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UberNuB
Profile Joined December 2010
United States365 Posts
July 23 2015 19:05 GMT
#21
Without being too long winded, I think Archon mode is an excellent addition to SC and will (hopefully) reinvigorate the scene. I know I've been telling my friends about it who don't normally play SC, and explained it as a great way to ease them into the game. Traditional 2v2s never worked out, since it was too obvious I was carrying the team while they got beat up on, but Archon mode seems like a nice way to incorporate newer players.
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fireforce7
Profile Joined June 2010
United States334 Posts
July 23 2015 19:26 GMT
#22
awesome read, and great to see that qxc has a lot of the same ideas I've had. I do really like the thought of bringing some of my lower league friends into the game as well as new players.
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Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13973 Posts
July 23 2015 20:44 GMT
#23
On July 24 2015 02:03 BLinD-RawR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 24 2015 01:46 swag_bro wrote:
When can we get an article that features swag_bro?

No.

Also good job putting up the right article this time
:p

Heh.

Also, TRUE+DRG using mutas in Archon Mode????? It's not many times I say this, but I pity those terran players
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[F_]aths
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany3947 Posts
July 23 2015 20:46 GMT
#24
I tried some Archon mode and found the difficulty of communicating the next moves in real time is rather stressful. I still see much potential in this mode; but I doubt it will be widely recognized as more relaxed.
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shid0x
Profile Joined July 2012
Korea (South)5014 Posts
July 23 2015 21:21 GMT
#25
Humm 2v1 huh.
This article gace me some ideas about showmatches we could do.
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Paukum
Profile Joined August 2014
Norway60 Posts
July 23 2015 21:53 GMT
#26
I really hope archon mode will be popular and draw new players to the game, but I don't think balance problems affect the fun of 2v2 very much at the lower levels. I've been playing mostly 2v2 (since early 2012), casually with a friend, never gone beyond plat. It's not like we would be gm if we picked different races, and even though we regularly complain to each other about toss and zerg being imba (since we both play terran), the only reason I know that 2v2 is not balanced is because I've read about it on teamliquid. So what I'm saying is I don't really believe that noobs get turned off by 2v2 because of perceived lack of balance any more than they will get turned off by perceived lack of balance in 1v1 (whether true or not).
TMagpie
Profile Joined June 2015
265 Posts
July 23 2015 22:48 GMT
#27
Builders and Fighters was one of the best UMS maps of all time. And now we get a quick match version?

Sickness
TMagpie
Profile Joined June 2015
265 Posts
July 23 2015 22:49 GMT
#28
On July 24 2015 05:44 Cricketer12 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 24 2015 02:03 BLinD-RawR wrote:
On July 24 2015 01:46 swag_bro wrote:
When can we get an article that features swag_bro?

No.

Also good job putting up the right article this time
:p

Heh.

Also, TRUE+DRG using mutas in Archon Mode????? It's not many times I say this, but I pity those terran players


I'm waiting for when Archon Mode gets big enough that Mutas are controlled by one player, and the ling/bane is controlled by the other...
Ingvar
Profile Joined April 2015
Russian Federation421 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-07-23 23:31:31
July 23 2015 23:25 GMT
#29
On July 24 2015 02:18 OtherWorld wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 24 2015 02:13 BisuDagger wrote:
I want to see a 3 player maybe even 4 player per team archon mode. That'd be absolutely insane.

Inb4 we get Twitch plays StarCraft2, with thousands of players per team

[image loading]
Do you expect something like this?
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Ingvar
Profile Joined April 2015
Russian Federation421 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-07-23 23:30:22
July 23 2015 23:28 GMT
#30
F**king editing from phone.
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TheFish7
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States2824 Posts
July 24 2015 00:30 GMT
#31
On July 24 2015 08:25 Ingvar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 24 2015 02:18 OtherWorld wrote:
On July 24 2015 02:13 BisuDagger wrote:
I want to see a 3 player maybe even 4 player per team archon mode. That'd be absolutely insane.

Inb4 we get Twitch plays StarCraft2, with thousands of players per team

[image loading]
Do you expect something like this?

That is hysterical...

It'd be impossible to expand though, you'd never save up 400 minerals
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intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
July 24 2015 00:36 GMT
#32
On July 24 2015 09:30 TheFish7 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 24 2015 08:25 Ingvar wrote:
On July 24 2015 02:18 OtherWorld wrote:
On July 24 2015 02:13 BisuDagger wrote:
I want to see a 3 player maybe even 4 player per team archon mode. That'd be absolutely insane.

Inb4 we get Twitch plays StarCraft2, with thousands of players per team

[image loading]
Do you expect something like this?

That is hysterical...

It'd be impossible to expand though, you'd never save up 400 minerals

I feel like f2 a f2 a a a a a f2 might be a bit more realistic - I doubt that they could ever even assign hotkeys.
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nottapro
Profile Joined August 2012
202 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-07-24 02:08:34
July 24 2015 01:09 GMT
#33
Love QXC.. however I really expected this to state more than the obvious. Here's the one line version: Archon mode makes the game more accessible and social, it requires strong communication skills and lets people focus one a single task.
nimdil
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Poland3748 Posts
July 24 2015 11:46 GMT
#34
Team melee allowed more flexibility then archon mode.
fruity.
Profile Joined April 2012
England1711 Posts
July 24 2015 12:19 GMT
#35
So when's qxc going to get one of those little writer icons ^^

Always interesting to read his stuff
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ShambhalaWar
Profile Joined August 2013
United States930 Posts
July 24 2015 15:29 GMT
#36
Great article
BrokenSegment
Profile Joined July 2015
36 Posts
July 24 2015 17:02 GMT
#37
Looking forward to Archon!
It could also be an interesting choice for teaching weaker players how to get better, e.g. by assigning single tasks first, and then asking to combine them.
Philozovic
Profile Joined August 2012
France1676 Posts
July 24 2015 17:24 GMT
#38
On July 24 2015 08:25 Ingvar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 24 2015 02:18 OtherWorld wrote:
On July 24 2015 02:13 BisuDagger wrote:
I want to see a 3 player maybe even 4 player per team archon mode. That'd be absolutely insane.

Inb4 we get Twitch plays StarCraft2, with thousands of players per team

[image loading]
Do you expect something like this?


This is the funiest thing I have ever seen
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Gasi
Profile Joined January 2014
38 Posts
July 25 2015 15:29 GMT
#39
I think Archon vs 1on1 bridge might be interesting idea

Enabling the bridge allows 1on1 players to also play vs archons, winning gives double points

This way High level players are given the tool to spend less time on lower leagues.

The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
July 25 2015 18:10 GMT
#40
On July 26 2015 00:29 Gasi wrote:
I think Archon vs 1on1 bridge might be interesting idea

Enabling the bridge allows 1on1 players to also play vs archons, winning gives double points

This way High level players are given the tool to spend less time on lower leagues.


I wonder if the archon and 1v1 ladders could just be combined with people on the same MMR system (but in different leagues)...
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