Something conducive to private events.

[Delirium]

Sounds good to me.

[moot]

Looks like something HTC ought to consider.. I don't see any downsides to this other than the expense in coading effort.

[texasmom]

I like the idea because it doesn't require any "special" persons to be involved; any "regular" guy can implement it.  If it's player initiated, there's not any coordination with the "who's in charge of what" things... or "so&so has priviliges" in "one place or another."  Not that y'all "special" folks aren't appreciated... but you just shouldn't have to be around for every single thing.

Frankly, if a couple of other regular-guy-dweeblets & I want to get together uninterrupted to fail miserably at shooting one another down... while we auger repeatedly... in an uninterrupted setting... I'm all for it.

[Denholm]

Certainly one of the two (H2H for paying customers or launching a private duel mode with player(s) X.) should be added.


Definitely needed.

[100goon]

yea but paying only bhecuase then htc investment wont be lost but i give it 4 thumbs up        {some1 somewere will have 4 thumbs }

[2bighorn]

Between the elimination of HTH, and the current settings in the open arenas, it is impractical to arrange private events for small groups.  There are plenty of instances where groups of players would like to get together in an environment where they are not subject to griefing.  These instances do not always rise to the level of trying to vie for an SEA time slot that does not conflict with its normal uses, and still align with a time that both a CM and attendees can make.

One versatile solution would be some sort of player initiated duel mode.  The Air Warrior example comes to mind.  In that example, when two players entered duel mode and spawned,  they were effectively in a parallel virtual reality.  They could not see or interact with others in the arena beyond text, nor could the rest of the arena see or interact with them.  They were immune to griefing.  Furthermore if several players entered duel mode with one individual, all those players could see and engage each other.  I know this instance had been frequently used in AW for tournaments, and private koths.  Understandably, the AH game architecture may not be conducive to doing something exactly like the AW example, but surely there is some way to enable players to initiate an instance that will exclude unwanted interference in at least the dueling arena?

Another option that comes to mind is enabling a form of HTH with a higher roster cap that would be available to paying subscribers.

Excellent idea.

[Spatula]

 

Most thumbs up so far.

I miss not being able to create the old private 8 way rooms for private squad training etc.

[DoNKeY]

Yes.

[trigger2]

Most thumbs up so far.

PWNT!!


xD

[Gianlupo]

Murdr, this is a great idea!

We definitely need a way of having private events, I think the duel mode would be a great feature for the game, but I wouldn't disdain private rooms for 8/16 players.

[Denholm]

Where have you been Gian? Abandoning your post in time of squeaker season is worthy of 1 years listening to Zoozoo.

[xbrit]

Where have you been Gian? Abandoning your post in time of squeaker season is worthy of 1 years listening to Zoozoo.

That is cruel and unusual punishment Denholm !!

[Denholm]

That is nowhere near unusual. (5,000th post. )

[Gianlupo]

Where have you been Gian? Abandoning your post in time of squeaker season is worthy of 1 years listening to Zoozoo.

Too cruel!!!!!

I've been around, Den, just not posting too much on public forums.

[Noir]

Looks like something HTC ought to consider.. I don't see any downsides to this other than the expense in coading effort.

Well sometimes they have to coad something...for a change.

Bring in the instanced AH !!!!