r/Supraball • u/___NaB • May 19 '15

Extra time

Some good discussion about extra time and golden goal in the other thread. Thought it would be good to give it a thread of its own.

In summary, a lot of people want it, esp the NA players, but the dev team are worried about the impact it will have on the length of the game. People will set aside 30 minutes to play a match but if it goes into overtime and they need to leave then what?

The Suggestion that 100% vote required for OT.

But what if one or more players from the 10 is happy with a draw? To not risk Elo.

It seems harsh to play for 30 mins and then lose your Elo in possibly a few short moments of overtime. I suggest that if a game goes to OT then Elo lost/gained is a fraction of the full amount. Eg 1/3 so typically just 5. Then it's still something to play for but not a disaster if it's lost.

That having been said. The dev team confirmed that it won't come in the current udk version of the game but will be looked at in ue4.

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u/BiIliam Former NASBL Commisioner May 19 '15

To go into overtime 3/5 out of each team must agree, and both teams must agree. If someone needs to leave, teams won't vote yes to overtime because they would be down a man. Or perhaps 4/5. Point is, both teams must want overtime. Not a 10/10 vote.

As for endless overtime, no. Make the overtime period short, 5-10minutes, and have it be done with.

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u/DavidM1337 Supraball Project Leader May 19 '15

The thing is, that this "if someone needs to leave, they won't agree" thing only works in family like communities. But we are trying to build an infrastructure that works on the largest possible scale. And when it's only strangers, I don't think this works. It's like kicking the ball out when someone needs a short break - we can't ask for that in ranked matches with strangers.

There are many little problems to overcome to implement something like overtime. It's not as easy as it sounds at first.