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Integrating Spectator Mode into main game https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=42228.msg525288#msg525288
« on: July 25, 2012, 09:34:20 am »
I've searched this board through the first 5 pages, and find nothing like this. If this is an old topic, please merge with the older thread.

Basically, put a "Spectate" button in the game. When you click it, it brings you to a spectate menu like seen in spectator mode. You can enter 2 player's names to view their battle, or just click on the game to the right to view random game.

Pros:
No more updating spectator mode separately. It is always up to date.
No more multitabbing. Means less cluttering.
More people know the existence of spectator mode, more people view match, more lesson learned, less fail decks in PvP1.

Cons:
Game client become heavier.
Games like War deck testing becomes public, though the PvP system can be improved too to accommodate private (no spectate) game.
Potentially less originality, as people could easily see what deck to be copied.

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Re: Integrating Spectator Mode into main game https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=42228.msg525293#msg525293
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2012, 11:20:25 am »
I don't think the spectator mode is a priority for Zanz (otherwise he would have fixed it already), so simply linking it in the menu might be easier and more probable than fully integrating it.
It's hard to copy decks based on the current spectator mode due to all the bugs and invisible stuff, especially for new players who might not know what happened to that stack of pillars that just poofed, or how that wyrm became twice as strong.

 

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