Different game modes+extra's

[Agent Smith]

We all know the only real reason that esf isnt as popular as alot of other mods is because of the way the game is played. The fact that you cannot "win" in esf as there is no limit to the amount of respawning etc that you can do - making the game very repetetive. Thats why I've come up with a small idea for a game mode - top hopefully improve peoples views on the mod

My idea for a new game mode would be to have it following the tv series/movies more closely in that there is one villian vs the Z crew and there would only be one of each character.
In this mode there would be rounds much like in Counter-Strike, but you'd be able to wish people back and such. There would be one villain ie cell, freiza, brolly, No. 18 etc. And they would have significantly higher ki/powerlevel and do more damage etc. It would be the Z crews responsibility to destroy him before he destroys them. It would go that as more people join the game/join the good side vs the villian - the villian would get higher max health pl to even it out. ( i got this idea partly from the DBZ show and one of the game modes from Jedi-Knight: Jedi Academy).

Another thing which I think would help make the game look cool would be to add in "dust clouds" so that whenever someone is hit into the ground or a beam is fired at the ground a dust-cloud would rise up. Just like in the show when someone like vegeta is firing all his ki blasts into the ground vs no.18 or cell or pretty much any villian he fights and then when the dust clears they see that they've acctually done nothing.

Just a couple ideas please comment on them

 

[Fire Phoenix]

well the whole dust cloud stuff would ruin ones fps. but there is already something like that. when you swoop there are dust trails. for the other thing... im not quite following.... :/

Fire Phoenix

 

[Zeonix]

Um...wtf.... Esf is the most popular dbz mod as far as i know. Ok then..moving on. You want a really strong opponent vs. several players. Hmmm.....I suggest you get an ultimate bot and have as much fun as you want with him. Now it will really be like the show -_-. As for the dust cloud thing, chris is right. It is called a dust trail and it cuts your fps by half. Not exactly something most people like. And as for no one winning in esf: thats perfectly fine. Usually the number of frags = your skill (unless your a beam spammer). I enjoy fighting, dying, and fighting once more. Hundreds of others like this system too. Im not trying to shoot your idea down but i think you should think a bit harder next time.

 

[Cyfore]

you just came up a way to re-suggest the "brolly mode" that has been suggested millions of times... woop dee doo! you are teh championed. RAWR!

 

[RavenRage]

A few points.
1. Actually the main reason would probably be the stigma of being associated with DBZ. A lot of people don't like the anime, and will automatically assume that any HL mods associated with it will be just as bad.

2. That mode has been suggested before, and declined. I think my favorite version of the mode was that the person who is "It" is the Monkey. ^_^ Anyways, I'd prefer the Tournament mode to that.

3. That would cause quite a bit of lag for most people, especially if there are lots of people hitting the ground/walls with beams/bodies and a person is flying and can see most of the map. Besides which, you'd also have to think about the differences of terrain, like if you hit the ground in, say, esf_namek, compared to if you hit the ground of esf_kami. Also the different terrain types of the cell maps. The dirt, the grass, the "arena" square. Basically it'd just be a lot of mess for little gain.

 

[sub]

He's right, ESF definitely needs a new gamemode. It would become a lot more popular if it had one. About this particular gamemode though, I don't like it for several reasons.

1) You suggested the person would have a substantial higher pl/ki then all the others. With it being like that, the person that is on the team vs everyone could just throw a beam and nuke the map easily taking out everyone.

2) The person who is on the team vs everyone could be a noob with no idea what he's doing. It's not very fun to fight someone who has no idea what he's doing. And with his high pl, it would take a lot longer to kill him since every hit would not do that much damage.

3) With the new advanced melee in 1.2, only one person can melee at a time. That solves the double teaming problem esf has, but in a gamemode like this, double teaming would be required. The only thing everyone else in the server would be able to do is watch the two people fighting it out... This would slow down game play considerably.

Im all for the idea of a new gamemode, I just don't like this one.

Um...wtf.... Esf is the most popular dbz mod as far as i know. Ok then..moving on. You want a really strong opponent vs. several players. Hmmm.....I suggest you get an ultimate bot and have as much fun as you want with him. Now it will really be like the show -_-. As for the dust cloud thing, chris is right. It is called a dust trail and it cuts your fps by half. Not exactly something most people like. And as for no one winning in esf: thats perfectly fine. Usually the number of frags = your skill (unless your a beam spammer). I enjoy fighting, dying, and fighting once more. Hundreds of others like this system too. Im not trying to shoot your idea down but i think you should think a bit harder next time.

Comon zeonix, he was just suggesting a gamemode. It couldn't hurt, esf has no original gamemodes. It's just kill as many people as you can as quick as you can. Im sure at least (if not more) the same amount of people who like team death match don't like team death match just because there’s no real point. No one wins in the end which can really bring a game down.

And the dust cloud thing wouldn't be that bad, just have a cvar to turn it off like the dusttrails in 1.1 have (although they’ll probably never put in the dust clouds).

 

[SSJNEO]

DBZ is the only mod besides dragon mod Z EVM and EEA are only ESF + a few models, and the ultimate bot idea is totaly stupid.
But I do like the one vilian and the Z people idea...

 

[Culex]

First of all, this has been suggested SO many times, and denied just as much. You should also read the stickies, which would have told you to search.

Secondly, I think people want new transformations and other worthless things then a new game mode, but that is just me.

And ESF is an action game, you aren't suppose to have to wait for everyone to die, your suppose to be able to jump in and fight. If it was round based, people could just nuke the map and that would be game.

 

[Grega]

furst SSJ NEO
ESF and DMZ arent the only DBZ mods for half-life (they are the onley ones that are complited to a playing version)

on topic:
what ESF is the most dounloaded mod check the facts here
1: i say only ultimate bot (maby 2 if youre good enough)
2: im also in favor of the turnament idea sounds more fun
3: as said to lagy (i already have 300 ping and i dont want to think what would that do to it)

 

[Agent Smith]

Well, I'm not 100% sure on my idea - though I definately thing, and I'm sure many people would agree that ESF DEFINATELY needs more game modes. I'm sure that many people apart from myself find the respawn-kill-die-respawn-kill-die mode a little repetitive.

I think ESF would become much more liked if there was more options to choose from when joining/creating a game. Not to say that 1.2 won't kickass

 

[Super_vegito34]

ESF would be better with another game mode, but I think what some people have been saying is right, the evil guy would have to be a superbot or something, or have an enormous amount of life because otherwise he would get owned.