LinkJr
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After some comments from Nintendo about unlocking the Ranked Battles mode after release, and their concern with empty lobbies I have a theory about how Nintendo will handle a variety of modes in Splatoon.
First we know that there are more modes available other than Turf War and Splat Zones, but having multiple modes available might create a situation where some modes are ignored and players can't find a full match with all 8 players (as we know the game doesn't have bots to fill matches either).
So what I believe is that Ranked Battles will actually have a mode-rotation. Basically Turf War will always be available, but other game modes as Splat Zones will be available on rotation as Ranked Battles. It would work like this: this week it will be Splat Zones, on the next, it will be another new mode, and so on until it gets back to Splat Zones (always in the same order or randomly, as long as all the modes appear frequently).
They could even update and add new modes to the rotation, and if the game is actually very successful they might add more modes going on at the same time, but I feel that at the start they will take this approach with the multiple modes, making only one available at a certain time, so the player base doesn't get split too much.
I also think this approach could be beneficial in exposing game modes with time, and extending the active life of the game, even though it is also limiting access to all the features. What do you guys think, will Nintendo follow this rotation method or will they just activate modes for everyone to join? If you believe they'll activate all modes, do you think it will happen at the same time as Splat Zones or will they make each available in a different time frame?
First we know that there are more modes available other than Turf War and Splat Zones, but having multiple modes available might create a situation where some modes are ignored and players can't find a full match with all 8 players (as we know the game doesn't have bots to fill matches either).
So what I believe is that Ranked Battles will actually have a mode-rotation. Basically Turf War will always be available, but other game modes as Splat Zones will be available on rotation as Ranked Battles. It would work like this: this week it will be Splat Zones, on the next, it will be another new mode, and so on until it gets back to Splat Zones (always in the same order or randomly, as long as all the modes appear frequently).
They could even update and add new modes to the rotation, and if the game is actually very successful they might add more modes going on at the same time, but I feel that at the start they will take this approach with the multiple modes, making only one available at a certain time, so the player base doesn't get split too much.
I also think this approach could be beneficial in exposing game modes with time, and extending the active life of the game, even though it is also limiting access to all the features. What do you guys think, will Nintendo follow this rotation method or will they just activate modes for everyone to join? If you believe they'll activate all modes, do you think it will happen at the same time as Splat Zones or will they make each available in a different time frame?