Mists of Pandaria Solo shuffle

[fearwardxxx]

Im not native english speaker, so dont expect perfect english etc (rather bad lol)

 

A one thing that (in my humble retail mglad opinion) can help the project and certainly won't make it worse.

 

Before voting/commenting, please read what is written below or at least try to learn what Solo Shuffle is and why it is better in every way than "solo 3s"

 

Cons:

solo 3s is a terrible solution that has only disadvantages:

1. there is no balance (and there can't be in this format), it's just random whether you'll get "noobs and/or without gear" or skilled players.
2. rating in solo 3s means almost nothing because if you're lucky you can win 5-10 games in a row, if you're unlucky (see point 1) you'll lose 5-10-15 games in a row (if you have the patience not to close the game earlier)
3.  wait in the que for N minutes to play 1 game and then sit in the q again (sometimes q pops immediately, sometimes you have to wait X minutes and again 50% risk of joining in a deliberately lost game with bad/low gear teammates
4. because of the points above, there is a HUGE amount of negativity in the chat
5. Mop retail 2v2 and 3v3 gna be still better than "solo 3s" coz of points above
6. most ppl will move to MOP classic when it comes out for the sake of the PvP arena quality, balance and rewards, especially since just a subscription (or time card) gna be enough to play MOP classic

 

Solution:

make a solo shuffle (check video below) like on retail instead of solo 3s

 

Pros:

• 1) MUCH less flames in the chat (the format itself excludes the possibility that one person will be to blame for everything, i.e. there will be no point in blaming people)
• 2) a proper ladder where the rating will play a role (if everything is done correctly just like retail)
• 3) 6 fair rounds with 6 variations of teams makes "bad teammates" irrelevant (see below)
• 4) a unique retail mode that will not be in the classic mop
• 5) even if you get a noob in the game, each of the other people will have to play with him in a team and thus a "balance" is achieved
• 6) rounds are limited in time (i.e. 1 game out of 6 rounds should last on average 10-15 minutes)
• 7) at the end of the arena, everyone receives a rating based on the number of rounds won/lost (see video), i.e. the connection to the team disappears and everyone is responsible for their own gains of rating
• 😎there will be a REASON to come and play arena here if you don’t want to look for people/team in Classic Mop (basically kinda Unique feature atleast in Mop)

 

Bonus : Even "pve gamers" will be able to play solo shuffle and progress in it, coz in its current form solo 3s does not allow almost anyone to do it properly (see points at the beginning)

 

Another upside is that you don't have to invent anything, just take Solo shuffle from the retail and copy it completely (and then, if necessary, refine something)

 

here is a video (for those who don't know) about how it looks in retail (q is also solo, 30 seconds between rounds to change tals etc.)

 

Edited January 10 by fearwardxxx

[Tsu]

Hi,

We appreciate your suggestion. The idea you suggested seems fun and engaging although we do not find it fit for our realm with Solo Ladder available across all Mists of Pandaria realms. There is no saying we might not want to implement in the future but it is not time for it right now.

Tsu.