#Spar Mode

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charred junco
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The command /pvp exists on PvE servers, but no one really uses it because... No one wants to lose their stuff, especially if it's elders, progs, or dlc stuff

So here's my idea: allow for a /spar command
It's basically a softer version of /pvp

How it would work:

  • You simply sleep for 60 seconds and do "/spar"
  • When this mode is enabled, your eyes will glow green
  • You can damage and be damaged by other players in /spar mode
  • On death, you're instantly restored, which means you get to fight with your dragon, but don't have to fear losing it

Notes:

  • Spar mode stays on even after death, but is disabled on hard log to prevent crashed players from being attacked (or sleep 60 seconds and run the command again)
  • No corpses will drop, to avoid players sparring to generate food
  • You will respawn in the same spot where you ran the command
  • You cannot breed while in spar mode, to avoid players exploiting the command to "fast travel" (for example, a male flying to a female, starting a nest, then dying to respawn else where)
  • The server will "save" your dragon's vitals, and restore them on respawn, which means you can't exploit the spar mechanic to restore your food or health - when you disable /spar, your current vitals will be synced back
  • Dying to AI while in spar mode will still make you lose your dragon - Spar is meant to allow "safe combat", not plot armor against AI lmao

Probably PvE only - this is meant to allow players to mess around with combat mechanics, but without the pressure that comes from hardcore pvp
-# It's just something that wouldn't work well on PvP

Doesn't replace /pvp

This is different than deathmatch! Imagine players nesting, while having a gladiator show as entertainment
Also most stats are useless on pve

No one uses PvP mode on PvE

Thank you for reading 💜
Please let me know your thoughts!

charred junco
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I would like to add:

  • To avoid spawn killing, the respawned player has spar mode disabled until they move 5 meters away from their spawn point - so they get to either disable it (sleep and run command) or move and fight again without having to sleep a whole minute

Note: spar mode is simply disabled in that scenario, NO immunity effect is involved to avoid exploiting

fresh thicket
# charred junco The command /pvp exists on PvE servers, but no one really uses it because... No ...

Instead of this whole restore mechanic, why not have spar mode just prevent fatal damage from players (like how flying into the ground/terrain will do damage, but caps at 0.2% health or whatever)? It feels weird that sparring dragons would kill each other and then they both respawn totally unharmed. What would likely happen is they'd just stop fighting before death.

Also, instead of sleeping to enable it, it could be tied to an emote - target a player and "challenge" them, and if they return the "challenge" you are flagged as sparring with each other - no 3rd partying permitted. Once a dragon hits minimum health, they automatically play the "surrender" emote and all dragons exit sparring mode. This system could be used in PVP too - the main difference is that only the sparring opponent causes non-fatal damage - other players can still kill the sparring dragons, to prevent abuse. It would be nice to spar with clan mates during downtime in pvp servers

charred junco
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carmine breach
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Once the Singe crest is in you will have a way to fast heal. That Update will also add the 'Lick wounds' ability for every dragon so they can heal up to 10% health quickly. (Only to 10% with that ability though.) So I think that would be a good update to add something like this.
I think an ability to Spar with each other would be a fantastic addition, even better with the Emotes to activate it and lock it to the two who agreed.

fresh thicket
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One thing I wanted to add is that no new emotes would need to be added. You could co-opt the 2 and 4 calls and connect them to the mechanic (though if they wanted to make custom challenge and surrender emotes that would be awesome too)