So, I'm going to make a Bukkit plugin for Minecraft that will allow server admins to create arenas in their servers and people will fight for rating and levels. Each levelup will grant players with one item, set by the admin; whether it be a stick, a cake, or a diamond is up to the admin. Setting aside rating and levels for later discussion, let's talk about how this will work.
Players will be set inside glass tubes with pistons to start the game on opposite corners of the arena map. Players must fight the other team(s) with a given equipment set. Operators can record data from matches before the round begins with the command /arenaset <gametype (RvB/4team/FFA)>.
Gametype is either RvB, 4team, or FFA. RvB is Red vs Blue, where there are only 2 teams in a 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, or 4v4. 4team is Red vs Blue vs Green vs Yellow, in a 1v1v1v1 or 2v2v2v2. FFA is Free for all, with no teams and 2-8 players.
Then, players battling are set by the command /arenaplayer <1..8> <player name>.
Player 1 and player 2 are required. Since 2 players are needed for a battle, of course two players are required. The player name must be entered
Players 3-8 are optional for bigger matches.
In team-based games, players for each team are as followed:
RvB -
Red: 1, 3, 5, 7;
Blue: 2, 4, 6, 8
4team -
Red: 1, 5;
Blue: 2, 6;
Green: 3, 7;
Yellow: 4, 8
FFA gametypes can have anywhere between 2-8 players, and since there are no teams, they can be entered in any order.
Once players are ready in the glass tubes and all listed with /arenaplayer, the game can begin. Begin checking for deaths using /arenaready, then flip the lever hooked up to the glass tubes to release the players. An example of how a spawn setup is supposed to work is like this:
Of course, the other team would be hooked up to the same lever, and if they're father apart, there would be the same amount of repeaters to each tube.
For an example of an arena map itself, it may be something like this (more geared toward a ranged map than a melee):
(Actual arenas will be constructed by server operators so that they are completely original to each server - I whipped this example up in 5 minutes. Don't take it as a serious arena that would be on any
decent server. It's barely big enough to hold a 1v1, let alone a 2v2.)
So, back to ratings and levelling. Rating is kind of like experience in the sense that you use it to level up. Rating can go up or down, like in Elements, however it cannot be negative. Rating needed to advance to the next level is 5*(N²+N)+100N, where N = level desired.
Click here to view formula.Gaining rating per match will be calculated like this (N = current level):
Player ratings of each team are averaged into one single team rating (N is based on this new average rating). Each player on a team recieves 50 + 5N rating for winning a match, and lose 25 + N for losing. If a team with a lower rating than the other team wins, they get 1 extra rating per 5 + N rating below the opposing team. Losing a match or winning against a lower-rated team gives no extra winnings/losses.
