Hero Line Wars Default Mode

[AmnoN]

Hey,

I have played quite a bit of HLW and really feel that it could benefit from having a standardized mode much like LTD does for beta, mega, 1200+, etc. I would recommend a rule where the default is -ARNL since -AP is kind of boring (good players will only choose between 3-4 heroes if they want to win) and -AR allows for Lords which drastically change the game.

The other modes sort of change the flow of the game and most people do not have a problem with them, but it would be nice to know ahead of time so that they can go for the next game if they really do not want to play with Lords or AP.

Any feedback is welcome.

Cheers

[aRt)Y]

NL = ?

[AmnoN]

@art)y NL = no lords (makes game considerably more fair because 1 Lord can give a team a considerable advantage). Demon Hunter is probably the best hero in the -ARNL mode (best of the non-lords), but the Lords make Demon Hunter look really bad.

[aRt)Y]

You said lords would make the game more fun, yet you would enable a mode to remove them?

[AmnoN]

I am not saying, "more fun" - I am saying that they give an unfair advantage to whichever team gets one. There is no guarantee that both teams will get them.

-ARNL is a mode that prevents people from getting lords. If whoever is red sets the game mode to "-ar", Lords are enabled. I am asking for a rule change where "-arnl" is the standard, default mode.

[Neco]

I can agree to -arnl being the default mode. Lords are simply too good and give an unfair advantage.

[Mercy]

There is an equal percentage for each player to get a lord, the probability is the same. However, i can agree that arnl should be default unless otherwise announced.

[AmnoN]

@Owl You are correct. All I am asking for is to make it a default mode as opposed to actually change the game. Also, if Red is AFK, maybe it would be nice if the game would default to -ARNL like it defaults to "-AP" in LTD (game is not totally ruined if red is afk).

[nabo.]

Do you want arnl to be automoded or just want a rule stating that arnl is ent's default mode?

[Mercy]

Arnl automode if possible, probably best bet.

[AmnoN]

@nabo. I would actually ask for both like the way that it is with LTD. If the host does not pick a mode in 10 seconds, it defaults to -ARNL. In addition, making a rule that -arnl is the default mode unless specified would be nice too.

[nabo.]

@nabo. I would actually ask for both like the way that it is with LTD. If the host does not pick a mode in 10 seconds, it defaults to -ARNL.

Setting a map default mode requires map editing which we do not do. We can only set an automode (always -arnl) through the bot.

[AmnoN]

Does that mean that it will always be -arnl or will there be an option to change it if someone announces in the lobby?

[nabo.]

Automode = always arnl
No automode, but make ent default mode rule = any mode tats not arnl can be set by red as long as it is announced.

[AmnoN]

@Nabo. Great. Thanks.