Introducing Fight Queue
With the latest patch, we have introduced a new system to the game to help fair-fight minded players find action quicker. This system coming online is actually a culmination of a lot of different systems that have been worked on behind the scenes that were needed to introduce this feature for the public.
Finding equal sized fights in DAoC has always been a contentious topic and a potentially frustrating experience. RvR after all is based around an open PvP concept with chaos and objectives and mayhem! However, there is an equally enjoyable experience for players who want to see their skills in an equal battlefield. That being said, finding these equal fights can be a trying and exhausting experience. During S1 we have introduced EV and Renegade as systems to assist players seeking this experience but it can still be frustrating to leave the mainland and venture out to the island for a fight. We are hoping this new system can let all players enjoy any playstyle they choose (mainland RvR, Roaming, 8v8 Island, etc) while still having a consistent baseline of equal match ups.
How Does It Work?
- Available for all players in groups of size 4 or greater
- /lff to automatically queue your group
- /lff fq off to list your group, but not queue up for fight queue
- /lff fq on to list your group and reenable fight queue
- Prompt received when fight ready
- Every living frontier mission completed will decrease your queue time
When an appropriate match is found, everyone in your group will receive the following popup:
"Your fight is ready to begin! Do you accept? On accept you will begin channeling a spell for 10 seconds."
Make sure to find a safe spot, you can be attacked/interrupted while channeling! Upon completion of the spell, your character will be stealthed and rooted in place. When both parties have finished the channel, you will be teleported to an instanced fighting arena.
Rules
- Matches are best of 3
- Matches take place in an instanced area of the frontiers with only the two groups present.
- All abilities will receive a static 3 minute cooldown reduction between rounds
- All Instant Heals and Instant CC spells will be reset every round
- Light Tank Abilities (Vendo, Triple Wield, and Dirty Tricks) reset every round
- Abilities will tick down regularly during fights, just not between rounds
- Shandril the Amazing has Purge 5 (5 minute cooldown)
- Shandril gets mezzed at the beginning of the Round and immediately purges due to not getting a demez
- The fight continues and ends 1 minute later
- For Round 2, Shandril’s Purge will be on a 1 minute timer before use. (1 minute fight duration + 3 minute static reduction from rounds)
Griefers and Bad Sportsmanship
Combatants are expected to fight each other and not abuse the system/retreat from fights etc. There is a built-in anti-griefing mechanic but we hope that it does not need to be used. Players that show bad sportsmanship or grief the system repeatedly will have actions taken on their account.
Closing Thoughts
This is a rather complex system and we are expecting there to be some bugs with the initial implementation. Please report any issues you find and make sure to provide feedback in the #feedback channel!
Ultimately the goal of this optional system is to enhance the fun of the core Dark Age of Camelot RvR experience, not to replace it. Fight Queue allows fair fight oriented groups to find those even match ups on an interval and still be able to to participate in the realm fight!