Practice new map vs human for 0 points

[VegetasPhone]

To get familiar with a new map vs humans before taking on the sharks.

An option to play a limited number of games per map against humans where little to zero points change hands.

Noobs can play against noobs to gain experience on a foreign map.

My current plan is to stay one dimensional and only play classic map - but that could change, if the aforementioned suggestion becomes real.

[Apatheist]

One does get one no-point game when one first joins. It may encourage new freemiums to take part if this were to be an additional game to the usual limit, but I'm not sure how keen freemiums would be to take up 25% of their allotted games with one that scores no points. Personally I found it okay to explore one or two maps (or indeed options - anyone who mis-clicks as often as I do wouldn't want anything other than unlimited reinforcements) within one's game limit, and of course, the whole raison d'etre of the game is the risk: but anything that might encourage more users is worth considering. I can see younger players being put off by getting a battering in their first few games.

[2dimes]

The biggest benefit of no points games would be allowing high ranked players to avoid risking too many points by joining a game with a low rank player.

Currently they tend to only play high ranking players for that reason.

Another bonus is like you wrote, we could try weird maps we don't understand and if we get stomped it’s no big deal.

Unfortunately they don’t care about making things casual and fun here.

[zen330]

I too like the idea of casual games, especially to try new maps that one might not like or may be at a serious disadvantage to people with prior map experience by way of missing some important aspect. And I assume that some people would simply like to play some games without risking their ratings points.

And on such casual maps it would be good to have an “abort” or “resign” option early on for similar reasons.

A related idea would be to have basic tips and tricks relayed to the players somewhere, ideally on the game screen somewhere but if not there then via a DM. Similarly it would be good if there were videos made by people playing the maps (on youtube and ideally other alt tech sites as well), and this would also help in advertising the site if done reasonably well.

[gcwca_4_life]

If you aren't putting points on the line it's just boring.

I mean to me now it's boring anyways.
But losing points is the best motivation to learn new maps.

[TeeGee]

Become a beta tester
Help us test new maps

The advantage is you can play any map/any setting without risking your CC points
You still get beta points, but do you really care about those? They don't have any effect on the main site.

[gcwca_4_life]

Become a beta tester
Help us test new maps

The advantage is you can play any map/any setting without risking your CC points
You still get beta points, but do you really care about those? They don't have any effect on the main site.

Can I do this and my points still be up for grabs if I lose?

[TeeGee]

Become a beta tester
Help us test new maps

The advantage is you can play any map/any setting without risking your CC points
You still get beta points, but do you really care about those? They don't have any effect on the main site.

Can I do this and my points still be up for grabs if I lose?

points are still exchanged, but they are beta site points, so they don't really count.

If you want to join the beta team send king achilles a PM

[TeeGee]

Become a beta tester
Help us test new maps

The advantage is you can play any map/any setting without risking your CC points
You still get beta points, but do you really care about those? They don't have any effect on the main site.

Can I do this and my points still be up for grabs if I lose?

points are still exchanged, but they are beta site points, so they don't really count.

If you want to join the beta testers send king achilles a PM

[gcwca_4_life]

Become a beta tester
Help us test new maps

The advantage is you can play any map/any setting without risking your CC points
You still get beta points, but do you really care about those? They don't have any effect on the main site.

Can I do this and my points still be up for grabs if I lose?

points are still exchanged, but they are beta site points, so they don't really count.

If you want to join the beta testers send king achilles a PM

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