Make battleships pro 4v4

[F-Train]

I think we should make battleships pro 4v4 instead of 5v5, like bships crossfire. It takes a really long time for games to start now (at least 1 hour). Waiting for that extra 2 players takes forever...

[khspww94]

I strongly disagree with this. Despite it being long waiting time, I would still feel that 5v5 is the most appropriate number of players. In fact, I don't think by making it 4v4 would be a great boost to more games. The problems still the same i.e that there already have a battleship crossfire to divide the pool number of players. Auto hosting another one would be devastating.

Instead of this, I suggest that ENT really need to contact Garena about them kicking your ENT hostbots in their rooms, huge number of players of battleships pro are from Garena which are made up from Philippines, Malaysian and even Singaporeans. I have already tried linking you guys with them, but it was ended up ignored and no actions taken when I posted that suggestion last year.

I do hope ENT can look into this matter. Below attached the link of previous try and the link to Garena and contact them:

https://entgaming.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 32#p242632
http://intl.garena.com/

[Plague[SanD]]

He's not suggesting to autohost another one. He's suggesting to reduce the number of players needed to start the game to 8 on the current autohost. I think the quality of a 4v4 game is pretty similar to a 5v5 one, it would just mean games start faster.

[khspww94]

I totally understand what is he trying to suggest there. I'm just saying hosting 4v4 is not as good as having it 5v5. Its been 5v5 ever since I remember. If we implement this, I would really be a huge change. Its not similar. I assume you are not an active player of battleships pro? Because If you are, you would totally understand why I insist it to be 5v5.

[nabo.]

@khspww94
What about adding a !votestart?

Is there one for bship?

[khspww94]

There is already implemented !votestart and even !votebalance for the game.. It works when players are not afk in lobby.. Otherwise, it just proves to be useless at some point of time... Making it 4v4 may increase games per week but the gaming experience would be so different compare to having 5v5...

[aRt)Y]

Otherwise, it just proves to be useless at some point of time... Making it 4v4 may increase games per week but the gaming experience would be so different compare to having 5v5...

Which, from what I read, you only base on assumptions due to there having been no changes in decades. Is that correct?

[khspww94]

Well I din't know having actively play the game would make me just give assumptions rather than real views or opinion. Anyway, even if its 5v5 game there will be players leaving or afk in the game. Hence making it 4v4 would be a huge issues when there are one or two afk coupled with one or two leavers. These situation is rather repetitive in almost every game. Its very rare to see 5v5 game full throughtout the entire game let alone 4v4. Imagine this, 4v4 game and one or two players either afk or leave that would make the game 3v3 which really ruins the gaming experience. Tell me, do we emphaisize on games per week or the gaming experience? To some extent, I would agree that more games is good but if those games are not fun, would it not encourage players to abandon battleships pro?

[aRt)Y]

If the game isnt fun, wouldnt the games count go down anyway..?

So it's either up or down and testing it doesn't seem to hurt it considering its current status.

[khspww94]

Well if ENT insist, my words alone can't outweigh it anyway. Fire away then.

[nabo.]

Although I understand that 5v5 is what "true" bship" team game is about, mayb 4v4 will help the game fill more.

Lets give it a try and see how the community responds.

[F-Train]

Just tested the map. Slots 7 and 12 should be closed

[khspww94]

This is gonna be disastrous change, you guys prefer to listen to people who don't play this almost everyday. Worst still you closed the usual slot for crusader. Well that itself ruin the entire game already.

[F-Train]

Which slot should be closed then if not the last one

[khspww94]

If you are serious on closing any slot and still try 4v4. Close the first slot on both empire. I still insist 5v5, but if ent want to try 4v4 to improve game quantity go ahead.