Let us see who our opponent is picking

[Solid_Altair]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kingslayer04

Hey listen, I'm just skeptical about people being so noble as to select a B to your B, etc. I'm not against double confirmation per se - Phillyboi suggested a version of it I like better, as I said earlier.

It happens quite a bit in other games.

I also agree with showing only the fighter's level. I think counter-picking among high tier fighters isn't much of a thing in UFC, but it is still a bit of a thing, maybe in some weight classes. So, showing only the fighter level would be ideal, imo; even though that would be less good (than regular DC) at avoiding mirror matches (which is a smaller problem).

[Phillyboi207]

One more idea for ranked

What if we could choose to connect with only certain letter grade fighters?

For instance only A and S tiers(please add S tier for truly OP guys)

Or A-B, or B and C tier

This would allow people to go into ranked and use favorite fighters without running into S tier dudes.

If you’re confident enough(and want a big bonus) you could still match up with people the standard way as well.

[1212headkick]

Most games like mk11 have blind picks to avoid counter picks. Horrible idea.

[Solid_Altair]

Quote: Originally Posted by 1212headkick

Most games like mk11 have blind picks to avoid counter picks. Horrible idea.

Blind pick is ideal in an arcade game, where all fighters are supposed to be on the same level. It seems the new trend is to select the fighter even before you start the search, to speed things up. In SC6 you can select a fighter and search while you play offline. It's awesome.

With a multi-level roster, that's another story, though.

[Solid_Altair]

Quote: Originally Posted by Phillyboi207

One more idea for ranked What if we could choose to connect with only certain letter grade fighters? For instance only A and S tiers(please add S tier for truly OP guys) Or A-B, or B and C tier This would allow people to go into ranked and use favorite fighters without running into S tier dudes. If you’re confident enough(and want a big bonus) you could still match up with people the standard way as well.

I'm no expert, but I think this would increase the waiting times a lot. It would also allow people to duck some players and therefore make the leader-boards much less meaningful.

[Phillyboi207]

Quote: Originally Posted by Solid_Altair

I'm no expert, but I think this would increase the waiting times a lot. It would also allow people to duck some players and therefore make the leader-boards much less meaningful.

Fair points

What about 2 different leaderboards? Pokemon has had a huge competitive following since forever and they use tiers to separate leaderboards.

So you could have a standard ranked experience and maybe a B and under one.

That also might increase the online playerbase since I think a lot more people would be interested in playing online for B and under. It would also drastically increase the viability of a lot of fighters.

I honestly expect the playerbase to grow with ESPN covering MMA now. As long as the game is released with a lot of positive coverage it has a ton of potential since MMA is becoming mainstream.

[Solid_Altair]

Quote: Originally Posted by Phillyboi207

Fair points What about 2 different leaderboards? Pokemon has had a huge competitive following since forever and they use tiers to separate leaderboards. So you could have a standard ranked experience and maybe a B and under one. That also might increase the online playerbase since I think a lot more people would be interested in playing online for B and under. It would also drastically increase the viability of a lot of fighters. I honestly expect the playerbase to grow with ESPN covering MMA now. As long as the game is released with a lot of positive coverage it has a ton of potential since MMA is becoming mainstream.

That would still split the player base big time, not just once, but once per weight class.

[micmuted]

Quote: Originally Posted by 1212headkick

Most games like mk11 have blind picks to avoid counter picks. Horrible idea.

this is a sports ‘sim’ not comparable to a fighting game