GrassWarlock
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I know how this sounds but please read the whole thread before making a judgment here.
First of all, to be perfect, this feature should be implemented under two conditions:
1-micless players can only join BLU if it won't affect team auto-balance.
2-micless players should have a self-assigned role that renders you unable to become the warden.
By enforcing those two conditions (both can be enforced through the server plugins' code), no disadvantage/harm would be applied to Jailbreak's gameplay.
"Why would we do this? What are the advantages?"
there are two types of reasons that resonate with me:
First, general reasons.
playing gaurd is fun. nobody can deny that.
being forced to play prisoner will get stale quickly if you don't balance it with the contrast of having power over others. players who play both roles will have a much higher retention rate to the server. this is common sense. playing different roles in a gamemode is more fun than playing one role.
restricting the role of a guard to mic-players only is redundant. There is no reason for it.
I have been in many, many rounds where guards don't provide any mic input and the match goes the same as otherwise.
guards aren't required to provide mic input.
it's more like a nice-have than a necessity. same as having a mic as a prisoner.
except prisoners aren't required to have a mic.
Second, personal reasons.
I have a medical condition that renders my voice useless. I have been playing on the prisoners' team on every videogame that has a jailbreak mode. and it's starting to get really, REALLY, stale. to the point of making me consider quitting jailbreak altogether. I really want to start playing as a guard for once. but the rules prevent me from doing so.
this may not apply to everybody (hence the name, personal) but such personal reasons prevent a good portion of players from ever playing guards on a jailbreak server. which really takes away from the experience.
"I have concerns that this change will affect my gameplay experience negatively"
I understand that some people will have concerns with this change and/or that I may have overseen something regarding it. for this reason, I will prompt you to please write those concerns in the comments of this thread and I will try to address them by suggesting a solution. I truly believe it's possible to implement such change without negatively impacting the overall gameplay/experience of jailbreak. we just have to be innovative about it!
Thanks for reading
Edit #1: spelling and wording.
First of all, to be perfect, this feature should be implemented under two conditions:
1-micless players can only join BLU if it won't affect team auto-balance.
2-micless players should have a self-assigned role that renders you unable to become the warden.
By enforcing those two conditions (both can be enforced through the server plugins' code), no disadvantage/harm would be applied to Jailbreak's gameplay.
"Why would we do this? What are the advantages?"
there are two types of reasons that resonate with me:
First, general reasons.
playing gaurd is fun. nobody can deny that.
being forced to play prisoner will get stale quickly if you don't balance it with the contrast of having power over others. players who play both roles will have a much higher retention rate to the server. this is common sense. playing different roles in a gamemode is more fun than playing one role.
restricting the role of a guard to mic-players only is redundant. There is no reason for it.
I have been in many, many rounds where guards don't provide any mic input and the match goes the same as otherwise.
guards aren't required to provide mic input.
it's more like a nice-have than a necessity. same as having a mic as a prisoner.
except prisoners aren't required to have a mic.
Second, personal reasons.
I have a medical condition that renders my voice useless. I have been playing on the prisoners' team on every videogame that has a jailbreak mode. and it's starting to get really, REALLY, stale. to the point of making me consider quitting jailbreak altogether. I really want to start playing as a guard for once. but the rules prevent me from doing so.
this may not apply to everybody (hence the name, personal) but such personal reasons prevent a good portion of players from ever playing guards on a jailbreak server. which really takes away from the experience.
"I have concerns that this change will affect my gameplay experience negatively"
I understand that some people will have concerns with this change and/or that I may have overseen something regarding it. for this reason, I will prompt you to please write those concerns in the comments of this thread and I will try to address them by suggesting a solution. I truly believe it's possible to implement such change without negatively impacting the overall gameplay/experience of jailbreak. we just have to be innovative about it!
Thanks for reading
Edit #1: spelling and wording.