One of the things that puts me off the competitive scene in PokeMMO is that PvP matches tend to be really long, the shortest being 20 or 30 minutes. There can be exceptions, like a good player literally destroying a noob, or someone not as experienced, but PvP battles generally result in boring Pokemon Switches, Leftovers, Walls, Tanks, etc. (at least in my experience, note that I've played 10 or 20 battles at most, I don't know how is it like with more experienced players but I'm guessing a similar situation considering the length of some tourneys).
Like I said, I'm not very interested in the competitive scene, neither I'm any good at it, (probably because I have no perfect breeds nor much experience). Nevertheless, I still think playing PvP is fun, so I suggest implementing new Formats with different restrictions to make battles quicker and more engaging for new players: 3v3 Single Battles and 4v4 Double Battles. These formats are well known within the Pokémon competitive community as a whole (Smogon thread explaining 3v3, mentions 4v4 doubles in VGC: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/an-introduction-to-3v3-singles-aka-bss.3601012/, Side Event Schedule from 2015 Pokémon National Championships with both 3v3 and 4v4 events: https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/nationals/2015/side-events/).
I think this would be a great way for introducing new players to the PvP scene, considering that it requires less resources per player to breed the necessary Pokémon and battles would become something quick, not so much a nuisance.
I'm not saying that these formats should be ranked. PokeMMO has a great battle system and I think 6v6 is most balanced of the formats (correct me if I'm wrong). 3v3/4v4Doubles would be nice side formats, just like in VGC, where quick wins could net you some BP (maybe 100-200 per win?), or even no BP at all, just for fun.
I'm not saying these should become the next metagame, nor substitute the other established formats. Like I said before, it would be modes for quick battles, and of course completely optional, never intented to substitute the already established PvP meta.
Some advantages are:
Quicker matches (great in my opinion, in case you're busy).
Easier for new players, also great, considering the wave of new players coming from Android platforms.
Cheaper to enter and be competitive at them (you would have to breed half the Pokémon).
More variety for tourneys/matchmaking.
Disadvantages:
Divide PvP playerbase → If these formats manage to attract more people like me into PvP, this wouldn't be a problem.
Not balanced at all → You can get around this since it could be made so you have to bring 6 Pokés to the match and then choose 3 to battle (4 if doubles) based on Team Preview (or seeing your opponent's full team before battle), though that feature is still to be implemented, I guess. After that, you could increase the number of matches to 3 (or the first 2 wins), especially in tournaments, with the same 6 interchangeable Pokémon, to make it more competitive and fun to strategize (also trying to guess the next 3 Pokémon of your opponent and their moves).
Not enough players to maintain them → This can be a problem, because only a small minority is probably interested in these formats, but I sure think they make for a nice distraction, and I want to make my opinion known so more people is interested in them.
I'm not very well versed at Pokémon PvP, so I can't possibly know the full consequences of this, not how hard of time-consuming it is to be implemented, or even if the game and the players want these formats, but if you've read until this point and you want to give feedback to this suggestion I ask you to do so, and also upvote this post if you want to see this idea become a reality.
I'm open for discussion below. Thanks for reading.
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One of the things that puts me off the competitive scene in PokeMMO is that PvP matches tend to be really long, the shortest being 20 or 30 minutes. There can be exceptions, like a good player literally destroying a noob, or someone not as experienced, but PvP battles generally result in boring Pokemon Switches, Leftovers, Walls, Tanks, etc. (at least in my experience, note that I've played 10 or 20 battles at most, I don't know how is it like with more experienced players but I'm guessing a similar situation considering the length of some tourneys).
Like I said, I'm not very interested in the competitive scene, neither I'm any good at it, (probably because I have no perfect breeds nor much experience). Nevertheless, I still think playing PvP is fun, so I suggest implementing new Formats with different restrictions to make battles quicker and more engaging for new players: 3v3 Single Battles and 4v4 Double Battles. These formats are well known within the Pokémon competitive community as a whole (Smogon thread explaining 3v3, mentions 4v4 doubles in VGC: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/an-introduction-to-3v3-singles-aka-bss.3601012/, Side Event Schedule from 2015 Pokémon National Championships with both 3v3 and 4v4 events: https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/nationals/2015/side-events/).
I think this would be a great way for introducing new players to the PvP scene, considering that it requires less resources per player to breed the necessary Pokémon and battles would become something quick, not so much a nuisance.
I'm not saying that these formats should be ranked. PokeMMO has a great battle system and I think 6v6 is most balanced of the formats (correct me if I'm wrong). 3v3/4v4Doubles would be nice side formats, just like in VGC, where quick wins could net you some BP (maybe 100-200 per win?), or even no BP at all, just for fun.
I'm not saying these should become the next metagame, nor substitute the other established formats. Like I said before, it would be modes for quick battles, and of course completely optional, never intented to substitute the already established PvP meta.
Some advantages are:
Disadvantages:
I'm not very well versed at Pokémon PvP, so I can't possibly know the full consequences of this, not how hard of time-consuming it is to be implemented, or even if the game and the players want these formats, but if you've read until this point and you want to give feedback to this suggestion I ask you to do so, and also upvote this post if you want to see this idea become a reality.
I'm open for discussion below. Thanks for reading.
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