Clan War Concerns
I posted this info in another thread but wanted to start a new thread regarding clan wars:
It is my belief that the clan war system in its current state is very flawed. Here are just a few of my concerns...
The weighted points system where you get more points for beating higher ranked clans / less points for beating lower ranked clans is one of my biggest issues. I mean, no offense, but most good clans can easily roll Guiness and get a significant number of clan points. On the other hand, there are lots of lower ranked smaller clans with outstanding players (i.e. HoboCore). You might play a great match and beat them, yet only get a couple of points. The number of points earned from a clan war victory should be consistent regardless of the opponent. I think we are all past the point where we realize that rank means nothing.
Next you have the teams that RQ from clan wars. Quitting should be counted as a loss and the quitting clan should lose clan points, assuming a round or two have been played (there are times when both clans agree to quit immediately after starting due to a bad random map, client error, or other reasons). RQing is just too easy and comes with no consequences. It's just a way of throwing up the white flag and admitting defeat. Not to mention, there is no reward for the clan who stayed in the match.
Lastly, the rejoin system sucks in clan wars. With the enormous number of client errors encountered during game play, the likelihood of someone getting an error or disconnecting during a clan war is fairly significant. Players should be allowed to rejoin at any time (and not just by glitching in at half, when the outcome may already be determined) in order to keep the teams equal. I realize this may result in a "replacement" of a player with another team member, but that would be far better than having to try and compete being a man down.
Along the same lines, if a room is designed for 16 players (as they commonly are), the ability of a clan to stack the teams unfairly at halftime is really irritating. I know what some will say - "Just make the room the right size." I agree with that, but sometimes you don't know how many players your potential opponents will have. You get that information, and adjust your own team accordingly.
I don't count on any changes being made in the foreseeable future, but I would hope that Z8 would take a long look at the current clan war system, and make the necessary changes to improve it.
It is my belief that the clan war system in its current state is very flawed. Here are just a few of my concerns...
The weighted points system where you get more points for beating higher ranked clans / less points for beating lower ranked clans is one of my biggest issues. I mean, no offense, but most good clans can easily roll Guiness and get a significant number of clan points. On the other hand, there are lots of lower ranked smaller clans with outstanding players (i.e. HoboCore). You might play a great match and beat them, yet only get a couple of points. The number of points earned from a clan war victory should be consistent regardless of the opponent. I think we are all past the point where we realize that rank means nothing.
Next you have the teams that RQ from clan wars. Quitting should be counted as a loss and the quitting clan should lose clan points, assuming a round or two have been played (there are times when both clans agree to quit immediately after starting due to a bad random map, client error, or other reasons). RQing is just too easy and comes with no consequences. It's just a way of throwing up the white flag and admitting defeat. Not to mention, there is no reward for the clan who stayed in the match.
Lastly, the rejoin system sucks in clan wars. With the enormous number of client errors encountered during game play, the likelihood of someone getting an error or disconnecting during a clan war is fairly significant. Players should be allowed to rejoin at any time (and not just by glitching in at half, when the outcome may already be determined) in order to keep the teams equal. I realize this may result in a "replacement" of a player with another team member, but that would be far better than having to try and compete being a man down.
Along the same lines, if a room is designed for 16 players (as they commonly are), the ability of a clan to stack the teams unfairly at halftime is really irritating. I know what some will say - "Just make the room the right size." I agree with that, but sometimes you don't know how many players your potential opponents will have. You get that information, and adjust your own team accordingly.
I don't count on any changes being made in the foreseeable future, but I would hope that Z8 would take a long look at the current clan war system, and make the necessary changes to improve it.
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I agree with ALL your problems with the Clan Wars. But the Clan Wars system is still an updating/developing system. I'm sure they know of these problems and am hoping they'll fix these issues soon.
Wonderful and well organized/constructed thread btw.
Thanks for the kind words.
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