Current state of MP, and thoughts to revive it.

[Bluearrowll]

Re: Current state of MP, and thoughts to revive it.

Oh this is pretty cool. I can safely say I knew of nothing that was said in the OP. Lmao my MP record is terrible.

[V-Ormix]

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We need more MP ftw

Edit: also yeah, I just ask people in pro chat. might I suggest MP tourneys???

[C1004A]

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mp is never going to be 'alive' again if the ffr userbase is decreasing every day
the problem is not mp interface, not the songs, not the engines, not the lag
the problem is simple: there aren't enough active players on simultaneously

as long as ffr has no way of attracting new players, mp will stay dead






rip mp/ffr

[prefx]

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Im looking for a matchup right now :O

[igotrhythm]

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If the idea of "achievement tokens" is ever revived, perhaps there could be one involving the completion of a certain number of MP games? we already have one requiring the player to hit level 10, but this might be cool too.

[Elite Ninja]

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I still play MP every once in a while especially just for warming up. I see lag being the issue for people not playing MP most of the time though when I ask if they want to MP with me :/

[iironiic]

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I only play when I want to have fun competing against others. It's usually an on and off thing for me, since most people in MP are intimidated to compete against someone with a highly inflated MP level of 22 lmfao.

As Byron mentioned, I also think it is a good idea to have more than 2 people compete against each other since it would a) be more interesting, b) be more fun/competitive. Tournaments (especially one play tournaments) can also take advantage of MP if the host observes the competitors as they compete at the same time.

[prefx]

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A host in said tournaments would be MANDATORY

Edit: Or a few match mods for said tourneys

[Wineandbread]

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Some thoughts:

I think in general a lot of rhythm games are inherently single-player biased. If people want to improve, it tends to come from practice by yourself.

- You have greater song selection freedom in single player
- You can restart on demand
- The incentive for multiplayer competition (as of right now) is negligible because of the way rhythm game bragboard-ing/posting scores operates
- You don't really have anything to gain from mp; playing mp doesn't help you play better or learn something

Multiplayer popularity isn't really helped by improving scoring mechanics; encouraging multiplayer has to stem from a willingness to use the features that multiplayer has to offer, and FFR's is derp'd

- ily's suggestion for more than just 1:1 competition I wholeheartedly agree with, both FFA and team matches. The more the merrier!

- MP tourneys are generally a much more interesting form of competition and I agree with the competitive uses of MP.

- The whole concept of MP level seems kind of silly to me and a poor way of judging skill; should be removed imo

- I think GH/RB are among the few series that have pushed a fun way to play multiplayer rhythm games. I had this silly idea a while back (and mainly for stepmania), but if FFR somehow made mp-exclusive couples/tag charts I think that'd be a pretty cool reason to go check multiplayer out at least

Although as OHN pointed out, FFR's community is indeed rather small and may not warrant the development of mp in general. I don't really want to believe it but it's true. For rhythm games like FFR, multiplayer and spectating aren't really entertaining factors.

[j-rodd123]

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people keep saying they miss mp, but i dont see them in the lobby ever. im always playing like the same 3 people lmao, as for ideas i dont have any at the moment just please everyone plaaaaaaaay, who gives a shit about mp level too i mean honestly, just play for fun, bring back how it used to be

[emerald000]

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Would there be interest in:
a) making games with more than 2 players?
b) creating some kind of tournament system?
c) producing a new ranking system that actually makes sense and that would allow for more than 2 players?
d) creating a matchmaking system that automatically picks opponents near your skill level to play against?
e) something else?

[Jerry DB]

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mp is tight but you know what would also be tight?
amazing acuracy in the legacy engine*cough cough
oh sorry I've had this cold for months

[who_cares973]

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Mp is the only reason I stuck with ffr for so long. The leveling systrm made me strive for something that would show others just by seeing my name how good of a player I was. Being able to talk to opponents also made playing fun. The competitive aspect was my drive. Not to mention people more often than not picked songs I normally wouldn't even bother playing which was awesome. This is the reason I like smo because I'm not always choosing what to play.

[popsicle_3000]

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once velo codes MP for r^2, i'll be on it all the time!

[Elite Ninja]

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So I go to play MP. Someone joins my game. Too laggy for him so he leaves to go play SM 4.0 MP. yep