How would everybody prefer the Final Battle to be. Above are the choices on length, or if we even have one. But also to keep on topic with the FB, what format do you like?

Constant reinsertion? Reinsertion only every 10 minutes? Only once half way through the battle?

Do you want 1 objective to control until the end? 3 objectives? Or how about a capture-the-flag style? Or even implanting your flag in their base instead? Or other, what would you have in mind?





I'm making a few dozen (give or take a dozen) of these threads. To spread out the discussion onto specific items of interest so we don't have page-long replies for people to read through. I'll post some links on other forums as well to try and get more input. If we start early and iron out all the details long ahead of time then the game will be just that much more enjoyable and successful.

A half hour of pure insanity, I remember it well from the first PP. I really want to do that again.

Just to throw an idea out there- we might have one flag to control in the middle of the field. It's about who gets there first and who can hold it for a half hour. We could have constant reinsertion in that scenario.

I went for a hour FB, but I could do 30min too. I'd like to see taking your flag to their base. We've never done that style before, and we can amend it to say whoever gets their flag to the center tower and holds it the longest, maybe like a Kinf og the Hill type style? I'd rather have multiple inseretions, but not constant. Although maybe only one or two insertions through the FB would be fun too.

If the battle was a full hour, I could see limited insertions. Like every 10-15 minutes or so. But for a half hour, that's too short a time I would think.

I guess also to ask would be... what field selection would everybody like? Margarittaville, Fort Worr, speedball field, or where?

honestly.. best FB i ever been in was vipers last year. The entire speedball field, 1 hr, constant reinsertion with 5 objectives to hold in the center. That was a blast.

A Final Battle is not something I'd be interested in. At the end of a hot day, it can be hard to motivate people to come back on to the field after a solid break.

/assuming you want to do it anyway...

(1) It should be worth enough points that a team which is losing (but not being crushed) has a chance to pull their chestnuts out of the fire. Absolutely neccessary for player motivation.

(2) Constant reinsertion sounds too much like the paint-burner games that newbies with rental gear play at the end of their outings.

(3) KISS principle = Half hour, one reinsertion, carry your flag to their base.

I like the constant re-insertion Idea. The only other scenario i played with unlimited re-spawning was one of the best times i ever had playing. I think its a great idea and will really separate the men from the boys. I voted for an hour, but no matter the time limit its a good idea, and it would keep any one team from being pinned in their own base camo. Multiple flags would be good, maybe 3 along the centerline of the whole field or something like that.

I vote yes on the constant reinsertion as well. The first PP had that and it was a blast. The bases got moved close together and as soon as you tapped your base you were live again.

So, to kind of resurrect this topic...

I was thinking that we could have an hour final battle with a format similar to the Viper game at EMR this year.

In other words, 30 minutes 1 insertion, and then 30 minutes constant reinsertion. The objective would be 5 flag stations. I'm thinking the speedball field or margaritaville or Tippman town.

What does everyone think about that?


EDIT: There would be points for each flag station, not winner takes all.

I say constant reinsertion so the action never is over during the battle

Have you guys ever played Battle Field? if soo then how about 1hr long game with flags at say 5 or so positions... the idea is to hold each flag point for as long as you can... if the team kills the other out of that stronghold they can then claim that flag until it is taken away from them again... at the end whichever team holds the most flags wins... Re-insertion every 5-10 minutes.

capture the flag please!

if the whole thing went the way I want, it would just be one huge capture the flag game all day, no final battle just CTF until the end, most flag captures at the end of the day wins :D

or the post above me works too, battlefield style

I'm cool with full hour and anything but constant reinsertion. One year, I wasted more paint on Meph in a constant re-insert than I want to think about.

thats how its been for 2 years, time to change it up, see MCB for update another one will be up soon

I don't think I'd want constant reinsertions for a full hour at the end, though I think there should either be constant for the last half hour or so or at least every 10 or so minutes. being that I still suck, it'd kinda stink to get shot at T minus 58 minutes and then nothing the rest of the game.