UT3 Singleplayer tournament ladder

[happycat]

This is something I have been wanting ever since the UT2003 leaks (because it was in there), and it's something I pushed for really hard during Envy's development (yes, that long ago). It isn't in the game, so I'm hoping to create it.

Basically, you're on a team and you have several other teams, somewhere around 8, or 12, 16, etc. Some number that's a multiple of four. In it is a series of "scheduled" matches where teams are pitted against each other in a randomly assigned gametype (including TDM, CTF, vCTF and Warfare). Teams proceed whether they win or lose. There is no restart option.

At the end of so many matches (proably 12, 16, 20, you get the idea) the best X ranked teams square off in a "playoff" setting... either four or eight. Probably eight just to make the playoffs longer (but with this there will be a need for 12 teams or more). The teams will face off in three-game eliminations (best of 3) until you get to the finals (where four teams remain). From there, it will become a best of five. Winners go on to the championship, losers are eliminated. Championship is seven matches.

So, what kind of interest is there for something like this?

[DrFish]

I'd prefer to have a losers' bracket instead of elimination.

[gämmö]

YES!!! I will help you any way I can, starving for a professional competitive ladder/tourney/brackets system.

You have my support.


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[iycgtptyarvg]

I would suggest NOT using random gametypes. Make sure every team plays every other team per gametype. That is a great way to force you to play every gametype.

Also, I would like it if new players could be bought (like in UT2kx).

The playoffs seems great. Perhaps you could implement it like the NBA? For instance, with 16 teams you could have 4 conferences with 4 teams each. Then you have the playoffs which will be best of 3/5/7/... with elimination (you lose -> you're out)

Further, it would be nice if you could select which gametypes you want to play. As icing on the cake it would be outstanding if you could even specify which mutators are used per gametype in the ladder.

I can easily see this become one of my favourite gametypes. My current favourite (wanted!) gametypes : 4-way TDM, DOM (UT99 style, NOT UT2k style)