Team Ability Bar

[fallen mason]

Both players contribute to a shared meter during the match through things like damage, kills, captures, successful defends, repelling the opponents, healing, etc.

When full, the team, or a main player, can activate a powerful effect.

These are just suggestions, not set or final.

Possible effects:
Statue health regen
Center tower reset
Enemy upgrade disruption
Wall health refill
Temporary enemy debuff
Temp pause enchantments/spells
Etc.

The point is to encourage teamwork.

Simple. Strategic. Fair.

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[fallow glen]

https://tenor.com/view/nightmare-soulcaliber-gif-19557842

[tribal mica]

horrid

[fallen mason]

What's your reason?

[tribal mica]

Being able to pause enchants and spells along with reseting enemy upgrades is absolutely unfair.
Have you ever thought of the already winning players not even give the players on the losing side a chance because they just straight deleted temple after they recently got it?
enemy debuff is also fcked in every way

this just straight up makes 2v2s even more unbalanced than it already is

and statue health regen when SD exists is MAD

the only acceptable one here is wall health refill

[fallen mason]

Not all of those were meant to be used at once. They're just examples to show the kind of impact a shared ability could have. If something’s too strong, it can be balanced or swapped. The point is to give both players a tool that rewards teamwork, not tilt the game unfairly.

[tribal mica]

even if you could use this one time, it is still OP in every way possible, even a measily -1 damage debuff can change the entire games outcome. It's straight up unbalanceable. and don't even get me started on that last sentence.. so what here doesn't "tilt the game unfairly?"

[fallen mason]

This is just an idea. The specifics can always be adjusted and tested to make sure it’s fair and balanced.

[tribal mica]

fair

(those are absolutely terrible ideas and suggestions though)

[fallen mason]

Watch it get implemented

[tribal mica]

highly doubt it tbh

but I'll wait when you prove me wrong

[vale stump]

4 downvotes

Wrong reply-

Same thing

[tribal mica]

[fallen mason]

Hopefully it gets more so it catches the devs attention

[vale stump]

Everything in this forum is going to be read by the devs

[hidden dome]

And they are going to see the 4 downvotes lol

[tribal mica]

5 💀

[vale stump]

Yeah

[cedar bone]

Votes do matter though

[vale stump]

5 downvotes

[fallen mason]

Those downvotes seem more about who posted than the content itself. The only person who gave a reason had their concern addressed already.

[cedar bone]

we'll read it regardless of votes

[tribal mica]

nice

[hidden dome]

Legit no one cares who you are. We downvoted this post since you want to make 2v2 even more annoying to play. If you teammate sucks at garrisoning units, you will have to suffer not only with your teammate having less units, but the enemy getting this "team ability bar" filled up faster, which will result in you losing even more. This also hurts more defensive plays in 2v2. No longer can 1 player be the offensive player, and stall while the other provides minimal support while making a massive army, since that defensive player won't be helping fill up that "team ability bar."

[fallen mason]

It can be adjusted so defensive or support players still contribute to the bar. Teamwork gets rewarded without hurting any playstyle.

It wouldn’t be tied only to offense.

Things like blocking damage, healing, or holding ground could count too. It’s not just about being aggressive.

[cedar bone]

there's no need to be rude

[hidden dome]

I wasn't.

Nor was he

[vale stump]

A 1.6-1.7K who uses questionable decks got 8 upvotes because their post was actually good

It's not about who posted, it's about the post itself

[fallen mason]

What about the post didn't make sense to you?

[vale stump]

^

[vale stump]

^

This also encourages overcommitment just to get some kills faster

Ironically, it also encourages passive play

People will either overcommit in hopes of getting some kills and lose or turtle up and have their units survive much more than the enemy units and win through that

Not only will this not solve the problem of idiot teammates, it will also make 2v2 even more unbalanced than it already is and possibly even bring in more idiot teammates

[fallen mason]

Did you read my replies?

[fallen mason]

To these?

[vale stump]

Just read it

[fallen mason]

Saying it encourages over commitment and passive play doesn't make much sense.

[vale stump]

Same point

[vale stump]

Idiot teammates will try to overcommit while good players will abuse the system and people's stupidity by turtling

Wanna know a better way to encourage team play? Being able to share resources with your teammate

[fallen mason]

And saying it's meant to fix bad players is an assumption. This is for teammate cooperation.

[fallen mason]

Such as towards a team ability bar? Good idea.

[vale stump]

Those aren't the same thing at all.

[fallow glen]

i like the concept of an ability bar filling up as you deal more dmg ect like the soul meter in soul calibur but that completly changes how the game itself is played.

• sharing resources is already problematic, dont need another resource that my teammate can just blow
• all of the concepts for the effects are busted
• it will always favor certain playstyles/comps more than others
• honestly seems more like a #1046599856736706630 or at least something that should be hashed out more thouroughly first. there is a path this could go that would change ⬇️ to ⬆️