. If it had to go through them one by one it would take ages.

 

[Ursca]

Yes. I've wanted this since the beginning. A couple of different arenas (Within the same map) would be good too. A small one for 1-on-1 hand to hand, a list field for jousting, maybe some archery butts or an area with dummies and quintains for practising.

would this be too complicated.

Not really.  Dummies and archery butts are already in the game, and different arenas are just built in the scene.

 

[Teala]

Coolness, I hope we do get something like this.  It would be great fun.

 

[Kapt Torbjorn]

Yes!  That looks awesome

 

[RF Nigth]

Yea that be cool i had a Idea
That you join a server maybe 10players .
First a random player will be selected and get to choose which weapons he battle whit.
Next he choose from the 9 opponents (by looking at there banner and character) which he will fight against.

The other players can bet on the player that they think is going to win.

 

[erix]

I was always wondering about tournament map.. server... anything.

 

[Jericho]

Excellent suggestion! Some of the additional suggestions of different event areas on the same server/map are good as well. 

 

[MountandBladeKinsman]

AWESOME  ! I love the idea of people watching in the spectators as two knights smash into each other, the winner knocks off the other guy off his horse.

 

[RF Nigth]

I think it would be good if you could earn money one betting and victory's.
You would have possible to buy new war helmet heraldry armor and Tournament stuff.....

 

[Veith]

Tournaments, also jousting would be fine. Jousting with lances and a special  'running arene' (like the image of the threadstarter), for tournaments with swords/clubs more quartered, circled arene, so at least two different styles, would be really great. And other players who dont want  fight a tournament are able to make a bet and view the spectacle as audience (fans and groupies are welcome )

 

[raul-1]

of course it's a great idea
but!
leave it to after release
devs shouln't concentrate on these stuff

i mean: better improving lancing before make lancing Tournaments,
right?

 

[_Benedict_]

There's already...
The Battlegrounds Arena server is indeed meant for that kind of playing: duels/tournaments.
Each custom map (made by various guys from the community) have separate areas for Melee, Archers and Jousting duels (including the spectator place).
You should check it out, and at least have a look to some of the maps, if you like that kind of playing.

P.s. 2 = And if you're good in map creating and wanna add your own duel/tournament map to the server, that's possible!

 

[Jericho]

I think it would be good if you could earn money one betting and victory's.
You would have possible to buy new war helmet heraldry armor and Tournament stuff.....

Perhaps a different monetary award system could be enabled for the tournament mode. Winner gets the monetary value of their defeated opponents equipment, including their horse.