I wouldn't go to those extremes; although I do agree with time limit 10 the starting spawns are more important/influential then ever.

I think two or three initial spawn "pairs", where each of the spawns in each pair is considered fair, relative to the other. This would be the only change I would make. For example, it really sucks to see Player A get a great spawn on Hektik, get full control due to it, and Player B is shut out for the next two minutes or so; a bad spawn in QL these days (especially at the professional level) can quite often be a game decider :S It can feel like a DM6 virus spreading throughout the rest of the maps at times.

Didn't osp have a similar system to this, of initial spawn "pairs" ^^ ?

As for the rest of the spawn system, leave it as it is; players are getting used to it and are beginning to master utilising the current system; decent spawn raping is a skill imo, and has always been part of the game.

this idea has been around for years and idk why id just doesn't implement it. Is it really difficult to change starting spawns only?

i'd add 2 things:

-at least 4 "pairs" each map so it doesn't simplify the game much.

-hopefully that in warmup it shows which are those.
In cpm it showed where the spawns were. Here it should show all of them as well but also add a number or something for those first spawns, so if in ztn one of those first spawns are rocket and plasma it should show a "1" over both of them, "2" for railgun and bottom yellow armor, etc..

lol, what a load of crap...

125hp 100armor, no armors or megahealth spawn until 25 or 35 respectively. That's an evolution to your "stupid idea of the week" that would be more viable!

I still think the "deal with it" conclusion is best and will prevail though!

let players pick their spawn!

you don't have a clue, just stfu and gtfo

Only have 2 starting spawns on duel maps. Should be possible to balance these to be even.

and have players play a map twice.

:/

the most obvious problem with balance is the inherent asymmetry in maps that mega is better than red, and some weps are better than others. fixing this, however, would likely level the playing field and give priority to the best aimers, or best pusharounders or whatever.

curveball rockets gogogo

This would sooooooooo much fun

That sounds gay.

"In this series of journals I will be posting each week some crap moronic idea to help id make QL a better game."

I see.

You should have just copied the stupid 75% damage absorbtion for armor idea from the other thread.

Yes, we definitely need a push gun.

Would be cool to have a gun that doesn't deal any health damage, but leeches the armor off of your opponent.

P.S. Spartie is not a top player.

that is a silly thought to have this week.